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POINT FORECAST MATRICES...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1036 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

SCZ050-092230-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N  80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
1036 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE             TUE 02/09/10            WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10
EST 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      61          33          50          28          53
TEMP                   59 58 54 50 47 40 34 42 48 48 39 35 33 31 29 41 49 51 41
DEWPT                  53 50 49 49 41 27 19 21 18 19 22 22 21 20 20 20 21 23 24
RH                     80 75 83 96 79 59 54 43 30 31 50 59 61 63 69 42 33 33 50
WIND DIR                S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD               10 10  8 10 23 21 20 24 25 21 17 16 16 13 11 12 13 11  9
WIND GUST                                      36
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV B2 FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     80          50           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.13        0.02           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  C  C
TSTMS
WIND CHILL                         39 30 22 32       30 25 23 21 19 34       36
MIN CHILL                          39    22    23    30    22    19    22    35


DATE          FRI 02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10
EST 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          29    52      31    52      30    55      35    55
TEMP          35 30 49 41   36 32 49 41   35 31 51 45   40 36 52 44
DEWPT         27 24 26 30   29 28 27 28   29 27 28 32   33 32 31 34
PWIND DIR        NW     N      NW    NW      NW     W      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR          5    20      20    10       0     0      10    10
RAIN                 S  S    S  S
SNOW                         S  S

$$
GAZ118-092230-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N  81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
1036 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE             TUE 02/09/10            WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10
EST 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      62          31          50          28          54
TEMP                   59 59 53 50 43 37 32 41 47 48 39 35 33 31 29 41 50 52 42
DEWPT                  51 49 48 48 36 26 20 20 16 17 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 22 25
RH                     75 69 83 93 76 64 61 42 28 29 46 56 61 66 72 42 30 31 50
WIND DIR               SW  S SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD               12 10  5 12 20 20 17 21 23 18 13 13 13 11  9 11 13 10  6
WIND GUST                                      34
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV B1 FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR                     30          40           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.07        0.01           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  C  C
WIND CHILL                         34 26 21 31 39    31 26 23 22 20 34       38
MIN CHILL                          34    20    23    31    23    20    24    38


DATE          FRI 02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10
EST 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          30    52      32    53      32    57      35    56
TEMP          36 31 49 42   37 33 50 42   37 33 53 46   40 36 53 45
DEWPT         29 27 27 32   30 30 28 30   30 28 28 33   34 32 31 35
PWIND DIR        NW     N      NW    NW      NW     W       W     W
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR         10    30      20    10       0     0      10    10
RAIN                 C  C    S  S
SNOW                         S  S

$$
SCZ050-092230-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N  79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
1036 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE             TUE 02/09/10            WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10
EST 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      60          34          50          31          53
TEMP                   59 57 54 50 48 42 35 42 48 48 40 37 35 34 32 42 50 51 43
DEWPT                  54 51 49 49 42 29 21 23 20 21 23 23 22 21 21 22 23 25 26
RH                     83 80 83 96 80 60 56 46 33 34 50 56 59 58 63 44 34 36 51
WIND DIR                S SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD               12 13 10 12 25 24 24 27 28 26 24 23 23 20 17 16 16 13 11
WIND GUST                    20 23    39 37 39 40
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV B2 SC CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     80          50           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.14        0.02           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  S  C  C  S
TSTMS
WIND CHILL                            32 23 32       30 26 23 22 21 34       37
MIN CHILL                                23    24    30    23    19    22    37


DATE          FRI 02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10
EST 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          33    52      33    51      32    55      39    54
TEMP          38 34 49 42   37 34 48 41   37 33 51 47   43 40 52 45
DEWPT         28 26 28 31   31 30 28 30   30 28 30 34   34 33 33 35
PWIND DIR        NW     N       N    NW      NW     W       W     W
WIND CHAR        GN    LT      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC SC   FW SC SC SC   SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR          5    20      20    10       0     0      10    10
RAIN                 S  S    S  S
SNOW                         S  S

