299  
FOUS52 KCHS 160936  
PFMCHS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
536 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
SCZ150-162000-  
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT  
536 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 68 88 69 90  
TEMP 70 81 86 83 75 73 70 69 69 81 86 84 76 73 71 69 71 83 89 87 78  
DEWPT 65 66 65 65 65 66 66 65 66 66 63 64 66 68 68 68 68 67 67 68 68  
RH 84 60 50 55 71 79 87 87 90 60 46 51 71 84 90 97 90 59 48 53 71  
WIND DIR N NE NE E E E NE NE N NE E E SE N N N NW NW SE S S  
WIND SPD 9 11 11 13 9 5 5 6 8 9 8 9 5 0 0 0 3 3 3 9 6  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 92 91  
MAX HEAT 92 93  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 89 72 88 73 88 73 87  
TEMP 74 73 87 80 75 74 86 80 76 75 85 80 75 74 84 79  
DEWPT 70 71 71 71 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73  
PWIND DIR S E E E E E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 30 10 20 10 50 40 60  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C C L  
TSTMS C S S S C S S S C  
 
 
GAZ218-162000-  
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA  
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT  
536 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 69 88 69 90  
TEMP 72 81 86 85 77 74 71 70 70 81 87 86 76 73 71 69 70 82 89 88 78  
DEWPT 66 67 67 67 68 67 66 66 66 68 66 66 67 68 68 67 67 69 68 69 69  
RH 81 63 53 55 74 79 84 87 87 65 50 51 74 84 90 93 90 65 50 54 74  
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E NE N N NE E E E E N N N N E SE SE  
WIND SPD 9 10 11 11 8 4 3 5 6 9 9 9 4 1 0 1 3 3 3 6 4  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 93 92  
MAX HEAT 90 93 95  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 73 88 73 87 73 87  
TEMP 74 73 88 80 74 74 86 79 75 74 85 79 75 74 84 78  
DEWPT 70 70 73 73 72 72 75 74 73 73 75 74 74 73 76 74  
PWIND DIR SE E E E E E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 40 20 50 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C C C C L  
TSTMS S S C S C S C  
 
 
SCZ150-162000-  
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT  
536 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 71 86 72 88  
TEMP 72 81 86 82 77 75 73 72 72 81 85 83 77 76 74 72 73 83 88 85 79  
DEWPT 67 70 71 70 69 68 68 68 68 70 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 72 71 72  
RH 84 69 61 67 76 79 84 87 87 69 59 63 76 82 87 93 90 65 59 63 79  
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E NE NE N NE E E E E E N N N SE S S  
WIND SPD 9 11 14 14 9 6 4 5 6 9 10 9 4 2 1 1 2 2 5 8 4  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 91 94 90  
MAX HEAT 91 90 94 94  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 74 87 74 87 75 86 75 85  
TEMP 76 75 86 81 77 76 86 81 78 76 85 81 78 76 84 80  
DEWPT 72 73 75 74 74 74 77 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 78 76  
PWIND DIR S E E E E E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 20 20 30 20 50 40 60  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S C C C C C L  
TSTMS S S S S S S S C C S S C  
 
 
SCZ148-162000-  
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC  
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT  
536 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 69 87 70 90  
TEMP 72 81 85 85 77 74 72 70 71 81 86 85 77 74 72 70 72 83 88 87 78  
DEWPT 66 68 69 69 68 67 67 66 67 68 67 67 68 69 69 69 69 70 70 71 71  
RH 81 65 59 59 74 79 84 87 87 65 53 55 74 84 90 97 90 65 55 59 79  
WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E NE NE N NE E E SE E N N N N E SE S  
WIND SPD 9 10 10 11 8 4 3 4 6 9 6 6 3 1 0 1 3 2 2 6 4  
WIND GUST 19  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 93 93  
MAX HEAT 93 94  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 88 73 87 74 87 74 86  
TEMP 75 74 86 80 75 75 85 80 76 75 84 80 75 75 83 79  
DEWPT 72 72 75 74 73 73 76 75 74 74 77 75 74 74 77 75  
PWIND DIR S E E E E E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 30 20 40 20 50 40 60  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S C C C C C L  
TSTMS C S C S S C C C  
 
 
SCZ043-162000-  
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC  
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT  
536 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 88 66 91  
TEMP 68 81 86 85 75 70 67 65 66 81 86 86 75 71 68 66 68 83 89 89 78  
DEWPT 64 63 62 60 63 64 63 63 64 64 61 60 63 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 67  
RH 87 54 45 43 66 81 87 93 93 56 43 42 66 81 90 97 93 57 47 47 69  
WIND DIR N NE NE NE E N N N N NE E E SE N N N N N SE SE S  
WIND SPD 6 9 10 8 5 0 0 3 5 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 92 92  
MAX HEAT 92 94  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 90 70 89 70 88 70 86  
TEMP 71 71 88 79 72 72 86 79 72 72 86 78 72 72 84 77  
DEWPT 68 69 70 70 70 71 72 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 73 72  
PWIND DIR S E E E SE E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 40 5 30 10 50 30 60  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C C L  
TSTMS C C C S C  
 
 
GAZ099-162000-  
METTER-CANDLER GA  
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT  
536 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 89 65 90 66 92  
TEMP 69 81 87 87 75 71 68 66 66 81 88 88 76 71 68 66 68 82 90 90 79  
DEWPT 66 66 63 63 64 66 66 65 64 65 63 62 64 66 66 66 65 68 68 68 69  
RH 90 60 45 45 69 84 93 97 93 58 43 42 66 84 93100 90 63 49 49 72  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E NE NE N NE NE E E SE N NW NW N NE E SE  
WIND SPD 5 9 11 9 4 3 1 3 4 6 8 5 2 2 0 1 2 3 3 4 3  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 94 94  
MAX HEAT 94 96  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 70 90 71 90 71 88  
TEMP 72 72 89 81 73 72 88 79 73 73 87 79 73 73 86 78  
DEWPT 70 69 72 73 72 71 73 74 73 72 74 74 73 72 74 75  
PWIND DIR SE E E E E E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 30 5 50 20 60  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S L  
TSTMS S C C 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  
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