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
326 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
SCZ050-080800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
326 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
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 72 93 72 94 72
Temp 88 80 75 74 72 75 87 92 91 81 76 75 73 74 86 92 91 80 75 73 72 72
Dewpt 70 70 71 71 71 69 67 64 67 67 69 70 69 69 67 66 67 69 71 71 69 70
RH 55 72 87 90 97 82 52 40 45 63 79 84 87 84 53 43 45 69 87 93 90 93
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 12 9 8 8 6 5 9 11 14 11 6 6 5 8 13 17 16 12 9 9 5 8
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.05 0.16
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C L
Tstms S C C C C C C L
Heat index 93 90 94 94 95 94
Max heat 94 94 95 95 97
Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 85 60 81 60 84 61 85 64 84
Temp 84 77 66 61 78 72 63 63 82 74 63 64 83 74 66 67 81 73
Dewpt 65 60 55 52 47 51 52 53 47 51 54 56 51 56 60 62 59 61
PWind dir W NW NW W W S SE S SE
Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 60 20 5 0 0 5 5 20 30
Rain shwrs L L S S C C
Tstms L L S S C C
$$
GAZ118-080800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
326 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 94 71 94 71
Temp 90 83 77 74 71 72 84 91 93 85 78 75 72 73 85 92 93 83 76 74 72 72
Dewpt 66 69 71 70 68 68 67 65 64 66 69 68 67 69 68 66 67 70 71 71 71 71
RH 45 63 82 87 90 87 57 42 38 53 74 79 84 87 57 43 43 65 85 90 97 97
Wind dir S S S SW SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 10 8 6 5 5 4 8 10 12 9 4 5 4 8 12 17 16 11 5 8 6 9
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0.28
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C C L
Tstms C C C C C C L
Heat index 93 93 95 95 97
Max heat 94 93 95 95 97
Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 60 80 59 84 60 84 65 81
Temp 84 78 67 61 79 73 62 62 82 75 63 64 83 75 67 67 80 74
Dewpt 68 63 58 53 51 54 54 53 49 53 55 57 53 58 61 63 62 64
PWind dir W NW NW W W W SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 10 5 0 0 5 10 20 40
Rain shwrs L L S S C C
Tstms L L S S C C
$$
SCZ050-080800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
326 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
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 72 88 73 88 72
Temp 86 78 75 74 73 75 86 88 87 79 76 75 73 74 85 88 88 78 74 73 72 73
Dewpt 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 69 70 70 71 73 71 71 70 70 71 72 73 72 71 71
RH 63 82 90 93 97 87 61 54 57 74 85 94 93 90 61 55 57 82 97 97 97 93
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 16 11 10 11 8 6 9 13 16 12 8 9 8 9 13 17 17 12 9 9 8 10
Clouds FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.16
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C C L
Tstms C C C C C C L
Heat index 92 91 92 92 93 94
Max heat 94 93 94 93 94
Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 84 62 79 62 83 63 82 67 81
Temp 83 76 67 62 78 72 64 64 82 74 65 66 82 73 67 69 80 72
Dewpt 68 65 60 55 53 57 56 57 52 56 58 58 56 60 63 64 64 65
PWind dir SW NW W W W W SE S SE
Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 60 20 5 0 0 5 5 20 30
Rain shwrs L L S S C C
Tstms L L S S C C
$$
SCZ048-080800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
326 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 93 72 93 71
Temp 87 80 76 75 72 73 84 90 90 82 78 76 73 74 84 91 91 81 75 73 72 72
Dewpt 71 71 71 71 70 69 69 67 68 70 71 70 68 69 69 68 70 72 73 71 71 71
RH 59 74 85 87 93 87 61 47 49 67 79 82 84 84 61 47 50 74 94 93 97 97
Wind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 10 6 6 6 5 5 8 10 12 10 8 5 5 9 12 16 16 11 8 8 6 10
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 40 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.24
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C L
Tstms S C C C C C C L
Heat index 93 93 94 95 97
Max heat 94 93 94 95 97
Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 61 80 60 84 63 84 66 81
Temp 84 78 67 62 78 73 64 63 82 75 64 66 82 74 68 68 80 73
Dewpt 68 65 59 55 52 56 55 55 51 55 56 58 55 60 62 64 64 65
PWind dir W NW NW W W S SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 20 5 0 0 5 10 20 40
Rain shwrs L L S S S C C
Tstms L L S S S C C
$$
SCZ043-080800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
326 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
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 68 92 70 92 69
Temp 88 81 74 71 69 72 84 91 92 83 76 73 71 73 84 92 92 82 74 71 70 72
Dewpt 66 69 71 70 69 68 67 64 64 67 69 69 67 69 68 66 67 70 71 70 69 70
RH 48 67 90 97100 87 57 41 40 59 79 87 87 87 59 43 44 67 90 97 97 93
Wind dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 10 5 4 4 4 4 8 10 10 8 4 5 4 8 12 16 14 10 6 6 5 9
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 40 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.03 0.13
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C S S L
Tstms C C C C S S L
Heat index 90 93 94 95 96
Max heat 91 93 94 95 96
Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 82 56 78 54 81 56 81 60 80
Temp 82 76 63 58 76 71 58 59 81 74 59 61 81 74 62 64 80 72
Dewpt 64 60 54 52 47 51 51 53 47 52 52 55 51 56 58 63 59 62
PWind dir W NW NW W W S SE S SE
Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr 60 10 5 0 0 5 10 20 40
Rain shwrs L L S C C
Tstms L L S C C
$$
GAZ099-080800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
326 PM EDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 93 70 93 70
Temp 90 82 76 72 70 72 84 91 93 85 79 74 70 73 85 92 92 81 74 72 71 71
Dewpt 62 66 67 69 68 68 67 65 63 66 68 68 68 70 68 67 66 70 72 71 71 70
RH 39 58 74 90 93 87 57 42 37 53 69 82 93 90 57 44 43 69 93 97100 97
Wind dir SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 4 4 4 5 5 9 11 12 9 6 8 5 9 14 17 16 9 6 6 9 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.10 0.25
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C C L
Tstms C C C C C C L
Heat index 90 93 94 96 95
Max heat 91 93 95 96 97
Date 05/10 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 82 57 79 57 82 58 84 62 81
Temp 82 74 63 58 77 71 60 60 80 74 60 61 82 75 64 64 80 72
Dewpt 66 61 55 51 48 51 50 53 47 52 52 54 51 56 59 63 60 62
PWind dir W NW NW W W SW SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 70 10 5 0 0 5 10 20 40
Rain shwrs L L S S C C
Tstms L L S S C C
$$
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