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FOUS52 KCHS 171816
PFMCHS
POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
216 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
SCZ150-180800-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
216 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON
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 64 90 66 84 49
TEMP 88 77 71 68 66 67 82 88 87 76 71 70 68 68 80 83 76 65 58 54 50 51
DEWPT 57 57 58 59 60 62 62 58 58 60 63 64 63 63 60 56 52 46 43 40 38 38
RH 35 50 63 73 81 84 51 36 38 58 76 81 84 84 51 40 43 50 57 59 63 61
WIND DIR SW S SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 8 5 5 5 4 5 10 12 10 9 9 9 8 10 13 16 13 10 9 10 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
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 75 50 77 54 81 57 85 59 85
TEMP 73 66 55 53 74 66 58 57 79 71 61 61 83 74 63 63 83 74
DEWPT 33 39 43 39 36 44 49 51 46 51 55 55 49 54 57 56 52 56
PWIND DIR N NW E S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GAZ218-180800-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
216 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON
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 65 93 67 86 51
TEMP 92 83 74 70 66 67 84 92 91 79 74 72 69 69 81 86 80 70 62 57 53 53
DEWPT 57 57 58 59 57 58 61 58 58 60 61 60 57 57 61 59 56 51 44 39 37 37
RH 31 41 57 68 73 73 46 32 33 52 64 66 66 66 51 40 44 51 52 51 54 54
WIND DIR SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N
WIND SPD 5 5 4 4 3 2 3 6 10 9 6 5 4 5 8 10 12 10 9 6 8 9
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
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 78 51 79 54 83 57 87 59 86
TEMP 76 69 56 53 77 70 58 56 81 73 61 59 85 76 63 61 84 76
DEWPT 34 40 43 40 41 46 52 52 48 52 55 54 52 55 56 56 54 57
PWIND DIR NE SW E S S S S S S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SCZ150-180800-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
216 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON
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 66 85 68 83 53
TEMP 84 75 71 68 67 68 80 84 82 74 71 71 69 70 80 83 76 65 61 58 55 55
DEWPT 62 62 62 63 64 65 66 64 65 65 66 67 66 65 64 63 58 51 46 43 42 42
RH 48 64 73 84 90 90 62 51 56 74 84 87 90 84 58 51 54 60 58 57 61 61
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW W W N N N N N N
WIND SPD 9 5 4 4 4 4 5 10 10 8 8 8 8 6 9 11 13 11 10 9 10 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
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 75 54 75 58 79 60 82 62 82
TEMP 73 65 58 56 72 67 61 60 78 71 65 63 81 73 66 65 81 74
DEWPT 39 44 46 43 44 49 52 54 54 56 59 58 58 60 61 60 60 62
PWIND DIR NE NW E S SW SW SW SW SW
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SCZ148-180800-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
216 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON
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 65 89 68 85 52
TEMP 88 77 72 68 66 67 83 89 86 76 72 71 69 69 81 84 79 67 61 57 54 54
DEWPT 60 60 60 60 61 61 64 62 63 62 63 64 61 59 62 61 58 51 44 41 39 39
RH 39 56 66 76 84 81 53 41 46 62 73 79 76 70 53 46 49 56 53 55 57 57
WIND DIR S S S S S SW S S S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N
WIND SPD 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 8 10 8 8 6 5 5 9 10 12 10 9 8 9 10
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
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 77 52 77 57 81 58 85 61 84
TEMP 75 67 56 55 76 68 60 59 80 73 63 61 83 74 64 62 83 75
DEWPT 36 43 46 41 42 49 52 53 51 55 57 55 55 58 58 57 58 60
PWIND DIR NE SW E S S SW S SW S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
SCZ043-180800-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
216 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON
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 59 90 62 81 44
TEMP 89 81 69 64 61 64 83 90 89 77 70 67 64 66 78 80 74 63 55 50 46 47
DEWPT 54 58 57 57 57 59 61 55 55 59 61 60 59 57 59 55 50 46 41 38 35 36
RH 30 46 66 78 87 84 47 31 32 54 73 78 84 73 52 42 43 54 59 63 65 65
WIND DIR W S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW N N N N N N
WIND SPD 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 9 8 6 5 5 5 9 12 12 8 5 5 5 6
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
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 74 44 76 49 82 52 84 54 85
TEMP 72 66 50 49 74 67 53 53 80 72 57 56 83 74 58 58 84 75
DEWPT 31 38 41 37 35 42 49 50 44 50 52 52 47 52 54 54 49 54
PWIND DIR N N NE S SW SW SW S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GAZ099-180800-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
216 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
DATE 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN 04/19/26 MON
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 64 93 65 82 48
TEMP 92 84 74 68 66 66 84 91 93 85 76 72 68 67 78 80 76 66 59 53 49 50
DEWPT 54 55 56 56 56 57 60 57 54 55 55 54 55 57 60 56 50 44 41 37 33 33
RH 28 37 53 65 70 73 44 32 27 36 48 53 63 70 54 44 40 45 51 54 54 52
WIND DIR W NW S S W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N N
WIND SPD 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 8 8 4 3 4 4 5 10 13 12 8 5 5 5 6
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 FW FW CL CL
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
DATE 04/20 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26
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 78 49 82 52 86 54 88 56 89
TEMP 74 69 53 51 79 72 57 55 83 78 60 58 86 79 62 59 86 80
DEWPT 30 33 36 34 34 36 47 49 43 42 50 51 46 45 50 53 48 48
PWIND DIR N NW NE S S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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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