Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1242 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
SCZ050-240745-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1242 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 90 71 90 71 93
Temp 90 87 80 72 71 71 75 85 90 86 79 73 72 71 75 87 93 91 83
Dewpt 65 66 66 68 68 68 70 70 69 70 71 71 70 70 71 71 70 69 71
RH 44 50 62 87 90 90 84 61 50 59 77 93 93 97 87 59 47 49 67
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 9 11 10 6 5 5 5 8 8 9 6 3 2 1 2 5 9 10 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.31 0.04 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S S S C C S
Tstms S S C C S S S S S S C C S
Heat index 92 90 95 91 93 99 96
Max heat 93 92 95 95 99 98
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 72 94 74 92 72 91 68 88
Temp 73 74 93 82 76 76 92 83 74 74 91 81 71 70 87 79
Dewpt 71 72 71 73 73 72 71 72 73 71 67 67 66 64 59 62
PWind dir SW SW S SW SW W W W
Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 30 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C S
Tstms S S C C S S C S
$$
GAZ118-240745-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1242 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 71 91 71 94
Temp 89 88 81 76 73 72 74 85 91 88 82 75 74 71 74 85 94 92 88
Dewpt 68 67 67 68 68 67 68 69 68 68 69 70 70 69 70 69 69 69 70
RH 50 50 63 76 84 84 82 59 47 52 65 84 87 93 87 59 44 47 55
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W W W SW S
Wind spd 6 9 8 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 5 3 2 1 2 5 8 9 4
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0.02 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C C S
Tstms S S S S S S C C S
Heat index 93 91 95 92 99 97 93
Max heat 93 92 95 95 99 99
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 94 74 93 72 91 67 88
Temp 74 74 93 85 77 75 91 86 75 74 90 83 71 68 86 80
Dewpt 70 71 69 71 71 71 69 71 71 71 66 65 64 61 57 59
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 30 30 40 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C S C S
Tstms S S C C S C S
$$
SCZ050-240745-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1242 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 74 87 73 89
Temp 87 84 78 75 74 74 77 85 87 84 78 74 74 73 75 85 89 87 81
Dewpt 71 70 70 71 71 70 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 71 73 72 72 72 73
RH 59 63 76 87 90 87 82 63 61 67 82 90 93 93 94 65 57 61 77
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 9 10 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 11 5 4 3 3 3 5 10 12 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 30 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.17 0.03 0.04
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S S S C C S
Tstms S C S S S S S S S C C S
Heat index 92 90 93 91 96 93
Max heat 93 91 94 93 97 97
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 73 90 76 90 73 89 70 86
Temp 75 76 90 81 76 76 90 81 74 75 89 81 73 71 86 79
Dewpt 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 73 70 69 67 65 63 65
PWind dir SW SW S SW SW W W W
Wind char LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 20 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S S S C C S C S
Tstms S S S C S S C S
$$
SCZ048-240745-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1242 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 71 91 72 93
Temp 87 86 80 74 72 72 75 85 91 88 82 75 73 72 75 86 92 92 85
Dewpt 70 69 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 70 71 71 70 71 72
RH 57 57 72 87 93 90 84 61 50 57 69 87 93 93 87 61 49 51 65
Wind dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW W SW SW SW S
Wind spd 6 9 6 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 4 3 2 2 2 4 8 11 5
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 30 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.15 0.02 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S S S S S S S C C S
Tstms C S S S S S S S C C S
Heat index 92 90 90 97 94 91 98 99 91
Max heat 92 92 97 97 98 100
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 72 93 74 92 72 91 67 88
Temp 74 75 92 83 77 76 91 84 75 74 89 82 72 69 86 80
Dewpt 72 72 72 74 73 72 71 73 72 72 68 67 64 62 60 62
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 30 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C S
Tstms S S C C S S C S
$$
SCZ043-240745-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1242 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 67 90 68 92
Temp 89 89 81 71 68 67 72 85 90 89 80 72 69 68 72 83 91 92 83
Dewpt 65 65 67 68 67 67 69 70 68 67 70 70 69 68 71 70 68 68 70
RH 45 45 63 90 97100 90 61 49 48 72 93100100 97 65 47 46 65
Wind dir S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S N N SW SW W SW SW
Wind spd 5 8 6 4 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 1 0 0 1 4 8 6 3
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.56 0.09 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S S S C C S
Tstms S S C C S S S S S S C C S
Heat index 91 91 90 94 92 95 96
Max heat 92 91 94 93 95 96
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 94 71 92 69 90 63 88
Temp 69 72 93 84 73 74 91 84 72 72 88 81 68 67 86 79
Dewpt 69 71 69 71 71 71 69 72 70 71 65 65 61 62 56 58
PWind dir SW SW S SW SW W W W
Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 10 40 40 40 10 10
Rain shwrs S C C C S S C
Tstms S C C C S S C
$$
GAZ099-240745-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1242 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 69 91 69 92
Temp 89 90 84 75 71 69 72 86 91 91 85 74 72 69 73 84 92 92 87
Dewpt 66 64 68 68 66 65 68 69 67 67 68 69 68 68 70 69 68 67 69
RH 47 42 59 79 84 87 87 57 45 45 57 84 87 97 90 61 46 44 55
Wind dir SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW N N N W W W W SW
Wind spd 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 2
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 20 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C S
Tstms S S C C S
Heat index 92 91 90 94 94 96 96 91
Max heat 92 93 94 94 96 96
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 94 72 92 70 89 65 86
Temp 72 74 92 86 75 74 91 85 72 72 87 81 68 67 85 79
Dewpt 69 71 68 69 69 71 69 70 71 70 64 62 59 60 54 57
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind char LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 40 40 40 10 10
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C
Tstms S S C C S S C
$$
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