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National Weather Service Charleston SC
808 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

SCZ050-200800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
808 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

Date           07/19/25      Sun 07/20/25            Mon 07/21/25            Tue
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                      79          97          79          98          77
Temp                82 81 80 81 91 95 94 87 83 81 79 82 90 95 92 85 81 79 78 79
Dewpt               77 77 76 75 74 73 74 75 76 75 74 75 75 75 76 77 77 76 76 76
RH                  85 88 88 82 58 49 53 68 80 82 85 79 62 53 60 77 88 91 94 91
Wind dir            SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  N  N NE
Wind spd             9  8  8  8 10 12 12  9  6  6  5  6  6  5  6  5  3  2  3  4
Clouds              FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5          30          10          40          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.05        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S                    C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                               S  S                    C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Heat index          90         101105105 96 91         101107105 96
Max heat         96    91         105   107    94         107   107    92
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           07/22  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25  Sat 07/26/25
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          92      74    90      73    90      74    92      76    94
Temp          89 81   76 76 88 80   75 75 88 82   76 77 89 81   77 79 92 83
Dewpt         75 74   72 72 69 69   70 71 70 72   73 74 74 74   74 75 73 74
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE     E       E    SE      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         80      50    50      20    50      10    40      10    30
Rain shwrs     C  D    C  S  C  C    S  S  C  C          C  C          S  C
Tstms          C  D    C        C          C  C          C  C          S  C

$$
GAZ118-200800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
808 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

Date           07/19/25      Sun 07/20/25            Mon 07/21/25            Tue
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                      79          99          80          99          78
Temp                84 81 79 81 91 97 97 90 85 82 80 82 91 97 96 88 83 80 78 79
Dewpt               76 75 74 74 75 74 73 74 73 74 73 75 75 75 74 76 76 76 75 76
RH                  77 82 85 79 60 48 46 60 67 77 79 79 60 50 49 68 80 88 91 91
Wind dir             S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  W  W NW NW
Wind spd             5  4  4  5  8  9  9  5  4  3  4  5  6  5  6  4  2  2  2  2
Clouds              FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          30          10          40          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.06        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C                    C  C  C  C        S
Tstms                               S  C                    C  C  C  S        S
Heat index          93         102109107 99 92         102110107 99 91
Max heat         98    95         109   109    96         110   110    96
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           07/22  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25  Sat 07/26/25
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          94      75    90      74    89      74    91      76    94
Temp          92 82   77 77 88 81   76 74 87 82   76 76 89 82   77 77 92 85
Dewpt         77 76   74 74 73 72   72 73 74 73   74 75 76 75   75 75 76 75
PWind dir        NE      NE     E      NE     E       E    SE      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B2 SC B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         80      50    70      30    70      20    50      10    30
Rain shwrs     S  D    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L    S     C  C             C
Tstms          S  D    C     S  C          C  L    S     S  C             C

$$
SCZ050-200800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
808 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

Date           07/19/25      Sun 07/20/25            Mon 07/21/25            Tue
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                      80          96          81          96          79
Temp                84 83 82 82 91 95 94 87 85 83 81 83 90 95 93 86 83 81 79 81
Dewpt               78 78 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 77
RH                  82 85 85 85 62 54 58 72 77 82 85 80 66 58 62 77 85 91 97 88
Wind dir            SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW NW  N NE
Wind spd             9  8  8  6 10 11 12 10  8  5  5  5  5  6  8  5  3  3  3  4
Clouds              FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr                      5          20          10          30          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S                    C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                               S  S                    C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Heat index          95 93    90103108108 99 95 92    90103111109 98 93
Max heat         98    97    93   109   110    97    91   112   112    97
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           07/22  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25  Sat 07/26/25
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          90      77    88      75    89      76    90      78    92
Temp          88 82   79 79 87 81   77 77 87 82   78 78 88 82   80 80 91 84
Dewpt         77 76   74 73 73 72   72 73 73 73   74 75 77 76   76 77 78 77
PWind dir        NE      NE     E       E     E      SE     S      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         70      50    50      30    50      20    40      10    20
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C       S  C  C          S  S
Tstms          C  L    C  S     C          C  C       S  C  C          S  S

$$
SCZ048-200800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
808 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

