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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
330 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
SCZ050-132100-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N  80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
330 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
DATE             TUE 08/13/13            WED 08/14/13            THU 08/15/13
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                      94          77          89          72          84
TEMP          79 79 88 92 91 84 80 78 77 78 85 88 85 79 75 74 72 73 78 82 81 77
DEWPT         76 76 74 74 73 74 75 74 74 74 74 73 73 72 71 70 70 69 70 70 70 69
RH            91 91 63 56 56 72 85 88 90 88 70 61 67 79 87 87 93 87 76 67 69 76
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       6  8 10 12 13 11  9  6  6  4  4  5  3  3  3  3  4  5  5  4  5  5
CLOUDS        FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR                     40          50          80          70          70
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.18        0.44        0.43        0.30
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  L  L  L  C  L  L  L  L  L
TSTMS          S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  L  L  L  C  L  L  L  L  L
HEAT INDEX          97102100 91 85          93 96 92                   86 85   
MAX HEAT         87   102   102    90          96    96                86    86
DATE          FRI 08/16/13  SAT 08/17/13  SUN 08/18/13  MON 08/19/13
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          72    83      72    85      72    87      73    88
TEMP          72 74 83 78   74 73 84 77   73 74 87 80   74 75 88 80
DEWPT         69 70 70 71   71 70 71 71   71 71 72 72   72 73 72 73
PWIND DIR        NE     E       E     E       S     S       S    SW
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV   OV OV OV OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR         60    60      50    50      50    50      30    40
RAIN SHWRS     L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS          L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
$$
GAZ118-132100-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N  81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
330 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
DATE             TUE 08/13/13            WED 08/14/13            THU 08/15/13
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                      94          77          90          73          85
TEMP          77 78 88 93 92 86 81 79 77 78 86 90 88 81 77 75 73 75 81 83 82 78
DEWPT         74 75 74 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72
RH            90 91 63 52 54 68 79 85 90 88 70 60 63 77 87 90 97 90 74 70 72 82
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  N  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD       4  6  9 11 12  8  6  5  5  3  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  4  5  5  5
CLOUDS        B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR                     30          40          80          60          70
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.08        0.46        0.30        0.27
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
TSTMS          S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
HEAT INDEX          97102101 94 86          95 99 97 86             85 88 87   
MAX HEAT              102   103    91          99    99                88    88
DATE          FRI 08/16/13  SAT 08/17/13  SUN 08/18/13  MON 08/19/13
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          73    85      73    86      73    88      74    89
TEMP          74 75 85 80   75 74 85 79   75 74 88 81   75 75 89 82
DEWPT         71 71 72 72   72 71 72 73   71 72 72 74   73 73 73 74
PWIND DIR         E     E       E     E      SE    SE       S     S
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2   OV OV OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR         60    60      50    50      50    50      30    40
RAIN SHWRS     L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS          L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
$$
SCZ050-132100-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N  79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
330 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
DATE             TUE 08/13/13            WED 08/14/13            THU 08/15/13
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                      91          78          87          75          82
TEMP          81 80 87 90 89 84 82 80 78 79 85 87 84 80 77 76 75 75 78 81 81 78
DEWPT         77 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 70
RH            88 88 68 60 61 74 79 85 91 85 70 63 70 77 85 85 84 84 76 69 69 76
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       9 10 11 14 16 14 12  9  8  6  5  8  6  5  5  6  8  9  9  9  9 10
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR                     30          50          80          70          70
QPF 12HR                   0.04        0.21        0.44        0.47        0.31
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L
TSTMS          S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L  L
HEAT INDEX    88 86 96 99 98 92 89 85       93 94 90 84                85 85   
MAX HEAT         91    99   101    90          94    94                85    85
DATE          FRI 08/16/13  SAT 08/17/13  SUN 08/18/13  MON 08/19/13
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          75    82      75    83      75    85      76    86
TEMP          75 75 82 79   76 75 83 78   76 76 85 81   77 77 86 81
DEWPT         70 70 71 71   71 71 71 71   71 71 72 73   72 73 72 73
PWIND DIR        NE     E       E     E      SE     S       S     S
WIND CHAR        GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2   OV OV OV OV   OV OV OV B2   B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR         60    60      50    50      50    50      30    40
RAIN SHWRS     L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS          L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
$$
SCZ048-132100-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N  80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
