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National Weather Service Charleston SC
818 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

SCZ050-272000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
818 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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          70          87          71          89
Temp                84 87 84 79 76 74 72 72 83 87 85 78 75 74 73 72 83 89 87 77
Dewpt               76 75 73 71 69 69 68 67 68 69 71 73 73 73 73 71 72 71 72 72
RH                  77 68 70 77 79 84 87 84 61 55 63 85 94 97100 97 70 56 61 85
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind spd            25 21 18 11  8  6  6  6 10 11 11  6  2  1  1  3  6  9  9  6
Wind gust           37 36 28
Clouds              B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     40           0          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S                                S  S
Tstms                S
Heat index          93 96 90                   91 90                   95 94
Max heat               96    95                91    93                95    95
High Surf            Y  Y  Y
Trop Storm           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date          Mon 09/30/24  Tue 10/01/24  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24
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    87      72    86      69    86      67    82
Temp          72 72 87 79   74 72 86 78   72 70 86 77   70 67 82 73
Dewpt         72 72 73 73   72 70 70 70   69 67 70 69   64 63 65 64
PWind dir        SW    SW       W     W       W    NW      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    10      10    10       0     5       5     5

$$
GAZ118-272000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
818 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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          70          88          70          89
Temp                82 86 87 80 76 73 71 70 82 87 86 78 76 74 72 71 82 88 88 78
Dewpt               72 69 68 67 66 66 66 66 68 69 71 73 73 70 69 68 71 70 71 71
RH                  72 57 53 65 71 79 84 87 63 55 61 85 90 87 90 90 69 55 57 79
Wind dir            SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  S SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
Wind spd            21 17 13  6  5  5  5  4  9 11 10  5  3  3  2  3  5  8  8  5
Wind gust           34 31
Clouds              B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10           0          20          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  S  S  S
Tstms
Heat index             90 91                   91 91                   93 94
Max heat               90    91                91    93                93    95
Trop Storm           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date          Mon 09/30/24  Tue 10/01/24  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24
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          70    89      72    86      69    87      68    84
Temp          73 70 88 80   75 72 85 79   73 70 86 78   72 69 84 75
Dewpt         72 70 70 71   70 69 69 70   68 66 69 69   66 64 67 66
PWind dir        SW    SW      SW     W       W     W       E    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC FW SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    10       0     5       0     5

$$
SCZ050-272000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
818 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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                      86          72          85          72          86
Temp                84 86 84 79 77 76 73 73 82 85 83 78 76 75 74 73 82 86 83 77
Dewpt               77 76 74 72 71 70 69 69 69 70 72 73 74 74 73 72 72 72 73 72
RH                  80 72 72 79 82 82 87 87 65 61 70 85 94 97 97 97 72 63 72 85
Wind dir             S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind spd            25 20 18 11  8  6  6  6  9 10 10  6  4  3  3  4  6  9  9  6
Wind gust           39 33 28 21
Clouds              B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40           0          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S                                S  S  S  S
Tstms                S
Heat index          94 95 91                                           91
Max heat               96    94                90    90                92    92
High Surf            Y  Y  Y
Trop Storm           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date          Mon 09/30/24  Tue 10/01/24  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24
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          72    86      73    86      71    85      69    81
Temp          73 72 86 79   75 73 85 78   73 71 85 77   71 69 81 73
Dewpt         73 72 74 73   72 71 71 71   69 69 70 70   66 64 66 65
PWind dir        SW    SW       W     W       W     W      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         10    10      10    10       5     5       5     5

$$
SCZ048-272000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
818 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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                      88          72          87          71          88
Temp                83 87 86 80 77 75 72 72 82 87 85 79 77 75 74 71 82 88 86 78
Dewpt               74 72 71 69 68 67 67 67 69 70 72 74 74 72 71 70 72 71 72 72
RH                  74 61 61 69 74 76 84 84 65 57 65 85 90 90 90 97 72 57 63 82
Wind dir             S SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
Wind spd            26 18 13  6  5  5  5  5  8 10  9  5  2  2  2  3  5  8  6  4
Wind gust           40 31 24
Clouds              B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     20           0          20          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0        0.02           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  S  S  S
Tstms
Heat index          90 94 91                   92 91                   94 92
Max heat               94    94                92    94                94    95
High Surf            Y  Y  Y
Trop Storm           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date          Mon 09/30/24  Tue 10/01/24  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24
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          72    88      72    86      70    87      68    83
Temp          74 72 87 80   75 73 85 78   73 71 86 78   72 69 82 75
Dewpt         73 72 73 73   72 70 71 70   69 68 70 70   66 64 67 66
PWind dir        SW    SW       W     W       W    SW       E    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    10      10    10       0     5       5     5

$$
SCZ043-272000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
818 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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                      85          67          86          68          87
Temp                83 85 85 77 73 71 69 69 81 86 85 76 73 71 70 69 81 86 87 76
Dewpt               74 73 70 68 66 66 65 66 67 68 70 72 72 71 70 69 71 69 70 71
RH                  74 67 61 74 79 84 87 90 63 55 61 87 97100100100 72 57 57 85
Wind dir             S SW SW  S  S SW SW  S SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind spd            21 17 13  6  4  5  5  4  9 10  9  4  1  1  1  2  5  8  6  3
Wind gust           32 31 24
Clouds              B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30           0          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Heat index          90 92 90                      90                   90 92
Max heat               93    91                      90                90    92
Trop Storm           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date          Mon 09/30/24  Tue 10/01/24  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24
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    88      70    86      67    86      64    82
Temp          70 69 87 79   73 71 85 77   71 69 85 76   68 65 82 73
Dewpt         70 69 71 72   70 68 69 70   66 66 69 68   64 61 65 64
PWind dir        SW    SW       W     W      NW     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       5    10       0     5       0     5

$$
GAZ099-272000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
818 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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          66          86          66          87
Temp                75 83 84 74 71 69 66 66 79 84 85 77 74 70 68 67 80 85 87 76
Dewpt               69 67 65 65 65 64 64 64 67 66 67 70 69 68 67 67 69 68 69 70
RH                  82 59 53 74 81 84 93 93 67 55 55 79 84 93 97100 69 57 55 82
Wind dir             S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd            21 16 12  5  3  4  4  4  9 11  9  2  1  1  1  2  4  6  5  2
Wind gust           34 27 24
Clouds              B2 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           0           5          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Heat index                                                                91
Max heat                                                                     91
Trop Storm           W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W


Date          Mon 09/30/24  Tue 10/01/24  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24
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    87      69    86      66    86      65    84
Temp          69 68 86 78   72 70 84 77   71 68 86 77   69 66 83 75
Dewpt         69 68 68 70   69 67 68 69   66 65 67 68   64 62 64 64
PWind dir        SW    SW       W    NW      NW    NW      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr          5     5       5     5       0     5       0     0

$$

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