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National Weather Service Charleston SC
115 PM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

SCZ050-112000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
115 PM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Date             Tue 03/11/25            Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25
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                      74          47          78          50          76
Temp                   69 73 63 55 52 49 48 65 75 74 62 57 55 53 52 67 74 72 62
Dewpt                  43 42 46 47 46 45 44 46 44 46 47 48 48 48 49 50 48 49 50
RH                     39 33 54 74 80 86 86 50 33 37 58 72 77 83 89 54 40 44 65
Wind dir               NW NW  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd                9  6  3  2  2  2  3  5  8 10  8  6  5  5  4  5 11 10  6
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC 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


Date          Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25
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    77      57    79      63    77      54    72
Temp          56 53 75 66   58 60 77 70   65 65 75 68   61 55 69 60
Dewpt         51 51 51 54   56 57 58 60   60 61 60 59   55 49 41 40
PWind dir         S    SE      SE     S       S     S      SW    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC CL
PoP 12hr          5     0       0     5      20    60      40    20
Rain shwrs                                    S  L  L    C  C  S
Tstms                                               S    S  S

$$
GAZ118-112000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
115 PM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Date             Tue 03/11/25            Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25
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                      74          47          78          49          75
Temp                   70 74 64 56 52 49 47 65 75 77 65 58 54 52 50 65 73 74 64
Dewpt                  45 43 45 46 45 44 43 48 47 47 50 49 48 47 47 52 50 51 52
RH                     41 33 50 69 77 83 86 54 37 35 58 72 80 83 89 63 44 44 65
Wind dir               NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S
Wind spd                8  8  3  2  3  2  3  4  5  8  6  5  4  3  3  5  8  8  5
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC 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          Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25
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    77      59    79      65    80      55    71
Temp          56 53 75 67   60 60 77 72   67 66 77 70   62 55 69 61
Dewpt         53 52 54 56   56 58 61 62   61 61 63 61   56 48 42 40
PWind dir        SW     E      SE     S       S     S       W    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      BZ    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC FW CL
PoP 12hr         10     0       0     5      30    60      40    10
Rain shwrs                                    C  L  C    C  C
Tstms                                               S    S  S

$$
SCZ050-112000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
115 PM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Date             Tue 03/11/25            Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25
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                      72          50          73          53          71
Temp                   68 72 62 56 53 51 50 65 73 71 61 57 56 55 53 66 71 69 61
Dewpt                  43 45 48 49 48 47 46 50 50 51 51 51 51 52 51 53 52 53 54
RH                     40 38 60 77 83 86 86 58 44 49 70 80 83 90 93 63 51 57 78
Wind dir               NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd                9  6  4  3  4  4  4  4 10 12  6  6  5  4  3  5 10  9  5
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC 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


Date          Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25
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          53    72      59    75      64    73      55    70
Temp          57 54 72 64   60 61 73 69   65 65 72 66   62 55 68 59
Dewpt         54 53 56 58   58 59 63 63   62 63 64 63   58 51 46 45
PWind dir        SW     E      SE     S       S     S      SW    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC CL
PoP 12hr          5     0       0     5      20    60      50    20
Rain shwrs                                    S  L  L    C  C  S
Tstms                                               S    S  S

$$
SCZ048-112000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
115 PM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Date             Tue 03/11/25            Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25
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                      74          48          75          50          73
Temp                   69 73 62 55 52 50 48 64 73 73 62 57 55 53 51 64 71 70 61
Dewpt                  44 43 47 48 46 45 44 49 49 50 50 50 49 49 48 52 52 52 53
RH                     40 34 58 77 80 83 86 58 43 44 65 77 80 86 89 65 51 53 75
Wind dir               NW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S
Wind spd                8  6  3  2  2  2  3  4  6  9  6  5  4  3  3  5  8  8  4
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC 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


Date          Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25
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    75      58    76      64    75      55    70
Temp          55 53 73 64   58 59 75 69   65 64 73 66   60 55 68 59
Dewpt         53 52 55 57   57 58 63 62   61 61 64 61   56 49 44 43
PWind dir         S     E      SE     S       S     S      SW    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      BZ    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC FW CL
PoP 12hr          5     0       0    10      20    60      40    20
Rain shwrs                                    S  L  C    C  C  S
Tstms                                               S    S  S

$$
SCZ043-112000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
115 PM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Date             Tue 03/11/25            Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25
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                      73          44          77          47          75
Temp                   69 73 62 54 50 46 44 65 75 77 65 56 53 50 48 65 73 74 63
Dewpt                  41 41 45 46 45 43 43 46 44 44 47 47 46 46 45 49 47 48 50
RH                     36 31 54 74 83 89 96 50 33 31 52 72 77 86 89 56 40 40 62
Wind dir               NW  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S
Wind spd                6  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  6  8  5  5  4  3  3  5  9  8  4
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC 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          Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25
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          49    77      55    79      62    76      52    70
Temp          54 51 77 67   56 57 78 70   64 64 75 66   58 52 68 58
Dewpt         51 51 51 53   54 57 58 60   59 61 61 59   54 48 40 40
PWind dir         S    SE      SE     S       S     S      SW    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC FW CL
PoP 12hr          5     0       0    10      30    60      40    10
Rain shwrs                                    C  L  C    C  C
Tstms                                               S    S  S

$$
GAZ099-112000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
115 PM EDT Tue Mar 11 2025

Date             Tue 03/11/25            Wed 03/12/25            Thu 03/13/25
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                      74          44          78          47          74
Temp                   69 74 62 54 51 47 44 64 74 78 66 58 53 50 48 63 71 74 65
Dewpt                  43 40 44 45 43 43 42 48 46 44 47 47 46 47 48 52 49 49 52
RH                     39 29 52 71 74 86 93 56 37 30 50 67 77 89100 67 46 41 63
Wind dir                W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd                5  5  2  2  2  2  3  4  6  8  3  3  3  3  3  5  8  8  3
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S


Date          Fri 03/14/25  Sat 03/15/25  Sun 03/16/25  Mon 03/17/25
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    79      56    83      63    78      50    70
Temp          55 52 76 71   58 57 81 74   65 64 76 69   59 50 67 59
Dewpt         53 52 54 54   54 56 57 60   59 61 61 60   53 45 38 39
PWind dir        SW    SE      SE     S       S    SW       W    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 SC   SC SC FW CL
PoP 12hr         20     0       0    20      40    60      30    10
Rain shwrs     S                      S    S  C  L  C    C  S
Tstms                                               C    C  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