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National Weather Service Charleston SC
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

SCZ050-090800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

Date           04/08/25      Wed 04/09/25            Thu 04/10/25            Fri
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          72          51          76          58
Temp                57 55 51 50 62 71 70 60 55 53 52 54 71 76 75 65 60 60 59 59
Dewpt               46 43 40 36 37 39 41 44 47 47 48 50 51 51 53 55 57 58 58 57
RH                  67 64 66 58 39 31 35 55 74 80 86 86 49 42 46 70 90 93 96 93
Wind dir             E NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd             4  3 10  9 11 10  8  8  5  4  4  4  5  8  9  8  6  6  8  9
Clouds              CL FW SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C


Date           04/11  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25  Tue 04/15/25
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      50    71      47    73      51    82      59    86
Temp          74 67   55 51 70 61   51 49 71 64   53 54 81 70   61 61 85 74
Dewpt         51 50   48 45 42 43   45 42 39 44   47 47 45 52   55 53 52 55
PWind dir         W      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW CL FW   CL CL FW CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         50       5    20       5     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  C             S
Tstms             C

$$
GAZ118-090800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

Date           04/08/25      Wed 04/09/25            Thu 04/10/25            Fri
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          72          52          77          58
Temp                57 54 52 52 64 71 71 64 57 55 53 54 70 76 77 69 63 61 60 59
Dewpt               49 48 46 43 45 46 46 49 50 50 49 51 55 54 55 57 58 58 57 55
RH                  75 80 80 71 50 41 41 58 77 83 86 90 59 46 47 66 84 90 90 87
Wind dir             E  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE  N  N  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd             4  0  6  9 10  9  6  8  4  4  4  2  3  5  8  5  5  5  5  6
Clouds              CL FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              S  S  C


Date           04/11  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25  Tue 04/15/25
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      50    71      47    74      50    83      58    88
Temp          73 69   56 51 69 63   52 49 71 65   53 52 79 72   62 60 86 76
Dewpt         52 48   47 44 43 43   43 41 42 45   46 46 48 53   53 53 55 54
PWind dir         W      NW    NW      NW    NW      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL CL   CL CL CL CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         30       0    10       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  C
Tstms             C

$$
SCZ050-090800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

Date           04/08/25      Wed 04/09/25            Thu 04/10/25            Fri
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                      54          69          55          74          61
Temp                59 58 55 55 62 69 67 61 59 57 56 57 70 74 73 66 63 63 63 61
Dewpt               50 47 45 41 43 46 48 49 50 51 52 54 56 57 58 59 60 61 61 60
RH                  72 67 69 59 50 44 50 65 72 80 86 90 61 55 59 78 90 93 93 97
Wind dir             E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE NE NE  E SE  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd             5  6 12 13 13 12 16 11  8  6  5  4  5  6  8  5  5  5  6  8
Clouds              CL FW SC SC CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C


Date           04/11  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25  Tue 04/15/25
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      52    69      49    71      55    79      62    84
Temp          72 68   58 52 69 62   53 50 69 64   57 56 78 69   66 63 83 74
Dewpt         57 54   51 48 47 47   47 44 44 48   50 49 53 57   59 56 59 60
PWind dir        SW      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW CL FW   CL CL FW CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         50       5    20       5     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  C             S
Tstms             C

$$
SCZ048-090800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

Date           04/08/25      Wed 04/09/25            Thu 04/10/25            Fri
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          71          52          75          58
Temp                55 56 53 52 63 70 70 61 57 55 52 55 69 75 73 66 61 61 60 59
Dewpt               49 48 44 41 44 46 49 49 49 50 50 52 56 56 58 59 59 60 59 57
RH                  80 74 71 66 50 42 47 65 75 83 93 90 63 52 59 78 93 97 96 93
Wind dir             N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE  N NE  E  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd             0  1  9 10 11 10  9  9  5  4  4  3  3  5  8  5  5  5  5  8
Clouds              CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C


Date           04/11  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25  Tue 04/15/25
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      50    70      47    73      52    81      59    86
Temp          73 68   55 51 69 62   51 48 70 64   55 53 80 69   62 60 85 73
Dewpt         55 51   48 46 46 46   44 42 44 47   48 47 50 57   55 54 58 59
PWind dir         W      NW    NW      NW    NW       W    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW CL CL   CL CL CL CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         40       5    10       5     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  C
Tstms             C

$$
SCZ043-090800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

Date           04/08/25      Wed 04/09/25            Thu 04/10/25            Fri
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                      45          70          46          74          54
Temp                51 51 47 46 62 69 69 60 51 49 46 49 67 74 72 63 58 57 54 56
Dewpt               46 42 39 36 37 38 40 44 45 45 45 48 50 50 51 54 56 56 54 55
RH                  83 71 74 68 39 32 35 55 80 86 96 96 54 43 48 72 93 96100 96
Wind dir             N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE NE SE  S  S  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd             0  1  8  8 10  8  6  4  4  3  3  1  3  5  6  5  4  4  5  5
Clouds              CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  C  C  C


Date           04/11  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25  Tue 04/15/25
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          72      45    67      42    71      47    81      55    85
Temp          71 63   50 47 66 59   45 44 69 62   50 51 79 70   58 57 83 73
Dewpt         50 48   45 44 41 42   42 41 40 44   45 45 46 52   53 53 52 54
PWind dir         W      NW    NW      NW    NW      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW CL FW   CL FW FW CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         50       5    20       5     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  C             S
Tstms             C

$$
GAZ099-090800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
953 PM EDT Tue Apr 8 2025

Date           04/08/25      Wed 04/09/25            Thu 04/10/25            Fri
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                      47          71          47          77          54
Temp                51 50 48 48 60 69 71 63 55 51 49 49 66 74 77 68 61 58 56 55
Dewpt               46 43 42 40 42 43 43 47 48 47 47 49 52 49 48 51 52 52 52 54
RH                  83 77 80 74 51 39 36 56 77 86 93100 61 41 36 54 72 80 86 96
Wind dir             N  N  N NE  E  E NE NE  E  E NE  E  S SW SW SW  S  S SW  W
Wind spd             0  1  5  8 10  5  6  5  4  3  3  1  2  5  5  2  2  3  4  4
Clouds              CL FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                              C  C  C


Date           04/11  Sat 04/12/25  Sun 04/13/25  Mon 04/14/25  Tue 04/15/25
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          73      47    67      44    72      47    83      56    86
Temp          70 64   53 47 64 59   50 45 69 63   50 49 79 71   60 57 83 75
Dewpt         49 46   44 43 41 42   40 40 40 44   43 45 45 51   51 52 52 53
PWind dir         W      NW    NW      NW    NW      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL CL   CL CL CL CL   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         30       0     5       0     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     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