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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

SCZ050-172000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

Date             Sat 08/17/24            Sun 08/18/24            Mon 08/19/24
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                      91          73          94          74          94
Temp                83 90 90 81 77 76 74 75 86 93 91 83 79 76 74 75 85 91 91 83
Dewpt               71 69 70 69 70 70 70 70 71 72 72 73 72 71 70 71 70 68 67 70
RH                  67 50 52 67 79 82 87 84 61 51 54 72 79 85 87 87 61 47 45 65
Wind dir             W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd             5  5  9  9  6  5  4  9 10 10 13 11  6  5  8  6  8  9  9  2
Clouds              FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5          40          70          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.16        0.26           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                         S  L  C
Tstms                                              S  L  C
Heat index             95 96                91101 99                90 95 94
Max heat               95    96               101   101                95    96
High Surf            Y  Y  Y


Date          Tue 08/20/24  Wed 08/21/24  Thu 08/22/24  Fri 08/23/24
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          72    90      70    88      70    86      70    84
Temp          76 74 88 79   73 72 86 77   72 72 84 76   73 72 82 76
Dewpt         70 69 67 68   68 67 64 64   64 66 64 64   65 67 68 68
PWind dir         W    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    20       5    30      20    40
Rain shwrs                            S             C    S  S  C  C
Tstms                                 S             C    S  S  C  C

$$
GAZ118-172000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

Date             Sat 08/17/24            Sun 08/18/24            Mon 08/19/24
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                      92          73          96          74          93
Temp                84 91 91 83 78 76 74 74 87 95 95 86 79 77 75 75 85 91 91 84
Dewpt               70 67 69 69 68 67 66 67 73 74 72 73 72 73 71 71 71 69 67 70
RH                  63 45 49 63 71 74 76 79 63 51 48 65 79 87 87 87 63 49 45 63
Wind dir             W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd             4  5  8  8  5  3  3  6  8  9 10  8  4  4  5  5  8  9  8  2
Clouds              FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5          30          50          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.09        0.42           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                            C  C
Tstms                                                 C  C
Heat index             94 96                94106104 93             90 96 94
Max heat               94    96               106   107                96    96


Date          Tue 08/20/24  Wed 08/21/24  Thu 08/22/24  Fri 08/23/24
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          72    91      72    88      71    85      72    84
Temp          76 73 89 80   75 73 87 78   73 72 84 76   73 72 82 77
Dewpt         69 67 69 71   70 70 67 68   66 67 68 67   66 67 70 70
PWind dir         W    NE       E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10       5    20      10    30      30    50
Rain shwrs                            S             C    C  S  C  C
Tstms                                 S             C    C  S  C  C

$$
SCZ050-172000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

Date             Sat 08/17/24            Sun 08/18/24            Mon 08/19/24
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                      87          78          90          76          90
Temp                83 87 86 82 80 80 79 78 86 90 89 83 79 78 77 77 85 89 89 83
Dewpt               72 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 75 77 77 77 75 74 72 73 74 73 72 73
RH                  70 59 61 69 74 77 79 82 70 66 68 82 88 88 85 87 70 59 57 72
Wind dir            SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW
Wind spd             5  6 10 11 10  9  8  8 10 12 14 12 10  9  6  5  6  9  8  4
Clouds              SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5          30          60          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.08        0.29           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                   S     S  L  C
Tstms                                        S     S  L  C
Heat index             93 92                94103101 92             93 97 96
Max heat               94    94               105   105                98    97
High Surf            Y  Y  Y


Date          Tue 08/20/24  Wed 08/21/24  Thu 08/22/24  Fri 08/23/24
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          76    87      74    86      74    83      73    82
Temp          78 76 86 80   75 74 84 77   75 75 82 76   75 73 81 77
Dewpt         73 71 72 72   70 70 69 68   67 69 69 67   69 70 72 71
PWind dir         W    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          5    10      10    20      10    30      30    50
Rain shwrs                            S             C    C  C  C  C
Tstms                                 S             C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ048-172000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

