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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1244 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

SCZ050-012000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1244 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

Date             Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24            Thu 10/03/24
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          68          86          66          86
Temp                   84 83 79 75 71 69 69 80 86 83 76 73 70 68 68 82 86 83 75
Dewpt                  68 68 68 67 67 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 68 67 67 68 68 68 67
RH                     59 61 69 76 87 90 93 65 55 61 79 87 93 97 97 63 55 61 76
Wind dir                W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E
Wind spd                9  8  4  3  2  3  4  6  6  6  3  0  0  0  3  6  9  9  6
Clouds                 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24  Mon 10/07/24
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          67    83      69    83      68    82      67    84
Temp          69 68 83 76   72 70 82 75   71 69 82 74   70 67 83 75
Dewpt         68 67 70 69   69 68 69 68   67 65 68 67   66 65 67 67
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B1   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    10       5    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                               S             S

$$
GAZ118-012000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1244 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

Date             Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24            Thu 10/03/24
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          68          88          68          87
Temp                   85 84 80 75 72 69 69 83 88 86 79 74 72 69 69 81 87 83 77
Dewpt                  68 68 69 68 67 66 67 67 67 68 69 69 69 68 68 68 69 68 68
RH                     57 59 69 79 84 90 93 59 50 55 72 84 90 97 97 65 55 61 74
Wind dir                W  W NW NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd                6  6  3  2  1  2  2  4  5  5  3  0  0  0  3  6  9  8  6
Clouds                 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                     91                      91
Max heat                                       91    92                91    91


Date          Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24  Mon 10/07/24
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    84      70    83      69    82      67    83
Temp          72 70 84 77   73 70 82 76   71 69 81 76   71 68 83 76
Dewpt         68 68 70 70   68 67 69 68   66 66 69 67   66 65 68 67
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    20       5    20      10    30      20    30
Rain shwrs              S             S          S  C    S  S  C  C
Tstms                   S             S             S             S

$$
SCZ050-012000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1244 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

Date             Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24            Thu 10/03/24
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                      84          70          83          70          83
Temp                   84 83 79 75 72 70 71 79 83 80 75 74 72 70 71 80 83 79 75
Dewpt                  69 69 70 70 68 68 68 68 69 70 70 70 69 68 68 69 70 69 69
RH                     61 63 74 84 87 93 90 69 63 72 84 87 90 93 90 69 65 72 82
Wind dir                W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
Wind spd                8  8  4  4  2  3  5  5  6  6  4  1  1  2  4  8 10  9  6
Clouds                 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24  Mon 10/07/24
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    82      70    82      70    81      68    82
Temp          71 71 82 76   72 70 82 75   72 70 81 74   71 69 82 75
Dewpt         69 68 71 70   69 69 69 68   69 67 69 68   68 67 69 68
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    BZ      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW SC SC B1   B2 B2 B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    10      10    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S  S  C  C
Tstms                                               S             S

$$
SCZ048-012000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1244 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

Date             Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24            Thu 10/03/24
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          69          86          69          85
Temp                   85 84 80 76 72 70 70 81 86 84 78 74 72 70 70 81 85 83 76
Dewpt                  68 68 69 69 67 67 67 68 69 69 70 70 69 68 68 69 69 70 69
RH                     57 59 69 79 84 90 90 65 57 61 76 87 90 93 93 67 59 65 79
Wind dir                W  W NW NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E  N  N  N NE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd                8  8  3  2  1  2  3  5  4  4  2  0  0  0  3  5  8  6  4
Clouds                 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                     90
Max heat                                       90    90                      90


Date          Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24  Mon 10/07/24
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    84      71    83      69    82      68    84
Temp          72 70 84 77   73 71 82 76   72 70 81 75   71 69 83 76
Dewpt         69 68 71 70   69 68 70 69   67 67 69 68   67 66 68 68
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B1   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    10      10    20      20    30
Rain shwrs                                          S    S  S  C  C
Tstms                                               S             S

$$
SCZ043-012000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1244 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

Date             Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24            Thu 10/03/24
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                      85          66          84          65          84
Temp                   82 82 77 72 70 67 67 80 84 84 76 72 70 67 67 81 84 82 74
Dewpt                  67 66 68 67 66 66 66 67 68 67 68 68 67 66 66 66 67 67 67
RH                     61 58 74 84 87 97 97 65 59 57 76 87 90 97 97 60 57 61 79
Wind dir                W  W  W NW  N  N  N  N NE NE  E  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E
Wind spd                8  6  2  2  1  1  3  4  5  4  1  0  0  0  1  4  6  5  4
Clouds                 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW 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          Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24  Mon 10/07/24
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          65    84      67    83      65    82      64    84
Temp          67 67 83 75   70 68 82 75   68 67 82 73   67 65 84 75
Dewpt         66 66 69 68   67 66 69 67   65 65 66 66   64 63 67 66
PWind dir         E    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC SC B1   B2 B2 B1 SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5     5       5    10       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                                          S          S  S
Tstms                                               S             S

$$
GAZ099-012000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1244 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

Date             Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24            Thu 10/03/24
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                      86          66          86          66          86
Temp                   82 83 77 72 70 68 67 80 85 85 77 73 70 68 67 81 86 84 76
Dewpt                  67 66 68 67 66 65 65 67 67 67 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 68
RH                     61 57 74 84 87 90 93 65 55 55 74 84 93 97100 63 53 55 76
Wind dir                W NW NW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd                8  5  1  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  0  0  0  1  3  6  4  2
Clouds                 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date          Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24  Mon 10/07/24
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          66    84      67    83      66    82      64    83
Temp          67 67 84 76   70 68 82 75   69 67 81 74   68 65 82 74
Dewpt         67 67 68 68   67 66 67 68   66 64 66 67   65 63 66 66
PWind dir         E    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC B1 B1   B2 B1 B1 SC   B1 SC SC B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    10       5    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                          S    S     S  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