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National Weather Service Charleston SC
319 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

SCZ050-230800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
319 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

Date           09/22/24      Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed
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          90          72          89          72
Temp          87 78 74 72 70 73 84 89 87 79 76 74 73 74 84 88 87 80 76 75 72 74
Dewpt         69 69 70 70 70 71 69 69 70 70 71 72 71 72 71 72 71 72 72 72 71 72
RH            55 74 87 93100 93 61 52 57 74 85 93 93 93 65 59 59 77 87 90 97 93
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  N SW SW  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind spd       8  5  1  1  0  2  4  5  9  6  5  4  3  3  5  8 10  8  5  4  3  3
Clouds        SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index    91                   94 92                   95 93
Max heat         95                94    94                95    94


Date           09/25  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          88      73    84      72    83      71    85      69    82
Temp          87 79   76 75 83 77   74 73 82 79   74 72 84 77   72 70 82 75
Dewpt         72 72   72 72 73 73   73 73 74 73   72 70 71 71   69 68 70 69
PWind dir        SE       E     E      SE    SE       S    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10      20    50      60    50      40    40      30    30
Rain shwrs             S  S  C  C    C  L  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S             S             S

$$
GAZ118-230800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
319 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

Date           09/22/24      Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed
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          91          73          90          73
Temp          89 80 75 73 72 72 84 91 89 81 77 75 74 73 85 90 88 80 76 75 73 73
Dewpt         69 69 69 69 69 69 71 71 71 71 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 72
RH            52 69 82 87 90 90 65 52 56 72 85 90 90 93 65 56 57 74 87 90 93 97
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  N SW SW  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S SE
Wind spd       6  5  2  1  0  2  4  5  6  5  4  3  2  2  4  5  9  5  4  4  3  2
Clouds        SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index    94                   98 95                91 97 94
Max heat         96                98    97                97    96


Date           09/25  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          87      74    83      74    84      71    85      70    83
Temp          87 79   76 75 83 76   76 74 84 79   75 71 85 78   73 71 83 76
Dewpt         72 72   72 72 75 74   74 73 75 74   71 70 73 72   70 69 72 70
PWind dir        SE       E     E      SE     S       S     E       E    NE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10      30    50      60    60      40    40      30    30
Rain shwrs             S  C  C  C    L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S             S             S

$$
SCZ050-230800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
319 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

Date           09/22/24      Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed
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                      72          87          74          86          73
Temp          85 78 75 74 73 73 83 87 84 78 76 75 74 75 83 86 85 79 77 75 73 75
Dewpt         70 71 72 71 71 72 73 74 74 74 73 74 72 73 74 75 74 74 74 74 73 73
RH            61 79 90 90 93 97 72 65 72 88 90 97 93 94 74 70 70 85 90 97100 94
Wind dir       S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind spd       9  5  2  1  1  2  4  6  8  5  4  3  3  3  5  8  9  5  4  4  3  3
Clouds        FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         95 91                90 95 92
Max heat         92                95    94                95    94


Date           09/25  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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    83      73    82      72    83      70    81
Temp          85 78   76 75 83 77   74 74 82 78   74 72 83 76   73 71 81 74
Dewpt         75 74   74 73 76 75   74 74 77 75   73 72 73 73   71 69 72 70
PWind dir        SE       E     E      SE    SE       S    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10      20    50      60    60      40    40      30    30
Rain shwrs             S  S  C  C    L  L  L  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S             S             S

$$
SCZ048-230800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
319 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

Date           09/22/24      Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed
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                      72          90          73          89          73
Temp          87 79 76 74 73 73 83 89 87 79 77 76 74 75 84 88 87 79 77 76 74 75
Dewpt         70 70 71 70 70 71 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 73
RH            57 74 85 87 90 93 67 57 63 82 87 87 93 94 72 63 63 82 87 90 93 94
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind spd       6  4  1  1  0  2  4  4  5  4  3  3  2  2  4  5  6  4  3  3  2  2
Clouds        FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index    92                   96 94                91 97 94
Max heat         96                96    97                97    96


Date           09/25  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          87      75    83      74    84      72    84      70    83
Temp          87 79   77 76 83 77   75 75 82 79   75 72 84 77   73 71 82 75
Dewpt         74 73   73 73 76 74   74 74 76 74   72 71 73 72   70 69 72 70
PWind dir        SE       E     E      SE     S       S     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10      20    50      60    60      40    40      30    30
Rain shwrs             S  S  C  C    L  L  L  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S             S             S

$$
SCZ043-230800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
319 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

Date           09/22/24      Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed
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                      68          89          70          88          70
Temp          89 78 73 70 69 70 84 89 89 80 75 73 71 72 84 88 88 80 75 73 72 72
Dewpt         69 69 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 70 71 71 70 71 71 70 70 71 71 71 70 71
RH            52 74 84 93 97 97 61 52 52 72 87 93 97 97 65 55 55 74 87 93 93 97
Wind dir       S  S  N  N  N  S SW  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd       4  5  0  0  0  2  4  3  5  5  3  2  2  2  5  5  8  5  3  2  2  2
Clouds        SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          10          10          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  S
Tstms          S  S
Heat index    94                   94 94                   93 93
Max heat         94                94    94                93    93


Date           09/25  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          86      71    82      71    82      69    83      67    81
Temp          86 79   73 73 82 75   72 72 81 77   72 70 83 75   70 68 81 73
Dewpt         70 72   71 72 73 73   72 72 73 72   70 70 69 70   68 67 69 68
PWind dir        SE       E     E       E    SE      SE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10      20    50      60    50      40    40      20    30
Rain shwrs             S  S  C  C    C  L  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S             S             S

$$
GAZ099-230800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
319 PM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024

Date           09/22/24      Mon 09/23/24            Tue 09/24/24            Wed
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          92          71          91          70
Temp          91 81 76 73 71 71 84 91 91 82 77 74 72 72 84 90 91 82 75 73 71 71
Dewpt         67 69 69 68 67 67 69 69 69 71 70 70 69 70 70 70 68 70 70 70 70 70
RH            45 67 79 84 87 87 61 49 49 69 79 87 90 93 63 52 47 67 84 90 97 97
Wind dir      SW  S  S  S  N SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S SE SE  S  S SE
Wind spd       3  2  1  1  0  2  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  4  3  2  2  2
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5           5          10           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index    94                   96 96                   96 95
Max heat         96                96    96                96    96


Date           09/25  Thu 09/26/24  Fri 09/27/24  Sat 09/28/24  Sun 09/29/24
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          89      72    82      71    84      68    84      67    82
Temp          89 79   73 72 82 74   73 72 83 77   71 69 84 76   71 69 82 74
Dewpt         69 70   71 71 72 73   73 72 73 72   70 69 70 71   69 67 68 69
PWind dir        SE       E     E       E     S       S     E       E    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B2 OV OV   OV B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20      30    50      60    60      40    40      30    30
Rain shwrs        S    S  C  C  C    L  L  C  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms             S    S  S  S  S    S  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