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FOUS52 KCHS 310936
PFMCHS
POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
536 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
SCZ150-312000-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
536 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 94 77 91 76 90
TEMP 76 88 92 92 85 80 79 78 79 88 89 88 82 80 78 77 78 84 88 86 81
DEWPT 73 69 68 71 72 73 74 74 75 71 70 72 73 74 75 75 76 75 75 76 76
RH 90 54 46 51 65 79 85 88 88 57 54 59 74 82 91 94 94 74 66 72 85
WIND DIR NE SE S S S S S SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 4 5 10 10 8 6 5 5 10 13 14 11 8 6 6 8 11 16 18 13
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 10 40 40 70
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.51 0.03 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C L L L L L
TSTMS S S C S C S S C L L C
HEAT INDEX 92 96 99 91 94 94 95 92 98 96
MAX HEAT 96 99 94 96 98 98
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26
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 75 89 75 91 76 91 76 91
TEMP 78 77 87 82 77 77 87 84 78 78 88 84 78 78 89 84
DEWPT 75 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 77 75 76 76 77 75 76
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 80 50 40 30 40 20 40
RAIN SHWRS L L L D C C C C S C C C S S S C
TSTMS C C C L C C C C S C C C S S S C
GAZ218-312000-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
536 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 95 77 93 75 91
TEMP 77 90 93 93 87 81 80 78 79 89 91 90 82 79 78 76 77 84 89 86 80
DEWPT 74 74 71 72 73 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 76 76 76 75
RH 90 60 49 51 63 82 85 88 88 64 58 60 79 88 91 94 94 77 66 72 85
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 4 6 8 5 3 2 2 6 10 11 8 4 4 4 6 9 10 11 8
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 10 60 40 90
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0.08 0.01 0.43
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C C C C C D D C
TSTMS C S C C C S S C L L C
HEAT INDEX 99100101 94 99101 99 93100 96
MAX HEAT 101 101 90 102 102 100 100
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26
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 75 90 75 93 75 94 75 93
TEMP 77 77 88 83 77 76 90 85 78 78 91 85 79 77 91 86
DEWPT 75 74 76 75 75 74 75 76 76 75 76 76 76 75 75 76
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW S S S S
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 40 80 20 50 20 40 10 40
RAIN SHWRS C C D S C C S S C S C
TSTMS C C L S S C S S C S C
SCZ150-312000-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
536 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 79 90 78 88
TEMP 79 88 90 89 85 82 81 80 81 87 88 87 83 81 80 79 79 84 86 86 82
DEWPT 75 73 73 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 79 80 79 78
RH 88 61 58 61 72 79 82 85 85 70 68 70 80 85 88 94 94 85 82 80 88
WIND DIR NE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW S S S S
WIND SPD 2 4 8 10 8 6 5 4 4 10 12 12 10 8 6 6 8 12 17 19 13
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 10 10 40 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.28 0.15 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L D D L L D
TSTMS S C S C C S C L C L
HEAT INDEX 96 98 98 94 97 99 98 91 96101100 91
MAX HEAT 98 98 90 100 100 101 101
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26
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 77 87 77 89 78 89 78 89
TEMP 79 79 85 82 79 78 86 84 80 80 86 84 80 80 87 84
DEWPT 77 78 80 78 77 77 79 78 78 78 80 78 78 78 80 78
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S S S
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 80 80 60 50 40 40 20 30
RAIN SHWRS D L D L L L C C S C C C S S S C
TSTMS C C C L C C C C S C C C S S S C
SCZ148-312000-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
536 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 95 78 92 76 91
TEMP 78 90 93 94 87 82 81 79 80 89 91 90 83 80 79 77 78 85 89 87 82
DEWPT 74 72 72 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 77 78 77 76
RH 88 56 51 53 68 79 82 88 85 64 60 62 77 85 88 94 91 77 70 72 82
WIND DIR NE SE S S SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S S S
WIND SPD 2 3 5 8 8 5 4 3 2 9 12 12 9 5 4 5 6 10 12 12 9
WIND GUST 24 23 19
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
POP 12HR 30 20 40 60 90
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.15
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S C C L L C C D D L
TSTMS C S S S S C S S S C L L C
HEAT INDEX 97101105 96 99102101 90 96103 99
MAX HEAT 101 105 90 102 103 103 103
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26
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 75 90 75 92 77 92 77 93
TEMP 78 77 88 83 78 77 90 86 79 78 91 86 79 78 91 86
DEWPT 75 75 78 76 75 76 77 76 76 77 78 77 76 77 78 77
PWIND DIR SW SW SW S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 60 80 30 50 20 40 20 40
RAIN SHWRS L C L D C C C C S S C C S C C
TSTMS C C C L C C S C S S S C S S C
SCZ043-312000-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
536 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 94 73 92 72 90
TEMP 73 89 93 93 86 78 76 74 76 88 91 90 82 77 75 74 74 84 88 86 79
DEWPT 69 68 64 67 71 72 73 73 74 71 69 69 71 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 75
RH 87 50 38 43 61 82 90 97 94 57 49 50 69 87 94 97100 72 63 68 88
WIND DIR N SE N S SE S SE N SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 0 3 0 5 6 4 3 0 3 8 11 12 9 4 2 3 6 9 11 11 9
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
POP 12HR 10 10 40 40 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.22 0.04 0.09
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S C C D D C
TSTMS S S C S S L L C
HEAT INDEX 93 95 97 91 94 96 95 91 97 94
MAX HEAT 95 97 96 97 97 97
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26
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 72 91 72 91 72 92
TEMP 75 74 87 80 73 74 90 84 75 75 90 84 75 75 91 84
DEWPT 74 74 74 75 73 74 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 75
PWIND DIR S SW S S S S S S
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 40 80 20 50 20 50 20 40
RAIN SHWRS C S C D S S S C S S C C S S C
TSTMS C S C L S S S C S S C S S C
GAZ099-312000-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
536 AM EDT FRI JUL 31 2026
DATE FRI 07/31/26 SAT 08/01/26 SUN 08/02/26
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 95 73 93 72 89
TEMP 74 87 93 95 88 79 76 75 75 87 91 89 79 76 75 74 74 82 86 85 78
DEWPT 68 70 67 66 71 73 73 73 74 75 73 73 75 75 75 74 74 76 76 76 76
RH 82 57 43 39 57 82 90 94 97 68 56 59 88 97100100100 82 72 75 94
WIND DIR E SE S SE SE S SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S SW SW S
WIND SPD 2 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 8 8 5 3 3 4 6 9 10 9 6
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 0 70 60 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.46 0.08 0.52
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C L L L C C L L D D C
TSTMS C L C C L L C
HEAT INDEX 92 97 98 94 96100 97 96 94
MAX HEAT 97 98 100 101 96 96
DATE MON 08/03/26 TUE 08/04/26 WED 08/05/26 THU 08/06/26
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 72 91 72 92 73 92
TEMP 74 74 86 81 74 74 88 84 75 75 90 84 75 75 90 85
DEWPT 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 76 75 75 75 76
PWIND DIR S S S SW S SW S S
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 40 70 20 40 10 30 20 40
RAIN SHWRS C S C L S S C C S S C
TSTMS C S S L S C C S 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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