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National Weather Service Charleston SC
235 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

SCZ050-230900-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
235 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            Sat
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      15          37          22          43          21
Temp          34 22 16 17 16 17 28 35 37 30 25 24 24 23 34 40 42 34 28 25 23 22
Dewpt         18 18 16 17 16 15 19 21 21 21 20 19 17 18 23 25 25 25 23 22 19 20
RH            51 84100100100 92 68 56 52 69 81 81 74 81 64 55 50 69 81 88 84 92
Wind dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd      10  5  5  5  5  5  6  8  6  3  2  2  2  3  5  5  6  4  3  2  2  3
Clouds        CL CL FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC 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    26 15  7  9  7  9 21 28 32 26          18 29 36 38 30 24       17
Min chill        15     7     7    11    26    24    18    22    30    24    17
Cold Weather   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           01/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          46      24    52      32    53      35    58      38    62
Temp          42 34   27 26 47 40   34 35 48 44   40 37 54 48   43 40 59 50
Dewpt         26 27   25 24 31 32   32 32 36 38   37 34 37 38   38 36 41 43
PWind dir        NE       N    NW       W     W       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL   FW SC SC SC   B1 B2 OV B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0      10    40       5     5       0    10
Rain shwrs                                 C  S

$$
GAZ118-230900-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
235 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            Sat
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      17          37          22          44          21
Temp          36 25 18 17 18 19 27 35 37 28 24 23 23 23 35 42 43 35 29 26 23 21
Dewpt         21 19 17 16 16 16 20 22 24 23 21 19 17 18 25 28 29 27 24 22 18 19
RH            54 78 96 96 92 88 74 59 59 81 88 84 77 81 66 57 57 72 81 85 81 92
Wind dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW NW  N
Wind spd       8  4  4  4  4  3  6  6  6  2  1  2  2  2  5  6  8  4  3  2  1  2
Clouds        FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC 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    30 19 11 10 11 14 20 29 32                30 38 38 31 25
Min chill        19    10    10    13    28    23    22    22    31    25    21
Cold Weather   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           01/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          46      25    51      34    54      37    58      41    63
Temp          43 34   26 25 47 40   34 35 51 47   42 37 56 49   44 41 60 52
Dewpt         29 32   26 25 36 37   33 35 43 43   41 37 41 41   39 37 44 45
PWind dir        NE       N    NW      NW     W       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL   FW FW SC SC   SC B2 OV B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0      10    30       5     5       0    10
Rain shwrs                                 C

$$
SCZ050-230900-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
235 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            Sat
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      20          37          25          42          25
Temp          35 25 20 21 20 20 29 36 37 31 28 27 26 25 36 41 42 35 31 28 26 25
Dewpt         22 22 20 20 20 20 23 25 27 25 24 23 21 22 26 29 29 29 27 25 23 23
RH            59 88100 96100100 78 64 67 78 85 85 81 88 67 62 60 78 85 88 88 92
Wind dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  N  N
Wind spd      11  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  4  3  4  4  4  5  5  6  5  4  4  3  3
Clouds        FW FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC 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    27 17 11 12 11 12 21 30 31 26 24 22 21 19 31 37 38 31 26 23 22 21
Min chill        17    11    11    13    26    22    18    23    30    22    20
Cold Weather   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           01/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          45      28    50      36    50      38    56      41    60
Temp          43 36   31 29 47 41   37 37 49 45   41 39 54 48   44 41 58 50
Dewpt         30 32   31 28 36 38   36 35 42 43   41 37 41 42   40 38 45 46
PWind dir        NE       N    NW      NW     W       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL   FW SC SC SC   B1 B2 OV B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0      10    30       5     5       0    10
Rain shwrs                                 C  S

$$
SCZ048-230900-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
235 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            Sat
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      17          36          22          43          22
Temp          35 24 19 18 19 19 27 35 36 30 26 25 25 24 34 40 42 34 29 27 25 23
Dewpt         21 21 19 18 18 17 21 23 25 24 22 21 19 20 26 29 29 27 25 23 20 21
RH            56 88100100 96 92 78 61 64 78 85 84 78 84 72 64 60 75 85 85 81 92
Wind dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W NW NW NW  N
Wind spd       9  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  2  2  3  3  3  5  6  6  4  3  3  2  2
Clouds        CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC 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    28 18 12 11 12 11 20 29 30       21 21 20 29 35 38 30 25 23
Min chill        18    11    11    12    27    21    18    22    30    23    22
Cold Weather   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           01/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          45      26    50      34    52      37    58      40    61
Temp          43 35   28 27 46 39   35 35 49 45   41 38 55 48   44 41 59 50
Dewpt         29 32   28 26 36 37   35 35 43 44   40 37 41 42   39 37 45 45
PWind dir        NE       N    NW      NW     W       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL   FW SC SC SC   B1 B2 OV B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0      10    30       5     5       0    10
Rain shwrs                                 C  S

$$
SCZ043-230900-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
235 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            Sat
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      12          37          20          42          19
Temp          33 20 15 13 13 14 25 35 37 27 23 22 21 21 33 40 42 31 25 22 21 19
Dewpt         17 18 15 13 13 13 17 18 19 20 19 19 18 19 22 24 25 25 23 21 18 19
RH            51 92100100100 96 71 49 48 74 84 88 88 92 63 52 50 78 92 96 88100
Wind dir       N NE NE  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W NW  N  N
Wind spd       8  3  2  2  3  2  4  5  5  0  0  1  1  1  3  4  5  3  1  1  0  1
Clouds        CL CL CL SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC 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    26 15        7    19 30 32                30 37 38 28
Min chill        15    13     7     9    27    22    20    24    28    22    19
Cold Weather   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           01/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          46      20    50      31    51      35    56      38    61
Temp          43 31   22 21 47 37   31 33 49 44   38 35 55 46   40 38 60 49
Dewpt         24 27   22 21 30 34   31 32 38 40   37 34 36 38   38 37 41 43
PWind dir        NE      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL   FW SC SC SC   B1 B2 OV B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0      10    40       5    10       0    10
Rain shwrs                                 C  S

$$
GAZ099-230900-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
235 PM EST Wed Jan 22 2025

Date           01/22/25      Thu 01/23/25            Fri 01/24/25            Sat
EST 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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                      12          38          22          42          19
Temp          34 20 16 14 13 13 25 35 38 26 24 23 23 22 32 39 42 32 26 23 21 19
Dewpt         20 20 16 14 13 13 19 20 21 22 21 20 19 20 24 26 27 25 22 20 18 19
RH            56100100100100100 78 54 50 85 88 88 84 92 72 59 55 75 85 88 88100
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE  N  N  N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  W  W  W NW NW  N  N
Wind spd       6  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  2  1  2  2  3  5  6  6  3  2  2  0  1
Clouds        CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC 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    28                19 30 34             17 26 34 38 29
Min chill        20    14    13     9    26    23    17    21    29    23    19
Cold Weather   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           01/25  Sun 01/26/25  Mon 01/27/25  Tue 01/28/25  Wed 01/29/25
EST 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          43      21    51      32    53      35    58      38    63
Temp          39 31   23 22 46 38   32 35 51 45   40 35 55 47   41 39 60 52
Dewpt         26 28   23 22 31 34   32 35 39 43   38 34 38 41   37 36 41 45
PWind dir        NE      NW     W       W     W       W     W       W    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    CL CL   FW SC SC SC   B1 B2 OV B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     0      10    30       5    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                                 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