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
726 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
SCZ050-052000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
726 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 83 68 85 69 88
Temp 71 80 83 82 76 72 69 68 72 82 84 83 76 72 70 69 71 82 86 87 80
Dewpt 69 68 66 67 68 69 69 68 68 66 65 65 65 68 68 67 68 68 66 67 67
RH 93 67 57 61 76 90100100 87 58 53 55 69 87 93 93 90 63 51 52 65
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 4 6 9 9 6 4 4 3 5 9 10 11 9 5 6 8 8 10 11 12 10
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 40 30 40
QPF 12hr 0.18 0 0.08 0.01 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C S S C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S C C S S C C C C C C
Heat index 90
Max heat 90
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 70 92 72 93 71 86 63 82
Temp 73 73 90 82 75 74 91 80 75 73 84 76 68 64 79 73
Dewpt 68 68 66 67 69 68 64 68 69 69 66 64 60 56 50 49
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30 60 20 10
Rain shwrs S C S C L S
Tstms S C S C L S
$$
GAZ118-052000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
726 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 68 86 68 89
Temp 70 81 85 83 77 72 70 68 71 82 85 82 76 72 70 68 70 82 87 88 82
Dewpt 68 67 66 69 68 68 68 68 68 67 66 66 67 69 68 68 69 69 67 67 68
RH 93 63 53 63 74 87 93100 90 61 53 58 74 90 93100 97 65 52 50 63
Wind dir S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 3 5 6 9 6 4 4 3 4 6 8 9 6 5 5 5 5 6 9 9 9
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 60 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0.88 0.05 0.02
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C S S C L C C S S S S
Tstms S C C S S C L C C S S S S
Heat index 90 91
Max heat 90 91
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 92 71 95 72 84 64 80
Temp 72 72 90 85 75 73 92 84 76 73 82 77 69 64 77 73
Dewpt 68 68 66 69 68 68 65 68 69 70 69 66 61 57 49 50
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 30 60 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C L S S
Tstms S C C L S S
$$
SCZ050-052000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
726 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 82 70 81 71 84
Temp 72 79 81 80 74 72 71 70 73 80 81 80 75 72 71 71 72 82 84 83 77
Dewpt 70 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 69 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71
RH 93 72 67 69 87 93 97100 93 72 69 72 82 93 97 97 97 69 65 67 82
Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 6 9 10 10 8 8 6 5 6 9 10 10 8 5 8 10 10 11 12 13 12
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 30 40 30
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0.02 0 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C S C C S S C C C C S S
Tstms S S C C S C C S S C C C C S S
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 72 87 74 88 73 84 66 79
Temp 73 73 86 81 75 75 87 79 75 74 83 76 68 66 77 73
Dewpt 71 71 70 71 72 70 69 71 72 71 71 68 63 58 53 53
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ BZ GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30 50 20 10
Rain shwrs S C S C C S
Tstms S C S C C S
$$
SCZ048-052000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
726 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 84 69 85 68 88
Temp 71 79 82 82 76 73 71 70 73 81 84 81 75 72 70 69 70 80 86 87 80
Dewpt 69 68 68 69 69 70 69 69 70 70 70 69 69 70 70 69 70 71 69 70 71
RH 93 69 63 65 79 90 93 97 90 69 63 67 82 93100100100 74 57 57 74
Wind dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind spd 2 5 6 9 5 5 4 3 5 6 8 9 8 5 5 6 8 9 10 11 10
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 50 30 30
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0.24 0.01 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C S S C C C C
Tstms S C C C C C C S S C C C C
Heat index 90 92
Max heat 90 92
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 70 91 71 92 71 85 63 80
Temp 72 72 89 83 75 73 90 82 75 73 82 76 68 63 77 73
Dewpt 70 69 69 71 71 69 68 71 71 71 70 68 62 57 51 53
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ BZ GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 30 60 20 20
Rain shwrs S C S C L S S
Tstms S C S C L S S
$$
SCZ043-052000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
726 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 83 65 83 65 87
Temp 67 79 83 83 75 69 66 66 69 82 83 83 75 69 66 65 67 80 85 87 80
Dewpt 67 68 66 67 68 67 66 66 69 67 65 65 67 68 66 65 67 68 66 65 68
RH 100 69 57 59 79 93100100100 61 55 55 76 97100100100 67 53 48 67
Wind dir S SW S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S
Wind spd 1 5 4 5 5 3 2 1 5 6 8 8 5 4 4 6 6 8 10 10 9
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 20 60 30 40
QPF 12hr 0.14 0 0.69 0.03 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C S S C L C C S S C C C C
Tstms S S C C S S C L C C S S C C C C
Obvis PF
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
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 66 91 68 90 67 84 59 78
Temp 68 70 89 82 71 71 88 79 71 70 82 73 63 61 76 71
Dewpt 67 68 66 69 68 69 65 69 68 70 66 65 59 57 48 50
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW
Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 30 30 60 20 10
Rain shwrs C C S C L S
Tstms C C S C L S
$$
GAZ099-052000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
726 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 65 87 66 89
Temp 67 79 86 86 78 71 68 66 68 81 86 84 76 70 68 66 68 81 87 89 82
Dewpt 66 68 66 65 67 67 67 66 68 68 66 64 67 69 68 66 68 68 65 63 66
RH 97 69 51 50 69 87 97100100 65 51 51 74 97100100100 65 48 42 58
Wind dir SW S SW S SE S S S S S SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 9 12 12 9
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 40 30 50 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.05 0.39 0.07 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C S S C C C C S S
Tstms S C S S C C C C S S
Obvis PF
Heat index 90
Max heat 90
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 91 69 92 69 83 60 78
Temp 71 70 89 84 73 71 90 82 73 71 81 74 65 60 75 71
Dewpt 66 68 66 67 67 69 66 69 69 69 66 64 58 55 48 49
PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind char GN GN GN BZ GN BZ GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 30 30 60 20 20
Rain shwrs C C S C L S S
Tstms C C S C L S S
$$
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