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National Weather Service Charleston SC
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

SCZ050-220800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      74          90          75          91          77
Temp          88 82 78 77 74 78 87 89 89 83 78 77 75 78 87 89 90 84 80 79 77 79
Dewpt         73 73 74 74 73 75 74 73 72 73 73 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 75 75 74
RH            61 74 88 90 97 91 65 59 57 72 85 90 97 88 65 59 58 70 82 88 94 85
Wind dir       E  E  E SE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd      10  8  5  4  3  4  8 10 11  9  5  4  3  4  9 10 13 12 10  8  6  8
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          40          50          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.05        0.06        0.17           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  S     S  S  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S
Tstms          C  C  S     S  S  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S
Heat index    96                95 97 96                95 97 98 90
Max heat         97                97    96                97    98


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          96      77    99      76    97      76    95      74    92
Temp          95 88   81 80 98 87   79 79 96 86   78 79 94 84   77 77 90 83
Dewpt         71 73   74 73 69 73   75 74 71 73   75 74 71 72   74 73 70 71
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       S     S      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        GN      GN    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      30    30      20    40      30    50      40    40
Rain shwrs     S  C    C  S  S  C    S     S  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms          S  C    C  S  S  C    S     S  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C

$$
GAZ118-220800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      76          88          75          92          76
Temp          88 84 80 78 76 79 85 87 87 83 79 77 75 77 88 91 92 86 81 79 77 79
Dewpt         74 74 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 74 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 74
RH            63 72 85 88 94 88 72 68 68 74 85 94 97 94 68 60 58 70 82 88 90 85
Wind dir       E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd      11  9  6  9  8  8  9 10 10  8  4  3  2  3  4  6  9  9  6  6  5  8
Clouds        B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          60          40          60          20
QPF 12hr                   0.11        0.60        0.36        0.24           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  S  C  C  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  S  S
Tstms          C  C  S  S  S  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  S  S
Heat index    97 91             94 96 96 90             99102103 95
Max heat         97                96    98               102   103    92


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          98      78   100      76    98      76    95      75    92
Temp          98 90   81 80 99 90   79 79 97 89   79 78 94 87   78 77 91 85
Dewpt         71 74   73 74 72 74   75 75 73 74   74 74 73 75   74 74 73 74
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      20    40      20    50      30    60      30    50
Rain shwrs        C    S        C    S     S  C    C  S  S  L    C     S  C
Tstms             C    S        C    S     S  C    C  S  S  L    C     S  C

$$
SCZ050-220800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      78          87          76          89          78
Temp          84 81 79 79 78 81 86 87 86 81 78 77 76 78 85 88 88 82 80 79 78 79
Dewpt         75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 77 76
RH            74 82 88 88 91 82 72 70 72 82 94 97100 94 75 68 70 82 88 94 97 91
Wind dir       E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd      12 10  6  6  6  6  8 11 11  9  8  5  5  5  9 11 13 13 12 10  9  9
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          40          50          50          30
QPF 12hr                   0.12        0.02        0.03        0.09           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms          C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Heat index    92                96 98 96                94 99100
Max heat         94                98    96                99   100


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          90      78    95      77    93      78    92      76    89
Temp          90 85   81 80 95 85   80 80 93 84   79 79 92 83   78 77 89 82
Dewpt         75 78   78 76 76 78   78 77 77 78   78 77 77 77   77 76 75 76
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       S     S      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC FW FW   SC FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      40    30      20    40      30    50      50    40
Rain shwrs     S  C    C  C  S  C    S  S  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          S  C    C  C  S  C    S  S  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ048-220800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      77          88          75          92          77
Temp          87 83 79 78 77 80 85 87 86 83 79 77 75 78 86 90 90 85 81 80 78 80
Dewpt         75 74 74 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 75 74
RH            68 74 85 91 94 85 75 70 72 80 88 94100 94 72 64 64 75 88 91 91 82
Wind dir       E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd      11  9  5  5  8  8  8 10 10  8  5  4  3  3  6  6 10  9  8  5  5  6
Clouds        SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          60          50          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.10        0.40        0.05           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  S  S  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S        S
Tstms          C  C  S  S  S  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S        S
Heat index    96 90             94 98 96 91             96102102 94
Max heat         96                98    98               102   103    93


