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FOUS52 KCHS 040956  
PFMCHS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
556 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
SCZ150-042000-  
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT  
556 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26 SUN 09/06/26  
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 91 75 94 76 92  
TEMP 78 88 91 90 82 79 77 76 76 87 92 93 85 81 79 77 76 85 90 86 79  
DEWPT 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 77 77 77 75 74 73 73 74 74  
RH 97 68 62 64 82 91 97100100 70 58 58 77 88 94 94 94 67 58 68 85  
WIND DIR SE S S S S S SW W W W SW S S SW SW W W NW NE SE E  
WIND SPD 2 6 9 11 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 10 10 8 6 5 5 6 5 8 8  
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 0 0 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.77  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S L L L  
TSTMS S C C C C S S L L L  
HEAT INDEX 99103102 98103106 96 92 98 94  
MAX HEAT 103 102 103 106 90 98 97  
 
DATE MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26  
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 85 72 85 72 87 72 91  
TEMP 75 73 83 78 75 74 84 78 74 74 86 79 75 74 89 83  
DEWPT 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 72 73 72 73  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E E E S SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 40 10 20 5 20 0 10  
RAIN SHWRS L C C C S S S  
TSTMS L C C C S S  
 
 
GAZ218-042000-  
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA  
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT  
556 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26 SUN 09/06/26  
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 91 75 94 76 94  
TEMP 77 87 90 91 83 80 77 76 76 86 92 93 86 81 79 77 76 86 92 89 81  
DEWPT 77 76 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 77 76 75 77 77 75 75 74 74 73 73 75  
RH 100 70 62 60 80 88 97 97 97 75 60 56 75 88 88 94 94 68 54 59 82  
WIND DIR E SE SE SE S S S SW W W SW S S SW SW W W W NW SE E  
WIND SPD 2 5 8 9 5 2 1 1 2 3 3 5 5 4 3 4 3 4 3 5 4  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 5 10 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0.15  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S S L L L  
TSTMS S C C S S S S L L L  
HEAT INDEX 98101102 91 97105105 97 94101 97  
MAX HEAT 102 102 105 106 90 101 101  
 
DATE MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26  
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 86 73 87 73 89 72 92  
TEMP 76 74 84 79 75 74 85 80 74 74 87 80 74 74 90 83  
DEWPT 74 73 75 74 72 72 74 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 73 72  
PWIND DIR E NE NE NE NE E E W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 70 20 40 5 30 0 20  
RAIN SHWRS L C C L S S C C S C S  
TSTMS L C C L S C S C S  
 
 
SCZ150-042000-  
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT  
556 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26 SUN 09/06/26  
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 78 92 77 90  
TEMP 82 87 88 86 83 81 80 79 80 87 91 90 85 81 80 78 77 86 88 85 79  
DEWPT 78 79 79 78 77 78 78 78 78 79 80 80 79 79 78 77 76 75 76 76 76  
RH 88 77 75 77 82 91 94 97 94 77 70 73 82 94 94 97 97 70 68 75 91  
WIND DIR SE S S S S SW SW W W W SW S SW SW SW W W NW SE SE E  
WIND SPD 3 5 9 9 5 4 3 3 3 4 8 11 9 6 4 4 4 5 6 8 6  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 0 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0.80  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S L L L  
TSTMS C C C C S S L L L  
HEAT INDEX 90100102 99 91 101109108 98 90 95 99 94  
MAX HEAT 91 103 102 91 109 108 92 99 99  
 
DATE MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26  
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 83 74 84 74 85 74 89  
TEMP 77 74 83 79 77 76 84 79 76 76 84 80 77 76 88 83  
DEWPT 74 73 75 75 74 73 76 74 73 73 75 74 74 74 76 76  
PWIND DIR E NE NE E E E S SW  
WIND CHAR LT BZ GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 50 20 20 10 20 5 5  
RAIN SHWRS L C C C S S S S S  
TSTMS L C C C S S S  
 
 
SCZ148-042000-  
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC  
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT  
556 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26 SUN 09/06/26  
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 90 77 93 77 93  
TEMP 80 88 90 89 83 79 78 77 78 86 92 92 86 81 79 78 77 86 91 87 80  
DEWPT 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 78 78 79 78 78 76 75 75 75 74 75 75  
RH 94 70 66 68 82 94 97 97 94 77 64 66 77 91 91 91 94 70 58 68 85  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S SW W W W SW S S SW SW W W NW S SE E  
WIND SPD 2 5 8 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 5 5 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.03 0.31  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C L L L  
TSTMS C C C C L L L  
HEAT INDEX 100103102 92 98107109 98 95101 96  
MAX HEAT 103 103 107 109 91 102 101  
 
DATE MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26  
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 85 73 85 73 87 74 91  
TEMP 76 76 83 78 75 75 84 79 75 75 86 80 75 75 89 83  
DEWPT 74 73 76 74 73 72 75 73 72 73 75 73 73 73 75 75  
PWIND DIR E NE NE E E E SE SW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 60 20 30 20 20 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS L C C L S S C C S S S  
TSTMS L C C L S C S S  
 
 
SCZ043-042000-  
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC  
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT  
556 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26 SUN 09/06/26  
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 91 73 94 73 92  
TEMP 75 89 91 90 83 77 74 73 74 86 92 94 86 79 76 75 74 86 90 87 78  
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 73 74 74 74 72 74 75 74 73 73 73 72 72 72  
RH 100 64 58 60 77 94100100100 68 56 49 68 88 94 94 97 65 56 61 82  
WIND DIR N SE SE SE S S N N N W SW SW S S SW W W NW N SE SE  
WIND SPD 0 4 8 9 5 2 0 0 0 4 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 4  
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 0 5 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.08 0.49  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L L  
TSTMS S C C L L L  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 99101 99 90 94102102 94 93 97 94  
MAX HEAT 102 101 102 102 98 97  
 
DATE MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26  
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 71 85 70 86 69 88 70 92  
TEMP 73 71 83 77 72 71 84 78 71 71 86 79 72 71 90 83  
DEWPT 73 71 72 71 69 69 70 69 69 70 70 69 70 71 70 71  
PWIND DIR E NE NE E E E S W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 70 50 5 30 10 20 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS L S C C C S  
TSTMS L S C C C S  
 
 
GAZ099-042000-  
METTER-CANDLER GA  
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT  
556 AM EDT FRI SEP 4 2026  
 
DATE FRI 09/04/26 SAT 09/05/26 SUN 09/06/26  
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 92 73 93 74 94  
TEMP 75 87 92 89 81 76 74 73 73 84 90 93 86 80 77 76 75 86 92 90 79  
DEWPT 75 75 74 74 76 76 74 73 73 76 76 74 76 76 75 75 74 74 73 73 75  
RH 100 68 56 61 85100100100100 77 64 54 72 88 94 97 97 68 54 58 88  
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE S S SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W S S  
WIND SPD 3 5 6 6 3 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 40 5 10 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0.27  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L  
TSTMS C C L L L  
OBVIS F  
HEAT INDEX 96102 98 93102103 96 94101 98  
MAX HEAT 102 102 102 103 101 100  
 
DATE MON 09/07/26 TUE 09/08/26 WED 09/09/26 THU 09/10/26  
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 88 71 89 70 90 71 92  
TEMP 75 73 86 77 73 72 86 79 73 72 88 81 73 72 90 83  
DEWPT 72 72 74 75 72 71 73 73 72 71 72 72 72 71 72 73  
PWIND DIR E E NE E E E SE W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 70 70 20 30 10 20 5 20  
RAIN SHWRS L S C L S C S S  
TSTMS L S C L S C 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  
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