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National Weather Service Charleston SC
637 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

SCZ050-202000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
637 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

Date             Mon 05/20/24            Tue 05/21/24            Wed 05/22/24
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                      81          63          85          63          88
Temp             65 75 80 81 74 69 66 63 68 77 84 83 75 68 66 63 67 84 88 86 77
Dewpt            61 58 58 60 61 63 63 62 63 61 60 63 63 64 65 63 64 65 63 64 66
RH               87 55 47 49 64 81 90 97 84 58 44 51 66 87 97100 90 53 43 48 69
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  N NE NE  E  E  E  E  N  N  E  S  S SE
Wind spd         10 11 11  9  6  5  4  5  5  8  8  8  5  2  1  0  1  3  5  6  5
Clouds           CL SC B1 B1 SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW 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          Thu 05/23/24  Fri 05/24/24  Sat 05/25/24  Sun 05/26/24
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          67    90      70    91      71    90      71    90
Temp          67 71 89 79   71 74 91 80   73 74 89 80   72 74 90 80
Dewpt         67 68 67 67   69 70 69 70   71 71 70 72   72 72 71 72
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  C  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                      S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C

$$
GAZ118-202000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
637 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

Date             Mon 05/20/24            Tue 05/21/24            Wed 05/22/24
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                      81          64          85          63          88
Temp             66 74 80 80 74 69 66 64 68 79 84 84 77 69 66 63 67 81 87 87 78
Dewpt            64 62 61 62 63 65 64 63 64 62 61 62 63 64 64 63 63 63 62 63 65
RH               93 66 52 54 69 87 93 97 87 56 46 48 62 84 93100 87 54 43 45 64
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE  E  E NE  N  N NE  E  E  E  E  N  N  N  E SE SE SE
Wind spd          9 10  8  5  5  3  2  3  5  6  8  9  5  2  0  0  1  3  5  6  5
Clouds           FW SC SC SC FW FW CL 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          Thu 05/23/24  Fri 05/24/24  Sat 05/25/24  Sun 05/26/24
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          67    90      70    91      71    92      71    91
Temp          67 70 89 80   71 72 91 82   74 74 91 83   73 74 90 81
Dewpt         67 68 65 66   67 68 67 69   70 70 69 71   71 72 70 71
PWind dir         S     S       S     S      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      10    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                       S  C    S     S  C
Tstms                                            S  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ050-202000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
637 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

Date             Mon 05/20/24            Tue 05/21/24            Wed 05/22/24
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                      77          67          82          68          84
Temp             66 73 77 76 72 70 69 67 69 78 82 81 75 71 69 68 70 81 84 82 75
Dewpt            64 62 63 65 65 65 65 65 64 63 63 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 67 68
RH               93 68 62 69 79 84 87 93 84 60 53 58 71 84 90 93 87 60 55 61 79
Wind dir         NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE  N  E SE SE SE
Wind spd         10 11 12 12  6  6  6  5  6  8 11 11  5  2  2  1  2  4  8  9  6
Clouds           FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW 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          Thu 05/23/24  Fri 05/24/24  Sat 05/25/24  Sun 05/26/24
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          69    87      72    88      73    88      72    88
Temp          70 72 87 77   72 74 88 79   73 74 88 79   73 74 88 78
Dewpt         69 70 69 69   70 72 72 72   72 72 72 73   73 74 73 74
PWind dir         S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                      S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C

$$
SCZ048-202000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
637 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

Date             Mon 05/20/24            Tue 05/21/24            Wed 05/22/24
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                      81          64          84          65          86
Temp             66 73 80 80 73 69 67 65 68 78 84 83 76 69 68 65 68 81 86 85 77
Dewpt            64 62 62 64 65 65 65 65 64 63 62 63 64 65 65 65 65 65 64 66 67
RH               93 68 54 58 76 87 93100 87 60 48 51 66 87 90100 90 58 48 53 71
Wind dir         NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  N  N  E SE SE SE
Wind spd          9 10  9  8  5  4  3  3  5  6  8  8  4  1  1  0  1  3  5  6  4
Clouds           FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW 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          Thu 05/23/24  Fri 05/24/24  Sat 05/25/24  Sun 05/26/24
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          68    89      70    91      72    90      71    90
Temp          69 71 88 79   72 74 90 80   74 74 89 81   73 74 89 81
Dewpt         68 69 68 68   69 70 70 71   71 71 71 72   72 72 72 73
PWind dir         S     S       S    SW      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S  S  S  C    S     S  C
Tstms                                      S  S  S  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ043-202000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
637 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

Date             Mon 05/20/24            Tue 05/21/24            Wed 05/22/24
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                      81          59          84          59          87
Temp             62 73 79 80 73 66 61 59 63 77 82 84 74 65 60 59 64 80 86 87 78
Dewpt            62 60 58 58 61 63 61 59 63 61 59 59 63 62 60 59 63 64 60 60 65
RH              100 64 49 47 66 90100100100 58 46 43 69 90100100 97 58 42 40 64
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  N  N  N  N NW SW  S  S
Wind spd          8 10  9  8  3  1  2  2  2  5  5  4  2  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  3
Clouds           CL SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW 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          Thu 05/23/24  Fri 05/24/24  Sat 05/25/24  Sun 05/26/24
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          63    91      67    91      68    90      68    91
Temp          64 69 90 81   68 71 90 81   70 72 88 80   69 71 91 80
Dewpt         64 68 64 66   67 68 67 69   69 70 69 71   69 71 69 71
PWind dir         S    SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    20      20    40      20    40
Rain shwrs                            S    S  S  S  C    S     S  C
Tstms                                 S    S  S  S  C    S     S  C

$$
GAZ099-202000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
637 AM EDT Mon May 20 2024

Date             Mon 05/20/24            Tue 05/21/24            Wed 05/22/24
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                      82          61          85          61          87
Temp             64 73 80 82 75 68 63 61 64 77 83 85 79 69 63 61 65 80 85 87 81
Dewpt            63 62 60 59 62 63 63 61 62 63 60 58 61 63 62 61 63 63 60 58 62
RH               97 68 51 46 64 84100100 93 62 46 40 54 81 97100 93 56 43 38 53
Wind dir         NE NE NE  E NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  N  N  N NW  W SW  N
Wind spd          6  9  8  4  2  2  1  1  1  4  5  4  1  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  0
Clouds           SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW 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          Thu 05/23/24  Fri 05/24/24  Sat 05/25/24  Sun 05/26/24
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          64    90      68    91      70    91      69    92
Temp          65 68 88 82   69 71 90 84   72 73 89 83   71 72 91 82
Dewpt         64 66 64 65   64 67 65 67   67 70 67 69   69 70 67 69
PWind dir         S    SW       S    SW      SW     W       S    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       0    10      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                 S     S  C    S        C
Tstms                                      S     S  C    S        C

$$

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