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
1008 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
SCZ050-030800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1008 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 86 67 84 67
Temp 69 66 65 66 80 85 84 75 70 68 67 70 80 83 82 75 71 69 67 69
Dewpt 66 65 65 66 66 62 63 67 67 67 66 67 67 65 65 66 67 67 66 68
RH 90 97100100 62 46 49 76 90 97 97 90 65 55 56 74 87 93 97 97
Wind dir SE SE N N S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind spd 2 1 0 0 4 8 11 9 5 4 3 3 6 9 10 9 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C S S C
Obvis F+ F+ F+
Date 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 84 68 85 68 89 70 93 71 93
Temp 83 75 69 70 85 75 70 71 88 78 71 72 92 80 74 74 92 81
Dewpt 66 67 67 68 65 67 67 68 67 68 68 68 66 67 68 68 66 68
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char GN LT GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 10 30 10 20 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S
$$
GAZ118-030800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1008 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 86 67 83 67
Temp 70 67 65 67 80 86 85 75 71 69 68 70 78 82 82 75 70 68 67 69
Dewpt 67 67 65 67 67 64 64 66 67 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 67 66 66 68
RH 90100100100 65 48 50 74 87 93 97 90 67 56 56 71 90 93 97 97
Wind dir SE SE N N S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 3 1 0 0 4 8 11 9 4 4 3 4 5 8 9 8 5 5 5 4
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 40 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.10 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C S S C
Obvis F+ F+ F+
Date 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 85 68 87 67 90 69 94 70 95
Temp 84 76 69 70 87 77 70 69 89 81 72 72 92 83 74 72 92 84
Dewpt 66 66 67 67 65 65 66 67 65 66 67 66 64 65 66 66 64 66
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 10 40 10 20 5 0 0 5
Rain shwrs C C C C S
Tstms C C C C S
$$
SCZ050-030800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1008 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 80 68 82 68
Temp 68 66 66 67 79 80 80 73 70 69 68 70 79 82 80 73 71 70 68 69
Dewpt 68 66 66 67 68 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 67 67 69
RH 100100100100 69 65 65 84 93 97100 93 69 61 65 81 87 90 97100
Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind spd 3 1 1 1 5 10 12 8 5 5 5 5 6 11 11 8 8 8 8 6
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S S C
Obvis F+ F+ F+
Date 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 81 69 83 69 85 71 88 72 89
Temp 81 73 69 71 83 74 70 71 85 76 71 73 88 78 74 74 89 79
Dewpt 67 68 69 69 67 68 69 69 69 68 69 70 68 69 70 69 69 70
PWind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 10 30 20 20 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs C S C C S S S
Tstms C S C C S S S
$$
SCZ048-030800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1008 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 65 85 67 83 67
Temp 70 67 66 68 79 84 83 75 71 69 68 71 79 81 81 74 70 69 67 70
Dewpt 68 67 66 68 68 66 66 67 68 68 67 68 68 67 67 67 68 67 67 68
RH 93100100100 69 55 57 76 90 97 97 90 69 63 63 79 93 93100 93
Wind dir SE SE N N SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind spd 3 1 0 0 4 6 10 9 5 4 3 4 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 5
Clouds FW B1 OV B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 40 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S S C
Tstms C C C C S S S S C
Obvis F+ F+ F+
Date 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 84 68 86 68 89 69 93 70 93
Temp 82 75 69 71 85 76 70 71 87 79 72 72 91 81 74 73 91 82
Dewpt 68 68 67 69 67 68 67 68 68 68 68 68 66 68 68 67 67 69
PWind dir S S S S S SW SW SW SW
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 10 40 10 20 5 5 0 5
Rain shwrs C C C C S
Tstms C C C C S
$$
SCZ043-030800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1008 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 62 85 63 81 63
Temp 67 63 62 64 78 85 85 75 67 65 64 67 77 81 81 73 67 65 64 67
Dewpt 65 63 62 64 66 62 62 65 66 65 64 67 67 65 64 65 66 65 64 67
RH 93100100100 67 46 46 71 97100100100 71 58 56 76 97100100100
Wind dir SE N N N S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 2 0 0 0 4 5 8 6 4 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 6 4 4 4
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 50 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.12 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C S S S S C
Tstms C C C C S S S S C
Obvis PF F+ F+
Date 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
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 83 63 86 64 90 66 94 67 95
Temp 82 75 65 67 86 76 66 67 88 80 68 69 91 83 70 71 93 84
Dewpt 66 67 65 67 65 67 66 67 66 68 66 67 64 67 66 67 64 67
PWind dir S S S S SW S SW SW SW
Wind char LT LT GN LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 10 50 20 30 5 5 0 10
Rain shwrs C C C C S S C
Tstms C C C C S S C
$$
GAZ099-030800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1008 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 64 87 67 83 65
Temp 71 66 65 66 79 87 87 79 71 68 67 68 77 83 81 73 68 65 65 67
Dewpt 66 66 65 66 65 60 59 64 66 66 66 67 66 64 63 65 66 65 65 67
RH 84100100100 62 40 39 60 84 93 97 97 69 53 54 76 93100100100
Wind dir SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S
Wind spd 5 2 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 5 8 5 5 4
Clouds CL FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 60 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.19 0.19 0.11
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S S C C L L C C S S S
Tstms S S S S C C L L C C S S S
Obvis PF PF PF
Date 05/05 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 66 88 66 91 68 94 70 94
Temp 86 77 68 69 87 78 68 68 89 82 72 71 91 85 73 72 92 84
Dewpt 64 66 65 66 65 67 66 67 64 65 65 66 63 64 65 66 63 65
PWind dir S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 60 20 50 20 10 0 5 5 5
Rain shwrs S L S S C S
Tstms S L S S C S
$$
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