Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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National Weather Service Charleston SC
857 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
SCZ050-170800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
857 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
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 61 85 64 89 65
Temp 66 63 61 64 80 85 82 72 68 68 65 66 80 88 88 76 70 68 66 67
Dewpt 59 60 60 61 59 57 57 59 61 62 62 62 61 59 58 60 62 62 61 62
RH 78 90 97 90 49 39 43 64 78 81 90 87 52 38 36 58 76 81 84 84
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 4 4 2 3 9 11 13 10 8 6 4 5 8 10 11 10 6 5 4 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 90 66 89 63 78 57 73 56 77
Temp 88 79 69 68 87 74 66 65 75 66 61 58 69 66 58 58 75 69
Dewpt 60 62 63 63 60 62 62 58 55 55 55 54 52 53 52 51 49 51
PWind dir SW SW W E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 30 40 50 40 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C S
Tstms S S S
$$
GAZ118-170800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
857 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 60 86 65 89 66
Temp 68 64 60 62 77 86 86 76 70 69 67 66 78 86 88 78 72 69 67 68
Dewpt 59 61 60 60 60 57 58 60 62 62 61 61 62 59 58 61 63 62 61 62
RH 73 90100 93 56 37 39 58 76 78 81 84 58 40 36 56 73 78 81 81
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW S S S SW SW W
Wind spd 3 2 1 3 8 9 12 10 6 4 3 4 5 8 9 6 5 5 4 5
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 66 89 64 80 59 72 56 76
Temp 88 81 70 68 87 78 68 65 78 71 63 59 69 67 60 57 73 69
Dewpt 61 64 64 64 62 64 62 59 58 57 58 57 56 56 55 53 50 53
PWind dir SW SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 20 30 50 30 10 5
Rain shwrs S S S C C C C S
Tstms S S
$$
SCZ050-170800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
857 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
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 81 64 84 66
Temp 69 67 66 67 77 81 78 70 68 67 65 66 77 83 82 74 70 68 67 68
Dewpt 61 63 63 64 65 62 63 64 66 66 65 65 66 64 64 64 65 65 64 65
RH 76 87 90 90 67 53 60 81 93 97100 97 69 53 55 71 84 90 90 90
Wind dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 4 4 3 4 9 12 14 9 8 6 5 5 6 10 10 8 6 6 5 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 86 66 85 64 76 59 70 56 74
Temp 84 75 68 68 83 73 67 64 73 65 61 59 67 64 59 56 71 67
Dewpt 65 66 66 65 64 66 64 61 59 59 59 57 56 57 56 54 53 55
PWind dir SW SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 30 40 50 40 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C S S C C C C S
Tstms S S S
$$
SCZ048-170800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
857 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 61 84 65 88 65
Temp 66 64 62 64 76 83 81 72 69 68 66 66 78 87 86 76 70 68 66 67
Dewpt 60 62 62 62 63 61 62 63 64 63 62 63 64 62 63 64 64 64 63 63
RH 81 93100 93 64 47 53 73 84 84 87 90 62 43 46 66 81 87 90 87
Wind dir S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 3 4 2 4 9 9 12 8 6 5 3 5 5 8 9 8 5 5 4 5
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 66 89 64 79 59 72 56 76
Temp 87 78 69 68 86 74 67 64 75 68 61 59 69 66 59 56 73 69
Dewpt 63 66 65 65 64 66 64 61 60 60 58 57 57 58 55 54 52 55
PWind dir SW SW W NW NE NE NE NE NE
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 30 40 50 30 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C
Tstms S S S
$$
SCZ043-170800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
857 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
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 56 85 61 87 62
Temp 65 60 58 60 76 84 84 71 65 64 62 64 77 85 86 76 67 64 63 65
Dewpt 58 58 58 59 59 55 55 59 60 60 60 61 61 58 57 61 62 61 61 62
RH 78 93100 96 56 37 37 66 84 87 93 90 58 40 37 60 84 90 93 90
Wind dir S N N S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW S S SW SW SW
Wind spd 1 0 0 2 6 9 10 9 5 3 3 4 6 8 8 5 5 5 4 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
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 89 62 87 60 76 54 68 51 74
Temp 87 78 66 65 85 74 63 62 74 65 57 56 66 63 53 53 72 67
Dewpt 60 64 63 64 60 63 60 57 55 55 55 54 52 53 52 51 48 52
PWind dir SW SW W N NE NE NE N N
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 20 30 40 50 30 10 5
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C S
Tstms C S S
$$
GAZ099-170800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
857 PM EDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 59 86 64 89 66
Temp 67 63 60 61 75 84 85 76 70 66 65 65 78 87 88 80 74 69 67 67
Dewpt 58 57 58 57 57 53 50 56 59 59 60 62 62 58 55 60 61 62 61 63
RH 73 81 93 87 54 34 30 50 68 78 84 90 58 38 33 51 64 78 81 87
Wind dir N N N S S S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W
Wind spd 0 0 0 2 6 8 9 4 4 3 2 3 5 6 8 5 5 4 4 6
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Date 04/19 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 66 89 63 80 57 70 53 76
Temp 88 82 70 67 87 78 67 63 77 67 60 57 68 65 57 53 73 69
Dewpt 61 62 63 64 59 59 57 57 55 55 56 55 53 53 52 52 48 51
PWind dir W W W NW NE NE NE NE N
Wind char GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
Avg clouds SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 30 40 50 30 10 5
Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C
Tstms S S S
$$
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