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Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
084 FOUS52 KCHS 171957 PFMCHS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Charleston SC 356 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 SCZ050-180800- Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC 32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft 356 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 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 75 94 73 91 72 Temp 89 82 79 77 76 76 87 94 91 83 77 75 74 74 84 90 90 83 78 75 73 73 Dewpt 72 72 72 72 72 71 74 75 76 76 74 73 72 72 74 73 71 72 72 71 70 68 RH 57 72 79 85 87 85 65 54 62 80 90 94 93 93 72 58 54 70 82 87 90 84 Wind dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W W SW NW N N Wind spd 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 9 12 10 9 6 6 6 8 10 9 3 1 1 2 6 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 50 50 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.22 0.26 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C S S Tstms S S S C S S Heat index 96 95106103 91 91 98 96 Max heat 97 106 106 98 99 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 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 88 69 86 69 84 68 83 70 85 Temp 88 80 73 71 86 78 72 71 84 76 70 70 83 78 73 72 85 78 Dewpt 70 70 69 67 67 66 65 64 64 64 63 64 69 69 69 69 72 71 PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT GN GN GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 20 10 20 20 40 30 50 Rain shwrs S S S S C C C S C C Tstms S S S S C C C S C C $$ GAZ118-180800- Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA 32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft 356 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 74 96 73 93 72 Temp 91 84 79 77 75 76 88 95 95 86 79 76 74 75 85 92 92 85 79 76 73 73 Dewpt 70 71 70 70 70 69 73 74 72 73 73 73 72 72 73 71 69 70 70 70 69 68 RH 50 65 74 79 84 79 61 51 48 65 82 90 93 90 67 51 47 61 74 82 87 84 Wind dir S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW N N N Wind spd 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 6 6 8 9 8 3 1 0 2 6 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 10 50 50 10 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.34 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C C S Tstms S S S C C S Heat index 97 96106104 93 92 99 97 90 Max heat 98 106 106 99 99 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 91 72 88 71 85 69 83 72 87 Temp 91 80 74 73 88 79 73 72 85 77 72 70 83 78 74 73 87 79 Dewpt 69 71 70 69 67 67 66 66 65 63 64 65 69 69 68 68 71 71 PWind dir NE E NE E NE NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 20 10 30 20 50 30 50 Rain shwrs S C S S C C C S S C Tstms S C S S C C C S S C $$ SCZ050-180800- Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC 32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft 356 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 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 77 92 74 91 73 Temp 87 82 79 78 77 78 87 91 90 82 78 76 75 76 84 90 89 83 79 77 74 74 Dewpt 73 73 73 73 74 73 75 76 77 77 74 74 73 73 74 73 73 74 74 73 71 70 RH 63 74 82 85 90 85 68 62 66 85 88 94 94 90 72 58 59 74 85 87 90 87 Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W N N Wind spd 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 13 13 10 10 8 8 9 12 10 8 4 3 5 9 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 40 50 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0.16 0.51 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S Tstms S S S S C C S S Heat index 94 96104103 90 91 98 97 90 Max heat 97 105 106 98 100 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 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 71 85 72 83 70 82 72 84 Temp 87 80 74 73 85 78 74 73 83 77 72 71 82 78 74 73 84 78 Dewpt 71 71 70 69 69 67 66 66 66 64 65 66 70 70 71 70 73 72 PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind char GN GN GN GN BZ GN GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 30 30 40 40 50 Rain shwrs S S C S C C C C C C C Tstms S S C S C C C C C C C $$ SCZ048-180800- Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC 32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft 356 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 75 95 73 92 74 Temp 89 83 80 78 76 77 87 94 93 84 78 76 74 75 84 91 91 85 80 78 75 75 Dewpt 73 72 73 72 71 70 74 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 74 73 72 72 72 72 70 70 RH 59 70 79 82 85 79 65 56 58 77 91 94 97 94 72 56 54 65 77 82 84 84 Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW SW N N NE Wind spd 6 6 6 5 6 8 8 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 6 3 1 0 3 6 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 20 50 50 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.08 0.31 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S C C S Tstms S S S S C C S Heat index 97 95107106 93 91100 99 91 Max heat 98 107 109 100 100 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 89 72 87 71 85 70 83 72 86 Temp 89 80 75 73 86 79 74 72 84 77 72 71 82 78 74 73 86 79 Dewpt 70 71 70 69 68 68 66 66 66 64 65 66 70 69 69 69 73 72 PWind dir NE E NE E NE NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT GN LT GN GN GN LT GN Avg clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 20 10 30 20 40 30 50 Rain shwrs S C S S C C C S S C Tstms S C S S C C C S S C $$ SCZ043-180800- Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC 32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft 356 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue 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 71 93 70 91 70 Temp 90 83 78 75 73 74 85 93 92 81 74 72 70 72 84 90 90 83 77 74 72 71 Dewpt 70 72 72 71 69 70 74 74 73 74 72 72 70 71 73 70 69 71 70 69 67 67 RH 52 70 82 87 87 87 70 54 54 79 93100100 97 70 52 50 67 79 84 84 87 Wind dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W SW N N N NE Wind spd 6 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 9 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 6 2 0 1 2 6 Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL PoP 12hr 20 50 40 5 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0.36 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C S S Tstms S S C S S Heat index 96 93103101 90 96 95 Max heat 96 103 103 96 97 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 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 88 67 87 66 84 66 83 68 86 Temp 88 79 70 69 87 77 69 68 84 75 68 67 83 76 71 70 86 78 Dewpt 68 68 66 65 65 66 63 63 63 62 61 62 67 67 66 66 69 70 PWind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 20 20 30 20 40 Rain shwrs S S C S S C Tstms S S C S S C $$ GAZ099-180800- Metter-Candler GA 32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft 356 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 Tue EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 73 95 71 92 70 Temp 92 84 78 76 74 75 86 93 94 83 77 74 72 72 84 90 91 84 78 74 71 72 Dewpt 70 73 72 71 70 72 74 73 71 73 72 72 70 70 70 68 66 69 67 66 66 67 RH 49 70 82 85 87 90 68 52 47 72 85 93 93 93 63 49 44 61 69 76 84 84 Wind dir SW SW S SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W NW N N NE Wind spd 5 3 3 3 4 5 8 9 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 8 6 1 1 2 2 4 Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL PoP 12hr 20 50 30 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.17 0.24 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C S S Tstms S S S C S S Heat index 98 90 94102101 94 94 Max heat 98 102 104 94 95 Date 08/20 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 Sat 08/24/24 EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 89 68 88 68 86 66 84 68 87 Temp 88 81 72 70 88 79 71 70 86 77 69 67 83 77 71 70 86 80 Dewpt 67 68 68 66 63 65 65 64 61 61 61 62 64 65 65 66 66 67 PWind dir NE E E E E NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 20 10 30 10 30 Rain shwrs S C C Tstms S C C $$ 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