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National Weather Service Charleston SC
806 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

SCZ050-300800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
806 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

Date           09/29/25      Tue 09/30/25            Wed 10/01/25            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          79          65          81          61
Temp                72 72 71 71 74 77 78 73 70 68 67 66 74 79 79 72 69 66 63 61
Dewpt               70 70 69 68 69 68 68 66 64 63 60 59 58 58 59 60 60 58 56 54
RH                  93 93 93 90 84 74 71 79 81 84 78 78 57 49 50 66 73 75 78 78
Wind dir            NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd            12 11 12 12 14 16 17 13 11 10 10 10 13 12 13 10 10 10 12 11
Wind gust                    23 26 28
Clouds              OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                         S  S  S  S
High Surf            Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/02  Fri 10/03/25  Sat 10/04/25  Sun 10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25
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          77      61    78      64    80      66    81      68    82
Temp          75 70   65 62 76 70   67 65 78 72   68 68 79 73   70 69 80 74
Dewpt         56 58   58 57 61 62   62 62 63 64   65 65 66 66   67 67 67 67
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          5       5    20      10    20      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                      S             S       S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                                       C    S        S

$$
GAZ118-300800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
806 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

Date           09/29/25      Tue 09/30/25            Wed 10/01/25            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          82          65          83          63
Temp                72 72 71 70 75 80 81 75 71 69 67 66 75 81 81 74 70 68 65 63
Dewpt               71 70 69 69 71 71 70 68 67 65 63 61 62 60 60 62 63 62 59 56
RH                  97 93 93 97 87 74 69 79 87 87 87 84 64 49 49 66 78 81 81 78
Wind dir             N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd            10 10 11 11 12 12 11 10  9  6  8  8 10  9 10  8  8  9 11 11
Clouds              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S              S
Tstms                               S


Date           10/02  Fri 10/03/25  Sat 10/04/25  Sun 10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25
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          79      62    80      65    80      67    82      68    84
Temp          77 71   65 63 78 72   67 66 78 73   69 68 80 75   71 69 82 75
Dewpt         59 60   59 58 64 65   64 64 67 66   66 66 70 69   68 67 70 70
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          5      10    20      10    30      20    40      20    30
Rain shwrs                      S             C    S  S  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                         S             C             S

$$
SCZ050-300800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
806 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

Date           09/29/25      Tue 09/30/25            Wed 10/01/25            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          79          66          80          63
Temp                73 73 72 71 74 78 78 74 71 70 68 67 74 79 78 74 72 69 65 63
Dewpt               73 72 72 71 73 73 72 70 67 65 63 61 62 63 64 64 64 61 58 57
RH                 100 97100100 97 85 82 87 87 84 84 81 66 58 62 71 76 76 78 81
Wind dir            NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd            18 16 18 18 14 16 17 13 12 10 11 11 13 12 14 11 12 12 13 13
Wind gust                       25             20                      23 24
Clouds              OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          40           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.03           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                         S  S  S  S
High Surf            Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/02  Fri 10/03/25  Sat 10/04/25  Sun 10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25
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          76      63    77      66    79      69    80      70    81
Temp          75 71   67 64 76 72   69 68 78 73   71 70 78 74   72 71 80 75
Dewpt         62 62   61 60 67 65   66 65 68 67   68 69 71 71   70 70 72 71
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E      NE    NE
Wind char        BZ      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          5      10    20      20    30      20    40      20    30
Rain shwrs                      S    S  S  S  C    S  S  C  C    S  S  C  C
Tstms                                              S  S     C    S        S

$$
SCZ048-300800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
806 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

Date           09/29/25      Tue 09/30/25            Wed 10/01/25            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          81          66          83          62
Temp                72 71 71 70 74 79 80 74 70 68 67 66 74 81 81 73 70 68 64 62
Dewpt               71 70 69 69 71 71 70 68 66 64 62 61 61 60 61 63 63 60 57 56
RH                  97 97 93 97 90 77 72 82 87 87 84 84 64 49 51 71 78 76 78 81
Wind dir            NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd            10 10 13 13 14 13 12 10 10  9 10 10 12 10 10  6  8 10 12 12
Wind gust                          24 24 21 20 19                17 18
Clouds              OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12hr                     30          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  S     S  S  S  S
Tstms                            S  S  S
High Surf            Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/02  Fri 10/03/25  Sat 10/04/25  Sun 10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25
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          78      61    79      65    80      67    81      68    83
Temp          76 70   65 62 77 71   67 66 78 73   69 68 79 73   70 69 81 74
Dewpt         59 60   58 57 64 65   64 64 67 67   66 66 70 69   68 67 70 70
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          5      10    20      10    20      20    40      20    30
Rain shwrs                      S             S    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                                       C             S

$$
SCZ043-300800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
806 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

Date           09/29/25      Tue 09/30/25            Wed 10/01/25            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                      67          78          62          81          57
Temp                69 69 68 69 74 76 77 71 67 65 64 64 74 79 80 70 65 62 59 58
Dewpt               69 69 68 69 69 68 68 68 65 63 61 61 59 57 57 61 60 57 55 53
RH                 100100100100 84 76 74 90 93 93 90 90 59 47 45 73 84 84 87 83
Wind dir            NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             9  8 10 10 11 11 12  9  8  6  8  8 10 11 10  5  6  6  9  9
Wind gust                       21 23 23 19 18
Clouds              OV B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          20           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  S     S  S  S  S
Tstms                         S  S  S  S


Date           10/02  Fri 10/03/25  Sat 10/04/25  Sun 10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25
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          75      57    77      60    77      63    80      64    81
Temp          73 67   60 59 75 68   62 62 76 69   64 65 78 70   66 66 80 71
Dewpt         55 58   55 56 60 63   61 61 63 65   64 65 66 68   66 66 67 68
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0    10       5    20      10    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                                    S          S  C    S        S
Tstms                                         S             S             S

$$
GAZ099-300800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
806 PM EDT Mon Sep 29 2025

Date           09/29/25      Tue 09/30/25            Wed 10/01/25            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                      68          83          63          85          61
Temp                70 71 69 69 75 81 81 75 70 68 65 65 77 83 83 74 68 65 63 61
Dewpt               69 69 68 68 69 68 67 67 66 65 63 61 60 56 54 57 58 59 57 56
RH                  97 93 97 97 82 65 63 76 87 90 93 87 56 40 37 55 70 81 81 84
Wind dir            NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE
Wind spd             8  6  9  9 10 11 11  6  5  5  5  5 10  9 10  5  5  5  8 10
Wind gust                                17 16                         16 18
Clouds              B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr                     20          10           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs


Date           10/02  Fri 10/03/25  Sat 10/04/25  Sun 10/05/25  Mon 10/06/25
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          79      59    81      62    82      64    83      65    84
Temp          77 69   62 60 79 71   65 63 80 72   67 65 81 73   68 67 82 75
Dewpt         51 54   55 54 58 60   61 60 62 65   64 64 66 66   67 66 66 67
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    CL CL   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5       5    20      10    30      10    20
Rain shwrs                                    S             C             S
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