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National Weather Service Charleston SC
551 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

SCZ050-290800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
551 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

Date           09/28/24      Sun 09/29/24            Mon 09/30/24            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                      71          88          72          89          72
Temp             79 76 75 73 72 82 87 86 78 76 75 73 74 83 88 87 80 77 75 73 73
Dewpt            73 74 73 72 71 69 67 68 70 71 71 72 72 72 69 69 71 71 71 70 70
RH               82 94 94 97 97 65 52 55 76 85 87 97 93 70 54 55 74 82 87 90 90
Wind dir          S  N  N  N SW  W SW  S  S  S  S SW  W SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd          5  0  0  0  4  6  9 10  8  5  4  3  3  4  8  9  6  4  4  3  3
Clouds           SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S
Heat index                         90                      92 91
Max heat         90                90    90                92    92


Date           10/01  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24
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      69    86      68    85      69    83      67    81
Temp          87 78   72 69 84 77   71 70 83 76   71 70 81 75   70 69 79 73
Dewpt         68 69   68 67 67 68   68 67 67 67   67 67 67 66   66 65 66 65
PWind dir         W      NW    NE       E     E       E     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC FW FW   FW CL FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5       5    20      10    30
Rain shwrs                                                  S          S  C
Tstms                                                       S          S  C

$$
GAZ118-290800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
551 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

Date           09/28/24      Sun 09/29/24            Mon 09/30/24            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                      70          88          71          89          72
Temp             80 78 75 71 70 82 87 87 80 77 75 73 72 83 88 88 80 77 75 74 73
Dewpt            73 74 72 69 68 69 69 70 71 72 72 71 70 72 69 69 71 71 70 69 68
RH               79 88 90 93 93 65 55 57 74 85 90 93 93 70 54 54 74 82 84 84 84
Wind dir          S  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW  W  W
Wind spd          3  0  0  0  4  6  8  8  6  4  3  3  3  5  6  8  5  3  3  2  3
Clouds           SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         91 92                   92 92
Max heat         90                91    92                92    94


Date           10/01  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24
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      69    87      69    86      71    84      69    81
Temp          87 78   72 69 85 77   71 70 84 76   72 71 82 76   72 69 79 73
Dewpt         68 69   67 66 69 70   69 68 70 70   69 69 70 69   67 66 69 68
PWind dir         W      NW    NE       E     E       E     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       0    10      10    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                                               S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                                    S  C    S  S  S  C

$$
SCZ050-290800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
551 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

Date           09/28/24      Sun 09/29/24            Mon 09/30/24            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                      74          86          73          87          73
Temp             78 77 76 76 75 82 86 84 78 76 75 74 74 83 87 85 80 77 76 74 74
Dewpt            74 75 74 74 72 71 71 72 72 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 74 73 72 72 71
RH               88 94 94 94 90 69 61 67 82 90 94100100 74 63 67 82 87 87 93 90
Wind dir          S  S SW  N SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd          8  1  2  0  5  6  9 11  8  6  5  4  3  4  8  9  8  5  4  4  3
Clouds           SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           5           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  S
Heat index                         91 90                90 94 92
Max heat                           91    91                94    94


Date           10/01  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24
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          87      70    84      70    83      71    82      69    80
Temp          86 79   74 70 83 77   73 72 82 76   74 72 81 76   72 70 78 73
Dewpt         70 71   70 69 71 70   70 69 72 70   69 69 70 68   67 67 69 68
PWind dir         W      NW    NE       E     E       E     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      10    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                                  S       S  S  C
Tstms                                                       S       S  S  C

$$
SCZ048-290800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
551 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

Date           09/28/24      Sun 09/29/24            Mon 09/30/24            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                      72          88          73          88          73
Temp             79 78 76 73 72 82 87 86 79 78 76 75 74 83 87 87 80 78 76 74 74
Dewpt            74 75 74 71 69 70 70 71 72 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 71 70
RH               85 91 94 93 90 67 57 61 79 85 90 90 93 70 59 59 77 82 85 90 87
Wind dir          S  N SW  N SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd          4  0  1  0  4  6  8  8  5  4  4  3  3  5  6  6  4  3  3  3  3
Clouds           SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S
Heat index                         92 91                   93 93
Max heat         90                92    92                93    94


Date           10/01  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24
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      70    87      70    85      71    83      69    81
Temp          86 78   73 70 85 77   72 71 83 76   72 71 81 75   71 69 79 73
Dewpt         70 70   68 68 70 70   69 69 72 70   69 69 71 69   67 66 69 69
PWind dir         W      NW    NE       E     E       E     E      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC FW FW FW   FW CL FW SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      10    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                               S  S    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                                    S  S    S  S  S  C

$$
SCZ043-290800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
551 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

Date           09/28/24      Sun 09/29/24            Mon 09/30/24            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                      68          86          69          87          69
Temp             77 73 72 69 68 81 86 86 78 75 73 71 71 82 87 87 79 75 73 71 71
Dewpt            71 72 72 69 68 69 67 67 70 70 70 70 71 71 68 68 70 70 69 69 68
RH               82 97100100100 67 53 53 76 84 90 97100 69 53 53 74 84 87 93 90
Wind dir          S  N  N  N SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W
Wind spd          1  0  0  0  3  6  8  8  4  3  3  2  2  4  6  6  3  3  3  2  2
Clouds           FW SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                                 91 91
Max heat                                                   91    91


Date           10/01  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24
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          85      67    84      66    83      67    81      65    79
Temp          85 76   69 67 83 75   68 68 83 74   68 69 80 73   67 67 77 71
Dewpt         67 69   67 67 66 68   67 67 66 68   66 66 66 67   65 64 65 66
PWind dir         W      NW    NE       E     E       E     E       E    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S          S  S
Tstms                                                       S          S  S

$$
GAZ099-290800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
551 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

Date           09/28/24      Sun 09/29/24            Mon 09/30/24            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                      66          86          68          87          69
Temp             75 72 70 67 66 80 86 86 78 74 72 69 69 81 86 87 79 74 72 70 70
Dewpt            68 68 68 67 66 69 69 69 71 70 70 69 69 71 69 68 70 69 68 67 67
RH               79 87 93100100 69 57 57 79 87 93100100 72 57 53 74 84 87 90 90
Wind dir          S  N  N  N  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  W  W  W
Wind spd          1  0  0  0  3  6  9  8  3  2  2  2  3  4  6  6  3  2  2  3  2
Clouds           FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         90 90                   90 91
Max heat                           90    90                90    91


Date           10/01  Wed 10/02/24  Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24
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          87      67    86      67    86      68    83      67    80
Temp          87 76   71 67 84 77   70 68 84 76   71 69 81 74   70 67 78 71
Dewpt         68 69   66 65 67 68   67 67 67 69   68 67 68 68   67 64 66 67
PWind dir         W      NW    NE       E     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      10    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                                  S    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                                       S    S  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