717  
FOUS52 KCHS 210531  
PFMCHS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
1231 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
SCZ050-212100-  
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT  
1231 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 73 53 64 30 49  
TEMP 64 61 68 70 68 61 59 58 56 54 62 61 57 49 43 37 33 31 40 46 48 42  
DEWPT 62 61 62 61 60 58 57 57 56 54 52 45 36 27 24 22 20 19 19 18 18 20  
RH 93100 81 73 76 90 93 96100100 70 56 45 42 47 54 58 61 42 32 30 41  
WIND DIR SW SW N E E E N W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 5 5 8 9 9 5 4 4 5 8 13 17 18 14 13 12 12 12 14 16 16 10  
WIND GUST 27 29 25 26  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 90 90 50 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.43 0.11 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L S C C L D L D L C C S S  
TSTMS C S S S C C C S  
WIND CHILL 36 29 24 21 32 39 36  
MIN CHILL 29 21 23 36  
 
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 27 52 35 64 48 69 51 68  
TEMP 33 28 47 44 36 37 60 55 50 50 66 61 56 53 66 56  
DEWPT 18 18 17 26 28 28 30 39 42 44 45 48 50 50 49 47  
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
 
 
GAZ118-212100-  
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA  
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT  
1231 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 82 55 64 31 50  
TEMP 67 66 73 80 79 69 65 63 61 57 62 60 57 48 43 38 34 32 39 47 49 44  
DEWPT 66 66 68 67 67 66 64 63 61 57 51 40 30 26 23 21 20 19 20 20 21 22  
RH 97100 84 65 67 90 97100100100 67 47 35 42 45 50 56 58 46 34 33 41  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W E S W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 5 6 9 10 10 4 3 4 6 10 18 18 19 14 13 13 13 13 16 14 14 10  
WIND GUST 31 33 26 26 25  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 90 30 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.57 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L D D D L C C  
TSTMS C C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 36 30 25 22 30 38  
MIN CHILL 30 22 23 38  
 
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 26 53 34 65 48 72 54 70  
TEMP 33 28 48 46 35 36 61 57 50 50 70 64 58 56 68 59  
DEWPT 19 18 20 27 27 27 35 41 43 44 49 51 52 54 54 51  
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW S S SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
 
 
SCZ050-212100-  
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT  
1231 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 70 53 62 32 48  
TEMP 62 60 66 68 66 60 58 57 56 54 60 60 57 48 43 38 34 32 39 45 48 42  
DEWPT 62 60 65 65 63 60 58 57 56 54 56 50 42 31 28 26 23 22 24 25 25 25  
RH 100100 97 90 90100100100100100 87 69 57 51 55 62 64 66 54 45 40 50  
WIND DIR SW SW NW S SE E SE NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 5 6 9 6 3 3 3 4 5 12 14 16 13 13 12 13 12 14 13 13 10  
WIND GUST 24 24  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 90 50 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.47 0.09 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L S C C L D L D D C C S S  
TSTMS C S C C C S  
WIND CHILL 36 30 25 23 31 39 36  
MIN CHILL 30 23 23 36  
 
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 29 50 39 60 50 67 53 67  
TEMP 34 30 46 44 40 41 58 54 52 52 65 61 57 55 65 56  
DEWPT 22 21 23 31 32 31 37 44 46 46 51 53 53 53 56 52  
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
 
 
SCZ048-212100-  
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC  
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT  
1231 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 75 54 62 31 48  
TEMP 64 62 70 73 71 63 60 60 58 55 60 59 57 48 42 37 33 32 38 45 48 42  
DEWPT 64 62 68 67 66 62 60 59 58 55 53 45 35 29 25 23 21 20 22 22 23 24  
RH 100100 93 81 84 97100 96100100 78 60 43 47 50 56 61 61 52 40 37 48  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W E SW W NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 5 5 8 9 6 3 3 4 5 10 16 17 18 16 14 13 13 13 16 13 13 9  
WIND GUST 29 32 26 26 24  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 90 40 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.63 0.03 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S C L D D D L C C  
TSTMS S C C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 34 28 23 22 29 39 36  
MIN CHILL 28 22 23 36  
 
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 28 51 36 62 49 69 54 68  
TEMP 33 28 46 45 37 38 59 55 51 50 67 61 57 55 66 57  
DEWPT 20 19 22 29 29 28 36 44 44 45 50 53 51 52 55 52  
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW SW S SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
 
 
SCZ043-212100-  
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC  
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT  
1231 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 73 52 61 28 47  
TEMP 63 61 67 70 68 61 58 57 56 53 59 59 56 46 39 35 31 29 38 45 47 41  
DEWPT 63 61 64 63 62 61 58 57 56 53 51 43 32 24 22 20 20 20 19 19 18 20  
RH 100100 90 78 81100100100100100 75 55 40 42 50 54 63 69 46 35 31 42  
WIND DIR SW SW N N NE E NE N NW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 4 5 6 8 5 2 2 2 4 8 13 16 14 11 10 10 10 10 13 13 12 6  
WIND GUST 24 26 29 25 23 24 24  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 90 80 30 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.28 0.40 0.05 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS L C C C D L C D D C C  
TSTMS C S C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 32 27 22 20 30 39 36  
MIN CHILL 27 20 22 36  
 
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 25 50 32 62 46 69 49 68  
TEMP 30 26 46 42 33 34 60 54 48 48 67 61 54 51 66 55  
DEWPT 18 18 19 25 27 27 32 39 42 43 48 48 50 50 49 47  
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
 
 
GAZ099-212100-  
METTER-CANDLER GA  
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT  
1231 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
EST 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 79 50 59 28 47  
TEMP 68 66 72 77 75 67 64 63 59 53 57 56 54 45 40 36 32 29 36 44 47 41  
DEWPT 68 66 69 68 65 63 64 62 59 53 45 34 27 24 24 23 21 19 20 20 19 20  
RH 100100 90 74 71 87100 97100100 64 43 35 43 52 59 63 66 52 38 32 42  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 5 5 10 11 10 3 3 4 6 13 18 18 18 13 11 11 12 12 16 14 14 10  
WIND GUST 24 28 24 23 21 23  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 80 90 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.38 0.57 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L D D L L C S S  
TSTMS S C C C C S  
WIND CHILL 39 33 28 23 19 26 37 35  
MIN CHILL 39 28 19 19 35  
 
DATE TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26  
EST 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 24 52 33 65 48 72 51 70  
TEMP 31 26 46 46 34 34 60 59 51 50 69 66 58 53 65 58  
DEWPT 18 18 20 25 26 26 37 40 44 46 50 52 53 52 49 46  
PWIND DIR NW W SW SW SW SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 30 50 50  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C 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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