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
609 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
SCZ050-192000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
609 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 86 68 85 68 86
Temp 70 80 85 83 77 73 71 68 69 79 84 83 76 73 71 69 70 80 85 84 77
Dewpt 69 70 69 70 70 70 69 68 69 68 68 68 68 69 68 67 68 67 66 67 67
RH 97 72 59 65 79 90 93100100 69 59 61 76 87 90 93 93 65 53 57 71
Wind dir N N N NE E N N N N NE NE E E E NE N N NE E E E
Wind spd 4 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 6 4
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 20 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.08 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S
Obvis PF
Coast Flood Y Y
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 67 88 69 85 69 84 69 84
Temp 70 69 86 78 72 71 84 77 72 70 83 76 71 70 83 77
Dewpt 67 67 68 69 68 67 69 68 67 67 69 68 68 67 70 70
PWind dir NE E S NE E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
GAZ118-192000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
609 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 70 86 68 87
Temp 70 79 85 84 79 75 73 72 71 81 85 84 77 73 71 69 70 81 86 84 77
Dewpt 70 71 71 71 70 71 70 69 69 70 69 70 70 70 69 67 68 70 68 68 68
RH 100 77 63 65 74 87 90 90 93 69 59 63 79 90 93 93 93 69 55 59 74
Wind dir NW N N N SE S NW N N NE NE E E E NE N N NE E E E
Wind spd 2 4 4 4 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 6 6 5
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Obvis F
Heat index 90
Max heat 90 91
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 68 89 69 87 69 85 70 85
Temp 71 70 87 78 72 71 86 78 72 71 84 77 73 72 84 78
Dewpt 68 68 67 68 67 67 69 68 68 67 69 68 68 68 70 69
PWind dir E E S E E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
SCZ050-192000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
609 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 70 83 69 84
Temp 71 80 84 82 78 75 73 71 72 79 82 81 76 73 71 70 70 79 83 82 76
Dewpt 70 72 72 73 72 71 70 70 70 70 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 70 69 69 69
RH 97 77 67 74 82 87 90 97 93 74 69 72 82 90 97 97 97 74 63 65 79
Wind dir N N E E E N N N N NE E E E NE NE N N NE E E E
Wind spd 4 4 5 4 2 1 2 3 5 6 8 8 5 3 3 4 5 6 9 9 5
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S S
Coast Flood Y Y
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 86 70 84 70 82 70 83
Temp 71 71 84 77 72 71 83 76 72 71 81 76 72 71 82 77
Dewpt 69 68 69 69 69 68 70 69 68 67 70 69 68 68 71 71
PWind dir NE E S E E E E E
Wind char LT GN LT GN LT GN GN GN
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
SCZ048-192000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
609 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 70 85 69 86
Temp 70 79 85 84 79 75 73 72 71 80 84 83 77 73 72 70 71 80 85 84 77
Dewpt 70 71 71 72 72 71 70 70 70 71 70 70 71 70 69 68 68 70 69 70 70
RH 100 77 63 67 79 87 90 93 97 74 63 65 82 90 90 93 90 72 59 63 79
Wind dir N N N N SE N NW N N N NE E E E NE N N NE E E E
Wind spd 3 4 3 3 1 0 1 2 4 5 4 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 3
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S
Obvis PF
Heat index 90 90
Max heat 90 90
Coast Flood Y
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 69 88 70 87 70 84 70 84
Temp 72 71 86 78 73 71 85 78 73 71 83 77 73 72 83 78
Dewpt 69 69 69 69 68 68 70 70 69 68 70 69 68 68 71 71
PWind dir E E SW E E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
SCZ043-192000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
609 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 66 84 66 86
Temp 67 79 83 83 74 69 68 67 67 78 83 82 75 71 69 67 68 79 84 83 75
Dewpt 67 69 69 69 70 69 68 67 67 69 67 67 69 68 67 66 67 67 66 67 68
RH 100 72 63 63 87100100100100 74 59 61 82 90 93 97 97 67 55 59 79
Wind dir N N N N NE N N N N NE NE NE E E NE N N NE NE E SE
Wind spd 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 2 3 5 5 4 2 1 1 2 2 4 5 4 2
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 20 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S
Obvis PF
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 65 87 66 87 66 85 67 85
Temp 69 67 86 77 70 68 86 77 70 68 83 75 70 68 84 76
Dewpt 67 66 67 68 67 66 69 69 67 66 69 68 66 66 69 69
PWind dir SE NE SW NE E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
GAZ099-192000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
609 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 67 86 66 87
Temp 68 80 85 85 78 73 70 68 67 80 85 84 76 72 69 68 68 80 86 84 76
Dewpt 68 69 68 68 69 69 68 67 67 69 68 68 69 69 68 67 67 69 67 66 68
RH 100 69 57 57 74 87 93 97100 69 57 59 79 90 97 97 97 69 53 55 76
Wind dir N N N N N NE N N N NE NE NE E E E NE N NE NE E E
Wind spd 1 3 4 3 1 1 0 1 2 4 5 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 4 2
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Obvis F
Date Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 88 66 88 67 87 68 85
Temp 69 68 86 77 70 68 86 77 71 69 86 77 71 70 84 77
Dewpt 67 66 66 67 66 66 67 68 67 67 68 68 67 66 68 69
PWind dir SE NE S E SE E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
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