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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1244 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

SCZ050-060800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1244 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Date           07/04/24      Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24            Sun
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          95          78          95          77
Temp                   79 77 80 88 94 92 84 81 80 78 81 90 93 91 84 81 79 77 80
Dewpt                  75 75 76 73 73 71 72 74 74 74 75 75 75 73 73 74 74 73 75
RH                     88 94 88 61 51 51 67 79 82 88 82 62 56 56 70 79 85 87 85
Wind dir               SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                3  1  4  5  8 13 12  9  4  3  4  8 10 13 10  6  5  3  3
Clouds                 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5          40          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.05        0.15
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                                       C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Heat index                      96103 99 90            101105100 90
Max heat                          103   102    90         105   105


Date           07/07  Mon 07/08/24  Tue 07/09/24  Wed 07/10/24  Thu 07/11/24
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          91      76    92      76    93      77    94      77    92
Temp          89 83   78 80 90 83   79 79 91 86   79 80 92 86   79 80 90 84
Dewpt         74 73   74 75 74 74   75 75 75 74   75 75 75 75   75 75 74 75
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         60      40    50      30    50      30    50      40    50
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms          C  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C

$$
GAZ118-060800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1244 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Date           07/04/24      Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24            Sun
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          77
Temp                   78 77 79 89 95 92 86 82 79 77 79 89 93 90 84 81 79 77 79
Dewpt                  75 74 75 75 73 73 73 74 75 74 75 76 76 77 76 76 75 75 76
RH                     91 90 88 64 49 54 65 77 88 90 88 66 58 66 77 85 88 94 91
Wind dir                S  N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                3  0  2  3  6 10 10  6  3  1  2  4  8 10  8  4  3  2  2
Clouds                 FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10          60          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.10        0.14
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S                    L  L  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                                  S                    L  L  C  C  S  S  C
Heat index                      99105101 93            100106103 93
Max heat                          105   105               106   107    91


Date           07/07  Mon 07/08/24  Tue 07/09/24  Wed 07/10/24  Thu 07/11/24
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      76    91      76    93      77    94      77    93
Temp          88 84   78 78 89 84   78 78 90 86   79 79 92 87   78 79 90 86
Dewpt         76 76   76 76 77 76   76 76 77 77   76 76 77 77   76 76 77 77
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         70      40    50      30    50      20    50      20    50
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  S  C  C    C     C  C    S     S  C    S     S  C
Tstms          C  L    C  S  C  C    C     C  C    S     S  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ050-060800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1244 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Date           07/04/24      Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24            Sun
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          91          79          91          78
Temp                   80 79 80 88 91 89 83 81 80 79 81 88 91 89 83 81 80 78 80
Dewpt                  75 75 77 76 77 77 76 77 76 76 77 78 79 78 76 76 76 76 77
RH                     85 88 91 68 64 68 80 88 88 91 88 72 68 70 80 85 88 94 91
Wind dir               SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                5  2  4  5 10 12 10  9  4  3  4  8 10 11  9  5  5  4  3
Clouds                 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5          30          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.02        0.11
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                                                       C  C  C  C  C  C  C
Heat index                      99105101 91            102107103 91
Max heat                          106   105    90         108   106


Date           07/07  Mon 07/08/24  Tue 07/09/24  Wed 07/10/24  Thu 07/11/24
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      78    89      77    90      78    91      78    90
Temp          88 83   80 80 88 83   80 79 89 85   80 80 90 85   80 79 88 83
Dewpt         78 77   76 77 78 77   77 78 79 78   78 78 79 78   78 78 79 78
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S     S      SW     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   B2 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50      40    50      40    50      40    50      40    50
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ048-060800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1244 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Date           07/04/24      Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24            Sun
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          94          78          93          78
Temp                   80 78 80 88 93 92 86 82 80 79 80 88 92 90 83 80 79 78 80
Dewpt                  76 75 76 76 75 76 75 76 75 75 76 77 79 78 77 76 76 76 76
RH                     88 91 88 68 56 60 70 82 85 88 88 70 66 68 82 88 91 94 88
Wind dir               SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                3  1  3  3  6 10  9  5  3  2  2  5  8 10  6  4  3  2  2
Clouds                 FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          10          10          50          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.07        0.13
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                                                       C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Heat index                      99105105 95            100109105 92
Max heat                          105   106    90         109   109    90


