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National Weather Service Charleston SC
714 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

SCZ050-192000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
714 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Date             Fri 04/19/24            Sat 04/20/24            Sun 04/21/24
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                      88          67          88          64          73
Temp             67 82 87 86 76 71 69 67 69 83 88 84 76 70 67 65 64 70 73 70 64
Dewpt            63 66 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 67 66 67 68 67 66 64 63 62 61 59 58
RH               87 58 48 50 71 84 90 97 90 59 48 57 76 90 97 97 97 76 66 68 81
Wind dir         SW  W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  S  N NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd          3  5  8  9  8  6  5  5  5  6  8  6  5  4  4  5  6  9  9 10  9
Clouds           B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     20          10          40          30          70
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0        0.09        0.19        0.18
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S                    S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L
Tstms                   S  S                    S  C  C  C  S  S        S  S
Heat index                                     90
Max heat                                       90


Date          Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24  Wed 04/24/24  Thu 04/25/24
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          54    65      49    74      55    81      58    77
Temp          57 54 64 60   53 51 72 65   57 58 80 71   62 59 76 67
Dewpt         55 51 50 51   50 49 47 52   54 55 54 58   57 53 52 54
PWind dir         N    NE       N    NE       S    SW      NW     E
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B1   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         70    20      10     0       0     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     L  C  S  S

$$
GAZ118-192000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
714 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Date             Fri 04/19/24            Sat 04/20/24            Sun 04/21/24
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                      90          68          90          66          78
Temp             67 81 90 89 80 73 70 68 69 83 89 88 80 73 70 67 67 74 77 75 67
Dewpt            62 65 64 63 65 65 65 65 65 66 65 65 66 67 66 65 65 65 63 60 59
RH               84 58 42 42 60 76 84 90 87 57 45 47 62 81 87 93 93 74 62 60 75
Wind dir         SW  W  W SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd          2  5  6  8  8  6  4  5  5  6  8  8  4  5  4  3  5  6  8 10 10
Clouds           B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20           5          40          40          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.04        0.24        0.24
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  L  L  L
Tstms                                           S  C  C  C              S  S
Heat index             91 90                   91 90
Max heat               91    91                91    92


Date          Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24  Wed 04/24/24  Thu 04/25/24
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          56    68      49    75      55    83      59    80
Temp          60 56 67 63   53 52 72 67   57 57 80 74   64 60 79 71
Dewpt         56 53 50 50   49 49 47 51   53 54 53 57   57 54 54 54
PWind dir         N    NE       N     E       S    SW       W     E
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2 B1   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         60    20       5     0       0     5       0     5
Rain shwrs     L  C     S

$$
SCZ050-192000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
714 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Date             Fri 04/19/24            Sat 04/20/24            Sun 04/21/24
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                      85          67          85          65          73
Temp             68 81 85 82 74 71 69 67 69 82 85 82 74 69 67 65 65 71 72 69 64
Dewpt            64 66 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 67 68 68 68 67 65 64 63 62 61 59
RH               87 60 53 58 76 84 93100 93 63 55 63 82 97100100 97 76 71 76 84
Wind dir         SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd          5  5 11 12  9  9  6  6  6  6  9  9  4  5  4  6  8  9  9 11 10
Clouds           SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     20          10          30          30          60
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.11        0.32        0.16
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S                    S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L
Tstms                      S                    S  C  C  C  S  S        S  S


Date          Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24  Wed 04/24/24  Thu 04/25/24
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          57    65      52    73      58    80      60    75
Temp          58 57 64 60   54 53 72 65   59 59 79 71   63 60 75 67
Dewpt         56 53 51 52   51 50 49 53   56 56 56 60   60 55 55 57
PWind dir         N    NE       N    NE       S    SW      NW    NE
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B1   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         70    20      10     0       5     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     L  C  S  S

$$
SCZ048-192000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
714 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Date             Fri 04/19/24            Sat 04/20/24            Sun 04/21/24
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                      88          67          89          65          75
Temp             68 80 87 85 76 71 70 68 69 82 88 86 77 71 68 66 66 72 74 72 65
Dewpt            62 66 65 66 67 67 66 66 66 67 66 68 68 68 67 65 65 65 63 61 59
RH               81 62 48 53 74 87 87 93 90 61 48 55 74 90 97 97 97 79 69 68 81
Wind dir         SW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W NW NE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd          2  5  8  9  9  6  5  5  5  6  6  8  4  5  3  4  5  8  9 10 11
Clouds           B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     20          10          40          40          70
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0        0.03        0.29        0.21
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S                    S  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  L  L  L
Tstms                      S                    S  C  C  C              S  S
Heat index                                     90
Max heat                                       90    91


Date          Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24  Wed 04/24/24  Thu 04/25/24
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          55    67      50    74      55    82      59    78
Temp          59 56 65 62   53 52 72 66   57 58 80 73   64 60 77 69
Dewpt         56 53 51 51   50 49 49 54   55 56 55 60   58 54 55 56
PWind dir         N    NE       N     E       S    SW      NW     E
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         70    20      10     0       0     5       0    10
Rain shwrs     L  C     S

$$
SCZ043-192000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
714 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Date             Fri 04/19/24            Sat 04/20/24            Sun 04/21/24
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          64          87          60          70
Temp             65 80 88 88 77 70 67 65 67 81 87 86 76 68 65 62 61 67 70 68 62
Dewpt            61 65 63 62 67 67 66 65 66 67 65 65 67 66 64 62 61 60 58 56 56
RH               87 60 43 42 71 90 97100 97 63 48 50 74 93 97100100 78 66 65 81
Wind dir          N  W  W SW  S  S SW SW  W NW  W NW NE  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd          0  5  6  8  6  5  4  4  4  5  8  6  3  3  3  4  5  8  9  9  9
Clouds           B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     30          10          40          40          80
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0        0.03        0.44        0.22
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  S                    S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  D  D  L
Tstms                   S  S                    S  C  C  C


Date          Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24  Wed 04/24/24  Thu 04/25/24
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          51    65      45    75      50    81      54    78
Temp          54 52 64 59   49 48 72 65   53 54 80 71   59 56 76 68
Dewpt         54 51 48 50   48 48 46 52   52 54 53 57   55 51 51 52
PWind dir         N    NE       N    NE       S     W       N     E
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2 B1   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         70    20      10     0       0     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     L  C     S

$$
GAZ099-192000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
714 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

Date             Fri 04/19/24            Sat 04/20/24            Sun 04/21/24
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                      90          67          88          64          75
Temp             65 81 88 89 81 75 70 68 69 82 88 88 79 72 68 66 64 71 75 70 63
Dewpt            63 64 63 61 64 65 65 65 65 66 64 62 65 66 63 62 61 59 57 55 56
RH               93 56 43 39 56 71 84 90 87 58 45 42 62 81 84 87 90 66 54 59 78
Wind dir          N  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd          0  5  8  9  6  5  4  5  5  6  8  8  6  3  4  4  6  9  8 10 10
Clouds           SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          10          30          40          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03        0.26        0.20
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S                             S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  D  D  L
Tstms                                           S  C  C  C              S  S


Date          Mon 04/22/24  Tue 04/23/24  Wed 04/24/24  Thu 04/25/24
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          53    68      47    75      52    82      56    80
Temp          57 54 66 62   51 49 73 67   54 55 80 74   61 57 79 71
Dewpt         54 51 48 48   48 48 45 48   51 52 52 55   54 51 50 52
PWind dir         N    NE      NE     E       S     W       N     E
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B1   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         60    10       5     0       0     5       0    10
Rain shwrs     L  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



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