Date           07/19/25      Sun 07/20/25            Mon 07/21/25            Tue
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                      79          97          79          97          78
Temp                83 81 80 81 91 95 95 89 84 81 79 81 90 95 94 86 83 80 78 80
Dewpt               78 77 75 75 75 75 74 76 76 74 74 76 76 77 76 77 77 76 76 77
RH                  85 88 85 82 60 53 51 66 77 79 85 85 64 56 56 75 82 88 94 91
Wind dir             S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  S  W  W NW  N
Wind spd             5  5  5  5  8  9  9  5  4  4  4  5  5  5  5  4  2  2  2  3
Clouds              FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      5          20          10          30          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.03        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S                    C  C  C  C        C
Tstms                               S  S                    C  C  C  S        S
Heat index          93         102107106100 93         102110107 97 92
Max heat         97    96         107   109    98         110   110    96
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           07/22  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25  Sat 07/26/25
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          92      75    88      74    89      75    90      76    93
Temp          90 81   77 77 87 80   76 76 87 82   76 77 88 82   78 78 91 83
Dewpt         77 76   74 73 73 71   72 72 74 73   74 75 77 75   75 76 77 76
PWind dir        NE      NE     E      NE     E       E    SE      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC FW SC B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         70      50    50      20    50      20    40      10    30
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  S  C  C    S  S  C  C       S  S  C             C
Tstms          C  L    C        C          C  C          S  C             C

$$
SCZ043-200800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
808 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

Date           07/19/25      Sun 07/20/25            Mon 07/21/25            Tue
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                      76          95          77          95          75
Temp                81 79 76 79 90 94 93 87 81 79 77 79 90 94 93 84 80 77 75 78
Dewpt               75 74 73 75 74 73 73 74 75 74 74 75 76 74 74 76 77 76 74 77
RH                  82 85 90 88 60 51 52 65 82 85 90 88 64 53 54 77 91 97 97 97
Wind dir             S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  W  W NW NW  W SW  S NW  N NE
Wind spd             5  4  4  5  9 10 10  4  3  3  4  5  5  5  4  2  2  1  2  2
Clouds              FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5          20          10          40          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.04        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S                    C  C  C  C        C
Tstms                               S  S                    C  C  C  S
Heat index                      99103102 95            102105103 93
Max heat         93    90         103   103    91         105   105
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           07/22  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25  Sat 07/26/25
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          90      72    88      70    88      71    89      73    92
Temp          89 79   74 74 87 79   72 73 86 81   73 74 88 81   75 76 90 82
Dewpt         75 75   72 72 69 69   70 71 71 72   73 74 74 75   74 75 74 75
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       E    SE      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B1   SC FW B1 B1   FW SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         80      40    50      20    50      10    40      10    30
Rain shwrs     C  D    C     C  C    S     C  C          S  C             C
Tstms          C  D    C        C          S  C          S  C             C

$$
GAZ099-200800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
808 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

Date           07/19/25      Sun 07/20/25            Mon 07/21/25            Tue
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                      77          98          78          99          76
Temp                83 80 78 79 90 95 95 89 84 80 78 80 91 97 94 87 81 78 76 78
Dewpt               70 71 71 73 75 73 72 73 73 73 73 74 75 73 73 74 75 74 74 75
RH                  65 74 79 82 62 49 48 59 70 79 85 82 60 46 51 65 82 88 94 91
Wind dir            SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  N
Wind spd             2  2  2  3  6  9  8  4  3  2  3  4  5  5  5  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds              FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          20           5          40          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.04        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S                    C  C  C  C        S
Tstms                                  S                    C  C  C  S
Heat index                     101105104 97 90         102107103 95
Max heat         96    91         105   106    93         107   107    93


Date           07/22  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25  Sat 07/26/25
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          95      73    91      71    92      71    92      73    95
Temp          93 83   75 75 89 82   73 73 90 84   73 74 90 84   75 76 93 86
Dewpt         75 75   74 72 69 69   70 71 70 70   72 73 73 74   74 74 73 73
PWind dir        NE       E    NE       E     E       E     E       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B2   B2 SC B1 B1   SC FW B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         70      40    50      20    50      10    40      10    30
Rain shwrs     S  L    C     C  C    S  S  C  C          S  C             C
Tstms          S  L    C        C          S  C          S  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