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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1251 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

SCZ050-170900-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1251 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

Date           11/16/25      Mon 11/17/25            Tue 11/18/25            Wed
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                      46          67          44          71          53
Temp          77 70 61 56 50 47 59 65 65 54 50 47 46 46 63 70 70 61 57 55 55 56
Dewpt         55 55 47 42 37 34 31 27 29 35 37 38 38 39 43 44 47 51 53 54 54 55
RH            47 59 60 59 61 60 34 24 26 48 61 71 73 76 48 39 44 70 86 96 96 96
Wind dir       W  W  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  E  E  E NE NE  E SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd      12  8  8  6  6  5  6  5  4  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  8  5  5  4  5  5
Clouds        FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/19  Thu 11/20/25  Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25
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          78      56    79      58    78      60    79      57    74
Temp          76 68   60 58 77 67   60 60 76 68   63 61 77 67   62 58 72 63
Dewpt         55 58   58 56 58 59   59 59 60 61   61 59 58 60   58 57 56 56
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    10      20    10
Rain shwrs                                                       S  S

$$
GAZ118-170900-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1251 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

Date           11/16/25      Mon 11/17/25            Tue 11/18/25            Wed
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                      48          70          47          75          53
Temp          79 71 63 58 52 48 62 68 68 56 52 49 49 48 66 73 74 65 58 56 55 54
Dewpt         60 59 56 47 40 35 36 33 35 41 44 45 44 45 52 50 52 55 55 55 54 54
RH            52 66 78 67 63 60 38 27 29 57 74 86 83 89 61 44 46 70 90 96 96100
Wind dir       W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  E SE SE SE  S  S SW  W
Wind spd      10  5  5  4  4  4  5  4  5  3  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  3  2  2  2  2
Wind gust     20
Clouds        FW FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW 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


Date           11/19  Thu 11/20/25  Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25
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      55    81      58    80      60    80      58    76
Temp          78 70   60 56 79 67   61 58 78 70   64 60 78 69   63 58 74 64
Dewpt         58 60   58 55 60 60   59 58 62 63   61 59 62 60   59 58 59 57
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       S     S      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       5    10      20    10
Rain shwrs                                                       S

$$
SCZ050-170900-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1251 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

Date           11/16/25      Mon 11/17/25            Tue 11/18/25            Wed
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                      49          65          50          70          56
Temp          76 70 63 58 52 50 58 64 63 56 53 52 51 51 63 68 69 62 59 58 58 58
Dewpt         61 59 50 44 39 37 36 34 37 40 42 43 43 45 49 52 54 56 57 58 58 58
RH            60 68 62 59 61 61 44 32 38 55 66 71 74 80 60 57 59 81 93100100100
Wind dir       W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  E SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd      10  5  5  5  5  5  6  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  3  3  4  4  4
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW 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           11/19  Thu 11/20/25  Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25
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          76      57    76      60    75      61    75      59    72
Temp          74 67   61 58 75 65   62 61 74 68   64 61 73 66   62 59 70 62
Dewpt         61 62   60 58 63 63   62 61 65 64   63 61 63 63   60 59 61 60
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    10      20    10
Rain shwrs                                                       S  S

$$
SCZ048-170900-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1251 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

Date           11/16/25      Mon 11/17/25            Tue 11/18/25            Wed
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                      48          67          48          71          54
Temp          78 69 61 57 51 48 59 65 65 55 51 51 49 49 64 70 70 62 58 57 56 55
Dewpt         60 59 53 44 38 35 36 33 36 41 43 44 44 44 50 52 54 56 57 56 55 55
RH            54 70 75 62 61 60 42 30 34 59 74 77 83 83 60 53 57 81 96 96 96100
Wind dir       W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  E SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd      10  5  5  4  4  4  5  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  2  2  2  3  3
Wind gust     20
Clouds        FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/19  Thu 11/20/25  Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25
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          78      55    78      58    77      60    78      58    73
Temp          76 68   60 56 77 64   60 59 75 68   62 60 76 66   61 58 72 61
Dewpt         59 61   58 56 62 61   59 58 63 64   61 59 62 61   59 57 60 58
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       S     S      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0       5    10      20    10
Rain shwrs                                                       S

$$
SCZ043-170900-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1251 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

Date           11/16/25      Mon 11/17/25            Tue 11/18/25            Wed
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                      42          66          39          72          49
Temp          77 67 58 52 45 43 58 64 65 51 45 42 41 41 61 70 71 60 53 51 51 52
Dewpt         56 56 46 39 34 34 31 27 29 35 37 37 35 37 41 42 45 51 52 51 51 52
RH            48 68 64 61 65 70 36 24 26 54 73 82 79 85 48 36 39 72 96100100100
Wind dir       W  W  N  N  N  N NE NE  N  E  E  N  E  E  E  S  S SE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd      10  5  5  4  4  3  5  3  2  2  1  0  1  1  3  5  5  4  3  2  3  3
Wind gust     20
Clouds        FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/19  Thu 11/20/25  Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25
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      52    79      54    78      57    78      54    74
Temp          76 68   58 54 78 65   57 56 76 68   61 58 76 66   59 55 72 61
Dewpt         56 59   56 54 58 60   57 56 59 62   59 58 58 60   57 55 56 56
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10    20      20    10
Rain shwrs                                                  S    S  S

$$
GAZ099-170900-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1251 PM EST Sun Nov 16 2025

Date           11/16/25      Mon 11/17/25            Tue 11/18/25            Wed
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                      43          72          40          77          51
Temp          79 69 61 55 48 44 60 69 70 56 50 45 43 41 63 74 76 65 57 53 53 52
Dewpt         58 58 51 44 38 34 31 26 27 32 35 38 38 39 45 41 42 46 51 52 52 51
RH            49 68 70 66 68 68 33 20 20 40 56 76 82 92 52 30 30 50 80 96 96 96
Wind dir       W  W NW  N  N  N NE  E  N  E  E SE  E  E SE  S  S SE  S  S SW SW
Wind spd      11  5  4  3  3  2  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds        CL FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           11/19  Thu 11/20/25  Fri 11/21/25  Sat 11/22/25  Sun 11/23/25
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      54    83      56    82      58    81      56    76
Temp          80 70   59 55 81 69   60 57 80 72   62 59 79 70   61 56 74 63
Dewpt         56 57   55 54 57 57   58 57 59 59   59 58 58 59   58 55 55 55
PWind dir         W      SW    SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      10    20      20    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