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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1226 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

SCZ050-182100-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1226 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date             Tue 11/18/25            Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25
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                      72          54          79          56          78
Temp          45 45 63 70 71 62 57 56 56 56 69 77 77 66 63 61 58 58 70 76 77 68
Dewpt         38 38 42 43 46 51 53 55 55 56 57 56 56 59 59 59 58 58 60 59 58 60
RH            76 76 46 38 41 67 86 96 96100 66 48 48 78 87 93100100 71 56 52 76
Wind dir      NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  W  S SE
Wind spd       3  5  5  8  6  3  3  4  4  5  8  9  8  5  4  4  3  3  4  4  5  4
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25
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          58    79      60    77      56    71      51    72
Temp          61 59 77 69   64 62 75 66   61 57 69 61   55 52 70 60
Dewpt         59 57 58 60   60 59 60 61   58 56 54 53   52 49 48 52
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW       W     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      10    20      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                            S    S
Tstms                                 S

$$
GAZ118-182100-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1226 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date             Tue 11/18/25            Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25
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                      74          55          82          57          82
Temp          47 47 66 73 73 64 58 57 55 55 70 80 80 69 64 62 59 58 72 80 81 71
Dewpt         45 44 51 50 54 55 56 56 55 54 57 57 59 59 60 59 58 58 62 62 61 62
RH            93 89 58 44 51 73 93 96100 96 63 45 49 70 87 90 96100 71 54 51 73
Wind dir      NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  S
Wind spd       2  3  4  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  2
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25
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          58    81      60    79      56    73      52    73
Temp          62 59 79 71   63 60 77 68   61 56 71 63   57 52 72 61
Dewpt         59 57 59 60   60 60 64 63   60 56 58 56   54 51 54 56
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW       W     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B1 B1   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      10    20      10     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                            S
Tstms                                 S

$$
SCZ050-182100-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1226 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date             Tue 11/18/25            Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25
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                      69          58          76          58          76
Temp          51 51 63 69 68 62 60 60 59 58 68 75 74 66 63 62 60 60 69 75 75 67
Dewpt         44 44 50 51 54 56 58 59 59 58 62 61 62 62 61 61 60 60 63 64 64 63
RH            77 77 62 53 61 81 93 96100100 81 62 66 87 93 97100100 81 69 69 87
Wind dir      NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  S SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W NW NW SW  S  S
Wind spd       3  4  5  6  5  2  2  3  3  3  5  6  6  4  3  3  3  2  3  5  5  3
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25
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          60    77      62    75      57    68      53    69
Temp          62 60 75 69   64 62 73 66   61 57 67 61   57 54 68 60
Dewpt         62 60 63 63   63 61 65 64   61 57 59 57   55 52 54 57
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW       W    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      10    20      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                            S    S
Tstms                                 S

$$
SCZ048-182100-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1226 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date             Tue 11/18/25            Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25
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                      72          55          79          57          79
Temp          49 49 63 70 71 62 57 57 57 55 68 77 77 66 63 61 59 58 70 77 78 69
Dewpt         44 44 50 50 53 55 56 56 57 55 59 59 60 61 60 59 58 58 62 63 62 62
RH            83 83 62 49 53 78 96 96100100 73 54 56 84 90 93 96100 76 62 58 78
Wind dir      NE NE  E SE SE SE SE  S SW  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  S  S
Wind spd       2  3  5  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  2
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25
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          58    79      59    77      56    71      51    71
Temp          61 59 77 69   63 60 75 66   60 56 69 61   55 52 69 59
Dewpt         59 57 61 61   60 59 64 63   59 56 58 57   53 50 53 56
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW       W     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      10    20      10     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                            S
Tstms                                 S

$$
SCZ043-182100-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1226 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date             Tue 11/18/25            Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25
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                      72          50          79          54          78
Temp          40 40 61 70 71 60 53 52 52 53 68 77 78 65 61 58 56 55 69 77 77 67
Dewpt         37 37 41 42 46 52 52 52 52 53 57 56 58 60 60 58 56 55 60 60 58 61
RH            89 89 48 36 41 75 96100100100 68 48 50 84 97100100100 73 56 52 81
Wind dir       E NE  E SE  S SE SE  S SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SE
Wind spd       1  2  4  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  6  8  5  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2
Clouds        CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC 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


Date          Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25
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          56    79      58    76      53    71      47    71
Temp          59 57 77 69   61 59 74 64   58 54 69 58   53 49 69 57
Dewpt         58 56 58 60   58 59 61 61   56 54 54 54   51 49 49 52
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW       W     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      20    20      20     5       5     5
Rain shwrs                      S  S  S    S
Tstms                              S  S

$$
GAZ099-182100-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1226 AM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date             Tue 11/18/25            Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25
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                      76          51          82          56          82
Temp          42 41 62 74 75 65 56 53 52 51 69 80 80 69 63 60 58 58 70 80 81 72
Dewpt         40 39 45 40 43 49 53 53 52 50 53 56 59 61 60 59 58 57 62 58 56 58
RH            93 92 54 29 32 56 90100100 96 57 44 49 76 90 96100 96 76 47 42 61
Wind dir       E  E  E SE  S SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd       2  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  5  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  2
Clouds        CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25
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          57    83      59    80      54    75      49    74
Temp          61 58 80 72   63 60 78 68   60 54 72 63   55 50 72 61
Dewpt         57 55 56 58   58 60 62 61   57 54 54 53   51 49 50 52
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW       W     N      NE     E
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0      20    30      10     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                      S  S  C
Tstms                           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