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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1153 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

SCZ050-282100-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1153 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          47          75          42          55
Temp                   70 71 59 54 52 50 48 63 72 74 64 60 56 49 43 48 53 54 47
Dewpt                  31 29 35 38 38 37 37 39 38 39 43 44 37 32 26 22 20 19 21
RH                     23 21 40 54 59 61 65 41 29 28 46 55 49 52 51 35 27 25 35
Wind dir                W SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                6 10  8  6  6  6  8 10 13 14  9  6  9 10 11 11 10  9  5
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                                                       37
Min chill                                                        37    38


Date          Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          35    59      46    72      58    74      50    64
Temp          38 36 58 51   47 48 70 61   59 61 73 66   58 50 63 54
Dewpt         23 24 28 36   41 44 49 54   55 58 61 61   55 45 41 37
PWind dir        NE     E       E    SE       S     S      SW     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW SC B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      10    70      40     5
Rain shwrs                                       C  L    C
Tstms                                            S  S

$$
GAZ118-282100-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1153 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          76          45          60
Temp                   71 73 62 55 51 49 48 63 73 76 67 60 56 50 45 51 58 60 51
Dewpt                  30 28 32 36 36 36 37 39 36 36 39 41 38 33 30 27 25 24 26
RH                     22 19 32 49 56 61 65 41 26 23 36 49 51 52 55 39 28 25 37
Wind dir                W  W  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE
Wind spd                6 10  4  4  4  4  4  9 12 13  6  5  6  8  9  9  8  8  4
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          38    63      48    74      59    79      50    65
Temp          41 39 61 54   49 50 73 63   60 60 76 69   59 50 62 56
Dewpt         27 28 32 39   44 47 50 54   56 57 59 60   54 44 38 35
PWind dir        NE     E       E    SE       S     S       W     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       5     5      10    70      30     5
Rain shwrs                                       L  L    C
Tstms                                            S  S

$$
SCZ050-282100-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1153 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      66          52          72          44          55
Temp                   66 65 58 56 55 53 52 63 71 71 63 59 57 50 44 48 53 54 47
Dewpt                  36 38 42 42 41 40 40 42 41 44 47 46 40 34 29 24 22 21 24
RH                     33 37 55 59 59 61 63 46 34 38 56 62 53 54 55 39 29 27 40
Wind dir               SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                6 12  8  8  6  8  8 11 13 13 10  8  9 11 12 12 11  9  6
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                                                       38
Min chill                                                        38    38


Date          Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          38    59      49    69      59    72      51    63
Temp          40 39 57 51   49 50 69 60   59 61 71 65   58 51 62 54
Dewpt         25 27 31 38   43 47 51 54   56 59 61 61   56 47 42 39
PWind dir        NE     E       E    SE       S     S      SW     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW SC B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       5     5      10    70      40     5
Rain shwrs                                       C  L    C
Tstms                                            S  S

$$
SCZ048-282100-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1153 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          48          74          44          58
Temp                   70 71 58 53 51 49 48 62 71 73 65 60 57 51 45 49 55 57 48
Dewpt                  31 30 35 39 38 37 38 41 40 40 42 43 38 33 29 25 24 23 25
RH                     23 22 42 59 61 63 68 46 32 30 43 53 49 50 53 39 30 27 40
Wind dir                W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW  W NW  N  N  N  N  N NE
Wind spd                8  9  4  4  5  4  5 10 12 12  6  5  8 10 11 10  8  8  4
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                                                       39
Min chill                                                        39    39


Date          Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          37    60      47    71      58    75      50    64
Temp          40 38 58 52   49 50 69 61   59 60 73 66   58 50 61 54
Dewpt         26 27 31 39   43 47 52 55   56 57 61 61   54 45 40 37
PWind dir        NE     E       E    SE       S     S      SW     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW SC B1   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       5     5      10    70      40     5
Rain shwrs                                       C  L    C
Tstms                                            S  S

$$
SCZ043-282100-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1153 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          44          75          40          55
Temp                   69 72 58 51 48 46 45 62 72 75 65 59 53 47 41 47 53 55 46
Dewpt                  28 26 31 35 35 35 35 39 38 37 40 41 35 30 26 22 19 18 21
RH                     21 18 36 54 60 65 68 43 29 25 40 51 50 51 55 37 26 23 37
Wind dir                W  W SW  S SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  N NE
Wind spd                6 10  3  4  5  4  5 10 12 12  6  6  8  9  9 10  9  8  3
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                                                       35
Min chill                                                        35    36


Date          Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          32    62      42    73      57    77      48    63
Temp          36 34 60 51   44 45 71 61   57 59 75 67   57 48 62 53
Dewpt         21 21 24 34   39 42 49 52   55 57 60 60   53 43 38 35
PWind dir        NE     E       E    SE       S     S      SW     W
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    CL FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       0     5      10    70      30     5
Rain shwrs                                       L  L    C
Tstms                                            S  S

$$
GAZ099-282100-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1153 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025

Date             Fri 02/28/25            Sat 03/01/25            Sun 03/02/25
EST 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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          75          41          60
Temp                   70 73 60 52 49 45 44 61 72 75 64 58 52 46 41 49 56 59 50
Dewpt                  27 27 32 36 36 36 37 39 36 36 39 41 35 31 28 25 23 22 25
RH                     20 18 35 54 61 70 76 44 27 24 40 53 52 55 59 39 27 24 37
Wind dir                W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N
Wind spd                6 10  2  3  3  3  4 10 12 13  6  6  6  6  6  9  6  6  3
Clouds                 CL CL CL CL CL CL SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Wind chill                                                       36
Min chill                                                        36    38


Date          Mon 03/03/25  Tue 03/04/25  Wed 03/05/25  Thu 03/06/25
EST 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          35    65      44    76      57    79      46    62
Temp          39 36 61 55   46 45 73 65   58 59 78 69   55 46 59 53
Dewpt         23 23 24 36   40 42 46 50   53 55 56 59   50 41 35 33
PWind dir        NE     E      SE    SE       S    SW       W    NW
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     0       5     5      20    70      20     0
Rain shwrs                                    S  L  L    S
Tstms                                            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