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National Weather Service Charleston SC
436 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

SCZ050-052100-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
436 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date             Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      53          45          53          43          59
Temp             48 51 52 53 51 49 47 47 47 50 52 52 49 48 46 44 45 52 57 58 53
Dewpt            47 49 50 50 50 48 47 46 46 47 48 49 49 48 46 44 45 48 49 49 50
RH               96 93 93 89 96 96100 96 96 89 86 89100100100100100 86 75 72 89
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW  W  W  N  N NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd          5  5  5  5  4  3  3  2  2  3  4  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  5  4
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     90          80          90          50          30
QPF 12hr                   0.68        0.23        0.35        0.13        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C  S
Rain shwrs        D  D  D  L  L  D  C  L  L  L  D  D
Coast Flood       Y


Date          Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25  Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          43    54      30    52      34    60      43    63
Temp          48 44 53 44   36 32 49 44   37 36 58 53   49 46 62 52
Dewpt         47 43 39 35   29 25 30 34   34 32 38 43   44 43 41 40
PWind dir         N     N      NE     N       N     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         30    20       5     0       0     5      10    10
Rain           S  C  S

$$
GAZ118-052100-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
436 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date             Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      55          48          56          46          60
Temp             49 52 54 54 53 52 50 49 48 53 55 55 52 50 49 47 48 52 58 59 55
Dewpt            48 52 54 54 53 52 50 49 48 52 54 54 52 50 49 47 48 52 53 55 54
RH               96100100100100100100100100 96 96 96100100100100100100 83 87 96
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd          2  3  3  4  2  2  2  1  1  2  4  4  2  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12hr                     90          70          90          60          30
QPF 12hr                   0.54        0.12        0.31        0.14        0.13
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                        C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Rain shwrs        C  L  C  D  L  C  C  C  L  L  D  D  L  L
Tstms                   S  S


Date          Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25  Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          46    57      34    54      35    62      44    64
Temp          50 46 56 48   40 34 52 46   37 36 59 53   48 46 63 52
Dewpt         50 46 46 42   34 29 36 38   36 33 42 45   44 43 45 42
PWind dir         N     N      NE    NE       N     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         20    10       0     0       0     0      10    10
Rain           S  S

$$
SCZ050-052100-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
436 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date             Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      55          47          54          46          58
Temp             49 52 53 54 52 50 49 48 47 52 53 53 51 50 49 47 48 52 57 58 54
Dewpt            49 52 53 54 52 50 49 48 47 52 53 53 51 50 49 47 48 52 54 55 53
RH              100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100 90 90 96
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE  N  N  N
Wind spd          4  5  5  5  3  3  3  2  2  4  5  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  5  3
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     90          80          90          50          30
QPF 12hr                   0.63        0.18        0.32        0.12        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C
Rain shwrs        L  D  D  D  D  L  C  L  L  L  D  D
Coast Flood       Y


Date          Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25  Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          46    54      34    52      38    60      46    62
Temp          49 46 54 46   39 34 50 46   40 40 58 54   52 49 62 52
Dewpt         49 45 44 39   34 30 37 38   38 37 45 48   48 46 46 43
PWind dir         N     N       N     N       N     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         30    20       5     0       0     5      10    10
Rain           C  C  S

$$
SCZ048-052100-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
436 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date             Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      54          48          55          45          59
Temp             50 52 53 54 52 50 49 49 48 52 54 54 51 50 48 46 47 52 57 58 54
Dewpt            48 51 53 54 52 50 49 49 48 52 53 54 51 49 48 46 46 51 53 54 53
RH               93 96100100100100100100100100 96100100 96100100 96 96 86 86 96
Wind dir          N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd          3  4  3  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  3  2
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     80          70          90          50          30
QPF 12hr                   0.69        0.14        0.32        0.13        0.07
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Rain shwrs        C  L  L  D  L  L  C  L  L  L  D  D
Tstms                   S  S


Date          Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25  Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          45    55      33    53      37    60      45    63
Temp          49 45 54 46   39 33 50 46   39 38 58 53   49 47 62 52
Dewpt         49 45 45 40   32 27 35 38   36 34 43 46   44 44 45 42
PWind dir         N     N      NE     N       N     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         20    20       0     0       0     5      10    10
Rain           S  S  S

$$
SCZ043-052100-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
436 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date             Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      51          44          51          41          57
Temp             45 49 51 51 49 47 46 45 44 49 51 51 48 47 44 42 43 50 55 56 51
Dewpt            45 48 50 51 49 47 46 45 44 49 50 50 48 47 44 42 43 48 49 50 50
RH              100 96 96100100100100100100100 96 96100100100100100 93 80 80 96
Wind dir         NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W  N  N  N NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd          3  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  3  2  1  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  1
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                    100          80          90          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.57        0.23        0.41        0.09        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                  C  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Rain shwrs        D  D  L  L  L  D  L  L  L  L  D  D


Date          Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25  Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          41    52      28    51      30    59      39    61
Temp          45 42 52 41   34 29 49 41   32 31 56 49   44 41 60 47
Dewpt         45 42 41 37   29 24 29 34   31 31 38 41   41 41 40 39
PWind dir         N     N      NE     N       N     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr         30    20       5     0       0     0      10    10
Rain           S  C  S

$$
GAZ099-052100-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
436 AM EST Fri Dec 5 2025

Date             Fri 12/05/25            Sat 12/06/25            Sun 12/07/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      53          46          55          43          57
Temp             45 48 50 52 50 49 49 48 46 51 53 53 50 49 47 44 45 50 55 56 53
Dewpt            45 48 50 51 50 49 48 48 46 51 52 52 50 49 47 44 45 49 51 51 51
RH              100100100 96100100 96100100100 96 96100100100100100 96 86 83 93
Wind dir         NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW  W  W  W  W SW SW NE NE  E  E  N  N
Wind spd          2  3  3  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  4  2  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  2
Clouds           OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     90          70          90          50          30
QPF 12hr                   0.56        0.19        0.42        0.10        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain                                                  C  C  S  S  C  C  S  S  S
Rain shwrs        L  D  L  L  L  L  C  C  D  D  D  D
Tstms                   S


Date          Mon 12/08/25  Tue 12/09/25  Wed 12/10/25  Thu 12/11/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          43    56      30    53      30    60      41    62
Temp          48 43 55 46   39 32 50 44   34 32 56 51   47 44 61 50
Dewpt         47 43 44 40   33 27 33 35   32 30 40 42   42 42 40 37
PWind dir         N     N      NE    NE      NE    SW      SW     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 B1   SC SC FW FW   FW CL FW FW   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         30    10       0     0       0     0      10    20
Rain           S  C
Rain shwrs                                                     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