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National Weather Service Charleston SC
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

SCZ050-080800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

Date           04/07/25      Tue 04/08/25            Wed 04/09/25            Thu
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                      55          72          46          70          49
Temp             71 66 63 57 55 63 71 72 61 55 52 47 47 59 68 69 61 53 50 49 53
Dewpt            64 63 58 53 49 42 41 41 44 45 40 35 34 35 39 41 44 47 48 49 51
RH               79 90 84 86 80 46 34 33 53 69 63 63 60 40 34 36 53 80 93100 93
Wind dir         SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE
Wind spd         14 11 11 10  9 10 10  8  5  6  9 10 11 11 10 10  8  5  3  3  3
Clouds           OV OV B2 SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                    100           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.35           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  D
Tstms             C  C


Date           04/10  Fri 04/11/25  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25
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          77      59    75      51    71      47    72      50    82
Temp          74 69   62 60 75 64   56 51 69 61   52 48 69 64   52 53 78 71
Dewpt         52 55   58 57 51 51   49 45 42 44   43 40 38 42   44 45 44 51
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW CL FW   FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr          5      20    40      10    20       5     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                S  C  C             S

$$
GAZ118-080800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

Date           04/07/25      Tue 04/08/25            Wed 04/09/25            Thu
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                      53          73          49          71          50
Temp             70 64 60 55 53 64 71 73 62 56 53 51 51 62 68 71 64 56 53 52 54
Dewpt            66 62 57 52 48 48 45 43 46 47 46 44 42 45 47 47 49 50 51 50 52
RH               87 93 90 90 83 56 39 34 56 72 77 77 71 54 47 42 58 80 93 93 93
Wind dir          W  W  W  W NW  N  N NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  N
Wind spd         12  9 10 10  9  8  6  5  2  2  4  5  9 10 10 10  5  3  2  2  2
Clouds           OV OV SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                    100           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.33           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  C
Tstms             C


Date           04/10  Fri 04/11/25  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25
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          78      57    77      51    71      47    72      49    82
Temp          75 70   62 59 76 67   56 51 69 63   53 48 69 65   52 52 79 73
Dewpt         54 57   57 56 52 51   47 45 43 42   42 40 39 43   44 45 46 52
PWind dir        SE       S     W      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL CL   CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr          5      10    30       5    10       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                   S  C

$$
SCZ050-080800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

Date           04/07/25      Tue 04/08/25            Wed 04/09/25            Thu
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                      58          71          50          68          53
Temp             71 67 64 59 58 64 70 70 59 56 54 51 50 60 66 67 61 57 54 54 56
Dewpt            68 66 61 57 52 47 46 47 48 49 44 41 39 42 45 47 49 50 52 53 54
RH               90 97 90 93 80 54 42 44 67 77 69 68 66 51 47 49 65 77 93 96 93
Wind dir         SW  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE
Wind spd         13 10 10 10 10 10  9  8  5  5  8 10 11 11 11 10  8  5  4  3  3
Clouds           OV OV OV SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                    100           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                   0.22           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  D
Tstms             C  C


Date           04/10  Fri 04/11/25  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25
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          74      61    74      53    70      49    71      53    78
Temp          73 67   64 62 74 65   58 53 68 61   55 50 68 65   56 55 76 71
Dewpt         58 59   61 59 57 56   52 47 47 47   46 42 42 45   47 47 50 56
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW CL FW   CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr          5      20    40      20    20      10     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                S  C  C    S        S

$$
SCZ048-080800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

Date           04/07/25      Tue 04/08/25            Wed 04/09/25            Thu
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                      53          73          49          70          50
Temp             69 64 61 56 53 64 71 72 61 56 54 50 49 60 68 69 62 55 53 52 54
Dewpt            67 63 58 53 51 49 46 46 49 49 47 41 39 43 46 47 49 50 50 50 52
RH               93 97 90 90 93 58 41 39 65 77 77 71 68 53 45 45 62 83 89 93 93
Wind dir          W  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE
Wind spd         12  9 10 10  9  9  8  6  3  3  5  8 10  9  8  8  5  3  2  2  2
Clouds           OV OV B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                    100           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.40           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  C
Tstms             C


Date           04/10  Fri 04/11/25  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25
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          76      59    76      51    70      47    72      50    81
Temp          74 69   62 60 76 65   56 51 68 61   53 48 69 64   53 53 78 71
Dewpt         56 59   58 57 54 53   49 45 45 45   43 41 41 44   45 45 49 55
PWind dir        SE       S     W      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL CL   FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr          5      20    40      10    20       5     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                S  S  C             S

$$
SCZ043-080800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

Date           04/07/25      Tue 04/08/25            Wed 04/09/25            Thu
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                      51          70          44          68          44
Temp             66 61 58 53 52 63 70 70 57 51 49 45 44 58 66 68 60 49 46 44 49
Dewpt            64 61 55 51 49 43 41 41 43 43 39 34 34 36 39 40 44 46 46 44 49
RH               93100 90 93 89 48 35 35 59 74 68 65 68 44 37 36 55 89100100100
Wind dir          W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd         10  8  9  8  8  9  8  6  4  3  5  6  9  9  8  5  3  2  1  1  1
Clouds           OV OV SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                    100           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.36           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  C
Tstms             C
Wind chill                                           39
Min chill                                            39


Date           04/10  Fri 04/11/25  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25
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          76      54    74      47    68      43    70      45    80
Temp          76 65   57 56 73 62   52 48 66 59   49 44 68 63   48 49 78 71
Dewpt         49 54   56 55 50 49   47 45 42 42   41 38 37 42   42 43 44 51
PWind dir         S       S     W      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW CL CL   FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr          5      20    40      10    20       5     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                S  C  C             S

$$
GAZ099-080800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
602 PM EDT Mon Apr 7 2025

Date           04/07/25      Tue 04/08/25            Wed 04/09/25            Thu
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                      49          70          44          71          45
Temp             64 61 56 51 49 60 67 70 60 54 49 47 45 57 67 71 64 54 49 48 49
Dewpt            63 59 52 47 44 43 40 39 43 41 40 39 38 42 44 44 47 48 48 48 49
RH               97 93 86 86 83 53 37 32 53 61 71 74 76 57 43 38 54 80 96100100
Wind dir          W  W  W NW NW  N NW NW NW NW  N NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd          8  6  8  6  8  9  8  8  4  2  2  4  5  6  5  4  2  2  1  1  1
Clouds           OV B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr                     70           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.08           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  S
Tstms             C


Date           04/10  Fri 04/11/25  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25
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          78      54    73      48    68      44    72      47    82
Temp          75 70   59 56 72 67   54 48 66 60   51 45 68 64   51 50 78 73
Dewpt         49 52   53 52 49 46   44 43 39 40   39 39 37 42   42 43 43 49
PWind dir         S      SW     W      NW    NW      NW    NW       W     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL CL   CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr          0      10    30       5    10       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs                   C  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