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National Weather Service Charleston SC
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

SCZ050-110800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                      62          70          62          73          60
Temp          69 67 66 65 64 64 65 68 68 67 65 65 64 64 67 71 71 67 65 63 62 62
Dewpt         62 61 61 60 60 61 62 63 63 63 63 62 62 62 63 64 64 63 63 62 60 60
RH            78 81 84 84 87 90 90 84 84 87 93 90 93 93 87 79 79 87 93 97 93 93
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd      19 16 14 13 13 13 16 17 18 14 13 12 12 11 12 13 12 10  9  8  8  8
Wind gust     31 28 27 24 25 25 27 31 29 26 25
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     80          70          40          40          20
QPF 12hr                   0.31        0.36        0.29        0.14        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  C  L  L  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
High Surf      Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/13  Tue 10/14/25  Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25
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    79      59    79      59    77      56    77
Temp          75 71   64 61 77 72   63 61 77 69   63 60 75 66   60 57 75 68
Dewpt         61 61   59 57 58 58   58 57 57 58   58 55 53 53   52 50 50 54
PWind dir         N       N     N       N     N       N     N      NE    NW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL CL   CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr         10       5     5       5     5       5     5       0     0

$$
GAZ118-110800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                      62          71          62          73          60
Temp          68 66 65 65 64 62 67 69 70 66 65 64 63 62 67 71 71 68 65 63 62 61
Dewpt         65 64 63 61 61 60 63 64 64 62 62 61 60 61 64 65 65 64 63 62 61 60
RH            90 93 93 87 90 93 87 84 81 87 90 90 90 97 90 81 81 87 93 97 97 97
Wind dir      NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd      16 16 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 10  6  5  5  5  5
Wind gust     28 29 27 24 25 24 26 26 26 26 23
Clouds        OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          50          40          30          20
QPF 12hr                   0.30        0.09        0.29        0.05        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  L  C  L  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S


Date           10/13  Tue 10/14/25  Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25
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          80      59    82      59    81      59    80      56    80
Temp          77 73   64 60 80 73   64 60 79 70   64 60 78 68   61 57 78 70
Dewpt         63 61   59 58 60 60   58 56 60 60   59 55 56 56   55 52 54 55
PWind dir        NW      NW     N       N    NE       N    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   FW CL CL FW   CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr         10       0     5       0     5       0     5       0     0

$$
SCZ050-110800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                      63          69          64          72          62
Temp          70 69 67 65 64 65 67 69 69 67 67 65 65 65 68 70 70 68 66 65 63 63
Dewpt         68 66 65 63 63 64 65 68 67 66 66 65 64 64 67 68 67 66 65 64 62 62
RH            93 90 93 93 97 97 93 97 93 97 97100 97 97 97 93 90 93 97 97 97 97
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd      20 18 16 13 14 14 17 18 19 16 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 10  9  8  8  8
Wind gust     31 29 27 25 26 26          26 25 23 23 21
Clouds        OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     80          70          40          40          20
QPF 12hr                   0.39        0.38        0.22        0.12        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  L  D  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
High Surf      Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/13  Tue 10/14/25  Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25
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      62    78      61    78      61    76      58    75
Temp          75 71   66 63 76 72   65 62 76 70   65 62 74 68   63 59 73 69
Dewpt         65 64   62 59 62 62   60 59 61 62   60 57 57 57   55 52 55 57
PWind dir        NW       N     N       N     N       N     N      NE    NW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL CL   CL FW CL FW
PoP 12hr         10       5     5       5     5       5     5       0     0

$$
SCZ048-110800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                      62          70          62          73          61
Temp          68 66 65 64 63 62 65 68 69 66 65 64 63 63 67 71 71 68 65 63 62 61
Dewpt         66 64 62 60 60 61 63 65 65 64 63 62 61 62 64 66 66 65 64 62 61 60
RH            93 93 90 87 90 97 93 90 87 93 93 93 93 97 90 84 84 90 97 97 97 97
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd      14 14 14 13 16 17 18 16 14 13 12 11 12 11 12 10 10  6  6  5  6  6
Wind gust     31 28 28 26 27       27 28 26 25 21          20
Clouds        OV OV OV B2 OV B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     70          60          40          30          20
QPF 12hr                   0.18        0.14        0.28        0.16        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  C  L  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S
High Surf      Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           10/13  Tue 10/14/25  Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25
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          79      60    80      60    80      60    79      57    78
Temp          77 72   64 61 78 72   64 61 78 70   64 61 77 67   61 58 76 70
Dewpt         63 63   60 58 60 60   58 57 60 61   59 55 56 55   54 51 54 56
PWind dir        NW      NW     N       N     N       N     N      NE     N
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   FW CL CL CL   CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr          5       0     5       0     5       0     5       0     0

$$
SCZ043-110800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                      60          67          60          71          57
Temp          67 65 63 62 62 62 64 66 66 63 62 62 61 62 67 69 69 65 62 61 59 59
Dewpt         61 61 60 59 58 60 61 63 62 63 62 62 61 62 63 63 63 65 62 60 59 59
RH            81 87 90 90 87 93 90 90 87100100100100100 87 81 81100100 97100100
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd      13 11 10 10 11 11 13 13 13 10 10  9 10 10 10 10 10  6  5  5  5  5
Wind gust     27 26 24 23 24 24 26 26 27 25 23 20 20    20 20
Clouds        B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          60          40          40          20
QPF 12hr                   0.12        0.19        0.66        0.14        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  C  L  L  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S


Date           10/13  Tue 10/14/25  Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25
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      56    78      55    78      55    76      52    77
Temp          74 68   59 58 76 69   59 57 77 67   59 57 75 64   56 54 75 66
Dewpt         61 62   58 57 58 60   56 56 57 59   56 54 53 55   52 50 50 55
PWind dir         N       N     N       N     N       N     N      NE    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL CL   FW FW CL CL   CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr         10       0     5       0     5       0     5       0     0

$$
GAZ099-110800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
216 PM EDT Fri Oct 10 2025

Date           10/10/25      Sat 10/11/25            Sun 10/12/25            Mon
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                      60          74          60          75          58
Temp          68 65 64 63 62 60 67 72 72 66 64 63 62 62 67 71 72 67 65 62 60 59
Dewpt         60 60 58 57 56 57 58 59 59 60 60 59 58 59 61 61 62 62 61 60 60 59
RH            76 84 81 81 81 90 73 64 64 81 87 87 87 90 81 71 71 84 87 93100100
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd      14 12 12 11 13 13 13 13 14 10  9  8 10  9 10 10  9  5  5  4  5  5
Wind gust     26 26 27 24 25 24 24       21 21 20
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     40          40          40          30          20
QPF 12hr                   0.07           0        0.06        0.07           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  S  C  S  S  C     C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S


Date           10/13  Tue 10/14/25  Wed 10/15/25  Thu 10/16/25  Fri 10/17/25
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          81      58    82      58    83      59    81      55    81
Temp          78 72   61 59 80 73   62 59 81 72   63 60 79 69   60 56 79 71
Dewpt         60 59   56 56 56 57   55 54 56 57   56 54 52 51   52 50 49 51
PWind dir        NW       N     N       N    NE       N     N       E    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   CL FW CL CL   CL FW CL CL   CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       0     0       0     5       0     0

$$

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