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Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
146 FOUS52 KCHS 171428 PFMCHS Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Charleston SC 1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 SCZ050-172000- Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC 32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft 1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 73 94 74 94 Temp 83 90 90 81 77 76 74 75 86 93 91 83 79 76 74 75 85 91 91 83 Dewpt 71 69 70 69 70 70 70 70 71 72 72 73 72 71 70 71 70 68 67 70 RH 67 50 52 67 79 82 87 84 61 51 54 72 79 85 87 87 61 47 45 65 Wind dir W SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W W Wind spd 5 5 9 9 6 5 4 9 10 10 13 11 6 5 8 6 8 9 9 2 Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 40 70 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.16 0.26 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C Tstms S L C Heat index 95 96 91101 99 90 95 94 Max heat 95 96 101 101 95 96 High Surf Y Y Y Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 90 70 88 70 86 70 84 Temp 76 74 88 79 73 72 86 77 72 72 84 76 73 72 82 76 Dewpt 70 69 67 68 68 67 64 64 64 66 64 64 65 67 68 68 PWind dir W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 10 5 20 5 30 20 40 Rain shwrs S C S S C C Tstms S C S S C C $$ GAZ118-172000- Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA 32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft 1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 92 73 96 74 93 Temp 84 91 91 83 78 76 74 74 87 95 95 86 79 77 75 75 85 91 91 84 Dewpt 70 67 69 69 68 67 66 67 73 74 72 73 72 73 71 71 71 69 67 70 RH 63 45 49 63 71 74 76 79 63 51 48 65 79 87 87 87 63 49 45 63 Wind dir W SW S S S S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W Wind spd 4 5 8 8 5 3 3 6 8 9 10 8 4 4 5 5 8 9 8 2 Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 10 5 30 50 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.09 0.42 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C Tstms C C Heat index 94 96 94106104 93 90 96 94 Max heat 94 96 106 107 96 96 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 72 91 72 88 71 85 72 84 Temp 76 73 89 80 75 73 87 78 73 72 84 76 73 72 82 77 Dewpt 69 67 69 71 70 70 67 68 66 67 68 67 66 67 70 70 PWind dir W NE E E NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 5 20 10 30 30 50 Rain shwrs S C C S C C Tstms S C C S C C $$ SCZ050-172000- Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC 32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft 1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 78 90 76 90 Temp 83 87 86 82 80 80 79 78 86 90 89 83 79 78 77 77 85 89 89 83 Dewpt 72 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 75 77 77 77 75 74 72 73 74 73 72 73 RH 70 59 61 69 74 77 79 82 70 66 68 82 88 88 85 87 70 59 57 72 Wind dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W SW Wind spd 5 6 10 11 10 9 8 8 10 12 14 12 10 9 6 5 6 9 8 4 Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 30 60 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.29 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L C Tstms S S L C Heat index 93 92 94103101 92 93 97 96 Max heat 94 94 105 105 98 97 High Surf Y Y Y Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 76 87 74 86 74 83 73 82 Temp 78 76 86 80 75 74 84 77 75 75 82 76 75 73 81 77 Dewpt 73 71 72 72 70 70 69 68 67 69 69 67 69 70 72 71 PWind dir W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN GN GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 10 30 30 50 Rain shwrs S C C C C C Tstms S C C C C C $$ SCZ048-172000- Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC 32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft 1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 91 74 95 74 92 Temp 85 89 89 81 79 78 75 75 86 94 93 84 79 77 75 75 84 90 90 84 Dewpt 69 69 71 70 70 70 69 69 73 76 76 75 75 73 72 72 73 71 71 72 RH 59 52 56 69 74 76 82 82 65 56 58 74 88 87 90 90 70 54 54 67 Wind dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W SW Wind spd 4 5 8 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 5 5 40 70 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.10 0.34 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S L C Tstms S L C Heat index 94 95 93107106 92 90 96 96 90 Max heat 94 96 107 107 96 97 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 73 90 72 88 71 84 72 83 Temp 77 74 88 79 74 73 86 77 73 72 83 76 73 72 81 76 Dewpt 71 70 71 72 70 70 68 68 67 68 69 67 67 68 72 70 PWind dir W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 5 20 10 30 30 40 Rain shwrs S C S C C C Tstms S C S C C C $$ SCZ043-172000- Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC 32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft 1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 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 71 92 70 90 Temp 83 90 90 82 76 74 72 73 85 92 92 82 76 74 72 73 82 88 88 80 Dewpt 68 68 68 70 69 69 67 68 71 71 71 72 71 71 69 70 70 67 66 69 RH 61 49 49 67 79 84 84 84 63 51 51 72 85 90 90 90 67 50 48 69 Wind dir SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W Wind spd 4 5 6 8 5 2 2 5 8 9 10 5 3 2 5 5 6 8 6 1 Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 40 60 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.11 0.17 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S L C Tstms S S L C Heat index 94 94 90 99 99 91 90 Max heat 94 95 99 99 91 92 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 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 69 87 67 86 66 82 67 81 Temp 73 71 86 76 70 69 84 74 68 68 81 73 68 69 80 73 Dewpt 69 67 66 68 68 67 63 65 65 66 64 64 64 66 67 68 PWind dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 5 20 20 40 Rain shwrs S S S C Tstms S S S C $$ GAZ099-172000- Metter-Candler GA 32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft 1028 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2024 Date Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon 08/19/24 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 93 72 95 71 92 Temp 84 91 93 84 78 74 73 74 86 94 95 84 78 75 72 72 84 90 90 83 Dewpt 68 68 70 71 70 68 68 70 72 72 70 71 72 71 69 70 68 66 64 67 RH 59 47 47 65 76 82 84 87 63 49 45 65 82 87 90 93 59 45 42 59 Wind dir SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W W W SW W W W W W W W Wind spd 5 5 6 4 3 1 1 4 6 8 8 4 2 1 3 3 5 6 6 1 Clouds CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL PoP 12hr 20 10 40 40 0 QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.06 0.12 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S C S Tstms S S C S Heat index 95 99 92102102 93 91 Max heat 95 99 102 104 93 93 Date Tue 08/20/24 Wed 08/21/24 Thu 08/22/24 Fri 08/23/24 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 70 90 69 89 68 86 69 85 Temp 74 72 88 80 73 71 87 78 71 70 84 76 70 70 83 76 Dewpt 64 65 66 67 68 67 64 65 66 65 62 64 64 64 65 68 PWind dir NW NE E E E E NE NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 20 20 30 Rain shwrs S S C Tstms S S C $$ 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