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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1035 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

SCZ050-200800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1035 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Date           04/19/25      Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            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                      61          83          61          84          63
Temp                66 64 62 64 77 82 81 71 65 63 62 64 78 83 81 72 68 67 65 67
Dewpt               61 61 60 61 59 57 57 59 61 62 61 62 60 58 59 61 63 63 63 64
RH                  84 90 93 90 54 43 44 66 87 97 97 93 54 43 47 68 84 87 93 90
Wind dir             S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd             3  2  1  4  8  9 10  6  5  4  2  1  8 10 12  9  8  6  5  5
Clouds              SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/22  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
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          86      65    87      65    85      64    85      65    86
Temp          86 74   67 68 86 74   67 68 84 74   66 67 84 74   67 67 86 75
Dewpt         61 63   66 66 62 64   66 66 62 64   65 65 60 63   64 65 61 63
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    30      20    20      10    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      C    S        S
Tstms                           C    S        S

$$
GAZ118-200800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1035 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Date           04/19/25      Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            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                      60          83          63          85          65
Temp                66 64 60 63 76 82 81 72 66 65 63 65 78 84 83 74 69 67 65 66
Dewpt               63 62 60 61 61 59 59 61 63 64 63 64 64 62 62 62 65 65 65 65
RH                  90 93100 93 60 46 47 68 90 97100 97 62 48 49 66 87 93100 97
Wind dir             S  S  N  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd             2  1  0  3  8  9 10  6  5  4  2  1  5 10 11  9  5  5  3  3
Clouds              FW FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                     PF


Date           04/22  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
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          87      65    89      66    86      66    87      65    89
Temp          86 75   68 68 89 77   68 68 86 75   67 68 86 75   67 68 88 76
Dewpt         64 64   66 65 63 65   67 66 64 65   66 65 63 64   66 65 64 64
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SE      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       5    20      10    20       5    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      S             S
Tstms                           S             S

$$
SCZ050-200800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1035 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Date           04/19/25      Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            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                      65          80          64          81          66
Temp                68 66 65 67 76 80 78 70 66 65 64 66 77 81 79 71 68 67 66 67
Dewpt               64 63 63 63 63 62 63 64 65 64 64 65 65 64 65 65 66 66 66 66
RH                  87 90 93 87 64 54 60 81 97 97100 97 67 56 62 81 93 97100 97
Wind dir             S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd             3  3  2  5  8  8  9  4  3  3  2  1  5  9 10  5  5  5  4  4
Clouds              SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/22  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
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          83      67    83      67    82      67    82      67    84
Temp          83 73   68 68 83 73   68 68 82 72   67 68 82 73   67 68 84 73
Dewpt         67 67   68 67 68 68   68 68 68 68   67 67 67 68   67 67 67 68
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    20      20    20      10    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      S    S        S
Tstms                           S    S        S

$$
SCZ048-200800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1035 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Date           04/19/25      Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            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                      62          81          63          83          65
Temp                65 64 62 64 76 79 78 70 65 64 63 65 77 82 80 72 68 67 66 67
Dewpt               64 62 61 62 62 61 61 63 64 64 63 64 65 64 64 65 65 65 65 65
RH                  97 93 97 93 62 54 56 78 97100100 97 67 55 58 79 90 93 97 93
Wind dir             S  S  N  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd             2  1  0  3  6  8  8  5  4  3  2  1  5  9 10  6  5  4  4  3
Clouds              FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/22  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
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          85      65    86      66    84      66    84      65    86
Temp          84 73   68 68 85 74   68 68 83 73   67 68 83 73   67 68 85 73
Dewpt         66 66   66 66 66 68   67 67 67 67   67 66 66 66   66 66 66 67
PWind dir         S       S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    30      20    20       5    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      C    S        S
Tstms                           C    S        S

$$
SCZ043-200800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1035 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Date           04/19/25      Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            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                      55          82          57          83          60
Temp                64 60 57 59 75 82 82 72 63 60 59 61 77 83 83 73 66 65 62 64
Dewpt               60 59 57 59 60 57 56 58 60 60 59 61 61 59 59 60 62 62 62 64
RH                  87 96100100 60 43 41 61 90100100100 58 44 44 64 87 90100100
Wind dir             S  N  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd             1  0  0  2  5  6  8  6  4  2  1  1  5  9 10  8  5  4  3  3
Clouds              FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                        PF


Date           04/22  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
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          85      61    87      62    85      61    85      60    86
Temp          85 75   65 65 87 75   64 65 85 74   64 64 85 75   64 65 86 76
Dewpt         61 62   63 65 60 63   64 65 62 62   64 64 61 62   63 65 61 62
PWind dir         S       S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 SC SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10      10    40      20    30      10    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      C    S        C
Tstms                           C    S        C

$$
GAZ099-200800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1035 PM EDT Sat Apr 19 2025

Date           04/19/25      Sun 04/20/25            Mon 04/21/25            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                      58          85          61          87          63
Temp                68 64 60 60 74 83 85 76 67 63 61 63 76 84 87 79 70 66 64 64
Dewpt               60 60 59 60 59 56 54 58 60 61 61 62 62 59 57 60 61 61 62 62
RH                  76 87 96100 59 40 35 54 78 93100 97 62 43 36 52 73 84 93 93
Wind dir            SE  N  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd             2  0  1  3  6  5  5  5  5  3  1  1  5  5  5  4  5  3  2  2
Clouds              FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Obvis                     PF


Date           04/22  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25  Fri 04/25/25  Sat 04/26/25
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          88      63    90      63    90      63    90      63    91
Temp          87 80   66 65 88 79   66 66 88 79   65 65 87 80   66 65 88 80
Dewpt         59 61   62 63 59 61   63 65 60 62   64 65 59 60   63 64 59 60
PWind dir        SW       S    SW      SE    SE      SE    SE      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5      10    30      20    20      10    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      C    S        S
Tstms                           C    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