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National Weather Service Charleston SC
613 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

SCZ050-040800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
613 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

Date           04/03/25      Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun
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                      67          87          63          85          67
Temp             73 69 68 67 71 78 84 83 72 68 66 65 65 79 84 82 73 69 69 69 68
Dewpt            68 68 68 67 66 66 66 65 66 65 65 64 64 63 62 62 64 66 66 65 65
RH               84 97100100 84 67 55 55 81 90 97 97 97 58 48 51 73 90 90 87 90
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd         10  9  9  8  6  9 12 13  9  4  4  4  3 10 14 14 12 10 11 12 12
Clouds           FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/06  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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      66    78      51    70      43    66      46    73
Temp          83 72   70 68 76 65   58 52 68 58   48 44 63 58   48 50 72 61
Dewpt         63 63   65 65 63 61   55 47 40 40   37 33 34 39   43 42 44 47
PWind dir         S      SW    SW       W     N      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        BZ      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   B2 B2 B2 OV   B2 B1 FW CL   CL CL CL FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0      30    90      70    10       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs             S  C  L  D    L  C
Tstms                        C  C    C

$$
GAZ118-040800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
613 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

Date           04/03/25      Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun
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                      68          85          64          86          67
Temp             74 70 68 68 70 79 85 84 74 68 66 65 66 79 85 84 75 72 70 68 68
Dewpt            69 70 68 68 67 68 67 65 65 65 65 64 65 65 64 64 66 67 66 66 65
RH               84100100100 90 69 55 53 74 90 97 97 97 62 50 51 74 84 87 93 90
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd         11  8  8  6  6  8 11 12  9  4  5  4  4  9 13 14 12 10 10  9  9
Clouds           FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/06  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          87      67    77      51    70      45    67      49    73
Temp          86 76   71 69 75 67   58 51 68 61   51 46 65 60   51 51 71 65
Dewpt         64 66   66 66 66 62   54 47 44 43   39 36 39 43   46 46 49 50
PWind dir         S      SW    SW       W    NW       N    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 SC FW FW   FW CL CL CL   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          5      30    90      70    10       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs             S  C  L  D    L  C
Tstms                        C  C    C

$$
SCZ050-040800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
613 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

Date           04/03/25      Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun
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                      67          74          66          76          67
Temp             71 68 68 67 68 72 74 73 69 68 67 67 67 73 76 74 69 68 68 68 68
Dewpt            69 68 68 67 66 68 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 65 65 66 67 67 67 67 67
RH               93100100100 93 87 79 81 93 93 93 93 93 76 69 76 93 97 97 97 97
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          9  6  6  5  6  8 11 11  6  5  5  5  4  9 13 14 12 10 11 11 12
Clouds           FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/06  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          75      66    77      53    68      46    64      51    71
Temp          75 67   68 68 75 65   59 53 66 59   51 46 62 58   53 53 69 63
Dewpt         66 66   67 66 68 64   57 50 45 45   40 36 41 45   47 47 51 53
PWind dir         S      SW    SW       W     N      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 B1 FW CL   FW CL CL CL   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0      30    80      80    10       0     0       5    10
Rain shwrs             S  C  L  D    D  C
Tstms                        C  C    C

$$
SCZ048-040800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
613 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

Date           04/03/25      Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun
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                      66          84          63          83          67
Temp             71 69 68 67 69 77 82 81 69 66 66 64 65 77 82 81 72 69 69 68 68
Dewpt            69 69 68 67 67 68 67 67 66 65 65 64 65 66 65 65 66 67 66 66 65
RH               93100100100 93 74 61 63 90 97 97100100 69 56 58 81 93 90 93 90
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          8  6  6  5  6  8 12 12  6  4  5  4  4 10 14 16 12 11 11 11 10
Clouds           FW SC B1 OV B2 B1 SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/06  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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      66    76      51    69      45    66      48    71
Temp          82 72   69 68 74 65   57 51 67 59   50 45 64 59   50 51 71 61
Dewpt         66 67   66 66 68 63   56 47 45 44   39 35 39 44   46 45 50 52
PWind dir         S      SW    SW       W    NW      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 SC FW FW   FW CL CL CL   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          5      40    90      70    10       0     0       5    20
Rain shwrs             S  C  L  D    L  C                                 S
Tstms                        C  C    C

$$
SCZ043-040800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
613 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

Date           04/03/25      Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun
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                      65          87          61          84          64
Temp             74 68 67 66 66 78 86 85 73 66 63 63 63 78 84 83 73 68 67 66 66
Dewpt            67 68 67 66 65 68 66 66 66 64 63 63 63 63 62 62 64 65 65 65 65
RH               79100100100 97 71 51 53 79 93100100100 60 48 49 73 90 93 97 97
Wind dir         SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd         10  6  6  5  6  8  9 12  8  4  4  4  3  8 12 13 12  9  9  9  9
Clouds           FW B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/06  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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      64    74      48    68      40    65      42    71
Temp          86 74   68 66 72 63   55 49 66 57   45 41 63 58   44 46 70 60
Dewpt         63 64   64 65 64 59   53 46 40 40   34 32 33 39   41 41 44 47
PWind dir         S       S    SW       W     N      NE    NE       E    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B2 B2 OV OV   B2 SC FW FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         10      50    90      70    10       0     0       5    20
Rain shwrs             C  C  D  D    L  C                                 S
Tstms                        C  C    C

$$
GAZ099-040800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
613 PM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

Date           04/03/25      Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun
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                      67          90          62          89          65
Temp             79 72 69 67 68 78 86 90 80 70 65 63 64 77 86 89 80 72 68 66 67
Dewpt            67 69 68 67 66 68 66 64 64 64 63 63 64 65 62 60 61 64 64 64 64
RH               67 90 97100 93 71 51 42 58 81 93100100 67 45 38 52 76 87 93 90
Wind dir         SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          8  5  5  4  5  6  6 10  8  6  5  5  4  8  8  9  9  8  6  6  8
Clouds           SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                            91
Max heat                                 91


Date           04/06  Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          89      63    71      47    68      42    67      43    72
Temp          87 79   70 66 70 63   54 47 65 59   48 43 64 61   48 47 70 65
Dewpt         61 63   66 65 63 58   50 42 41 42   37 34 36 40   41 42 44 47
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      NW    NW       N    NE       E    SE
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B2 B2 OV B2   B1 SC FW CL   CL CL CL CL   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         20      60    90      60     5       0     0       0    10
Rain shwrs        S    C  L  D  D    L  S
Tstms                     S  C  C    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