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          97      78    98      77    96      76    94      75    90
Temp          96 89   81 80 97 88   80 80 96 87   79 78 93 85   78 77 90 84
Dewpt         73 77   74 74 74 76   75 76 75 77   75 76 76 77   75 75 75 75
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW     S      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC FW FW   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      30    40      20    40      30    60      40    40
Rain shwrs     S  C    C  S  S  C    S     S  C    C  S  C  L    C  S  S  C
Tstms          S  C    C  S  S  C    S     S  C    C  S  C  L    C  S  S  C

$$
SCZ043-220800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      73          89          72          91          74
Temp          88 83 76 74 73 77 87 89 89 83 76 73 72 76 86 91 91 86 79 76 74 78
Dewpt         73 73 74 73 72 74 74 73 73 72 72 73 72 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 74 74
RH            61 72 94 97 97 90 65 59 59 70 87100100 94 68 58 58 65 82 94100 88
Wind dir       E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd       8  5  2  2  3  3  5  8  9  6  3  2  2  2  5  6  8  6  5  4  4  5
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          50          40          50          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.54        0.06           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C           S  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms          C  C           S  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C
Heat index    96                95 97 97                94101101 93
Max heat         96                97    97               101   101


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          96      73    97      73    96      73    92      71    90
Temp          96 90   78 77 97 90   77 78 96 88   76 77 92 85   74 75 90 84
Dewpt         69 71   71 72 67 70   73 74 69 72   73 73 70 72   72 73 69 71
PWind dir        SW      SW     N       S     S      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    30      20    40      30    50      30    40
Rain shwrs        C    S        C    S     S  C    C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms             C    S        C    S     S  C    C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C

$$
GAZ099-220800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
306 PM EDT Fri Jun 21 2024

Date           06/21/24      Sat 06/22/24            Sun 06/23/24            Mon
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      74          91          72          96          76
Temp          91 84 78 76 75 78 87 90 91 86 77 74 73 76 88 94 96 89 80 78 77 79
Dewpt         69 71 72 73 73 74 74 73 73 74 74 74 73 75 74 72 70 72 72 72 72 72
RH            49 65 82 90 94 88 65 58 56 68 90100100 97 63 49 43 57 77 82 85 79
Wind dir      NE  E  E  E NE NE  E  E SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd      10  8  4  3  3  4  6  8  8  5  3  2  1  1  4  4  5  4  4  4  5  5
Clouds        SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10          60          20          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.12        0.17        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S              S  C  L  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms          S              S  C  L  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  S  S
Heat index    96                95 98100 94             97102103 96
Max heat         96                98   100               102   103    92


Date           06/24  Tue 06/25/24  Wed 06/26/24  Thu 06/27/24  Fri 06/28/24
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          99      75   102      74    99      73    95      72    94
Temp          98 92   79 79101 93   77 78 99 90   75 77 95 88   75 76 93 87
Dewpt         69 70   71 73 66 70   72 74 69 72   73 73 70 72   72 74 70 72
PWind dir         W      SW    NW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC FW FW FW   SC FW FW SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    50      20    50      30    60      30    40
Rain shwrs        C    S        C    S     S  C    C  S  S  L    C     S  C
Tstms             C    S        C    S     S  C    C  S  S  L    C     S  C

$$

PRODUCT KEY...

--- Cloud Cover ---
CODE   PERCENTAGE            SKY COVER DAY/NIGHT
 CL    0 TO <=5 percent      Sunny/Clear
 FW    >5 TO <=25 percent    Sunny/Mostly Clear
 SC    >25 TO <=50 percent   Partly Cloudy
 B1    >50 TO <=69 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 B2    >69 TO <=87 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 OV    >87 TO 100 percent    Cloudy

--- Obstructions to Visibility ---    --- Weather Coverage ---
CODE   TYPE                           CODE   QUALIFYING TERM
 F     Fog                             S     Slight
 PF    Patchy Fog                      C     Chance
 F+    Dense Fog                       L     Likely
 PF+   Patchy Dense Fog                O     Occasional
 H     Haze                            D     Definite
 BS    Blowing Snow
 K     Smoke
 BD    Blowing Dust
 AF    Volcanic Ashfall

--- Extended Wind Forecast Character ---
                           12-HR MAX SUSTAINED
CODE   WIND CHARACTER          WIND SPEED
 LT    Light                   < 8 mph
 GN    Gentle                  8-14 mph
 BZ    Breezy                  15-22 mph
 WY    Windy                   23-30 mph
 VW    Very Windy              31-39 mph
 SD    Strong/Damaging         >=40 mph