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National Weather Service Charleston SC
921 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

SCZ050-152100-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
921 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

Date             Wed 01/15/25            Thu 01/16/25            Fri 01/17/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      50          31          58          33          57
Temp                43 48 49 39 35 33 33 32 44 55 56 48 45 42 37 34 45 55 55 45
Dewpt               24 21 18 19 20 21 23 24 26 28 27 29 31 30 30 29 30 29 30 36
RH                  47 34 29 44 54 61 66 72 49 35 32 47 58 62 75 82 55 37 38 70
Wind dir             N  N NW  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE SE SE
Wind spd            10  9  6  1  0  0  0  4  8 13 13  9 10  8  6  5  5  4  5  3
Clouds              SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill          37                   27 39             37 32 29
Min chill              35    39    33    27    28          37    29    32


Date          Sat 01/18/25  Sun 01/19/25  Mon 01/20/25  Tue 01/21/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          39    61      49    64      35    46      23    41
Temp          40 44 59 54   51 51 62 54   44 35 43 37   30 24 38 31
Dewpt         38 41 49 52   51 51 52 44   35 27 20 20   18 12 13 16
PWind dir        SE    SW      SW    SW      NW     N       N     N
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    90      80    40      20    10      10    20
Frzg rain                                                      S
Rain                                                              S
Rain shwrs           L  D    D  D  C  S    S

$$
GAZ118-152100-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
921 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

Date             Wed 01/15/25            Thu 01/16/25            Fri 01/17/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      57          35          59          35          60
Temp                46 53 56 45 39 36 36 35 46 57 58 49 45 42 39 35 46 56 58 46
Dewpt               27 25 23 25 30 30 30 28 31 32 30 32 32 32 31 31 33 33 33 38
RH                  47 33 27 45 70 79 79 75 55 38 34 52 60 67 73 85 60 42 39 73
Wind dir            NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW SE SE
Wind spd            10  9  8  1  0  0  0  4  6 11 12  6  6  6  5  4  4  3  4  3
Clouds              SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                               31                38 35 31
Min chill              38          36    31    32          38    31    34


Date          Sat 01/18/25  Sun 01/19/25  Mon 01/20/25  Tue 01/21/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          42    61      52    65      35    46      27    43
Temp          42 46 60 55   53 53 63 55   42 35 44 37   31 27 40 32
Dewpt         41 43 53 55   53 53 55 44   33 26 24 22   19 16 17 19
PWind dir        SE    SW      SW     W      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10    90      80    40      20    10      10    20
Frzg rain                                                      S
Rain                                                           S  S
Rain shwrs           D  D    D  L  C  S    S

$$
SCZ050-152100-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
921 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

Date             Wed 01/15/25            Thu 01/16/25            Fri 01/17/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      50          35          57          37          55
Temp                44 48 49 40 37 36 36 35 45 55 56 48 45 43 39 37 45 54 54 46
Dewpt               24 23 21 21 23 25 28 27 29 32 33 34 33 33 32 31 33 34 36 40
RH                  45 37 33 46 56 64 72 72 53 41 42 58 62 67 76 79 62 46 50 79
Wind dir             N  N  N  N NE  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NE SE SE
Wind spd            12 10  9  3  1  0  0  5  8 12 12  9  9  9  6  5  5  4  6  3
Clouds              SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill          38       39          31                38 34 32
Min chill              35    37    35    30    30          38    31    34


Date          Sat 01/18/25  Sun 01/19/25  Mon 01/20/25  Tue 01/21/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          43    60      51    62      36    45      26    40
Temp          43 47 60 54   51 51 61 54   44 36 43 37   31 26 39 31
Dewpt         42 45 53 54   51 51 56 47   39 30 26 24   21 16 18 19
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    90      80    40      20    10      10    20
Frzg rain                                                      S
Rain                                                              S
Rain shwrs           L  D    D  D  C  S    S

$$
SCZ048-152100-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
921 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

Date             Wed 01/15/25            Thu 01/16/25            Fri 01/17/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      53          35          58          35          57
Temp                46 51 53 43 39 37 36 35 45 55 57 49 45 43 39 36 46 55 56 45
Dewpt               25 25 24 25 29 31 30 29 31 33 32 33 32 32 32 31 33 34 35 40
RH                  43 36 32 49 67 79 79 78 58 43 38 54 60 65 76 82 60 45 45 82
Wind dir             N NW NW  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N SE SE
Wind spd            11  9  8  2  0  0  0  4  8 11 12  8  8  6  6  4  5  3  4  2
Clouds              SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                               31                39 34 32
Min chill              39          37    31    31          39    32    34


Date          Sat 01/18/25  Sun 01/19/25  Mon 01/20/25  Tue 01/21/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          42    60      51    63      35    44      26    40
Temp          43 47 59 54   52 53 62 54   43 36 43 36   30 26 37 31
Dewpt         41 44 53 54   52 53 56 46   34 27 25 23   20 15 18 19
PWind dir        SE     S      SW     W      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10    90      80    40      20    10      10    20
Frzg rain                                                      S
Rain                                                              S
Rain shwrs           D  D    D  D  C  S    S

$$
SCZ043-152100-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
921 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

Date             Wed 01/15/25            Thu 01/16/25            Fri 01/17/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      50          29          56          31          56
Temp                42 48 50 39 34 31 30 30 43 54 56 46 43 39 35 32 43 54 56 44
Dewpt               25 22 21 22 23 23 24 24 27 29 27 30 30 30 30 29 31 30 31 35
RH                  50 35 31 50 64 72 78 78 53 38 32 53 60 70 82 88 62 40 38 70
Wind dir             N NW NW  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  S SE
Wind spd             9  6  4  0  0  0  0  3  6 12 12  8  6  6  4  3  3  2  3  2
Clouds              FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill          36                   26 39          39 34 31 29
Min chill              33    39    31    26    26          34    29    32


Date          Sat 01/18/25  Sun 01/19/25  Mon 01/20/25  Tue 01/21/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          37    57      47    61      33    43      23    38
Temp          37 40 56 52   50 49 61 53   41 33 42 34   28 23 36 27
Dewpt         37 40 49 51   50 49 52 42   32 25 19 21   18 14 13 17
PWind dir        SE     S      SW     W      NW     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         10    90      70    40      20    10      10    20
Rain shwrs           D  D    L  L  C  S    S
Snow                                                              S

$$
GAZ099-152100-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
921 AM EST Wed Jan 15 2025

Date             Wed 01/15/25            Thu 01/16/25            Fri 01/17/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      56          32          59          32          60
Temp                45 53 56 44 39 35 34 32 45 56 58 47 43 39 36 32 45 55 59 46
Dewpt               25 23 23 27 30 29 29 28 32 32 29 31 32 31 30 30 32 31 30 34
RH                  45 31 27 51 70 78 82 85 60 40 33 53 65 73 79 92 60 40 33 63
Wind dir            NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  S SE
Wind spd             9  8  8  0  0  0  0  3  8 12 12  5  6  5  4  3  4  3  3  1
Clouds              SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                               29             39 35 32 29
Min chill              37          35    29    29          35    29    32


Date          Sat 01/18/25  Sun 01/19/25  Mon 01/20/25  Tue 01/21/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          40    60      50    62      31    44      23    40
Temp          40 43 56 52   51 50 60 50   37 31 42 34   27 23 37 29
Dewpt         36 39 49 52   51 50 49 39   28 21 18 20   16 12 13 16
PWind dir        SE     S      SW     W      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B2 OV OV   OV OV B2 B1   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         20    90      70    30      10    10      10    10
Rain shwrs        S  D  D    L  C  C  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