330 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
DATE             TUE 08/13/13            WED 08/14/13            THU 08/15/13
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                      93          77          89          73          84
TEMP          78 78 87 91 90 85 82 79 78 78 85 88 86 81 77 75 74 73 78 81 80 77
DEWPT         74 76 74 73 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71
RH            88 94 65 56 60 72 79 85 88 88 70 63 68 77 85 90 90 93 79 72 74 82
WIND DIR      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  E  N  N NE NE  N NE NE NE  E
WIND SPD       5  8 10 11 12  9  8  6  5  4  4  5  2  3  3  3  4  4  4  4  4  5
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR                     30          40          80          70          70
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.12        0.45        0.34        0.27
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
TSTMS          S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
HEAT INDEX          95100 99 94 89          93 97 94 86                85 83   
MAX HEAT         84   100   101    92          97    97                85    85
DATE          FRI 08/16/13  SAT 08/17/13  SUN 08/18/13  MON 08/19/13
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          73    84      73    85      73    87      74    88
TEMP          74 75 84 79   75 74 85 78   74 75 87 81   76 75 88 81
DEWPT         70 71 72 72   71 71 72 72   70 71 72 73   72 73 73 74
PWIND DIR        NE     E       E     E      SE    SE       S     S
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 B2   OV OV OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR         60    60      50    50      50    50      30    40
RAIN SHWRS     L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS          L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
$$
SCZ043-132100-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N  80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
330 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
DATE             TUE 08/13/13            WED 08/14/13            THU 08/15/13
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                      94          75          88          71          83
TEMP          76 77 88 93 92 84 79 76 75 77 84 88 86 78 74 73 71 71 77 81 79 75
DEWPT         76 75 74 73 72 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 69 69 69
RH           100 94 63 52 52 72 85 94 97 90 70 61 63 82 90 90 93 93 76 67 72 82
WIND DIR      SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  N NW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
WIND SPD       4  5  9 12 13  9  5  3  4  3  3  4  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR                     40          40          80          60          60
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.12        0.41        0.30        0.32
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS     S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
TSTMS          S  S  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
HEAT INDEX          97102100 91             90 96 92                   84      
MAX HEAT              102   102    88          96    96                84    84
DATE          FRI 08/16/13  SAT 08/17/13  SUN 08/18/13  MON 08/19/13
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    83      71    85      71    87      72    88
TEMP          70 72 83 78   72 72 84 76   72 73 87 80   74 74 88 80
DEWPT         69 69 70 70   70 70 71 72   69 69 72 72   71 72 72 73
PWIND DIR        NE     E      NE     E      SE     S       S    SW
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV OV OV   OV OV OV OV   OV OV OV OV   B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR         60    60      50    50      50    50      30    40
RAIN SHWRS     L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS          L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
$$
GAZ099-132100-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N  82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
330 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013
DATE             TUE 08/13/13            WED 08/14/13            THU 08/15/13
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                      95          75          89          71          85
TEMP          76 77 88 94 94 86 80 77 75 76 84 89 88 81 75 73 72 72 77 83 83 77
DEWPT         74 74 74 73 72 73 74 74 74 74 75 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 71 72 72 72
RH            94 90 63 51 49 65 82 90 97 94 74 59 61 77 94 97 97 97 82 70 70 85
WIND DIR      SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  W NW NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E
WIND SPD       3  4  8 11 12  9  4  3  3  2  2  4  4  2  2  3  3  4  4  4  4  4
CLOUDS        SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
POP 12HR                     30          40          80          60          70
QPF 12HR                   0.06        0.05        0.43        0.21        0.48
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00                        
RAIN SHWRS     S     S  S  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  L  D  L  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
TSTMS          S     S  S  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  L  D  L  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  L
HEAT INDEX          97103102 93 84          92 97 96 86                88 88   
MAX HEAT              103   105    91          97    97                88    90
DATE          FRI 08/16/13  SAT 08/17/13  SUN 08/18/13  MON 08/19/13
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    85      71    88      72    89
TEMP          71 72 84 79   72 72 84 78   72 72 87 80   74 74 89 81
DEWPT         70 70 71 71   70 69 71 72   69 70 73 73   71 71 71 72
PWIND DIR         E     E       E    SE      SE     S       S    SW
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
AVG CLOUDS    OV OV B2 OV   OV OV OV OV   OV OV B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR         60    60      50    50      50    50      30    40
RAIN SHWRS     L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
TSTMS          L  L  L  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  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
$$