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National Weather Service Charleston SC
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

SCZ050-020800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            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                      75          85          71          83          71
Temp             82 79 77 76 77 79 82 81 77 75 74 72 72 76 80 81 77 74 73 71 73
Dewpt            75 75 74 73 74 74 74 74 73 73 72 70 68 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 69
RH               79 88 90 90 90 85 77 79 87 94 93 93 87 79 72 69 79 87 90 93 87
Wind dir         SW SW SW  N NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          6  4  4  5  6  9  9  9  8  8  8 10 10 11 11 11  9  6  5  6  8
Clouds           B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          80          70          70          50
QPF 12hr                   0.38        0.36        0.53        0.55        0.12
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  C  C  S  C  C  C  D  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms             L  C  S  S  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  S


Date           08/04  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25  Thu 08/07/25  Fri 08/08/25
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          86      73    88      74    88      74    89      74    90
Temp          84 79   75 75 86 79   76 76 85 79   76 76 86 80   76 76 88 81
Dewpt         71 72   73 73 74 73   74 74 74 74   74 73 74 73   73 73 73 74
PWind dir         E       E     E       E     E      NE     E      NE     E
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         70      50    80      50    70      50    70      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  C  L  D    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  L    C  S  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  S  S  C

$$
GAZ118-020800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            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                      75          88          72          83          71
Temp             87 81 78 77 77 83 87 85 79 76 76 74 74 78 81 81 78 74 73 71 73
Dewpt            76 76 74 74 75 78 78 77 76 76 75 73 73 75 75 74 73 73 72 71 72
RH               70 85 88 90 94 85 75 77 91100 97 97 97 91 82 79 85 97 97100 97
Wind dir         SW  S  W NW  N  N NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          4  3  2  2  3  4  4  5  4  4  4  5  6  8  8  8  5  4  3  3  5
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     70          80          80          90          60
QPF 12hr                   0.60        0.16        2.18        0.97        0.34
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  S     S  C  L  L  D  D  C  C  L  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C
Tstms             C  C           C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  D  D  C  C  C  C  S
Heat index       98             93100 96
Max heat        103    93         100    99


Date           08/04  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25  Thu 08/07/25  Fri 08/08/25
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      73    90      74    89      74    89      74    89
Temp          83 80   74 75 88 81   76 75 87 81   76 74 86 80   76 74 87 81
Dewpt         75 74   74 75 77 76   75 75 77 76   74 74 76 75   75 74 77 75
PWind dir         E       E     E       E     E      NE     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV   B2 B1 B1 OV   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr         80      60    90      60    80      50    70      40    70
Rain shwrs     C  D    L  C  C  D    L  S  C  D    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L
Tstms          C  L    C     C  L    C     C  L    C  S  C  L    C     S  L

$$
SCZ050-020800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            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                      75          86          72          83          73
Temp             85 81 79 77 77 82 85 84 80 78 76 74 74 77 81 82 79 77 76 74 75
Dewpt            78 77 75 75 76 78 78 78 77 76 74 72 72 73 74 74 73 73 73 72 72
RH               80 88 88 94 97 88 80 82 91 94 94 93 93 87 79 77 82 87 90 93 90
Wind dir         SW SW  W  N  N NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          8  5  4  4  5  8  9 10  8  8  8 10 10 12 12 12 10  8  5  6  8
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          80          80          70          60
QPF 12hr                   0.44        0.25        0.64        0.57        0.18
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        D  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  L
Tstms             L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C
Heat index       97             90 96 94
Max heat        106    93          97    97


