654  
FOUS52 KCHS 160111  
PFMCHS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
911 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
SCZ150-160800-  
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT  
911 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 60 85 67 88 67  
TEMP 64 62 61 67 79 83 83 75 71 69 67 71 81 86 85 77 72 69 67 71  
DEWPT 54 56 57 61 57 57 59 62 64 66 66 69 67 65 65 66 66 67 66 68  
RH 70 81 87 81 47 41 44 64 79 90 97 93 63 50 51 69 81 93 97 90  
WIND DIR S S N N S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S N N  
WIND SPD 5 3 0 0 8 11 12 9 6 5 3 2 8 11 12 9 5 4 0 0  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 87 68 87 69 88 70 87 69 85  
TEMP 85 78 70 71 85 80 71 72 86 80 72 72 85 78 72 71 83 78  
DEWPT 63 64 66 68 65 66 68 69 67 67 69 70 68 68 69 68 68 67  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S SE E  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 0 20 20 40 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S C C  
TSTMS S S C S S C  
 
 
GAZ218-160800-  
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA  
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT  
911 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 61 84 69 86 69  
TEMP 64 62 62 67 80 83 83 77 72 71 69 72 81 84 84 78 73 71 69 71  
DEWPT 58 60 60 64 64 64 65 67 68 67 67 68 69 68 68 68 68 67 66 67  
RH 81 93 93 90 58 53 55 71 87 87 93 87 67 59 59 71 84 87 90 87  
WIND DIR SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 8 10 11 8 4 3 2 3 8 10 11 8 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 85 68 86 69 87 70 88 70 85  
TEMP 84 79 70 71 84 80 71 72 86 80 72 71 86 80 72 72 83 79  
DEWPT 66 67 66 67 68 68 67 68 69 69 68 68 70 70 68 68 70 70  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S SE E  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 5 20 20 40 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S C C  
TSTMS S S C C C  
 
 
SCZ150-160800-  
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT  
911 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 83 70 85 71  
TEMP 67 66 66 70 79 82 81 76 73 72 70 73 82 84 83 77 74 72 71 73  
DEWPT 57 59 59 62 62 64 65 66 67 68 68 70 70 71 70 69 69 69 68 69  
RH 70 78 78 76 56 55 58 71 81 87 93 90 67 65 65 76 84 90 90 87  
WIND DIR S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S SE SE  
WIND SPD 4 3 3 3 6 10 10 5 4 3 3 2 6 10 10 5 4 3 2 1  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 84 71 85 72 85 72 84 72 84  
TEMP 83 78 73 73 85 79 73 74 84 79 74 74 83 77 73 73 83 77  
DEWPT 69 68 68 69 70 69 70 70 72 70 71 70 72 70 70 70 72 70  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 20 40 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C  
TSTMS C S S C  
 
 
SCZ148-160800-  
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC  
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT  
911 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 63 84 70 86 70  
TEMP 66 64 64 69 79 83 82 77 73 72 70 72 81 85 84 78 73 71 70 72  
DEWPT 59 60 61 63 63 63 65 67 68 67 67 69 69 69 69 69 69 67 66 68  
RH 78 87 90 81 58 51 56 71 84 84 90 90 67 59 61 74 87 87 87 87  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 8 10 10 5 4 3 2 3 8 10 10 5 3 2 1 1  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 86 69 86 70 87 71 87 70 85  
TEMP 84 78 71 72 85 80 72 72 86 80 73 73 86 80 73 72 83 79  
DEWPT 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 70 70 69 69 71 70 69 68 71 70  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S SE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 20 20 40 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S C C  
TSTMS S S C C C  
 
 
SCZ043-160800-  
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC  
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT  
911 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 55 85 63 88 63  
TEMP 61 57 55 62 79 84 84 76 68 65 64 68 81 86 86 78 70 65 63 67  
DEWPT 53 55 54 59 59 55 58 63 63 63 62 66 67 63 63 66 64 63 62 65  
RH 75 93 96 90 50 37 41 64 84 93 93 93 63 46 46 67 81 93 97 93  
WIND DIR S N N N S S S S SE S N N S S SE SE SE N N N  
WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 6 9 10 8 4 1 0 0 6 8 10 8 2 0 0 0  
CLOUDS CL CL CL SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 63 89 64 89 66 88 65 85  
TEMP 87 79 65 67 87 80 67 68 87 81 69 69 86 80 69 68 84 78  
DEWPT 61 64 62 65 63 66 64 66 64 68 65 66 66 68 65 66 66 68  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S SE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 5 20 20 50 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S C C S C C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
GAZ099-160800-  
METTER-CANDLER GA  
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT  
911 PM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 56 89 66 90 64  
TEMP 65 58 57 62 79 86 88 83 73 68 67 69 81 87 87 80 73 68 65 68  
DEWPT 54 57 57 61 62 58 58 63 66 66 66 67 68 64 63 65 66 66 65 67  
RH 68 96100 97 56 39 36 51 79 93 97 93 65 46 45 60 79 93100 97  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 5 6 6 9 6 4 3 3 5 8 9 10 4 3 2 2  
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 64 89 66 90 67 88 66 86  
TEMP 87 82 67 68 86 82 69 69 87 83 71 70 86 81 71 69 84 79  
DEWPT 61 63 65 66 64 66 66 67 64 67 67 68 66 68 67 67 66 68  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S SW SE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL CL SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 10 0 20 5 30 20 50 40 60  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C S L  
TSTMS S 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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