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National Weather Service Charleston SC
858 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

SCZ050-052000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
858 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

Date             Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25            Mon 04/07/25
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                      86          66          85          66          80
Temp                78 84 82 72 70 68 68 68 78 83 80 71 70 69 68 68 77 79 74 68
Dewpt               66 65 63 65 66 66 65 67 66 66 65 65 66 66 65 66 67 67 67 64
RH                  67 53 53 79 87 93 90 97 67 57 60 81 87 90 90 93 71 67 79 87
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W
Wind spd            11 18 19 14 11 10 10 11 14 17 18 13 12 11 11 12 16 17 13  9
Wind gust                                      28
Clouds              B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.95
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  D  D  D
Tstms                                                             S  S  C  C  S


Date          Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25  Fri 04/11/25
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          52    68      45    66      47    73      54    76
Temp          60 53 67 58   49 46 65 58   50 50 72 62   56 56 74 66
Dewpt         57 48 44 42   37 35 38 42   43 44 49 52   53 54 55 56
PWind dir         W     N      NE    NE      NE     E      SE    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 FW FW   FW FW FW FW   CL FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         80     0       0     0       0     5      10    30
Rain shwrs     D  C                                            S  C
Tstms          S

$$
GAZ118-052000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
858 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

Date             Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25            Mon 04/07/25
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                      86          67          88          68          82
Temp                80 85 84 75 70 68 67 69 80 86 85 75 71 70 68 69 78 81 75 68
Dewpt               66 63 64 67 66 67 66 66 66 64 64 65 65 65 65 66 67 66 65 63
RH                  62 48 51 76 87 97 97 90 62 48 50 71 81 84 90 90 69 60 71 84
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd            10 14 17 13 11  8  6  8 11 13 16 12  9  9  9 11 13 13 12  9
Wind gust                                         26
Clouds              SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.98
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        L  L  D  D  L
Tstms                                                             S  S  C  C  S


Date          Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25  Fri 04/11/25
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          51    70      47    68      48    74      54    77
Temp          58 52 68 61   51 48 67 59   50 50 72 64   56 56 76 67
Dewpt         55 47 44 45   41 38 40 44   45 45 50 52   54 54 53 54
PWind dir         W     N      NE    NE      NE     E       S    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   CL CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         70     0       0     0       0     5       5    30
Rain shwrs     L  S                                               C
Tstms          S

$$
SCZ050-052000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
858 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

Date             Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25            Mon 04/07/25
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                      78          67          79          68          77
Temp                75 78 77 70 69 68 67 68 76 79 77 70 70 69 68 68 75 77 73 67
Dewpt               68 66 65 66 67 68 67 67 67 67 66 66 66 67 66 66 67 67 67 65
RH                  79 67 67 87 93100100 97 74 67 69 87 87 93 93 93 76 71 81 93
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W
Wind spd            13 17 18 13 12 10 11 12 16 17 18 13 13 12 12 12 16 17 14  9
Clouds              B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           5          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.77
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  D  D  D
Tstms                                                             S  S  C  C  S


Date          Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25  Fri 04/11/25
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          56    67      48    65      51    71      58    74
Temp          60 56 67 59   51 48 65 58   52 52 71 62   58 58 74 66
Dewpt         58 50 46 44   40 38 41 44   45 47 51 54   56 55 57 57
PWind dir         W     N      NE    NE      NE     E      SE    SW
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV B1 FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         80     0       0     0       0     5      10    30
Rain shwrs     D  C                                            S  C
Tstms          S

$$
SCZ048-052000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
858 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

Date             Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25            Mon 04/07/25
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          67          84          67          79
Temp                77 82 80 71 69 68 67 68 78 83 80 71 70 69 68 68 77 78 73 67
Dewpt               67 64 64 66 66 66 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 65 65 66 68 68 67 63
RH                  71 55 58 84 90 93100 97 69 57 62 84 87 87 90 93 74 71 81 87
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd            10 17 17 12 10 10  9  9 12 16 16 13 12  9 10 12 14 14 11  8
Wind gust                                         26
Clouds              SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          10          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        1.11
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  D  D  D
Tstms                                                             S  S  C  C  S


Date          Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25  Fri 04/11/25
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          52    68      46    67      48    72      56    75
Temp          59 52 67 60   51 47 65 58   50 50 71 62   57 57 75 66
Dewpt         56 48 46 45   40 37 40 45   44 45 51 54   54 55 55 55
PWind dir         W     N      NE    NE      NE     E      SE    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1 FW FW   FW FW FW FW   CL CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         80     0       0     0       0     5      10    30
Rain shwrs     D  S                                               C
Tstms          S

$$
SCZ043-052000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
858 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

Date             Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25            Mon 04/07/25
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          65          86          64          78
Temp                78 85 84 73 68 67 66 67 79 86 84 73 68 67 66 67 78 78 74 66
Dewpt               67 62 60 65 65 65 65 65 67 64 64 65 65 65 65 65 68 67 66 62
RH                  69 46 44 76 90 93 97 93 67 48 51 76 90 93 97 93 71 69 76 87
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W
Wind spd             9 11 17 12  9  9  8  8 10 13 16 12  9  8  9 10 13 12 11  6
Clouds              B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0          20         100
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        1.24
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  L  L  D  D  L
Tstms                                                             S  S  C  C  S


Date          Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25  Fri 04/11/25
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          48    67      41    66      43    74      50    76
Temp          56 50 65 57   47 43 64 57   45 45 72 63   52 53 75 65
Dewpt         54 45 43 41   36 32 36 41   41 42 48 51   52 53 54 55
PWind dir         W     N      NE    NE      NE     E      SE    SW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 FW FW   FW FW CL CL   CL FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         70     0       0     0       0     5      10    40
Rain shwrs     L  S                                            S  C
Tstms          S

$$
GAZ099-052000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
858 AM EDT Sat Apr 5 2025

Date             Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25            Mon 04/07/25
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                      89          65          89          66          77
Temp                76 86 88 80 72 67 65 67 78 86 88 79 72 68 67 67 76 75 71 64
Dewpt               66 63 60 59 64 65 65 65 65 61 59 61 64 66 65 66 67 65 61 59
RH                  71 46 39 49 76 93100 93 64 43 38 54 76 93 93 97 74 71 71 84
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd             8  9 10  8  8  6  5  9 13 16 17 13 11 11 11 12 13 13 11  6
Clouds              B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5          40         100
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.03        1.27
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            S  S  C  C  D  D  D  D  L
Tstms                                                             C  C  C  C  S


Date          Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25  Fri 04/11/25
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          47    68      43    68      43    75      51    77
Temp          54 48 66 60   49 44 65 59   48 46 72 65   53 53 76 66
Dewpt         49 43 41 42   38 35 37 42   42 42 44 49   51 53 49 50
PWind dir        NW     N      NE    NE       E    SE       S     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC FW FW   FW FW FW CL   CL CL FW FW   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         60     0       0     0       0     5       5    30
Rain shwrs     L                                               S  C
Tstms          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