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National Weather Service Charleston SC
742 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

SCZ050-212000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
742 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

Max/Min                      87          66          90          70          89
Temp             69 81 86 85 76 72 69 67 68 82 88 87 78 75 73 71 72 82 87 85 77
Dewpt            68 69 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 66 67 67 68 69 69 69 69 68 69 69
RH               97 67 51 53 71 84 93100 97 61 48 52 69 79 87 93 90 65 53 59 76
Wind dir         NE NE NE  E  E  N  N  N  N  N SE  S  S  S  S SW NW SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          4  6  6  6  4  0  0  0  1  2  2  6  6  1  1  1  1  4  5  9  6
Clouds           CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                     90 90                   91
Max heat                                       90    92                91    91
Coast Flood          Y


Date          Tue 09/24/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          71    88      71    88      71    86      70    84
Temp          73 73 86 78   73 73 86 77   74 73 84 77   72 70 82 75
Dewpt         70 70 69 70   70 70 69 70   71 70 70 70   69 69 68 69
PWind dir         S     S       S    SE      SE    SE       E     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     5       5    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                               S

$$
GAZ118-212000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
742 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

Max/Min                      87          67          90          71          90
Temp             70 81 86 85 77 73 70 68 68 82 89 88 79 75 73 71 72 82 88 87 79
Dewpt            69 70 68 68 67 68 68 67 67 69 68 68 68 69 69 68 68 71 70 71 71
RH               97 69 55 57 71 84 93 97 97 65 50 52 69 82 87 90 87 69 55 59 77
Wind dir          N NE NE  E  E  N  N  N  N  N  E SE SE  S  S SW  W SW SE SE SE
Wind spd          4  6  6  6  4  0  0  0  1  3  4  5  5  2  1  1  1  4  5  8  5
Clouds           FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                     93 92                   93 93
Max heat                     91                93    94                93    94


Date          Tue 09/24/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          71    89      72    88      73    86      72    84
Temp          73 72 88 79   74 73 86 78   74 73 85 78   74 72 83 77
Dewpt         70 70 71 71   70 70 71 71   72 71 72 72   71 69 71 71
PWind dir         S    SE      SE    SE      SE     E       E     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                               S

$$
SCZ050-212000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
742 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

Max/Min                      84          70          86          72          86
Temp             72 81 84 83 76 73 71 70 70 81 86 85 78 75 74 73 74 81 84 83 77
Dewpt            70 69 67 67 68 69 68 68 68 70 71 70 70 70 71 70 71 72 72 73 72
RH               93 67 57 59 76 87 90 93 93 69 61 61 76 84 90 90 90 74 67 72 85
Wind dir         NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  N NE SE  S  S  S  S SW NW  E SE SE SE
Wind spd          6  8  9 10  6  2  1  1  2  3  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  4  6  9  5
Clouds           CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                     91                      90
Max heat                                       91    91                90    91
Coast Flood          Y


Date          Tue 09/24/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          73    85      73    85      74    84      72    82
Temp          74 74 84 78   75 74 84 78   75 74 83 77   74 72 81 76
Dewpt         71 72 74 73   72 72 74 73   73 72 74 73   72 71 73 72
PWind dir        SE     S       S    SE      SE    SE       E     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                               S

$$
SCZ048-212000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
742 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

Max/Min                      87          68          89          71          89
Temp             71 81 86 85 77 73 71 69 69 82 88 87 79 76 74 73 72 82 87 85 77
Dewpt            69 70 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 70 70 70 69 71 72 72 72 72
RH               93 69 55 57 74 84 90 97 97 65 54 55 74 82 87 87 97 72 61 65 85
Wind dir          N NE  E  E  E  N  N  N  N NE SE SE  S  S  S SW  W  S SE SE SE
Wind spd          5  6  5  6  4  0  0  0  1  2  2  5  4  2  1  1  1  3  4  5  4
Clouds           CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                     92 91                   94 91
Max heat                                       92    94                94    93
Coast Flood          Y


Date          Tue 09/24/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          73    88      72    88      73    85      72    84
Temp          74 73 86 78   74 73 86 77   75 73 83 77   74 72 82 76
Dewpt         71 71 73 73   72 71 73 73   72 71 73 73   71 70 73 72
PWind dir         S     S      SE    SE      SE     E       E     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                               S

$$
SCZ043-212000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
742 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

Max/Min                      87          64          88          68          88
Temp             68 81 86 87 77 71 67 66 67 82 88 88 79 74 71 70 70 81 87 86 77
Dewpt            68 70 67 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 66 66 68 68 68 68 69 68 68 69 70
RH              100 69 53 50 69 84 97100 97 56 48 48 69 82 90 93 97 65 53 57 79
Wind dir         NE NE NE  E SE  N  N  N  N SW SW  S  S  S  N  N SW SW  S SE SE
Wind spd          2  4  4  4  2  0  0  0  0  2  2  3  5  1  0  0  1  3  3  5  5
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis            PF
Heat index                                     90 90                   91 90
Max heat                     90                90    90                91    91


Date          Tue 09/24/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    88      69    86      70    84      68    82
Temp          70 71 87 76   70 70 86 76   71 71 83 75   70 68 81 73
Dewpt         70 70 69 70   70 70 69 70   70 70 68 70   68 68 68 68
PWind dir         S     S       S     S      SE     E       E     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                               S

$$
GAZ099-212000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
742 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

Max/Min                      89          66          92          69          90
Temp             68 82 88 88 80 73 69 67 67 82 90 91 82 76 72 70 71 82 88 88 81
Dewpt            67 68 68 67 67 67 66 65 65 66 67 66 68 66 66 66 67 68 68 67 69
RH               97 63 52 50 65 81 90 93 93 58 47 44 63 71 81 87 87 63 52 50 67
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE  E  N  N  N  N  W NE SE  S  S  S  S SW SW SE SE SE
Wind spd          2  3  5  4  2  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  3
Clouds           FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis            PF
Heat index             92 91                   93 94                   92 91
Max heat               92    92                93    95                92    92


Date          Tue 09/24/24  Wed 09/25/24  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    91      70    89      70    86      70    84
Temp          72 70 89 80   72 70 87 79   72 71 85 78   73 70 83 76
Dewpt         69 69 68 70   70 69 69 70   70 70 69 70   68 68 68 69
PWind dir         S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE       E     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S     C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                               S

$$

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