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National Weather Service Charleston SC
323 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

SCZ050-302000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
323 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

Date             Mon 09/30/24            Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24
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                      89          71          88          67          86
Temp          72 72 83 88 87 79 77 74 71 72 84 88 86 79 75 71 69 68 78 85 84 76
Dewpt         71 72 73 70 70 72 72 71 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 69 69 69
RH            97100 72 55 57 79 85 90 97 93 61 54 55 69 79 90 93 97 69 59 61 79
Wind dir       S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N  N NE NE  E
Wind spd       2  2  5  9 10  8  4  3  3  3  6  8  8  4  1  1  2  4  6  6  6  3
Clouds        SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             93 92                   92
Max heat               94    93                92    92                      90


Date          Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24
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    85      69    84      70    82      66    80
Temp          71 67 84 76   71 70 83 76   72 70 82 75   71 67 79 73
Dewpt         68 67 69 69   69 68 70 69   69 68 70 69   66 63 66 65
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    20      20    20      10    30
Rain shwrs                            S    S        S             C
Tstms                                 S             S             S

$$
GAZ118-302000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
323 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

Date             Mon 09/30/24            Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24
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                      89          71          89          68          87
Temp          71 71 82 88 88 81 76 73 71 72 84 89 88 80 76 73 70 69 81 87 84 78
Dewpt         71 71 72 70 70 71 71 70 68 68 69 68 68 68 68 67 66 66 67 68 68 69
RH           100100 72 55 55 72 85 90 90 87 61 50 52 67 76 81 87 90 63 53 59 74
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N NW  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd       2  2  6  8  9  5  2  2  3  2  4  6  6  3  0  0  1  3  5  5  5  4
Clouds        FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             93 93                   93 92                   91
Max heat               93    94                93    93                91


Date          Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24
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          68    85      70    83      70    81      68    81
Temp          71 69 85 77   73 71 83 77   73 70 80 75   71 69 81 75
Dewpt         68 68 70 69   69 68 70 70   69 68 69 68   66 65 67 66
PWind dir         E     E       E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     5      10    30      20    30      20    30
Rain shwrs                         S  C    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C
Tstms                                 S             S             S

$$
SCZ050-302000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
323 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

Date             Mon 09/30/24            Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24
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          72          85          71          84
Temp          75 75 82 85 84 78 76 74 72 73 83 85 84 78 77 74 72 71 78 84 82 76
Dewpt         74 75 75 74 74 74 74 73 72 71 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 68 69 70 70 69
RH            97100 79 70 72 88 94 97100 93 65 61 61 74 76 84 87 90 74 63 67 79
Wind dir      SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd       4  3  5 10 11  9  8  4  3  3  5  8  8  5  2  2  3  5  6  8  5  4
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             92 90
Max heat               93    92                90


Date          Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24
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          71    84      71    83      71    81      68    79
Temp          73 71 83 76   73 72 83 76   72 71 81 75   71 68 79 73
Dewpt         70 68 71 69   70 70 70 70   71 69 71 70   68 65 67 66
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    20      20    20      10    30
Rain shwrs                            S    S  S  S  S          S  C
Tstms                                 S             S             S

$$
SCZ048-302000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
323 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

Date             Mon 09/30/24            Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24
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                      89          71          88          69          86
Temp          73 72 82 87 87 80 77 74 72 72 84 88 87 79 76 73 71 70 79 86 84 78
Dewpt         73 72 73 71 71 73 73 72 70 69 70 69 69 69 68 68 67 67 68 69 70 70
RH           100100 74 59 59 79 87 93 93 90 63 54 55 72 76 84 87 90 69 57 63 76
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N NW  N  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd       2  2  5  8  8  5  3  3  3  2  5  6  6  2  0  1  1  4  5  5  4  2
Clouds        FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0          10           0           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             93 93                   92 91                   90
Max heat               93    94                92    92                90    90


Date          Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24
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    85      71    85      70    81      68    81
Temp          73 70 84 77   73 72 84 77   73 71 81 75   71 69 80 74
Dewpt         69 69 71 70   69 69 71 70   69 69 70 70   67 65 67 66
PWind dir         E     E       E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    20      20    20      10    30
Rain shwrs                            S    S  S  S  S          S  C
Tstms                                 S             S             S

$$
SCZ043-302000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
323 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

Date             Mon 09/30/24            Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24
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                      88          68          86          66          84
Temp          69 69 82 88 88 80 75 72 69 69 83 86 86 77 73 69 68 67 78 84 84 76
Dewpt         69 69 71 68 68 70 70 69 68 68 69 68 67 68 67 66 66 66 67 68 67 68
RH           100100 69 52 52 72 84 90 97 97 63 55 53 74 81 90 93 97 69 59 57 76
Wind dir       S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  E
Wind spd       1  1  5  8  6  3  2  2  2  2  5  8  5  2  0  0  1  2  5  5  3  2
Clouds        SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             92 92
Max heat               92    92


Date          Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24
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    86      66    83      68    83      65    79
Temp          69 66 85 76   69 68 83 75   71 68 82 74   69 65 78 71
Dewpt         67 66 68 68   66 67 70 69   67 66 68 68   64 61 64 62
PWind dir        NE     E       E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     0       5    20      10    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                            S             S             S
Tstms                                 S             S             S

$$
GAZ099-302000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
323 AM EDT Mon Sep 30 2024

Date             Mon 09/30/24            Tue 10/01/24            Wed 10/02/24
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          67          86          65          86
Temp          68 68 80 87 87 78 74 71 69 68 81 86 86 76 72 70 68 66 80 84 85 77
Dewpt         68 68 71 69 68 70 69 68 67 67 68 67 66 68 68 66 66 64 66 67 66 68
RH           100100 74 55 53 76 84 90 93 97 65 53 51 76 87 87 93 93 62 57 53 74
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd       2  2  5  6  6  2  1  2  2  2  4  5  5  1  0  0  0  1  3  5  3  2
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index             91 91
Max heat               91    91


Date          Thu 10/03/24  Fri 10/04/24  Sat 10/05/24  Sun 10/06/24
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    86      68    83      68    81      66    80
Temp          70 66 85 77   71 69 82 75   71 69 81 74   69 66 79 72
Dewpt         68 66 68 68   68 67 68 69   68 66 67 67   65 63 63 62
PWind dir         E     E       E    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 B2   B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0     5      10    20      20    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                            S    S        S             S
Tstms                                 S             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