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FOUS52 KCHS 202136
PFMCHS
POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
536 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
SCZ150-210800-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
536 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 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 91 71 89 73
TEMP 80 72 70 69 72 84 89 87 79 75 73 72 74 84 87 87 80 76 75 74 76
DEWPT 66 67 68 68 70 67 66 66 67 68 70 69 71 69 69 69 69 70 71 71 72
RH 62 84 93 97 93 57 47 50 67 79 90 90 90 61 55 55 69 82 87 90 87
WIND DIR S S S N N SW S S S S S N N S S S SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 10 5 1 0 0 3 9 13 10 5 3 0 0 6 11 13 10 6 5 4 5
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S S C
TSTMS S S S
HEAT INDEX 92 91 91
MAX HEAT 92 93 91 91
DATE 05/23 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26
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 89 73 89 73 89 72 89 70 89
TEMP 87 81 75 76 87 81 75 76 87 81 74 75 87 82 74 73 86 79
DEWPT 71 71 72 72 71 70 72 72 71 70 71 71 70 70 71 71 70 70
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 50 20 50 10 40 10 40 10 50
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C S C C C C
TSTMS S C S S S C S S C C
GAZ218-210800-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
536 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 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 91 72 89 74
TEMP 82 74 72 70 71 84 89 89 81 76 74 73 74 84 87 87 81 77 76 74 76
DEWPT 67 69 68 67 68 69 67 69 69 70 70 69 70 70 70 71 72 72 71 71 72
RH 61 84 87 90 90 61 48 52 67 82 87 87 87 63 57 59 74 85 85 90 87
WIND DIR SE SE S S N S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
WIND SPD 9 4 2 1 0 2 5 10 8 4 3 2 2 5 10 11 9 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC B2 SC B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C
TSTMS S C C
OBVIS PF PF
HEAT INDEX 92 94 92 93
MAX HEAT 92 93 95 92 94
DATE 05/23 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26
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 89 74 88 73 88 73 88 71 89
TEMP 87 82 76 76 86 82 75 75 86 81 75 75 86 82 74 73 87 80
DEWPT 73 73 72 71 73 73 71 71 72 73 71 70 72 72 70 70 71 72
PWIND DIR S SE SE SE SE S SE S S
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 60 20 50 10 40 10 40 10 50
RAIN SHWRS C L S C C C C C C C C
TSTMS S C S S C C C C
SCZ150-210800-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
536 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 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 72 86 74 88 75
TEMP 77 73 73 72 74 85 85 85 80 77 75 74 76 84 86 86 81 78 77 75 78
DEWPT 69 70 70 70 71 71 72 71 71 71 72 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 73
RH 76 90 90 93 90 63 65 63 74 82 90 90 87 70 65 65 74 82 87 94 85
WIND DIR SE S S SW SW S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 8 4 2 2 1 4 10 11 6 4 3 1 1 6 10 11 6 4 4 3 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 20 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C
HEAT INDEX 90 91 90 90 93 92
MAX HEAT 93 93 93 94
DATE 05/23 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26
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 76 88 75 88 74 88 73 88
TEMP 86 81 78 78 86 81 77 77 86 81 76 76 86 81 76 75 86 79
DEWPT 75 73 73 73 75 73 73 72 74 73 73 72 74 72 72 72 74 72
PWIND DIR S S S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 30 30 40 20 30 10 30 10 50
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S S C C S C C
TSTMS S S S S S S S S C
SCZ148-210800-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
536 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 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 90 73 89 74
TEMP 82 75 72 71 72 84 89 88 80 76 75 74 75 84 88 87 81 78 76 74 76
DEWPT 68 69 68 68 69 69 69 70 70 71 70 70 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 72
RH 63 82 87 90 90 61 52 55 72 85 84 87 87 65 57 61 74 82 85 93 87
WIND DIR SE S S S N S S S S SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 8 4 2 1 0 3 8 10 6 3 2 1 2 5 10 10 6 4 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C
TSTMS S S
HEAT INDEX 94 93 94 94
MAX HEAT 92 94 94 94 95
DATE 05/23 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26
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 88 74 88 73 88 72 89
TEMP 87 82 77 77 86 82 76 76 86 81 75 75 86 82 75 74 87 80
DEWPT 73 74 72 72 74 73 72 71 73 73 71 70 73 72 71 70 72 72
PWIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT GN LT GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 50 20 50 10 40 10 30 10 60
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C C C S C C C L
TSTMS S C S S C S C C
SCZ043-210800-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
536 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 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 92 67 89 69
TEMP 82 72 67 66 69 84 90 89 80 73 70 68 71 84 88 87 80 74 71 69 72
DEWPT 64 65 64 64 67 68 62 64 67 66 66 65 69 69 66 67 70 68 67 67 70
RH 55 79 90 93 93 59 39 44 65 79 87 90 93 61 48 52 72 82 87 93 93
WIND DIR SE S N N N S S S S S N N N S S SE SE SE N N S
WIND SPD 9 4 0 0 0 2 4 10 8 3 0 0 0 4 9 10 8 3 0 0 3
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 0 5 10 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L
TSTMS C C
OBVIS PF
HEAT INDEX 90 90 90 90
MAX HEAT 91 91 92 91 90
DATE 05/23 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26
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 69 88 69 88 68 88 67 89
TEMP 86 80 71 72 86 80 71 72 86 80 70 71 86 81 70 70 87 79
DEWPT 70 72 68 70 70 71 67 69 69 71 67 69 68 71 66 68 67 71
PWIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 80 20 70 20 50 10 50 20 60
RAIN SHWRS L D S S L L S C C S C S C L
TSTMS S C S S S C C C S C
GAZ099-210800-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
536 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
DATE 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 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 66 92 68 90 69
TEMP 86 76 70 68 70 83 90 90 82 75 72 70 71 83 88 87 81 75 71 70 72
DEWPT 63 65 66 66 67 68 63 64 67 67 67 67 69 69 66 69 70 70 69 70 71
RH 46 69 87 93 90 61 41 42 61 76 84 90 93 63 48 55 69 84 93100 97
WIND DIR SE SE S S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 9 6 2 2 1 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 6 9 6 5 3 3 4
CLOUDS FW FW FW B1 B1 FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 30 10 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.11 0.04
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L L C C C
TSTMS S C C C S
OBVIS PF PF
HEAT INDEX 91 91 90 91
MAX HEAT 92 91 92 91 92
DATE 05/23 SUN 05/24/26 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26
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 69 89 69 89 68 89 67 88
TEMP 88 79 71 72 87 80 71 72 86 80 71 71 87 82 71 70 86 79
DEWPT 69 73 70 71 70 72 70 71 69 72 70 70 69 71 69 69 68 71
PWIND DIR S SE SE SE S SE S SE S
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 80 50 70 30 60 30 50 30 50
RAIN SHWRS C D C C L C S L C C C C
TSTMS S C C S C C C S 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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