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
506 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024
SCZ050-040015-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
506 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 84 67 84
Temp 68 81 85 84 75 69 67 66 69 80 82 81 75 70 69 67 70 79 82 82 74
Dewpt 65 66 64 64 65 66 65 65 65 64 62 63 64 66 66 66 67 66 63 64 64
RH 90 60 50 51 71 90 93 97 87 58 51 54 69 87 90 97 90 64 53 55 71
Wind dir SE S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 1 5 9 10 8 3 1 1 2 6 9 10 8 6 4 4 4 6 9 10 8
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C S S S S S C C C C
Tstms S C S S S S S C C C C
Obvis PF PF PF PF
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 86 69 88 70 92 71 93
Temp 70 70 84 75 71 71 86 79 73 73 90 81 74 73 91 83
Dewpt 67 67 64 64 67 68 64 65 66 67 63 66 68 68 62 65
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 20 30 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C C S C S
Tstms C C S C S
$$
GAZ118-040015-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
506 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 67 82 67 84
Temp 68 81 87 86 76 71 68 67 69 79 82 81 75 71 69 67 70 78 82 82 76
Dewpt 65 67 64 65 66 67 66 65 66 65 64 65 66 67 67 67 68 66 64 64 65
RH 90 63 46 50 71 87 93 93 90 62 55 58 74 87 93100 93 67 55 55 69
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S
Wind spd 1 5 9 10 9 2 2 1 2 6 8 10 6 5 4 3 3 5 6 8 5
Clouds B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0.07
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C S S C C C C
Obvis PF PF PF PF
Dense Fog Y
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 86 68 89 69 93 70 94
Temp 70 70 83 77 70 70 87 82 72 71 91 84 74 72 92 87
Dewpt 67 68 67 65 68 67 65 66 67 66 63 66 68 67 64 65
PWind dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 50 10 10 0 0 0 5
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms C C
$$
SCZ050-040015-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
506 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 80 68 80 70 81
Temp 70 79 80 80 73 70 68 68 70 79 80 79 73 70 70 70 71 77 79 79 74
Dewpt 66 68 68 67 68 69 67 66 68 68 66 68 67 69 69 68 69 69 68 68 69
RH 87 69 67 65 84 97 97 93 93 69 62 69 81 97 97 93 93 76 69 69 84
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S SE S S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 1 5 9 10 6 4 2 2 2 5 9 9 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.04
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S S S S S C C S S
Tstms C S S S S S C C S S
Obvis PF PF PF
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 71 84 72 87 73 88
Temp 71 71 81 75 72 72 83 78 73 73 86 80 74 74 87 79
Dewpt 69 69 68 69 70 70 70 70 71 70 69 70 71 71 68 69
PWind dir S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 20 20 5 0 5 5
Rain shwrs C C S S S
Tstms C C S S S
$$
SCZ048-040015-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
506 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 68 82 68 83
Temp 68 80 84 83 75 71 69 68 71 79 81 80 74 71 69 68 70 77 81 81 74
Dewpt 66 68 67 67 68 68 67 66 67 67 66 67 68 68 69 68 69 69 67 67 68
RH 93 67 57 59 79 90 93 93 87 67 60 65 82 90100100 97 76 63 63 82
Wind dir N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind spd 0 4 6 8 5 2 1 1 1 5 8 9 5 4 4 3 3 4 8 8 5
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 20 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C S S S S C C C C
Tstms S C C S S S S C C C C
Obvis PF PF PF PF
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 85 68 88 70 92 71 93
Temp 70 71 82 75 70 70 86 80 72 72 90 82 74 73 92 81
Dewpt 69 69 68 69 68 69 67 70 68 68 67 70 69 68 66 69
PWind dir S S S SW S SW S SW
Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 50 10 20 0 5 0 10
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
SCZ043-040015-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
506 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 63 80 64 81
Temp 64 79 85 85 75 67 64 64 67 79 80 80 74 68 65 64 67 77 79 80 73
Dewpt 63 66 63 63 65 65 64 64 66 65 63 63 65 64 65 64 67 66 64 63 64
RH 97 64 48 48 71 93100100 97 62 56 56 74 87100100100 69 60 56 73
Wind dir N S S S SE E N N S S S S S SE S S S S S S S
Wind spd 0 4 4 6 5 1 0 0 1 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 6 5
Clouds OV SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 30 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0 0.11
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C L L L L
Tstms S C C C C C C C L L L L
Obvis F+ PF PF PF
Dense Fog Y
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 64 83 64 87 65 91 67 91
Temp 65 67 81 73 66 68 85 79 67 69 89 81 70 70 90 83
Dewpt 65 67 64 66 64 68 64 66 65 66 62 65 66 67 63 65
PWind dir S SW S SW S SW S SW
Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 60 20 30 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C L S S C
Tstms C L S S C
$$
GAZ099-040015-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
506 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 66 82 65 86
Temp 66 80 87 87 78 70 67 66 67 76 81 82 74 68 66 65 67 78 84 84 76
Dewpt 63 66 62 61 65 66 65 65 66 66 64 62 66 66 65 65 67 66 63 62 66
RH 90 62 43 42 64 87 93 97 97 71 56 51 76 93 97100100 67 49 48 71
Wind dir N S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind spd 0 3 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 4 6 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 5 4 3
Clouds OV SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 60 40 60
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.17 0.23 0.04 0.04
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C S C C C C L C C C S S C C L L S
Tstms S C S C C C C L C C C S S C C L L S
Obvis F+ PF PF PF
Dense Fog Y
Date Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 86 66 89 68 92 69 93
Temp 67 68 84 75 68 68 87 82 70 70 90 85 73 71 91 86
Dewpt 65 66 64 66 66 67 63 65 65 66 62 65 64 67 63 65
PWind dir S SW S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 60 20 10 0 5 5 10
Rain shwrs S S L S
Tstms S S L S
$$
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