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
621 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
SCZ050-060800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
621 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 85 69 89 71
Temp 76 72 71 69 73 82 85 83 73 71 70 69 72 83 88 87 77 73 72 71 73
Dewpt 67 69 69 68 69 66 64 65 65 66 66 67 69 68 65 66 66 68 68 68 68
RH 74 90 93 97 87 58 50 55 76 84 87 93 90 61 47 50 69 84 87 90 84
Wind dir S S S S S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 5 4 4 5 10 11 12 10 6 6 6 6 10 11 13 11 11 10 8 8
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 50 30 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0.01 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C S S C S C C C
Tstms C C S S S S S
Heat index 90
Max heat 90 91
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 93 72 93 71 87 62 82 59 82
Temp 92 80 75 75 92 81 74 73 84 75 67 64 79 73 62 62 80 73
Dewpt 65 67 69 68 65 67 69 69 65 63 60 54 49 50 52 52 48 52
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W
Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 30 60 30 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C C L C
Tstms S C C C L C
$$
GAZ118-060800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
621 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 87 68 90 71
Temp 78 73 70 69 72 83 87 83 76 72 70 69 70 82 88 89 81 76 73 71 72
Dewpt 67 69 68 68 68 67 66 66 67 68 68 67 68 69 66 66 68 69 68 65 68
RH 69 87 93 97 87 59 50 57 74 87 93 93 93 65 48 47 65 79 84 81 87
Wind dir S SE S S S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 5 8 9 10 9 8 8 5 6 9 10 10 9 8 8 6 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 60 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.55 0.03 0.01 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C L S S S S S S
Tstms C L S S S S S
Heat index 90 92
Max heat 90 90 90 93
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 71 95 72 87 61 80 58 81
Temp 90 85 76 73 93 83 76 73 83 76 68 61 77 73 61 60 78 74
Dewpt 66 68 68 68 66 69 69 70 67 65 60 56 50 52 52 53 49 53
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W W NW W W
Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 30 60 20 20 10 5
Rain shwrs S C S C L S S
Tstms S C S C L S
$$
SCZ050-060800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
621 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 71 83 71 85 72
Temp 75 72 71 71 73 80 82 81 74 72 72 71 73 81 85 83 76 73 73 72 74
Dewpt 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 69 68 70 70 70 71 71 70 71 70 71 71 71 71
RH 84 93 97 93 90 72 67 67 82 93 93 97 93 72 61 67 82 93 93 97 90
Wind dir S S S S S SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 10 6 6 5 6 9 10 11 8 6 9 8 9 10 11 13 10 10 10 9 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C S S C S C S S
Tstms C C S S S S S
Heat index 90
Max heat 91 91
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 88 73 88 73 85 63 80 61 81
Temp 88 79 75 74 88 78 75 73 83 75 68 63 77 74 64 63 78 73
Dewpt 70 71 72 70 70 72 72 71 70 68 63 57 53 55 55 54 53 56
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ BZ GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 30 60 30 10 10 5
Rain shwrs S C C C L C
Tstms S C C C L C
$$
SCZ048-060800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
621 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 85 69 89 71
Temp 76 73 71 70 73 81 85 82 76 72 69 69 71 82 88 87 78 75 72 71 72
Dewpt 70 70 69 69 70 69 69 69 69 69 69 68 69 70 70 70 69 71 70 69 68
RH 82 90 93 97 90 67 59 65 79 90100 97 93 67 55 57 74 87 93 93 87
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 5 5 4 5 8 9 10 8 8 9 5 8 10 10 11 10 10 10 5 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 50 20 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.16 0.01 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C S S S S C C C
Tstms C C S S S S S
Heat index 93 92
Max heat 93 94
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 71 92 71 86 61 80 59 81
Temp 90 81 74 73 91 80 74 72 82 75 68 62 77 73 62 61 79 74
Dewpt 69 71 71 69 68 72 70 70 69 68 61 56 52 55 54 53 52 56
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W
Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 30 60 30 20 10 5
Rain shwrs C C S C L C S
Tstms C C S C L C
$$
SCZ043-060800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
621 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 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 65 83 65 87 67
Temp 76 69 66 66 69 80 83 81 73 68 66 65 69 80 86 86 78 71 69 67 71
Dewpt 68 69 66 66 69 67 65 65 66 66 65 65 68 67 65 65 66 67 67 66 68
RH 76100100100100 65 55 58 79 93 97100 97 65 50 50 67 87 93 97 90
Wind dir S S S S S SW S S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW
Wind spd 5 4 3 3 5 8 9 9 6 5 6 5 6 9 10 10 9 10 8 8 9
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 70 30 40 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.56 0.03 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S C L C S S S C C C
Tstms C S C L C S S S S
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 91 68 90 67 82 57 78 54 79
Temp 89 81 70 71 89 79 70 69 80 73 62 59 76 71 57 58 77 71
Dewpt 66 68 68 68 65 69 68 69 65 64 57 55 48 51 50 52 48 51
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W NW W W
Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN LT GN
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 30 30 70 20 10 10 5
Rain shwrs C C C C L S
Tstms C C C C L S
$$
GAZ099-060800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
621 PM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 87 66 90 68
Temp 78 71 67 66 68 81 87 85 76 70 67 66 68 81 87 89 81 74 71 69 70
Dewpt 67 68 67 66 67 67 65 62 67 68 67 66 68 67 64 61 66 66 66 65 68
RH 69 90100100 97 63 48 46 74 93100100100 63 46 39 60 76 84 87 93
Wind dir SE SE S S S S SW SW S SE S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW
Wind spd 5 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 10 6 8 10 8 10
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 60 30 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.19 0.08 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C L C S S S
Tstms C C L C S S S
Date 05/08 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 69 92 69 82 58 78 55 79
Temp 89 83 73 71 91 79 73 70 81 73 64 59 75 71 58 58 77 72
Dewpt 66 67 66 69 66 69 69 70 65 65 58 54 49 50 50 51 49 51
PWind dir SW SW SW SW W NW NW W W
Wind char GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 40 40 70 20 10 10 5
Rain shwrs C C C C L S
Tstms C C C C L S
$$
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