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FOUS52 KCHS 161831
PFMCHS
POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
231 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
SCZ150-170800-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
231 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT
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 68 89 69 91 72
TEMP 82 75 72 70 69 70 82 87 85 76 74 72 70 71 84 90 89 79 76 75 73 74
DEWPT 65 66 66 66 65 66 66 64 65 66 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 68 70 71 71 72
RH 56 74 81 87 87 87 58 46 51 71 82 87 93 90 59 49 52 69 82 87 93 93
WIND DIR E E E NE N NE NE E E E N N N NW NW N S S S N N N
WIND SPD 11 9 5 5 6 8 9 8 9 5 0 0 0 3 3 0 8 6 3 0 0 0
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 94 94
MAX HEAT 90 94 95
DATE 09/19 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 90 72 89 72 89 72 86 72 85
TEMP 88 79 75 74 86 80 75 74 86 80 75 75 84 79 75 74 83 79
DEWPT 72 71 72 72 73 72 73 73 73 73 74 73 74 74 73 73 73 72
PWIND DIR E E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 40 10 50 40 60 40 50
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C C C L C C C C
TSTMS C S C S C S S C S C
GAZ218-170800-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
231 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT
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 69 89 69 92 72
TEMP 84 76 73 72 70 70 82 88 87 77 73 72 70 70 83 90 90 80 76 74 73 73
DEWPT 67 68 68 67 66 66 68 66 66 67 68 68 68 68 69 68 69 69 70 70 70 70
RH 57 76 84 84 87 87 63 48 50 71 84 87 93 93 63 49 50 69 82 87 90 90
WIND DIR E E NE N N N NE E E E E N N N N E SE SE S N N NW
WIND SPD 10 8 4 3 4 6 9 9 9 4 1 0 1 3 3 3 6 4 2 0 0 2
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 90 94 95
MAX HEAT 90 90 94 97
DATE 09/19 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 91 73 89 73 89 73 87 73 86
TEMP 89 80 75 74 86 80 75 73 86 79 75 73 85 79 75 73 84 78
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 75 74 73 73 75 74 74 73 76 75 74 73 75 73
PWIND DIR E E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 50 10 60 30 70 40 60
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C L C C C L C C C L
TSTMS C S C S C S S C S C
SCZ150-170800-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
231 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT
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 71 87 72 90 74
TEMP 81 78 76 74 72 72 82 86 84 78 76 75 73 73 84 89 87 80 78 77 75 76
DEWPT 69 69 68 68 67 68 70 70 69 69 70 69 70 70 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 73
RH 67 74 76 82 84 87 67 59 61 74 82 82 90 90 65 57 61 77 82 85 94 90
WIND DIR E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E N N N N SE S S S SW W N
WIND SPD 13 9 5 4 5 6 9 10 9 4 2 0 1 2 2 4 8 5 2 1 1 2
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 91 96 93
MAX HEAT 91 90 96 96
DATE 09/19 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 88 75 87 75 87 74 85 74 85
TEMP 87 81 77 76 86 81 77 76 86 81 77 76 84 80 77 76 84 79
DEWPT 76 74 74 74 77 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 78 76 75 74 77 75
PWIND DIR E E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 30 10 40 50 60 40 50
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C C C L L C C C C
TSTMS C S C S C C S S C S S C
SCZ148-170800-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
231 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT
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 70 88 71 91 73
TEMP 84 76 73 72 71 71 82 86 86 77 74 73 72 72 83 89 89 80 77 75 74 75
DEWPT 68 69 68 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 72
RH 59 79 84 84 87 87 63 55 55 74 84 87 90 90 65 56 56 74 82 90 93 90
WIND DIR E E E NE N NE NE E E E E N N N N E SE S S N N N
WIND SPD 10 8 4 3 4 6 9 6 8 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 5 4 2 0 0 1
WIND GUST 19
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 95 95
MAX HEAT 91 95 96
DATE 09/19 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 90 74 87 73 87 74 86 73 85
TEMP 88 79 75 75 85 80 75 75 85 80 75 75 83 79 75 74 82 79
DEWPT 75 73 73 73 76 74 74 74 77 75 74 74 77 75 74 73 77 74
PWIND DIR E E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 40 20 40 10 50 40 70 40 60
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C C C L C C C L
TSTMS C S C S C C S S C S C
SCZ043-170800-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
231 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT
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 89 66 92 70
TEMP 85 74 69 67 65 66 82 87 87 76 71 68 67 68 83 90 91 79 74 72 70 71
DEWPT 62 63 64 64 63 64 64 62 61 63 65 65 65 66 67 67 68 68 68 68 69 70
RH 46 69 84 90 93 93 55 43 42 64 81 90 93 93 59 47 47 69 82 87 97 97
WIND DIR E E N N N N NE NE E SE N N N N N N N S N N N N
WIND SPD 5 5 0 0 3 5 6 6 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 93 95
MAX HEAT 93 96
DATE 09/19 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 90 70 89 70 89 70 86 70 85
TEMP 89 79 72 72 87 79 72 72 86 78 72 72 84 77 72 72 83 77
DEWPT 71 71 70 71 72 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 73 72 71 71 73 70
PWIND DIR SE E E SE E E NE NE NE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 50 20 40 5 50 30 70 30 50
RAIN SHWRS C S S C S C C C C L C S C C
TSTMS C S C C S C S C
GAZ099-170800-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
231 PM EDT WED SEP 16 2026
DATE 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT
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 90 66 93 71
TEMP 86 74 71 69 66 65 81 88 88 77 72 69 67 68 82 91 91 80 76 73 72 72
DEWPT 62 64 67 67 65 65 66 63 63 64 66 67 66 66 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 70
RH 45 71 87 93 97100 60 43 43 64 81 93 97 93 63 47 47 69 79 87 90 93
WIND DIR NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E N W NW N E E SE S S S SW
WIND SPD 9 4 3 2 3 4 6 8 6 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 95 95
MAX HEAT 91 95 97
DATE 09/19 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26
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 92 71 91 71 91 71 89 71 87
TEMP 90 80 73 72 89 81 73 73 88 80 73 73 87 78 73 73 85 77
DEWPT 72 73 73 72 73 74 73 72 74 74 73 73 74 75 73 72 74 74
PWIND DIR SE E E E E E NE NE NE
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1
POP 12HR 50 20 30 5 50 20 60 30 50
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S C L C S S C
TSTMS C S C C S C 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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