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
245 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
SCZ050-082000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
245 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 92 73 94 72 88
Temp 71 74 86 91 90 81 77 76 74 76 87 92 90 80 75 73 72 74 82 85 85 76
Dewpt 70 72 70 68 68 70 71 73 72 68 68 67 68 69 70 70 69 70 68 65 62 61
RH 97 93 59 47 49 69 82 90 93 76 53 44 49 69 84 90 90 87 63 51 46 60
Wind dir SW SW W SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W
Wind spd 4 8 10 10 12 11 9 8 6 9 13 14 14 10 8 8 6 6 9 11 11 12
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 40 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.21 0.18 0.63
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C L L
Tstms S C C C C C C C L L
Heat index 91 95 94 91 96 94
Max heat 95 95 96 97
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 61 82 60 84 63 83 65 83
Temp 67 63 79 74 63 63 82 75 65 66 81 73 68 68 80 76
Dewpt 56 52 48 52 54 54 49 53 56 57 55 58 62 64 62 64
PWind dir NW NW W W S SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 20 30 50
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
$$
GAZ118-082000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
245 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 93 71 94 71 86
Temp 71 72 83 90 93 84 78 75 72 73 85 92 93 81 75 74 72 73 79 83 82 78
Dewpt 69 70 69 67 65 68 71 70 70 70 70 68 67 69 71 71 70 71 70 67 66 65
RH 93 93 63 47 40 59 79 84 93 90 61 46 43 67 87 90 93 93 74 59 58 64
Wind dir SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW W W W W W W
Wind spd 4 5 6 9 10 10 8 6 5 9 12 14 13 9 5 8 8 8 9 12 11 10
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 50 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.23 0.29 0.72
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C L L L L
Tstms S C C C C C L L L L
Heat index 93 95 90 96 97
Max heat 93 95 96 98
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 60 82 60 84 63 81 65 81
Temp 67 62 79 75 63 63 82 77 66 67 78 74 67 67 79 76
Dewpt 57 54 50 53 53 54 50 55 57 59 59 60 64 64 64 66
PWind dir NW NW W W S SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN LT LT LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 20 40 50
Rain shwrs S S C C C C
Tstms S S C C C C
$$
SCZ050-082000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
245 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 89 73 87 73 85
Temp 72 74 85 88 86 79 76 76 74 75 85 87 86 78 75 73 73 74 80 84 83 76
Dewpt 72 73 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 71 71 72 72 71 73 72 72 72 71 70 68 65
RH 100 97 65 57 63 79 87 90 97 87 63 61 63 79 94 97 97 93 74 63 61 69
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW W W
Wind spd 4 8 10 13 13 13 10 10 8 10 13 13 14 11 9 9 8 6 8 11 12 13
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 50 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.19 0.19 0.57
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C L L
Tstms S C C C C C C L L
Heat index 91 94 92 90 93 92
Max heat 95 94 94 95
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 65 80 65 82 67 81 69 80
Temp 68 66 78 74 66 66 81 75 68 68 80 73 70 70 78 75
Dewpt 60 55 53 57 57 56 54 58 60 60 60 62 65 67 66 68
PWind dir NW NW W W S SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN GN GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 5 20 30 50
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
$$
SCZ048-082000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
245 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 73 93 71 86
Temp 72 74 84 90 90 82 78 76 74 75 85 91 90 80 75 73 72 73 79 84 83 77
Dewpt 70 71 70 70 70 71 72 72 71 70 70 70 71 71 72 71 71 72 71 68 67 65
RH 93 90 63 52 52 69 82 87 90 84 61 50 54 74 90 93 97 97 77 59 59 67
Wind dir SW W SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
Wind spd 3 5 6 10 11 9 9 6 6 9 12 14 14 10 8 8 8 8 10 12 12 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 50 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.28 0.25 0.62
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C S S L L L L
Tstms S C C C S S L L L L
Heat index 96 96 90 97 96
Max heat 96 97 97 99
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 82 61 84 63 82 66 81
Temp 67 63 79 75 63 63 82 76 66 67 80 74 68 68 79 76
Dewpt 58 54 51 56 55 55 51 58 58 60 59 63 65 66 65 68
PWind dir NW NW W W S SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 5 5 20 40 50
Rain shwrs S C C C C
Tstms S C C C C
$$
SCZ043-082000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
245 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 91 69 92 68 84
Temp 69 71 84 90 91 83 76 74 71 73 85 92 91 80 73 71 69 70 78 82 82 73
Dewpt 69 70 68 65 65 67 71 73 71 69 68 67 67 69 70 69 69 70 68 64 61 61
RH 100 97 59 44 42 59 85 97100 87 57 44 45 69 90 93100100 71 55 49 66
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW W SW SW SW W W W W W W
Wind spd 4 6 6 9 10 8 5 5 4 9 13 13 13 10 8 6 5 6 9 11 11 13
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 40 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.30 0.19 0.56
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C S S L L L L
Tstms S C C C S S L L L L
Heat index 92 93 96 94
Max heat 92 93 96 96
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 56 79 56 81 57 80 61 79
Temp 62 60 77 72 58 59 79 74 60 62 78 71 63 64 78 73
Dewpt 54 52 47 52 52 53 48 53 54 57 55 58 60 64 62 64
PWind dir N NW W W S SE SE SE
Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 20 30 50
Rain shwrs S S C C C
Tstms S S C C C
$$
GAZ099-082000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
245 AM EDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 92 70 93 68 85
Temp 69 71 83 90 92 85 78 73 70 72 85 92 90 78 73 71 69 70 79 82 82 76
Dewpt 68 69 68 65 62 67 69 70 69 70 70 68 67 70 72 71 69 70 68 65 61 61
RH 97 93 61 44 37 55 74 90 97 93 61 46 47 76 97100100100 69 56 49 60
Wind dir SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind spd 5 4 8 11 11 6 6 8 6 10 13 14 14 9 5 8 9 9 10 12 12 11
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 60 50 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.74 0.32 0.53
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C L C C C C L L L L
Tstms S C L C C C C L L L L
Heat index 92 93 90 96 93
Max heat 92 93 96 97
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 81 57 83 60 81 62 81
Temp 65 60 78 74 61 60 81 76 62 63 78 71 64 65 79 74
Dewpt 54 52 47 51 50 52 48 54 54 57 56 59 62 64 62 65
PWind dir NW NW NW NW S SE E SE
Wind char GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5 20 40 50
Rain shwrs S C C C C
Tstms S C C C C
$$
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