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National Weather Service Charleston SC
848 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

SCZ050-202000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
848 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

Date             Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            Tue 04/22/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      83          60          84          64          87
Temp                77 82 80 70 64 61 60 64 79 83 82 72 68 67 66 67 80 86 83 73
Dewpt               57 58 57 57 61 61 60 63 60 59 59 62 64 64 64 64 63 60 61 62
RH                  50 44 45 63 90100100 97 52 44 46 71 87 90 93 90 56 42 47 68
Wind dir            SW  S  S  S  S  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd             8 11 13 10  4  0  0  1  8 10 12  9  6  6  5  5  8 10 11  9
Clouds              B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          65    87      65    85      65    85      64    87
Temp          67 67 85 73   67 68 83 73   68 67 83 73   66 67 86 73
Dewpt         66 66 62 64   66 66 62 64   66 65 61 63   65 65 61 63
PWind dir         S     S       S    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    20      20    20      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs              S    S        S                           S
Tstms                   S    S        S                           S

$$
GAZ118-202000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
848 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

Date             Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            Tue 04/22/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      83          63          85          65          87
Temp                77 82 82 73 66 64 63 65 79 85 83 75 70 67 66 67 80 86 85 75
Dewpt               60 59 59 59 63 64 63 63 64 62 62 63 65 66 64 64 65 63 64 64
RH                  56 46 46 62 90100100 93 60 46 49 66 84 97 93 90 60 46 50 69
Wind dir             S SE SE SE SE  S  S  N  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
Wind spd             8 11 13 12  3  2  1  0  5  9 11  9  5  5  3  3  5  8 10  8
Clouds              B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                                    PF


Date          Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          65    89      67    86      66    86      66    88
Temp          67 67 87 76   69 69 84 76   68 68 84 76   67 68 87 76
Dewpt         66 65 63 65   68 67 64 64   66 65 63 64   66 65 64 64
PWind dir         S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    10       5    10       5    10

$$
SCZ050-202000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
848 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

Date             Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            Tue 04/22/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      76          64          80          67          82
Temp                73 76 74 69 66 65 64 66 77 80 79 72 69 68 67 68 79 81 80 72
Dewpt               62 61 61 61 65 64 64 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67
RH                  68 60 64 76 97 97100 97 67 60 62 81 90 93 97 97 67 63 65 84
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd            11 14 13 10  6  0  0  2  5  9 10  5  5  5  4  4  5  9 10  5
Clouds              B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    83      68    81      68    81      67    83
Temp          69 69 82 73   69 69 80 73   68 69 80 73   69 69 82 74
Dewpt         68 68 68 69   68 69 68 68   68 68 67 67   67 67 67 68
PWind dir         S     S       S    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    20      20    20      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs              S    S        S                           S
Tstms                   S    S        S                           S

$$
SCZ048-202000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
848 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

Date             Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            Tue 04/22/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      82          63          82          65          85
Temp                76 81 78 69 66 65 64 66 78 82 80 72 68 67 66 67 79 84 82 73
Dewpt               61 60 60 59 64 64 63 64 65 64 64 65 66 66 65 66 66 65 66 66
RH                  60 49 54 70 93 97 97 93 64 55 58 79 93 97 97 97 64 53 58 79
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
Wind spd             8 12 12 10  4  2  1  1  5  9 10  6  5  5  4  3  5  8  9  5
Clouds              B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          66    86      66    84      65    84      66    86
Temp          68 68 84 73   67 68 82 73   68 67 82 73   67 68 85 74
Dewpt         67 67 66 67   67 67 67 67   66 66 66 66   66 66 66 67
PWind dir         S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      10    20      10    10       5    20
Rain shwrs              S             S                           S
Tstms                   S             S                           S

$$
SCZ043-202000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
848 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

Date             Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            Tue 04/22/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      84          57          83          60          86
Temp                76 84 83 70 62 58 58 60 78 83 81 72 65 64 62 63 79 86 84 73
Dewpt               58 58 56 57 60 58 58 60 61 59 59 61 63 62 62 63 63 60 61 62
RH                  54 41 40 63 93100100100 56 44 47 68 93 93100100 58 42 46 68
Wind dir             S  S  S SE  N  N  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S  S
Wind spd             5  4  9 10  0  0  0  0  5  8 10  8  5  4  3  2  5  6  8  6
Clouds              SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                                    PF


Date          Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          62    87      62    84      60    85      60    87
Temp          64 65 87 73   65 65 83 72   63 64 84 72   62 63 86 72
Dewpt         63 65 61 64   64 65 63 63   63 64 61 62   62 63 61 62
PWind dir         S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    30      20    30      10    20      10    20
Rain shwrs              C    S        C             S             S
Tstms                   C    S        C             S             S

$$
GAZ099-202000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
848 AM EDT Sun Apr 20 2025

Date             Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            Tue 04/22/25
EDT 3hrly     05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
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                      85          61          87          62          89
Temp                76 82 85 77 68 63 61 63 76 84 86 80 70 66 64 64 78 86 88 82
Dewpt               59 56 55 56 60 61 61 62 62 59 57 60 61 61 61 62 62 58 57 60
RH                  56 41 36 48 76 93100 97 62 43 37 51 73 84 90 93 58 39 35 47
Wind dir             S  S  S SE SE  S  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S
Wind spd             6  5  5 10  3  1  0  1  5  5  5  3  4  3  2  2  3  5  5  2
Clouds              SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                                 PF PF


Date          Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
EDT 6hrly     02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          63    91      64    90      63    90      63    91
Temp          66 65 88 78   67 66 88 78   66 65 87 79   65 65 88 82
Dewpt         62 63 58 61   63 65 61 62   63 65 60 61   63 65 60 61
PWind dir         S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      10    20      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs              S             S                           S
Tstms                   S             S                           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