Date           07/07  Mon 07/08/24  Tue 07/09/24  Wed 07/10/24  Thu 07/11/24
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    90      77    91      78    94      77    92
Temp          88 83   79 79 88 83   79 79 89 85   79 80 92 86   79 79 90 85
Dewpt         79 77   76 77 79 77   77 77 79 78   77 77 79 78   76 77 79 78
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S     S      SW     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         60      40    50      30    50      30    50      30    50
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C     S  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms          C  L    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C     S  C    C  S  C  C

$$
SCZ043-060800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1244 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Date           07/04/24      Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24            Sun
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                      74          96          75          93          73
Temp                   77 75 78 88 95 94 86 80 77 75 78 87 92 88 82 77 75 73 77
Dewpt                  74 73 75 73 71 71 72 74 73 73 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 73 75
RH                     90 94 91 61 46 47 63 82 87 94 91 68 56 63 79 94 97100 94
Wind dir               SW  N SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind spd                3  0  4  5  5 10  9  5  2  1  3  5  8  9  5  3  2  1  2
Clouds                 FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          20          10          60          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.12        0.19
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S                    L  L  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                                  S                    L  L  C  C  S  S  C
Heat index                      96103101 92             96102 97
Max heat                          103   104               102   102


Date           07/07  Mon 07/08/24  Tue 07/09/24  Wed 07/10/24  Thu 07/11/24
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      73    89      72    90      73    92      73    90
Temp          87 81   74 76 88 81   74 76 88 83   75 77 90 85   75 77 88 83
Dewpt         74 74   73 75 74 75   74 75 75 75   75 76 74 75   74 76 74 75
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         70      40    50      30    50      20    50      30    50
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C    S     S  C    C     C  C
Tstms          C  L    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C    S     S  C    C     C  C

$$
GAZ099-060800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1244 AM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024

Date           07/04/24      Fri 07/05/24            Sat 07/06/24            Sun
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                      75          96          75          95          74
Temp                   77 76 78 89 95 96 88 81 78 76 78 87 93 91 83 78 76 74 76
Dewpt                  74 74 76 75 73 71 73 74 75 74 76 77 75 75 77 76 76 74 76
RH                     90 94 94 64 49 45 61 79 91 94 94 72 56 60 82 94100100100
Wind dir                S  N  S SW  S SW  S  S  N  N  S SW  S SW  S SE  S  S SE
Wind spd                2  0  3  2  4  5  4  3  0  0  1  3  4  4  2  2  1  1  1
Clouds                 FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0          40          20          70          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.01        0.16        0.21
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  S  S        S  S  L  L  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                               S  C  S  S        S  S  L  L  C  C  S  S  C
Heat index                      99105104 96             99105102 92
Max heat                          105   104    93         105   106


Date           07/07  Mon 07/08/24  Tue 07/09/24  Wed 07/10/24  Thu 07/11/24
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          91      73    91      73    92      75    94      74    94
Temp          88 81   75 75 89 82   75 76 89 85   77 77 91 86   76 76 90 86
Dewpt         75 76   75 75 75 76   75 76 75 76   75 75 74 76   75 75 74 76
PWind dir        SE      SE    SE       S     W      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         70      40    50      30    50      20    40      20    50
Rain shwrs     C  L    C  S  C  C    C     C  C    S        C    S     S  C
Tstms          C  L    C  S  C  C    C     C  C    S        C    S     S  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