Date             Sat 08/17/24            Sun 08/18/24            Mon 08/19/24
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                      91          74          95          74          92
Temp                85 89 89 81 79 78 75 75 86 94 93 84 79 77 75 75 84 90 90 84
Dewpt               69 69 71 70 70 70 69 69 73 76 76 75 75 73 72 72 73 71 71 72
RH                  59 52 56 69 74 76 82 82 65 56 58 74 88 87 90 90 70 54 54 67
Wind dir            SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW
Wind spd             4  5  8  6  6  5  6  6  8  8  9  8  6  5  5  5  6  6  6  2
Clouds              SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           5          40          70          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.10        0.34           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                         S  L  C
Tstms                                              S  L  C
Heat index             94 95                93107106 92             90 96 96 90
Max heat               94    96               107   107                96    97


Date          Tue 08/20/24  Wed 08/21/24  Thu 08/22/24  Fri 08/23/24
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          73    90      72    88      71    84      72    83
Temp          77 74 88 79   74 73 86 77   73 72 83 76   73 72 81 76
Dewpt         71 70 71 72   70 70 68 68   67 68 69 67   67 68 72 70
PWind dir         W    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10       5    20      10    30      30    40
Rain shwrs                            S             C    S  C  C  C
Tstms                                 S             C    S  C  C  C

$$
SCZ043-172000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

Date             Sat 08/17/24            Sun 08/18/24            Mon 08/19/24
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                      91          71          92          70          90
Temp                83 90 90 82 76 74 72 73 85 92 92 82 76 74 72 73 82 88 88 80
Dewpt               68 68 68 70 69 69 67 68 71 71 71 72 71 71 69 70 70 67 66 69
RH                  61 49 49 67 79 84 84 84 63 51 51 72 85 90 90 90 67 50 48 69
Wind dir            SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd             4  5  6  8  5  2  2  5  8  9 10  5  3  2  5  5  6  8  6  1
Clouds              FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          10          40          60           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.11        0.17           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                      S  S  L  C
Tstms                                           S  S  L  C
Heat index             94 94                90 99 99                   91 90
Max heat               94    95                99    99                91    92


Date          Tue 08/20/24  Wed 08/21/24  Thu 08/22/24  Fri 08/23/24
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          69    87      67    86      66    82      67    81
Temp          73 71 86 76   70 69 84 74   68 68 81 73   68 69 80 73
Dewpt         69 67 66 68   68 67 63 65   65 66 64 64   64 66 67 68
PWind dir         N    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0    10       5    10       5    20      20    40
Rain shwrs                                          S    S     S  C
Tstms                                               S    S     S  C

$$
GAZ099-172000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024

Date             Sat 08/17/24            Sun 08/18/24            Mon 08/19/24
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                      93          72          95          71          92
Temp                84 91 93 84 78 74 73 74 86 94 95 84 78 75 72 72 84 90 90 83
Dewpt               68 68 70 71 70 68 68 70 72 72 70 71 72 71 69 70 68 66 64 67
RH                  59 47 47 65 76 82 84 87 63 49 45 65 82 87 90 93 59 45 42 59
Wind dir            SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Wind spd             5  5  6  4  3  1  1  4  6  8  8  4  2  1  3  3  5  6  6  1
Clouds              CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                     20          10          40          40           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0        0.06        0.12           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S     S                       S  C  S
Tstms                      S                       S  C  S
Heat index             95 99                92102102                   93 91
Max heat               95    99               102   104                93    93


Date          Tue 08/20/24  Wed 08/21/24  Thu 08/22/24  Fri 08/23/24
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          70    90      69    89      68    86      69    85
Temp          74 72 88 80   73 71 87 78   71 70 84 76   70 70 83 76
Dewpt         64 65 66 67   68 67 64 65   66 65 62 64   64 64 65 68
PWind dir        NW    NE       E     E       E     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL CL FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          0     5       5    10       5    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S        C
Tstms                                               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