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National Weather Service Charleston SC
506 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

SCZ050-240800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
506 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date           09/23/24      Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24            Thu
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                      71          89          72          87          74
Temp             78 75 73 71 73 84 88 86 79 76 75 73 74 84 86 84 78 77 76 75 76
Dewpt            72 73 72 71 73 72 71 71 71 72 72 71 72 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 72
RH               82 94 97100100 67 57 61 77 87 90 93 93 65 61 65 82 85 87 87 87
Wind dir         SE  S  S  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          5  2  1  0  3  5  9 10  8  5  5  4  4  9 11 12 10  9  9  9 10
Clouds           SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                     10          10           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S
Heat index                      90 94 91                   91
Max heat         94                94    94                91    91


Date           09/26  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24  Mon 09/30/24
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          85      74    86      72    86      71    84      68    82
Temp          83 77   75 74 84 79   75 74 85 79   74 72 83 77   72 70 82 76
Dewpt         73 73   74 74 75 75   74 72 72 73   71 69 70 69   69 68 70 70
PWind dir         E      SE     S       S    SW       W     E      NE     E
Wind char        BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 OV   OV B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         60      90    60      20    30      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs     S  L    D  L  L  C    S     S  C    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S    S             S

$$
GAZ118-240800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
506 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date           09/23/24      Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24            Thu
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                      71          89          73          87          75
Temp             80 76 73 72 72 84 89 87 79 76 74 73 74 84 87 85 79 77 76 76 75
Dewpt            71 72 72 71 72 73 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
RH               74 87 97 97100 70 56 59 79 87 93 93 93 70 61 65 79 85 87 87 90
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          5  3  1  1  2  5  6 10  5  4  4  3  3  8 11 11  9  9  9 10 11
Clouds           FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10           5           5           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.22
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S  C
Heat index                      90 95 93                90 94 91
Max heat         95                95    95                94    94


Date           09/26  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24  Mon 09/30/24
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          82      75    86      72    86      71    85      70    83
Temp          82 79   77 75 85 79   75 72 85 79   74 72 85 78   73 71 82 77
Dewpt         76 75   75 74 76 75   73 71 72 72   70 69 72 71   70 69 72 71
PWind dir         E      SE     S       S    SW       W     S      NE     E
Wind char        BZ      WY    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         80      90    50      10    20      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs     C  D    D  L  C  C             S    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S                  S

$$
SCZ050-240800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
506 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date           09/23/24      Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24            Thu
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          86          75          85          75
Temp             78 77 75 74 74 83 86 84 79 77 75 75 75 83 85 83 78 77 76 76 76
Dewpt            74 74 74 73 73 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 75 75 74 74 73 73 73
RH               88 90 97 97 97 77 70 74 85 90 97 94 94 74 72 77 88 90 90 90 90
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          4  3  2  1  2  5  8  9  5  5  4  3  4  6 11 11 10  9  8  9 10
Clouds           FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S
Heat index                      90 95 92                90 94 90
Max heat         93                95    95                94    94


Date           09/26  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24  Mon 09/30/24
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          83      75    84      73    85      72    82      70    81
Temp          82 77   76 75 84 78   75 74 85 78   74 72 82 77   73 71 81 76
Dewpt         76 75   75 75 78 76   75 74 76 74   73 71 73 72   71 70 72 71
PWind dir         E      SE     S       S     S       W     E      NE     E
Wind char        BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2   OV B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50      90    60      20    20      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs     S  C    D  L  L  C    S  S  S  S    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S    S             S

$$
SCZ048-240800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
506 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date           09/23/24      Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24            Thu
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          89          74          86          75
Temp             80 77 75 75 75 83 88 86 79 77 75 74 75 83 86 84 79 77 77 76 76
Dewpt            73 73 73 72 73 74 74 73 74 74 73 72 73 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 73
RH               79 87 94 90 94 74 63 65 85 90 94 93 94 74 68 72 85 87 85 87 90
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          4  2  1  1  2  5  5  8  4  3  3  3  3  8  9 10  8  8  8 10 11
Clouds           SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C
Heat index                      90 97 93                90 94 91
Max heat         96                97    96                94    94


Date           09/26  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24  Mon 09/30/24
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          82      75    86      73    86      71    84      70    82
Temp          81 78   77 75 84 80   76 73 85 79   75 72 83 78   73 71 81 76
Dewpt         76 75   75 74 78 76   74 72 74 74   71 70 73 72   70 70 73 71
PWind dir         E      SE     S       S    SW      SW     E      NE     E
Wind char        BZ      BZ    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV   B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         70      90    50      20    20      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs     C  L    D  L  C  C    S  S  S  S    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms             S    S  S  S  S    S             S

$$
SCZ043-240800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
506 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date           09/23/24      Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24            Thu
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                      71          88          70          86          72
Temp             78 74 72 71 73 83 88 88 79 75 73 71 72 84 86 86 78 75 74 73 74
Dewpt            71 71 71 71 72 71 70 69 71 72 71 71 71 70 70 69 72 72 71 70 71
RH               79 90 97100 97 67 55 54 77 90 93100 97 63 59 57 82 90 90 90 90
Wind dir         SE  S  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          5  1  0  0  2  5  6  9  5  4  2  2  3  8 10 10  6  5  5  6  9
Clouds           SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                     20          10           5           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S                                                           C
Tstms
Heat index                         93 92                   91 90
Max heat         94                93    92                91    90


Date           09/26  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24  Mon 09/30/24
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          82      73    83      70    84      69    81      67    80
Temp          82 75   74 73 83 78   73 72 84 78   72 70 81 75   70 68 80 74
Dewpt         72 73   73 73 75 75   72 72 70 71   69 68 70 70   68 68 68 69
PWind dir         E      SE     S       S    SW      SW    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN      BZ    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2   OV B2 B2 B1   SC B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         60      80    50      10    20      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs     C  L    D  L  C  C             S    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S                  S

$$
GAZ099-240800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
506 PM EDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Date           09/23/24      Tue 09/24/24            Wed 09/25/24            Thu
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                      70          91          70          88          72
Temp             82 77 73 71 71 84 90 91 82 75 72 71 71 84 88 87 78 75 74 74 73
Dewpt            71 71 69 69 70 71 69 68 70 71 70 70 70 71 69 69 71 72 71 71 71
RH               69 82 87 93 97 65 50 47 67 87 93 97 97 65 54 55 79 90 90 90 93
Wind dir          S  S  S  N  S SW  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          1  1  1  0  2  5  5  5  5  4  2  2  2  5  9 10  6  5  5  8 10
Wind gust                                                        18 17 16 18
Clouds           SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          10           5          10          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.25
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S                                                     S  S  C
Tstms
Heat index                         95 95                   92 91
Max heat         96                95    96                92    92


Date           09/26  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24  Mon 09/30/24
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          80      71    84      68    84      68    84      67    82
Temp          79 75   75 71 84 77   71 69 82 76   71 69 83 76   71 68 81 74
Dewpt         73 73   73 71 73 74   71 69 70 71   69 67 69 71   69 68 70 71
PWind dir         E      SE     S       S    SW      SW    SW      NE    SE
Wind char        BZ      WY    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         70      80    40      10    20      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs     C  L    D  L  C  C             S    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S                  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