Date           08/04  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25  Thu 08/07/25  Fri 08/08/25
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          86      76    88      75    88      75    88      75    89
Temp          85 81   77 77 86 81   79 77 86 81   78 76 86 81   77 77 87 83
Dewpt         75 75   75 75 78 76   76 76 77 76   76 75 77 77   76 75 77 76
PWind dir         E       E     E       E     E       E     E      NE     E
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         70      50    70      60    70      50    60      40    60
Rain shwrs     L  L    C  C  L  L    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  C

$$
SCZ048-020800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            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                      75          86          72          81          71
Temp             85 80 78 76 77 81 85 84 78 76 75 73 73 77 80 79 77 74 73 71 73
Dewpt            77 76 75 74 75 77 78 77 76 76 74 72 72 74 75 74 73 72 72 71 72
RH               77 88 91 94 94 88 80 80 94100 97 97 97 90 85 85 87 93 97100 97
Wind dir         SW  S SW NW  N NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          5  3  2  3  4  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  9 10  9  8  5  4  3  5  5
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     70          90          70          80          60
QPF 12hr                   0.60        0.23        0.76        0.62        0.28
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  L  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C
Tstms             L  C  S  S  S  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  S
Heat index       96                97 94
Max heat        103    90          97    97


Date           08/04  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25  Thu 08/07/25  Fri 08/08/25
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      74    88      73    88      75    88      74    89
Temp          82 80   75 76 86 80   76 75 86 79   76 76 85 79   76 76 87 81
Dewpt         75 74   74 75 77 76   76 75 77 76   75 75 77 76   75 75 77 76
PWind dir         E       E     E       E     E      NE     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         70      50    80      50    70      50    70      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  C  C  D    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L    C     S  C

$$
SCZ043-020800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            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                      72          83          69          79          68
Temp             82 77 75 74 74 79 81 81 74 73 71 70 71 75 77 78 75 71 69 68 70
Dewpt            75 76 74 73 74 74 75 74 74 73 71 69 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 68 69
RH               79 97 97 97100 85 82 79100100100 97 93 79 76 74 82 93100100 97
Wind dir          S SW  W  N NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          2  2  2  2  5  6  6  6  4  4  4  6  8  9  8  6  5  3  2  4  5
Clouds           B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     70          80          60          70          50
QPF 12hr                   0.61        0.15        0.24        0.36        0.18
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  C  S  S  C  C  C  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms             L  C     S  S  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  S  C  L  L  C  S  S  S


Date           08/04  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25  Thu 08/07/25  Fri 08/08/25
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          83      70    86      70    86      71    86      71    87
Temp          81 77   71 73 84 76   72 74 84 77   73 74 84 77   73 74 85 78
Dewpt         70 72   71 72 74 74   72 74 75 74   73 74 75 74   73 74 73 74
PWind dir        NE      NE     E      NE     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr         70      40    80      50    70      40    60      30    60
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  C  C  D    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L
Tstms          C  L    C     C  L    C     S  L    C     S  L    S     S  C

$$
GAZ099-020800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
621 PM EDT Fri Aug 1 2025

Date           08/01/25      Sat 08/02/25            Sun 08/03/25            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                      73          87          71          79          68
Temp             86 80 76 75 75 82 86 82 76 74 74 72 72 75 77 77 74 70 70 68 70
Dewpt            74 74 73 74 75 76 76 76 75 74 73 72 72 72 72 70 70 70 69 68 69
RH               68 82 90 97100 82 72 82 97100 97100100 90 85 79 87100 97100 97
Wind dir          W SW  W NW  N NE NE NE SE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          2  2  1  2  2  4  5  5  3  2  2  3  5  6  6  6  4  2  2  2  3
Clouds           B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     60          90          80          80          60
QPF 12hr                   0.22        0.79        0.45        0.57        0.19
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        L  C  S     S  C  L  L  D  D  C  C  L  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C
Tstms             C  S           C  L  L  C  S  S        C  L  L  C  S  S
Heat index       94                96
Max heat        101                96    96


Date           08/04  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25  Thu 08/07/25  Fri 08/08/25
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          83      70    88      71    88      71    88      71    88
Temp          82 77   72 72 86 79   73 73 86 79   73 73 86 79   73 73 85 79
Dewpt         72 73   72 72 75 75   73 73 75 75   73 73 74 75   73 73 74 74
PWind dir         E       E    SE       E    NE       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 OV   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 SC SC B2   B1 SC SC B2
PoP 12hr         80      60    90      50    70      40    60      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  D    L  C  C  D    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L
Tstms          S  L    C     S  L    C     S  L    C     S  L    C     S  L

$$

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