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National Weather Service Charleston SC
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

SCZ050-030800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Date           04/02/25      Thu 04/03/25            Fri 04/04/25            Sat
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          84          66          86          65
Temp          79 72 70 68 68 68 78 83 82 73 69 68 67 67 79 85 83 73 68 67 66 66
Dewpt         68 68 68 68 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 68 67 67 67 67 66 66 66
RH            69 87 93100 93 97 71 61 63 84 97100100100 69 55 59 81 97 97100100
Wind dir      SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      12 12 11 10 10 11 12 12 12  9  8  8  8  6  9 10 10  8  6  6  6  6
Clouds        B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          S


Date           04/05  Sun 04/06/25  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25
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          85      67    84      65    76      51    68      44    67
Temp          85 72   69 68 84 73   68 65 76 68   57 51 66 58   48 44 64 59
Dewpt         65 67   67 66 66 66   66 65 65 63   55 49 43 45   40 36 39 44
PWind dir         S       S     S      SW    SW      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC B1 SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      30    80      60    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                           S  C  C  D    L  C  S
Tstms                                      S  C    S

$$
GAZ118-030800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Date           04/02/25      Thu 04/03/25            Fri 04/04/25            Sat
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          85          67          86          65
Temp          83 73 69 68 68 68 78 85 84 74 70 68 68 68 79 85 83 73 68 67 66 66
Dewpt         70 69 69 68 67 67 69 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 66 65 66 66 66 65 66
RH            65 87100100 97 97 74 55 57 82 93100100100 69 53 55 79 93 97 97100
Wind dir      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      13 14 12 11 10 10 11 12 13 10  8  8  5  5  8 10 10  9  6  6  6  6
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/05  Sun 04/06/25  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25
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          87      67    88      65    76      51    69      44    68
Temp          86 74   69 68 87 77   69 65 76 69   58 52 67 60   48 45 66 60
Dewpt         65 65   66 65 64 65   65 65 64 60   53 47 45 45   41 38 40 44
PWind dir         S       S     S      SW    SW      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      30    80      60    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                           S  C  L  D    L  C  S
Tstms                                      S  S    S

$$
SCZ050-030800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Date           04/02/25      Thu 04/03/25            Fri 04/04/25            Sat
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          81          66          81          65
Temp          76 70 68 68 67 68 77 81 79 71 68 68 67 67 77 81 80 71 68 67 66 66
Dewpt         68 68 68 67 66 66 69 68 69 68 68 68 67 67 68 68 68 67 67 66 66 66
RH            76 93100 97 97 93 76 65 72 90100100100100 74 65 67 87 97 97100100
Wind dir      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      12 11 11  9  8  9 13 13 13 10 10 10  9  8 10 11 11  9  9 10  9  9
Clouds        B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          S


Date           04/05  Sun 04/06/25  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25
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          82      67    81      65    74      53    67      45    65
Temp          82 71   69 68 81 72   68 65 74 67   58 53 66 58   50 46 64 58
Dewpt         66 67   68 67 67 67   66 65 66 64   57 50 45 47   42 39 42 46
PWind dir         S       S     S      SW    SW      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      30    80      60    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                           S  C  C  D    L  C  S
Tstms                                         S    S

$$
SCZ048-030800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Date           04/02/25      Thu 04/03/25            Fri 04/04/25            Sat
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          82          66          83          64
Temp          80 72 70 68 67 67 76 81 79 71 68 68 67 67 77 82 80 70 67 67 65 66
Dewpt         69 69 68 68 66 66 69 68 69 68 68 67 67 67 69 68 67 67 66 66 65 65
RH            69 90 93100 97 97 79 65 72 90100 97100100 76 63 65 90 97 97100 97
Wind dir      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      11 10  9  8  6  9 10 11 10  8  6  8  5  5  8  9  9  6  6  6  6  6
Clouds        B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/05  Sun 04/06/25  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25
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          84      66    84      64    75      51    68      44    66
Temp          83 71   69 68 83 73   68 65 74 67   58 52 65 58   48 45 64 58
Dewpt         67 67   66 65 67 66   65 65 65 62   54 48 45 45   41 38 41 45
PWind dir         S       S     S      SW    SW      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      30    80      60    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                           S  C  L  D    L  C  S
Tstms                                      S  S    S

$$
SCZ043-030800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Date           04/02/25      Thu 04/03/25            Fri 04/04/25            Sat
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                      65          86          65          87          62
Temp          80 71 67 66 66 66 77 85 85 74 68 67 66 66 79 86 86 74 67 65 64 64
Dewpt         68 69 67 65 65 66 70 67 67 68 68 67 66 66 70 68 66 66 66 65 64 64
RH            67 93100 97 97100 79 55 55 82100100100100 74 55 51 76 97100100100
Wind dir      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd      11 10  8  8  6  9 10 11 11  9  6  6  5  5  8  9  9  8  6  5  6  5
Clouds        SC B1 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/05  Sun 04/06/25  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25
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          87      64    88      62    74      48    67      39    66
Temp          86 74   67 66 87 74   66 63 73 66   54 49 65 57   44 41 64 57
Dewpt         65 65   66 65 65 66   65 63 65 61   52 46 43 42   38 35 37 42
PWind dir         S       S     S      SW     W      NW     N       N    NE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC B1 SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      40    80      50    20       5     5
Rain shwrs                           C  C  L  D    C  C  S
Tstms                                      S  C    S

$$
GAZ099-030800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
329 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

Date           04/02/25      Thu 04/03/25            Fri 04/04/25            Sat
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          90          66          91          63
Temp          86 77 72 70 69 68 77 86 90 79 70 68 67 67 78 87 90 79 70 67 64 64
Dewpt         66 67 68 67 66 67 68 64 62 65 67 67 67 67 68 65 62 64 64 64 64 64
RH            51 71 87 90 90 97 74 48 39 62 90 97100100 71 48 39 60 81 90100100
Wind dir      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd      10 10  9  6  6  8 10  9 10  9  8  5  4  4  6  6  8  8  8  5  5  5
Clouds        SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr                     20           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  S
Tstms          S  S
Heat index                            90                      90
Max heat                                 90                      92


Date           04/05  Sun 04/06/25  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25
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          91      64    91      61    73      48    68      41    67
Temp          87 81   68 65 88 80   67 61 71 64   54 49 66 60   48 42 64 59
Dewpt         62 62   63 63 60 61   64 61 60 55   49 45 40 42   38 35 36 41
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW     W      NW    NW       N    NE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC FW   FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr          0       0    20      50    70      50    10       5     5
Rain shwrs                      S    C  C  L  L    C  C
Tstms                                      S  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