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National Weather Service Charleston SC
1204 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

SCZ050-290800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1204 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

Date           03/27/25      Fri 03/28/25            Sat 03/29/25            Sun
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                      49          77          59          77          61
Temp                   51 50 51 71 76 75 67 63 62 60 60 73 77 76 67 63 62 62 62
Dewpt                  47 46 48 56 55 55 57 58 57 57 57 57 55 55 58 59 60 60 61
RH                     86 86 89 59 48 50 70 84 84 90 90 57 47 48 73 87 93 93 97
Wind dir                E  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                1  0  2  8 12 14  9  3  3  3  1  8 11 10  6  5  5  4  4
Clouds                 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C


Date           03/30  Mon 03/31/25  Tue 04/01/25  Wed 04/02/25  Thu 04/03/25
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          78      63    82      62    80      58    77      63    83
Temp          77 68   64 64 81 70   65 63 79 66   60 59 76 68   65 64 82 71
Dewpt         59 62   63 64 64 64   64 60 56 57   57 56 59 61   64 63 60 60
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW    NW       E     E       S    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B2 B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         30      30    50      50    20      10    20      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  S  S  C    C  S     S             S

$$
GAZ118-290800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1204 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

Date           03/27/25      Fri 03/28/25            Sat 03/29/25            Sun
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                      50          79          59          78          61
Temp                   52 50 52 72 79 77 68 63 61 60 60 73 77 77 68 64 63 62 63
Dewpt                  50 49 50 58 56 57 57 59 58 58 58 59 58 58 59 61 61 61 62
RH                     93 96 93 61 45 50 68 87 90 93 93 62 52 52 73 90 93 97 97
Wind dir                N  N  N SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S
Wind spd                0  0  1  6 11 14 10  3  2  2  2  9 10 10  8  6  5  4  3
Clouds                 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C


Date           03/30  Mon 03/31/25  Tue 04/01/25  Wed 04/02/25  Thu 04/03/25
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          78      64    84      62    82      61    80      65    85
Temp          78 70   65 65 82 73   66 62 80 70   62 62 78 72   67 66 83 74
Dewpt         64 64   64 65 67 66   64 60 59 58   61 60 63 64   66 65 65 62
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW     W       E    SE       S     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   SC B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    40      40    20      10    20       5    10
Rain shwrs     C  C    S        C    C  S     S             S

$$
SCZ050-290800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1204 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

Date           03/27/25      Fri 03/28/25            Sat 03/29/25            Sun
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                      56          74          60          74          62
Temp                   57 57 58 71 74 73 66 63 62 61 60 72 74 74 66 63 62 62 62
Dewpt                  50 50 51 59 59 59 59 60 60 59 59 60 59 60 60 61 61 62 62
RH                     77 77 77 66 59 62 78 90 93 93 96 66 59 62 81 93 97100100
Wind dir                E  E NE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                3  2  4 11 16 18  9  5  5  3  3  9 12 11  8  9  6  8  6
Clouds                 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C


Date           03/30  Mon 03/31/25  Tue 04/01/25  Wed 04/02/25  Thu 04/03/25
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          75      63    78      63    77      60    75      64    80
Temp          75 67   64 64 78 68   65 63 77 65   60 61 74 67   65 64 80 70
Dewpt         63 64   64 64 67 66   65 62 61 60   59 59 62 63   65 64 64 62
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW     S       E     E       S    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         30      30    40      50    20      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  C  S  C    C  S     S       S     S

$$
SCZ048-290800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1204 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

Date           03/27/25      Fri 03/28/25            Sat 03/29/25            Sun
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                      51          76          59          76          61
Temp                   53 52 53 70 75 74 66 62 61 60 60 72 75 74 66 63 62 62 62
Dewpt                  49 48 50 59 58 58 59 59 59 58 58 59 59 60 60 60 60 61 62
RH                     86 86 89 68 55 57 78 90 93 93 93 64 58 62 81 90 93 97100
Wind dir                E  N NE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                1  0  1  5 10 13  8  2  3  4  2  8  9  9  6  6  5  4  4
Clouds                 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C


Date           03/30  Mon 03/31/25  Tue 04/01/25  Wed 04/02/25  Thu 04/03/25
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          76      63    81      62    80      60    77      64    82
Temp          76 67   64 64 80 70   65 63 78 67   61 61 75 69   65 65 80 71
Dewpt         64 65   64 64 67 66   64 61 60 60   60 60 63 63   65 65 65 63
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW     W       E     E       S     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC FW   SC B1 B1 SC   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         40      30    50      40    20      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  S     C    C  S     S       S     S

$$
SCZ043-290800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1204 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

Date           03/27/25      Fri 03/28/25            Sat 03/29/25            Sun
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                      47          78          56          78          58
Temp                   50 48 49 71 78 77 68 61 59 58 58 73 77 77 68 61 59 59 60
Dewpt                  45 46 47 55 54 55 56 58 57 56 57 56 55 56 57 59 59 59 60
RH                     83 93 93 57 43 47 65 90 93 93 96 55 47 48 68 93100100100
Wind dir                N  N  N SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                0  0  1  5 10 13  9  3  1  1  1  8 10 10  6  4  4  3  3
Clouds                 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C


Date           03/30  Mon 03/31/25  Tue 04/01/25  Wed 04/02/25  Thu 04/03/25
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          78      61    83      60    80      56    79      62    84
Temp          78 68   62 63 82 72   64 61 79 68   58 57 77 70   64 63 83 72
Dewpt         61 63   62 63 65 64   63 60 55 56   58 56 60 61   64 63 60 61
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW    NW       E    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B2 B1 SC FW   SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr         40      30    60      50    20      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  S  S  L    C  S     S       S     S
Tstms                           C

$$
GAZ099-290800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1204 AM EDT Fri Mar 28 2025

Date           03/27/25      Fri 03/28/25            Sat 03/29/25            Sun
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                      49          82          56          81          60
Temp                   52 49 50 69 80 82 72 64 61 59 58 71 78 80 71 65 62 61 61
Dewpt                  47 46 47 55 49 51 55 57 57 56 56 57 55 54 57 59 59 59 60
RH                     83 89 89 61 34 34 55 78 87 90 93 61 45 41 61 81 90 93 97
Wind dir                N  N NE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S
Wind spd                0  0  1  4  8 10  8  5  1  1  1  8  9 10  9  8  4  5  3
Clouds                 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5           0          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C
Obvis                        PF


Date           03/30  Mon 03/31/25  Tue 04/01/25  Wed 04/02/25  Thu 04/03/25
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          80      62    84      60    81      58    82      63    88
Temp          79 71   64 63 81 72   65 60 77 70   59 59 79 73   65 64 85 77
Dewpt         61 64   64 63 66 65   64 58 56 55   59 59 61 64   65 64 62 60
PWind dir         S       S    SW       W    NW       E    SE      SE    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 B1   B1 SC SC FW   SC B1 B1 SC   SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr         50      30    60      40    20      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C    C     S  L    C  S  S  S    S        S
Tstms                           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