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National Weather Service Charleston SC
732 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

SCZ050-232000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
732 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

Date             Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun 05/25/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      86          64          86          67          87
Temp             66 78 85 85 80 74 70 67 67 78 84 84 78 71 69 69 72 81 85 84 78
Dewpt            54 53 54 57 60 61 60 57 54 52 54 56 60 63 65 65 67 67 66 68 69
RH               65 42 35 39 51 64 71 70 63 40 36 38 54 76 87 87 84 63 53 59 74
Wind dir          N NW  W  W SW SW  N  N NE NE  S SE SE SE SE SE  E SE  S  S  S
Wind spd          3  5  9  9  5  2  0  1  8  6  4  9  5  3  2  2  3  6 10 10  8
Clouds           SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5          10          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                                             C  C  C  C  C


Date          Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          69    85      69    87      70    88      69    87
Temp          72 72 83 75   71 73 85 79   73 72 86 81   73 73 85 80
Dewpt         70 69 68 69   69 71 70 71   71 71 69 71   71 70 69 69
PWind dir        SW    NE       E     S      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         50    50      50    70      50    50      30    40
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  C    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          C  S  S  C    C  C  C  L    C        S    C  S  S  S

$$
GAZ118-232000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
732 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

Date             Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun 05/25/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      89          67          89          69          90
Temp             68 81 88 89 81 74 71 68 69 79 86 88 81 74 71 71 74 83 88 87 81
Dewpt            58 57 58 59 62 63 63 60 58 59 62 64 66 67 69 69 71 72 71 72 71
RH               70 44 36 37 53 69 76 76 68 50 45 45 60 79 93 93 90 70 57 61 72
Wind dir          N  N  W  W  S  S  N  N NE NE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
Wind spd          3  4  6  9  3  2  0  0  4  5  4  8  5  4  2  2  3  5  8  9  6
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5          10          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C  C
Tstms                                                             S  S  C  C  C
Heat index                                                             94 94
Max heat                                                               94    95


Date          Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    89      72    90      71    90      70    88
Temp          74 73 87 79   74 74 88 83   75 73 88 83   74 73 86 81
Dewpt         72 71 72 72   72 73 73 73   73 72 73 73   72 72 72 72
PWind dir         S    NE      SE     S       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30    50      40    70      50    50      30    40
Rain shwrs     C     S  C    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  C    C     C  C
Tstms          C     S  C    C  S     L    C        S    C     S  S

$$
SCZ050-232000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
732 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

Date             Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun 05/25/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      86          68          84          70          85
Temp             68 78 84 84 79 75 72 69 69 78 82 83 78 74 72 71 73 81 83 83 78
Dewpt            54 54 55 59 62 63 63 59 56 58 59 62 64 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 72
RH               61 43 37 43 56 66 73 70 63 50 46 49 62 76 84 90 87 69 67 70 82
Wind dir          N NW SW SW SW SW  W  N NE NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE  S  S
Wind spd          5  5 11 12  6  4  2  2  6  6  6 10  5  3  3  3  4  5 10 10  5
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5          20          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                                       S  S  C  C  C  C  C


Date          Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    83      72    86      72    86      71    86
Temp          74 73 81 76   74 75 84 80   76 74 84 80   75 74 84 80
Dewpt         73 71 73 72   72 73 75 75   74 73 75 75   73 72 74 73
PWind dir        SW    NE       E     S      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         50    50      50    70      60    50      40    40
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  C    C  C  L  L    L  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          C  S  S  C    C  C  C  L    C        S    C  S  S  S

$$
SCZ048-232000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
732 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

Date             Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun 05/25/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      87          66          86          69          87
Temp             68 79 85 86 80 74 71 68 69 79 84 85 79 73 71 71 73 83 86 85 79
Dewpt            56 55 56 59 62 63 63 59 57 57 60 63 65 66 67 68 70 71 71 72 73
RH               65 44 37 40 54 69 76 73 66 47 44 48 62 79 87 90 90 67 61 65 82
Wind dir          N  N  W SW SW SW  N  N NE NE  N SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          3  4  8  9  4  2  0  0  5  5  4  9  5  3  2  2  3  5  8  9  5
Clouds           SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      5           5           5          10          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C  C
Tstms                                                             S  S  C  C  C
Heat index                                                             91 91
Max heat                                                               91    92


Date          Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          70    86      72    89      71    88      70    86
Temp          73 72 85 77   74 74 87 82   75 73 86 81   74 73 84 80
Dewpt         71 71 73 72   72 73 74 75   73 72 74 75   73 72 73 73
PWind dir        SW    NE       E     S       S    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40    50      50    70      50    50      30    40
Rain shwrs     C  S  S  C    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms          C     S  C    C  C  S  L    C        S    C     S  S

$$
SCZ043-232000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
732 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

Date             Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun 05/25/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      83          60          84          64          85
Temp             65 76 82 83 78 70 66 62 63 74 81 84 77 67 65 64 68 79 84 82 75
Dewpt            54 54 54 57 60 59 57 54 52 52 54 56 61 63 62 63 66 68 68 69 69
RH               68 46 38 41 54 68 73 75 67 46 39 38 58 87 90 97 93 69 59 65 82
Wind dir          N NW  W  W  W  W  N  N NE NE  N NW  S SE SE  E  E SE  S  S SE
Wind spd          2  4  8 10  3  1  0  0  5  5  3  5  3  2  1  1  2  5  6  6  4
Clouds           SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5          10          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.15
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  L  L  C
Tstms                                                             S  S  L  L  C


Date          Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          66    82      67    86      66    85      66    84
Temp          69 68 82 74   68 69 84 77   69 69 83 78   69 69 82 77
Dewpt         68 68 68 69   68 69 70 71   69 69 70 71   69 69 69 69
PWind dir         S    NE       E     S      SW    SW       S    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         30    60      50    70      40    50      20    40
Rain shwrs     C  C  S  L    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  C    S  S  C  C
Tstms          C     S  C    C  C  C  L    C        S    S     S  S

$$
GAZ099-232000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
732 AM EDT Fri May 23 2025

Date             Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun 05/25/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      86          63          88          67          91
Temp             66 76 83 86 80 72 67 65 66 76 84 87 82 72 69 68 70 81 89 89 81
Dewpt            58 55 57 58 62 60 59 57 56 57 59 59 64 65 65 66 68 70 67 66 70
RH               75 48 41 39 54 66 75 75 70 52 43 39 55 79 87 93 93 69 48 47 69
Wind dir          N  N  W  W NW  N  N  N NE NE  N  N NE SE SE  E SE  S SW SW  N
Wind spd          2  3  6  8  2  1  0  0  3  3  4  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3
Clouds           FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5          10          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.06
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  S
Tstms                                                                   C  C  S
Heat index                                                             92 92
Max heat                                                               92    93


Date          Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    88      69    89      68    88      68    86
Temp          72 71 86 79   71 71 87 81   72 71 85 81   72 71 84 80
Dewpt         70 69 69 72   71 71 71 72   71 71 72 72   71 70 70 71
PWind dir        SE    NE      SE     S       S     W       S     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         20    60      50    70      50    50      30    40
Rain shwrs     S        L    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  C    C     S  C
Tstms          S        C    C  S     L    C        S    C     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