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
1240 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025
SCZ050-222000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
1240 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
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 64 84 64 82
Temp 85 81 73 69 67 65 68 79 82 80 72 68 66 65 66 76 80 79 71
Dewpt 63 63 64 65 65 65 66 64 63 63 64 65 65 64 65 63 62 63 63
RH 48 54 73 87 93100 93 60 53 56 76 90 97 97 97 64 54 58 76
Wind dir SW S S S S SW N S S S SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 8 12 8 6 4 3 0 4 8 8 5 3 2 2 2 5 9 9 5
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 50 30 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.13 0.05 0.11
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C S S S S C C
Obvis PF PF
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
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 63 83 64 86 64 84 62 82
Temp 66 66 82 72 66 66 84 73 67 66 83 72 64 64 81 70
Dewpt 64 65 61 62 64 65 62 64 65 64 61 61 61 60 58 60
PWind dir E SE S S SW N NE E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 40 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C S C S S
Tstms S S
$$
GAZ118-222000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
1240 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 64 86 65 83
Temp 87 84 75 70 68 65 67 79 84 81 74 69 67 67 67 78 81 81 74
Dewpt 63 65 64 66 66 65 66 66 65 65 66 67 67 65 66 67 66 65 65
RH 45 53 69 87 93100 97 64 53 58 76 93100 93 97 69 60 58 74
Wind dir SW S S S S SE S S SE SE SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 6 10 8 6 5 2 1 3 8 9 5 3 2 2 2 5 9 9 5
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.06 0.05
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C S S S S C C
Tstms C C S S S S C C
Obvis PF PF
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 84 65 88 65 87 64 83
Temp 67 67 83 74 66 67 86 76 68 67 86 77 66 66 82 73
Dewpt 66 65 63 64 65 65 65 66 66 64 64 64 64 61 62 62
PWind dir E SE S S SW N E NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 20 30 10 20
Rain shwrs S C S C S
Tstms S S
$$
SCZ050-222000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
1240 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
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 79 66 81 67 79
Temp 79 78 72 69 68 66 67 77 80 79 73 70 68 68 68 76 77 77 72
Dewpt 68 67 68 68 68 66 67 68 68 69 69 69 68 67 67 67 68 68 67
RH 69 69 87 97100100100 74 67 72 87 97100 97 97 74 74 74 84
Wind dir S S S S S SW S S S S SE SE SE E E E SE SE E
Wind spd 11 12 8 5 4 4 1 4 8 6 3 2 2 2 2 5 8 6 4
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.04 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S C C S S S S C C
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
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 80 68 82 67 81 65 78
Temp 68 67 80 73 69 69 81 73 70 68 81 73 66 66 78 70
Dewpt 67 66 66 66 67 67 67 68 68 66 66 65 63 61 63 63
PWind dir E SE S S SW NE NE E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN
Avg clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 40 30 20 10
Rain shwrs S C C S C S
Tstms S S
$$
SCZ048-222000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
1240 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 85 65 83 65 81
Temp 84 80 73 69 67 66 67 79 82 80 72 68 67 66 67 76 80 79 72
Dewpt 66 66 66 66 67 66 67 68 68 67 68 67 67 66 66 68 67 67 67
RH 55 62 79 90100100100 69 63 65 87 97100100 97 76 65 67 84
Wind dir SW S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd 8 12 9 4 5 3 1 3 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 5 8 8 4
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 30 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.09 0.07
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C C C
Tstms C C S S S S C C
Obvis PF PF
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 64 82 65 85 65 85 63 81
Temp 66 67 82 73 67 67 83 74 68 67 84 74 65 65 80 71
Dewpt 66 65 65 65 65 65 67 67 66 64 66 66 63 61 63 64
PWind dir E SE S S SW N E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 40 30 30 20 20
Rain shwrs S C C C S S
Tstms S S
$$
SCZ043-222000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
1240 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
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 62 84 60 79
Temp 86 85 74 68 64 63 66 80 83 80 71 65 63 62 64 76 78 77 70
Dewpt 60 61 64 64 64 63 66 65 63 64 64 64 63 62 64 65 64 63 64
RH 42 45 71 87100100100 60 51 58 79 97100100100 69 62 62 81
Wind dir SW SW S S S SW N S S S SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind spd 8 9 8 6 4 2 0 2 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 4 6 6 4
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 20 10 60 40 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.55 0.19 0.25
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S L L C C C C C C L L S
Tstms S L L S S S S C C S
Obvis PF PF
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
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 60 82 60 85 61 82 58 80
Temp 63 63 82 71 62 64 83 72 64 63 82 72 61 60 80 70
Dewpt 63 63 62 62 62 64 63 64 63 63 61 61 59 59 58 59
PWind dir E SE S SW SW N NE NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 50 30 30 10 20
Rain shwrs S C S C C C S
Tstms S S S
$$
GAZ099-222000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
1240 PM EDT Tue Apr 22 2025
Date Tue 04/22/25 Wed 04/23/25 Thu 04/24/25
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 62 87 63 84
Temp 86 88 79 70 67 63 64 79 85 85 74 68 66 65 65 76 82 82 74
Dewpt 59 57 59 64 63 63 64 65 62 61 66 66 65 64 65 67 64 63 65
RH 40 35 50 81 87100100 62 46 45 76 93 97 97100 74 55 53 74
Wind dir W W W S S SE N S S SE E E SE SE E SE SE E SE
Wind spd 6 6 4 4 3 3 0 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 4
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 60 30 60
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0.23 0.17
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S L L C C C C L L S
Tstms S L L S S S S C C S
Obvis PF PF
Date Fri 04/25/25 Sat 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 86 62 87 64 86 62 84
Temp 65 64 83 78 64 64 84 78 67 66 84 79 65 63 81 77
Dewpt 64 64 62 63 62 64 63 64 63 64 61 62 61 61 58 60
PWind dir SE SE SE SW SW N NE NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 20 30 20 40 20 30 10 20
Rain shwrs S C S C S C S
Tstms S S S
$$
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