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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1236 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

SCZ050-190900-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1236 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date           11/18/25      Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25            Fri
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      54          79          56          76          57
Temp          71 62 57 56 56 56 69 77 77 67 63 61 58 58 69 75 74 65 61 60 59 59
Dewpt         47 51 53 55 56 56 57 55 57 59 59 59 58 57 60 60 59 60 60 59 59 58
RH            42 67 86 96100100 66 47 50 75 87 93100 96 73 60 59 84 97 96100 96
Wind dir      SE SE SE  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW NW NE NE  N NW SE  E SE SE  S SW
Wind spd       6  3  3  5  5  5  9  9  8  4  3  2  2  2  4  4  5  5  3  2  2  2
Clouds        CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/21  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          79      60    78      57    74      52    73      53    73
Temp          77 69   63 61 76 68   63 58 72 63   57 53 71 63   56 55 72 63
Dewpt         59 60   60 58 61 63   61 58 57 56   54 52 52 55   54 53 54 56
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W    NW      NE     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       5    10      10     0       0     5      10     5

$$
GAZ118-190900-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1236 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date           11/18/25      Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25            Fri
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      55          81          57          81          58
Temp          73 64 58 57 55 55 69 79 80 69 65 62 60 58 71 79 79 67 63 62 60 59
Dewpt         53 55 57 57 55 55 57 56 59 60 60 59 59 58 63 63 61 62 62 60 59 58
RH            49 73 96100100100 66 45 49 73 84 90 96100 76 58 54 84 97 93 96 96
Wind dir      SE SE SE SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W NW  W  W  S SE  S  S  S SW
Wind spd       5  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/21  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          81      59    80      59    78      54    75      54    76
Temp          79 71   63 60 78 71   64 59 76 65   57 54 73 65   57 55 74 65
Dewpt         60 60   59 59 64 65   63 59 60 57   54 53 56 58   56 54 58 60
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W    NW      NE     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW SC FW FW   SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       5    10      10     0       0     5       5    10

$$
SCZ050-190900-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1236 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date           11/18/25      Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25            Fri
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      58          76          58          75          59
Temp          69 63 60 60 60 59 68 75 75 66 63 61 60 59 68 73 73 64 62 62 61 61
Dewpt         55 57 58 59 59 59 62 60 62 61 61 60 60 59 63 64 64 64 62 61 61 60
RH            61 81 93 96 96100 81 60 64 84 93 97100100 84 73 73100100 97100 97
Wind dir      SE SE  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W  N NE  N  E SE  E  E  S SW SW
Wind spd       5  2  2  3  3  4  5  8  6  4  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds        CL FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/21  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          77      61    76      59    72      55    70      56    72
Temp          75 68   64 61 74 67   63 59 71 63   58 55 68 63   58 57 70 63
Dewpt         64 62   62 60 65 65   63 59 61 60   57 55 58 58   58 57 60 60
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W    NW      NE     E       E    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW SC FW FW   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          0       5    10      10     0       0     5       5     5

$$
SCZ048-190900-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1236 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date           11/18/25      Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25            Fri
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      56          79          57          77          58
Temp          70 61 57 57 57 56 68 77 77 66 63 61 59 58 69 75 75 64 61 60 59 59
Dewpt         53 55 56 57 56 56 59 58 60 60 60 59 59 58 63 63 62 62 61 60 59 58
RH            55 81 96100 96100 73 52 56 81 90 93100100 81 66 64 93100100100 96
Wind dir      SE SE SE SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NW NW  W SE SE  S  S  S SW
Wind spd       5  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds        FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/21  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          79      60    78      59    75      53    72      54    73
Temp          77 69   63 61 76 68   63 59 73 63   57 54 70 62   56 55 71 62
Dewpt         62 61   60 58 65 65   62 59 60 59   55 53 57 58   56 54 59 60
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W    NW      NE     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC FW   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       5    10      10     0       0     5       5    10

$$
SCZ043-190900-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1236 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date           11/18/25      Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25            Fri
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      51          78          54          77          55
Temp          71 60 53 53 52 53 68 76 78 66 61 58 56 56 69 76 76 64 60 58 57 57
Dewpt         45 51 52 52 52 53 56 55 58 61 60 58 56 56 60 59 58 61 60 58 57 57
RH            39 72 96 96100100 65 48 50 84 97100100100 73 56 54 90100100100100
Wind dir       S SE  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N NW  W  W  E SE  S  S  S
Wind spd       5  2  2  2  3  4  6  8  5  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  1  1  1
Clouds        CL FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/21  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          80      58    77      55    73      49    72      49    73
Temp          78 69   61 60 75 67   61 56 72 62   54 50 70 62   52 51 71 61
Dewpt         59 60   58 58 62 63   60 56 57 56   53 50 52 55   52 51 54 56
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W    NW      NE     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          0      10    20      10     0       0     5       5    10
Rain shwrs                      S

$$
GAZ099-190900-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1236 PM EST Tue Nov 18 2025

Date           11/18/25      Wed 11/19/25            Thu 11/20/25            Fri
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      51          82          56          82          58
Temp          75 64 55 53 52 51 68 80 80 69 64 61 58 57 70 80 81 69 65 62 60 59
Dewpt         43 50 53 53 52 49 52 57 60 62 61 60 58 57 63 59 57 58 57 58 57 56
RH            32 60 93100100 93 57 45 51 78 90 97100100 78 49 44 68 75 87 90 90
Wind dir       S SE  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W  E SE  S  S SW
Wind spd       5  2  2  2  3  3  5  8  6  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds        CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/21  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25  Mon 11/24/25  Tue 11/25/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          82      59    81      57    78      49    77      51    77
Temp          80 72   63 61 77 70   63 58 76 65   55 50 74 66   55 52 75 66
Dewpt         57 57   57 59 64 64   62 58 54 53   51 49 51 52   53 51 54 56
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       W    NW      NE     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW SC FW SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0      10    20      10     0       0    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                   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