$$
SCZ048-092230-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N  80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
1036 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE             TUE 02/09/10            WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10
EST 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      61          32          50          28          53
TEMP                   58 58 53 50 44 38 33 41 47 48 39 35 33 31 29 41 49 51 41
DEWPT                  52 50 48 48 37 26 19 21 17 18 21 21 21 21 20 20 21 24 26
RH                     80 75 83 93 76 62 56 44 30 30 48 56 61 66 69 42 33 34 55
WIND DIR                S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD               12 10  6 11 21 21 19 23 24 19 14 14 14 12 10 11 12 10  8
WIND GUST                                      35
CLOUDS                 B2 B2 OV B2 FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     50          50           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.09        0.04           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              S  C  C  C
TSTMS
WIND CHILL                         35 27 21 31 39    31 26 23 22 20 34       36
MIN CHILL                          35    21    22    31    23    20    22    36


DATE          FRI 02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10
EST 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          30    52      32    52      32    56      36    56
TEMP          35 31 49 42   37 33 49 42   37 33 52 46   41 37 53 45
DEWPT         29 27 27 31   29 29 28 30   29 28 30 34   33 32 32 35
PWIND DIR        NW     N      NW    NW      NW     W      SW    SW
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR         10    20      20    10       0     0      10    10
RAIN                 S  S    S  S
SNOW                         S  S

$$
SCZ043-092230-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N  80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
1036 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE             TUE 02/09/10            WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10
EST 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      61          31          50          27          52
TEMP                   57 58 52 49 43 37 32 41 47 48 38 34 32 30 28 40 48 50 40
DEWPT                  51 48 48 47 35 24 16 20 16 17 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 20 23
RH                     80 69 86 93 73 59 51 42 28 29 46 54 58 63 68 41 30 30 50
WIND DIR                S  S SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW NW
WIND SPD                8  9  6 11 20 21 18 23 24 19 13 13 13 11  9 11 12 10  6
WIND GUST                                      35
CLOUDS                 B2 OV OV B2 FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR                     70          40           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.10        0.05           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              S  C  C  C
TSTMS
WIND CHILL                         34 26 20 31 39    30 25 22 21 20 33       35
MIN CHILL                          34    20    21    30    22    19    22    35


DATE          FRI 02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10
EST 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          28    51      30    53      29    56      32    56
TEMP          34 29 48 40   35 31 49 41   35 30 52 44   38 33 52 43
DEWPT         27 24 24 28   27 27 26 28   27 26 28 31   31 29 30 33
PWIND DIR        NW     N      NW    NW      NW     W      SW    SW
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC SC B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR          5    20      20    10       0     0      10    10
RAIN                 S  S    S  S
SNOW                         S  S

$$
GAZ099-092230-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N  82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
1036 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

DATE             TUE 02/09/10            WED 02/10/10            THU 02/11/10
EST 3HRLY     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
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                      59          28          49          27          52
TEMP                   55 56 52 47 38 32 29 39 46 47 38 34 32 30 28 40 48 50 40
DEWPT                  49 48 47 42 30 21 17 18 14 15 17 18 19 20 20 18 16 18 22
RH                     80 74 83 83 73 63 60 42 27 27 42 51 58 66 71 41 27 28 48
WIND DIR                S  S SW  W  W  W NW  W  W  W NW NW  W  W  W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD               10  9  8 18 20 21 18 23 24 18 11 11 12 10  8 10 11  9  6
WIND GUST                                      35
CLOUDS                 OV OV OV SC CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR                     50          20           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                   0.09           0           0           0           0
SNOW 12HR                 00-00       00-00       00-00
RAIN SHWRS              C  C  S  S
WIND CHILL                         28 19 17 29 38    31 26 23 21 20 33       35
MIN CHILL                          28    17    19    31    23    20    22    35


DATE          FRI 02/12/10  SAT 02/13/10  SUN 02/14/10  MON 02/15/10
EST 6HRLY     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

MIN/MAX          29    50      30    53      30    56      31    56
TEMP          34 30 47 40   35 31 49 41   35 31 52 43   37 32 52 44
DEWPT         27 27 25 31   28 30 27 29   28 28 28 32   32 30 29 33
PWIND DIR        NW     N      NW    NW      NW     W      SW     W
WIND CHAR        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
AVG CLOUDS    SC B1 B1 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR         10    30      20     5       0     0      10    10
RAIN                 C  C    S  S
SNOW                         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

$$





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