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
416 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024
SCZ050-092000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
416 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 70 85 62 81
Temp 73 76 84 89 86 78 74 70 70 73 84 84 84 79 73 68 63 63 73 78 79 72
Dewpt 71 71 70 69 70 70 70 70 69 69 67 65 63 61 60 55 50 50 49 47 47 48
RH 93 85 63 52 59 76 87100 97 87 57 53 49 54 64 63 62 62 43 33 32 42
Wind dir SW SW SW W SW W SW W W W W W SW W W N N N N NW NW NW
Wind spd 9 10 13 17 16 13 10 10 9 6 10 9 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 10 4
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 20 50 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.39 0.06 0.43 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C L S S C C C
Tstms C L S S C C C
Heat index 94 91
Max heat 94 91
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 60 84 62 84 66 81 68 87
Temp 63 64 82 76 64 65 82 73 69 69 79 74 71 72 85 80
Dewpt 51 52 47 52 56 57 53 58 62 64 65 65 68 69 66 67
PWind dir W NW S S SE S SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 30 70 60 50
Rain shwrs C L L L L C C
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
GAZ118-092000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
416 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 91 71 85 62 81
Temp 72 74 85 91 88 79 74 71 71 74 83 84 85 81 74 70 63 63 71 78 79 74
Dewpt 70 71 70 68 68 69 70 70 70 71 69 67 65 66 64 59 54 53 50 49 49 51
RH 93 90 61 47 52 72 87 97 97 90 63 57 51 60 71 68 72 70 47 36 35 44
Wind dir SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W SW W W W NW N N N NW W NW
Wind spd 8 10 13 14 13 12 10 10 9 9 11 11 13 10 10 9 8 8 9 8 9 5
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 30 60 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.56 0.16 1.06 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C D C S C C L C
Tstms C D C S C C C C
Heat index 90 95 92
Max heat 95 93
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 59 83 61 81 67 79 68 87
Temp 63 63 81 76 64 65 80 74 70 69 77 76 70 72 85 80
Dewpt 52 52 49 54 56 59 56 60 64 67 67 68 68 69 68 69
PWind dir W NW S SE SE S SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 40 70 60 50
Rain shwrs S C L L L C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S S
$$
SCZ050-092000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
416 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 70 83 65 80
Temp 74 76 83 87 84 78 74 71 70 73 82 83 82 78 73 69 66 66 71 78 78 72
Dewpt 72 73 72 72 73 73 71 71 70 72 71 69 68 66 64 59 53 52 52 50 51 53
RH 93 90 70 61 70 85 90100100 97 69 63 63 67 73 70 63 61 51 37 39 51
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W N N N N NW W W
Wind spd 11 11 13 14 14 13 10 10 10 8 10 9 12 12 12 10 11 11 9 6 9 5
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 20 50 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.33 0.08 0.38 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C D S S C C C
Tstms C D S S C C C
Heat index 93 90
Max heat 94 90
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 82 66 82 69 79 70 84
Temp 66 66 81 74 67 68 80 73 71 70 79 73 71 72 83 78
Dewpt 53 53 52 57 59 61 59 62 65 67 68 68 70 71 70 71
PWind dir W W S S SE S SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 40 60 70 50
Rain shwrs C L L L L C C
Tstms S S S S S S S
$$
SCZ048-092000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
416 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 70 86 61 81
Temp 73 75 84 89 86 79 75 71 70 73 82 84 84 79 74 69 63 63 71 78 79 72
Dewpt 71 72 71 70 72 71 71 71 70 71 71 68 68 66 65 59 53 52 51 50 50 52
RH 93 90 65 54 63 77 87100100 93 69 59 59 64 74 70 70 67 49 37 36 49
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW W W N N N N NW W W
Wind spd 8 11 13 16 13 11 10 12 9 8 11 10 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 6 10 6
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 20 50 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.43 0.11 0.58 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C D S C C C C
Tstms C D S C C C C
Heat index 94 92
Max heat 95 93
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 83 62 82 67 79 68 86
Temp 64 64 81 76 65 66 80 73 70 70 77 74 70 72 84 79
Dewpt 52 53 51 56 58 59 58 62 64 68 69 69 69 71 70 70
PWind dir W W S S S S SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 40 70 60 60
Rain shwrs S C L L L C C L
Tstms S S S S S S S S
$$
SCZ043-092000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 83 57 77
Temp 71 74 83 86 87 78 72 68 67 70 80 81 83 77 69 64 59 59 70 75 77 69
Dewpt 71 71 70 68 69 71 70 68 67 70 68 65 63 62 61 54 48 50 49 47 46 49
RH 100 90 65 55 55 79 93100100100 67 58 51 60 76 70 67 72 47 37 33 49
Wind dir SW SW SW W SW SW SW W SW SW W SW SW SW W N N N N NW NW NW
Wind spd 6 10 13 13 13 12 10 10 8 6 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 8 9 8 9 3
Clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 20 50 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.42 0.05 0.57 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S D L S C C C C
Tstms S D L S C C C C
Heat index 91
Max heat 92 91
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 55 81 56 81 61 77 64 84
Temp 58 59 79 73 58 60 79 70 64 66 75 71 66 69 82 77
Dewpt 49 52 47 52 52 56 54 58 61 65 65 65 66 69 67 67
PWind dir W NW SE S SE S SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 40 70 60 60
Rain shwrs S C L L L C C L
Tstms S S S S S S S S
$$
GAZ099-092000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
416 AM EDT Thu May 9 2024
Date Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 69 84 58 80
Temp 71 75 86 82 87 79 74 70 69 72 78 82 84 78 70 64 59 60 71 77 78 72
Dewpt 69 70 71 70 68 68 69 69 68 71 68 65 63 63 60 55 52 52 50 48 47 51
RH 93 84 61 67 53 69 84 97 97 97 71 56 49 60 71 73 78 75 47 36 33 48
Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W N N N N NW NW NW
Wind spd 9 10 13 14 14 13 9 9 6 9 12 11 12 10 10 10 9 6 8 8 10 6
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr 80 30 50 5 0
QPF 12hr 1.27 0.09 0.96 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S D L S C C C C
Tstms S D L S C C C C
Heat index 91 91
Max heat 93 91
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 57 82 59 81 64 79 66 85
Temp 60 60 80 75 61 62 79 73 67 66 77 73 68 69 83 78
Dewpt 50 52 48 51 52 55 53 59 63 66 65 67 68 69 67 67
PWind dir NW NW SE SE SE S SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 50 70 60 50
Rain shwrs S C C L L L C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S S S
$$
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