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
1011 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
SCZ050-250800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1011 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 91 72 93 74
Temp 74 72 71 73 85 90 87 81 75 73 72 75 89 93 91 83 78 75 74 78
Dewpt 69 69 69 71 72 71 72 71 71 71 69 71 71 71 72 73 73 73 70 73
RH 84 90 93 93 65 54 61 72 87 93 90 87 56 49 54 72 85 94 87 85
Wind dir SW SW SW W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 4 3 2 2 5 6 8 5 4 2 1 2 4 6 10 8 6 5 5 6
Clouds B2 SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 40 20 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.27 0.06 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S C S C C S S S
Tstms C S C S C C S S S
Heat index 91 96 94 95100 99
Max heat 96 95 100 100
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 73 92 70 89 67 86 65 85
Temp 93 83 76 75 92 83 73 72 88 81 71 69 85 78 67 67 85 76
Dewpt 71 72 73 72 69 70 67 64 62 63 58 61 57 60 59 61 58 59
PWind dir SW SW SW W NW NW N NE E
Wind char GN GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 10 10 0 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C S S C
Tstms C S S C
$$
GAZ118-250800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1011 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 91 71 94 74
Temp 75 74 72 74 85 91 90 82 76 73 71 74 87 93 92 84 79 77 74 76
Dewpt 71 70 69 70 71 70 71 71 71 70 69 71 70 70 70 71 72 71 70 71
RH 87 87 90 87 63 50 54 69 85 90 93 90 57 47 49 65 79 82 87 85
Wind dir S S SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W SW S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 3 2 1 2 5 5 5 4 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 5 5 4 3 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.14 0.02 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S C C S S S
Tstms C S C C S S S
Heat index 90 97 96 92 99 98
Max heat 97 97 99 99
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 94 72 92 69 89 67 87 65 86
Temp 92 86 76 74 91 84 73 71 88 82 71 68 85 79 68 68 85 77
Dewpt 68 69 70 71 68 67 65 63 59 62 57 60 56 60 61 62 56 59
PWind dir SW SW W W NW NW N NE E
Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 10 10 0 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C S S C
Tstms C S S C
$$
SCZ050-250800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1011 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 89 72 91 75
Temp 75 74 73 74 84 89 85 79 75 73 72 75 88 91 88 81 77 76 75 78
Dewpt 71 72 71 72 74 73 74 72 72 73 71 72 73 73 74 74 74 74 71 74
RH 87 93 93 93 72 59 70 79 90100 97 90 61 56 63 79 90 94 87 88
Wind dir SW SW SW W W SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 5 4 3 2 4 6 8 4 3 1 1 2 3 8 9 5 5 4 4 5
Clouds B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.19 0.05 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S C S C C S S
Tstms C S C S C C S S
Heat index 91 97 93 95 99 97
Max heat 97 96 99 98
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 73 90 72 88 69 85 67 84
Temp 91 81 76 76 90 81 74 73 87 80 72 70 85 77 69 69 84 76
Dewpt 73 73 75 73 71 71 69 65 64 66 61 63 59 61 61 63 61 61
PWind dir SW SW SW W W NW N NE E
Wind char GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 10 10 5 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C C S C
Tstms C C S C
$$
SCZ048-250800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1011 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 91 72 93 75
Temp 75 74 72 74 85 90 88 82 76 74 72 75 87 92 90 83 78 77 75 78
Dewpt 71 70 70 71 72 73 73 73 73 71 70 72 72 72 73 73 74 73 72 73
RH 87 87 93 90 65 58 61 74 90 90 93 90 61 52 58 72 88 87 90 85
Wind dir S SW SW W W SW S SW SW SW SW W W S S S S S SW SW
Wind spd 2 1 1 1 4 5 5 3 2 1 1 2 2 5 6 5 5 4 3 4
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 20 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.16 0.06 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S C C S S S
Tstms C S C C S S S
Heat index 91 98 96 94100 98
Max heat 98 98 100 100
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 73 92 70 89 68 86 66 85
Temp 92 84 77 75 91 84 74 73 88 82 72 70 84 79 69 69 84 77
Dewpt 71 73 72 72 69 70 66 64 61 64 58 62 58 61 61 63 59 61
PWind dir SW SW W W W NW N E E
Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 10 10 0 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C S S C
Tstms C S S C
$$
SCZ043-250800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1011 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 66 88 68 92 71
Temp 72 70 69 71 84 88 88 81 73 70 69 72 86 92 92 83 76 72 72 74
Dewpt 70 68 68 70 72 70 70 70 71 69 68 71 70 68 69 71 72 71 69 72
RH 93 93 97 97 67 55 55 69 93 97 97 97 59 46 47 67 87 97 90 93
Wind dir S N N SW W W SW SW S N N SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
Wind spd 1 0 0 1 4 5 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 5 6 4 4 3 3 4
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 30 40 20 20 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.25 0.04 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S C S C C S S S
Tstms C S C S C C S S S
Heat index 90 93 93 91 96 97
Max heat 95 93 96 97
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 92 68 91 66 87 63 83 60 84
Temp 92 84 72 73 91 83 70 69 87 80 68 66 83 78 64 65 84 76
Dewpt 68 69 69 71 66 65 64 63 57 60 55 60 53 58 57 61 54 57
PWind dir SW SW W W NW NW N NE NE
Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 30 10 10 0 10 5 10
Rain shwrs S C S S C
Tstms S C S S C
$$
GAZ099-250800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1011 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 69 91 69 94 73
Temp 74 72 70 72 85 91 89 81 74 71 69 73 86 92 94 87 79 76 73 75
Dewpt 70 70 69 69 71 70 70 70 70 70 69 71 68 68 67 70 71 70 68 70
RH 87 93 97 90 63 50 54 69 87 97100 93 55 46 41 57 77 82 84 84
Wind dir N N N W W W W W SW N N SW W SW SW SW S S SW SW
Wind spd 0 0 0 1 3 5 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 5 4 2 2 1 1 3
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.31 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S C S S S
Tstms S S S C S S S
Heat index 90 97 94 96 98 92
Max heat 97 97 96 98
Date 05/27 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 71 92 67 89 65 86 62 87
Temp 91 86 74 74 91 83 71 70 87 81 69 67 84 79 65 66 85 79
Dewpt 66 68 69 71 63 64 61 61 55 58 55 60 52 56 56 61 53 57
PWind dir SW SW W NW NW NW N NE NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 30 10 5 0 5 5 10
Rain shwrs C S S C
Tstms C S S C
$$
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