Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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National Weather Service Charleston SC
704 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018
SCZ050-252100-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
704 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 80 59 78 59 78
Temp 62 72 80 80 72 64 61 59 61 72 77 77 69 65 62 59 61 72 77 76 68
Dewpt 57 57 55 55 57 58 57 55 57 58 57 58 59 61 59 59 58 58 56 58 58
RH 84 59 42 42 59 81 87 87 87 61 50 52 70 87 90100 90 61 48 54 70
Wind dir W W W W W W W W N SE S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 10 13 12 6 3 2 2 3 5 8 8 5 5 3 4 3 6 8 9 2
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.06 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C
Tstms S S
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 58 78 56 79 56 78 57 79
Temp 61 60 77 69 59 59 78 69 58 59 77 69 59 60 78 69
Dewpt 57 55 54 55 53 51 51 53 53 52 51 53 52 53 53 54
PWind dir W NW NW NE E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
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GAZ118-252100-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
704 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 80 59 79 58 78
Temp 62 72 78 80 72 65 61 59 60 73 78 78 70 64 61 58 59 70 76 77 70
Dewpt 55 56 54 53 55 56 56 55 56 56 55 57 59 60 58 58 56 57 55 55 56
RH 78 57 43 39 55 73 84 87 87 55 45 48 68 87 90100 90 63 48 47 61
Wind dir W W W W W W W W W S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 10 12 12 6 3 1 2 3 5 6 8 5 4 2 3 3 6 6 8 2
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.02 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C
Tstms S S
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 79 56 80 57 79 58 79
Temp 61 59 78 71 59 59 79 71 60 59 78 72 61 61 79 72
Dewpt 54 53 52 54 51 50 51 54 54 54 52 55 54 55 53 55
PWind dir W NW NW NE E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
SCZ050-252100-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
704 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 79 61 75 61 75
Temp 63 71 77 78 70 65 62 61 62 71 75 74 68 65 63 61 62 71 75 74 68
Dewpt 58 58 56 57 59 59 58 57 58 59 58 59 60 61 61 59 59 59 58 59 60
RH 84 63 48 48 68 81 87 87 87 66 55 59 76 87 93 93 90 66 55 59 76
Wind dir W W W W W W W W NW SE S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 8 10 12 11 8 5 3 3 3 5 9 10 5 6 4 5 4 6 9 11 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.05 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C
Tstms S S
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 75 59 76 59 74 60 76
Temp 62 61 75 68 61 61 75 68 61 61 74 68 61 62 75 68
Dewpt 58 56 55 56 54 52 53 55 54 53 53 55 54 54 55 55
PWind dir W W NW NE E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
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SCZ048-252100-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
704 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 80 58 77 59 77
Temp 63 72 78 80 72 65 61 59 60 72 77 76 69 65 62 60 60 70 76 76 69
Dewpt 56 56 54 55 56 57 56 56 57 57 57 59 60 61 59 58 57 57 56 57 58
RH 78 57 43 42 57 75 84 90 90 59 50 56 73 87 90 93 90 63 50 52 68
Wind dir W W W W W W W W NW SE S S S S SW W W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 9 10 11 12 8 4 2 2 3 5 6 8 5 5 3 4 3 8 8 9 2
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C S S
Tstms S S
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 58 78 57 78 57 77 59 78
Temp 61 59 76 69 60 60 77 68 60 60 76 69 60 61 77 69
Dewpt 56 54 53 55 52 51 52 55 54 53 52 55 54 55 54 56
PWind dir W NW NW NE E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
SCZ043-252100-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
704 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 79 56 79 56 78
Temp 60 71 77 79 71 63 59 57 59 72 78 78 69 63 59 56 57 70 76 77 69
Dewpt 56 56 54 54 56 56 56 54 55 57 56 57 57 58 57 56 56 57 54 55 55
RH 87 59 45 42 59 78 90 90 87 59 47 48 66 84 93100 96 63 46 47 61
Wind dir W W W W W W SW W N SE SW S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 9 11 10 5 2 1 1 2 4 5 5 4 4 2 3 2 6 6 8 2
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 50 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.08 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C
Tstms S S
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 78 53 79 53 78 54 79
Temp 59 57 76 69 57 56 77 69 55 56 77 69 56 57 77 68
Dewpt 54 53 51 53 49 49 49 51 50 51 49 52 51 53 51 52
PWind dir W NW NW N E E SE E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
GAZ099-252100-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
704 AM EDT Wed Apr 25 2018
Date Wed 04/25/18 Thu 04/26/18 Fri 04/27/18
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 79 56 78 56 77
Temp 58 69 76 78 72 64 59 57 59 73 78 77 70 63 60 57 57 69 75 76 70
Dewpt 56 56 53 53 55 56 55 55 55 56 55 56 58 58 57 57 56 57 54 54 55
RH 93 63 45 42 55 75 87 93 87 55 45 48 66 84 90100 96 66 48 46 59
Wind dir W W W W W W W W NW W SW SW W W SW W W W W W W
Wind spd 6 10 12 11 5 2 0 0 2 4 8 8 5 3 2 3 2 9 8 10 3
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 30 50 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.09 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C S S
Tstms S S
Date Sat 04/28/18 Sun 04/29/18 Mon 04/30/18 Tue 05/01/18
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 78 54 79 55 81 57 81
Temp 59 56 75 70 57 56 77 72 58 58 79 74 59 59 79 73
Dewpt 54 52 50 52 50 49 49 52 52 51 50 52 53 54 52 53
PWind dir W NW NW N E E SE E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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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