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National Weather Service Charleston SC
629 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

SCZ050-042000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
629 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      86          65          84          66          85
Temp             70 79 84 83 73 69 68 67 66 78 83 81 72 69 69 68 68 79 83 81 72
Dewpt            68 69 68 66 66 65 65 64 65 65 65 64 66 66 66 66 66 66 65 65 65
RH               93 72 59 57 79 87 90 90 97 64 55 56 81 90 90 93 93 64 55 58 79
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          6 10 11 13  8  5  5  5  5 10 13 13 10 10 11 11 11 14 17 17 13
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          67    77      53    67      44    65      47    73
Temp          69 68 75 66   58 53 67 59   49 46 63 57   49 49 71 62
Dewpt         66 67 68 64   57 49 44 44   39 37 40 45   45 45 49 51
PWind dir         S    SW       W     N      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2 OV   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         30    90      70    10       0     5       0    10
Rain shwrs        C  L  D    L  C
Tstms                C  C    S

$$
GAZ118-042000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
629 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      86          66          85          66          87
Temp             73 79 85 84 74 69 68 67 66 77 84 83 73 70 68 67 67 79 86 86 76
Dewpt            70 71 69 68 67 66 66 65 65 65 64 64 66 66 66 66 65 66 63 63 65
RH               90 77 59 59 79 90 93 93 97 67 51 53 79 87 93 97 93 64 46 46 69
Wind dir          S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          5 10 13 14 10  6  5  5  5  9 12 13 11 10 10  8  8 11 13 13 12
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          68    77      51    69      46    67      48    73
Temp          70 69 76 68   58 51 67 61   50 47 65 59   50 50 71 63
Dewpt         65 67 68 63   56 47 45 47   42 40 42 45   46 47 49 51
PWind dir         S    SW       W     N      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1 B2 B2   B2 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         30    90      70     5       0     0       0    10
Rain shwrs        C  L  D    L  S
Tstms                C  C    S

$$
SCZ050-042000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
629 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      81          68          78          67          77
Temp             70 78 81 80 72 69 68 68 68 76 78 78 70 68 68 68 68 77 77 77 71
Dewpt            69 70 69 68 68 68 67 66 65 66 65 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 66 66 66
RH               97 76 67 67 87 97 97 93 90 71 64 67 87 97 97 97 97 71 69 69 84
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S
Wind spd          6 11 13 13  8  8  6  5  5 10 13 13 10 10 10 11 11 13 16 14 12
Clouds           B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          67    76      54    67      47    65      51    71
Temp          68 68 74 66   59 54 67 58   51 48 63 57   51 52 71 62
Dewpt         67 67 69 65   58 51 46 46   42 40 43 46   47 47 50 52
PWind dir        SW    SW       W     N      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2 OV   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         20    90      80    10       0     5       0    10
Rain shwrs        S  L  D    D  C
Tstms                C  C    S

$$
SCZ048-042000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
629 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      84          65          83          66          83
Temp             72 77 82 80 71 68 67 67 66 76 81 80 70 68 68 68 68 77 82 80 72
Dewpt            69 70 70 69 67 67 66 64 65 66 65 65 66 66 66 66 65 67 66 66 66
RH               90 79 67 69 87 97 97 90 97 71 58 60 87 93 93 93 90 71 58 62 81
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          5 10 11 12  6  5  3  5  5 10 12 13 10 10 10 10  9 12 13 14 12
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          67    76      52    69      46    66      48    72
Temp          68 68 73 66   58 52 67 60   50 47 63 57   50 50 70 62
Dewpt         65 66 69 63   56 49 46 46   40 38 43 46   46 46 50 52
PWind dir         S    SW       W     N      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B2 B2   B2 SC FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         30    90      70     5       0     5       0    10
Rain shwrs        C  L  D    L  C
Tstms                C  C    S

$$
SCZ043-042000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
629 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      86          63          86          63          86
Temp             70 79 86 84 73 68 66 65 64 77 84 84 73 67 66 65 65 80 86 85 73
Dewpt            69 69 68 67 67 65 65 64 64 66 64 63 65 65 65 65 65 67 64 64 65
RH               97 72 55 57 81 90 97 97100 69 51 49 76 93 97100100 65 48 50 76
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          3  8  9 11  9  3  3  4  4  9 11 12 11  9  9  9  8 11 13 13 11
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          64    74      49    66      41    65      42    73
Temp          66 65 73 66   56 50 65 57   46 43 63 56   45 45 70 61
Dewpt         65 65 68 63   55 47 44 42   37 35 38 44   43 42 47 49
PWind dir         S    SW       W     N      NE    NE       E    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         40   100      70     5       0     0       0    10
Rain shwrs     S  C  D  D    L  S
Tstms                C  C    S

$$
GAZ099-042000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
629 AM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

Date             Fri 04/04/25            Sat 04/05/25            Sun 04/06/25
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                      90          65          88          65          89
Temp             70 80 89 90 80 72 69 67 65 76 86 88 79 71 67 66 66 78 86 89 79
Dewpt            68 69 67 65 66 65 66 64 64 66 63 60 61 64 64 64 64 65 61 60 62
RH               93 69 48 44 62 79 90 90 97 71 46 39 54 79 90 93 93 64 43 38 56
Wind dir          S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd          3  6  8  9  8  6  4  4  4  8  9  9  8  6  5  5  6 13 14 14 11
Clouds           B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     20          10           0           0          10
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 S                                                  C
Heat index             92 92
Max heat               92    92


Date          Mon 04/07/25  Tue 04/08/25  Wed 04/09/25  Thu 04/10/25
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          64    74      48    68      43    67      44    74
Temp          67 65 72 66   55 48 66 60   49 44 65 59   48 46 71 64
Dewpt         66 65 63 60   50 43 42 44   39 37 39 43   43 44 45 48
PWind dir        SW     W      NW     N      NE    NE       E     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 B2   B1 FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         60    90      50     5       0     0       0    10
Rain shwrs     C  L  D  D    C
Tstms             S  C  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