Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
SCZ050-200930-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 82 67 86 68
TEMP 76 72 71 70 71 79 81 80 75 71 69 68 71 80 85 84 78 73 71 69 72
DEWPT 68 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 68 68 67 69 67 66 66 67 68 68 67 68
RH 76 90 93 97 93 69 63 65 76 90 97 97 93 65 53 55 69 84 90 93 87
WIND DIR S S S S S SW S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 8 6 5 4 4 6 6 6 4 3 2 0 2 6 9 10 8 5 4 0 3
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 60 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.53 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C L C C S S S S S C C
TSTMS C C C C C L C C S S S S S C C
HEAT INDEX 83 82 82 87 86
MAX HEAT 82 83 83 87 87
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 87 67 84 66 86 67 86 65 82
TEMP 86 78 70 70 83 76 69 69 85 77 70 71 85 77 68 68 81 73
DEWPT 66 66 67 68 65 66 67 68 66 66 66 67 65 66 65 64 62 61
PWIND DIR S S S SW SW W NE NE E
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 5 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
GAZ118-200930-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 68 83 67 87 67
TEMP 74 72 71 70 70 79 82 81 76 72 70 68 71 81 86 85 78 73 70 68 71
DEWPT 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 68 69 69 68 67 69 68 67 67 68 68 67 67 68
RH 87 93 93 97 97 72 63 65 79 90 93 97 93 65 53 55 71 84 90 97 90
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 4 2 1 2 6 4 6 3 4 2 0 0 5 10 11 9 5 0 0 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 50 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.38 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C C C S S C C
TSTMS C C S S S C C C S S C C
HEAT INDEX 85 84 84 89 88
MAX HEAT 85 85 89 89
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 88 67 86 67 87 67 87 66 83
TEMP 87 79 70 71 85 77 70 70 86 78 70 71 86 78 69 69 82 75
DEWPT 67 68 68 68 67 68 67 68 66 68 67 68 65 66 65 65 63 64
PWIND DIR SE S SE SW NE NE NE NE E
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 5 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
SCZ050-200930-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 70 81 69 84 70
TEMP 75 73 71 71 72 78 80 80 76 72 71 70 72 80 83 82 78 74 72 71 73
DEWPT 69 69 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 68 68 67 69 67 66 67 67 68 68 67 68
RH 82 87 93 93 90 71 65 65 74 87 90 90 90 65 57 61 69 82 87 87 84
WIND DIR S S S S S SW S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 9 9 9 9 8 5 8 8 5 4 3 2 3 8 10 10 8 6 4 3 4
CLOUDS OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 50 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.35 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C S S S S S S S S
TSTMS C C C C C C C S S S S S S S S
HEAT INDEX 82 82 82 85 85
MAX HEAT 82 82 85 85
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 68 83 68 84 68 84 67 81
TEMP 83 77 71 71 82 76 70 70 83 77 71 71 83 76 70 70 80 74
DEWPT 67 67 68 68 66 67 68 68 67 67 67 67 66 67 66 65 63 62
PWIND DIR SE S SE SW S W NE NE E
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 10 10 20 5 20 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S S S S
$$
SCZ048-200930-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 69 82 68 86 68
TEMP 74 72 72 71 71 79 81 80 76 72 70 69 71 81 85 84 78 73 71 69 71
DEWPT 70 70 70 70 69 68 68 68 69 68 68 67 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 68
RH 87 93 93 97 93 69 65 67 79 87 93 93 93 65 57 59 71 84 90 93 90
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SE S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 4 3 3 6 4 6 4 4 1 0 0 6 10 11 9 5 4 2 4
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 60 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.44 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C L C S S S S S S
TSTMS C S S S C C L C S S S S S S
HEAT INDEX 84 83 84 88 87
MAX HEAT 84 84 88 88
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 86 68 84 67 86 68 86 66 83
TEMP 85 78 71 71 83 76 70 70 85 78 71 71 85 77 69 69 82 75
DEWPT 68 69 68 68 67 68 67 68 67 68 67 68 67 67 65 65 64 63
PWIND DIR SE S S SW S W NE NE E
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 5 20 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
SCZ043-200930-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 67 83 66 87 66
TEMP 73 71 70 69 69 79 82 81 75 71 69 67 70 81 86 84 78 72 69 67 70
DEWPT 70 69 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 68 67 66 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 66 67
RH 90 93 97 97 97 69 61 63 76 90 93 97 93 65 53 57 69 84 93 97 90
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S SE SE
WIND SPD 6 3 1 0 1 6 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 5 6 9 6 5 0 0 2
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 60 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.51 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C L C C S C C S
TSTMS C C C C C C L C C S C C S
HEAT INDEX 85 83 84 89 87
MAX HEAT 85 85 89 89
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 88 65 86 65 88 65 87 64 83
TEMP 87 78 69 69 85 77 68 68 87 78 69 69 86 77 68 68 82 74
DEWPT 67 67 66 67 66 67 66 67 66 66 65 67 65 65 64 64 61 61
PWIND DIR S S S SW W W NE NE E
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 5 20 10 5 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S S
TSTMS S S S S S S
$$
GAZ099-200930-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
648 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 67 86 67 89 67
TEMP 74 71 69 68 69 80 85 84 77 73 70 68 71 83 88 86 79 73 71 68 71
DEWPT 70 70 69 68 68 69 68 68 69 69 68 67 68 69 66 65 68 68 67 66 68
RH 87 97100100 97 69 57 59 76 87 93 97 90 63 48 50 69 84 87 93 90
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SE S S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 3 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 3 0 0 0 4 4 6 6 3 0 0 2
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
POP 12HR 30 50 30 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.11 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C C S C C S
TSTMS C S S S C C C C S C C S
HEAT INDEX 83 88 87 87 90 88
MAX HEAT 88 88 90 90
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 89 67 88 67 89 67 88 66 84
TEMP 88 79 71 71 87 79 70 70 88 79 71 71 87 78 70 69 83 75
DEWPT 65 66 66 67 65 66 67 68 64 66 66 65 60 63 64 64 60 63
PWIND DIR SE SE SE S NW NW NE E E
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 20 10 30 5 20 10 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S
TSTMS S S C C S S
$$
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
$$