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FOUS52 KCAE 181006  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
SCZ027-182100-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 56 78 63 81  
TEMP 51 60 69 72 67 62 60 58 57 66 73 77 72 67 66 65 65 70 77 80 73  
DEWPT 51 56 58 57 56 57 56 57 57 61 61 60 60 60 61 61 62 64 63 58 55  
RH 100 87 68 59 68 84 87 96100 84 66 56 66 78 84 87 90 81 62 47 53  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 5 10 14 11 4 4 3 4 5 9 11 10 4 5 8 10 10 13 14 11 5  
WIND GUST 24 33 25 14 20 19 21 21 26 26 24  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 10 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S S  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 81  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 55 71 50 61 31 50 27 54  
TEMP 61 56 66 62 57 51 60 49 38 32 47 44 34 28 50 47  
DEWPT 52 50 53 55 54 49 41 28 24 22 22 21 20 19 21 25  
PWIND DIR SW S S NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 60 30 5 0 0 0  
RAIN S C L L C L C S  
TSTMS S S C  
 

 
SCZ028-182100-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 56 77 63 80  
TEMP 51 59 69 72 67 62 60 58 57 66 73 77 71 67 65 65 64 70 77 79 73  
DEWPT 50 55 57 56 55 56 55 57 57 60 60 58 60 60 60 61 61 64 62 57 54  
RH 96 87 66 57 65 81 84 96100 81 64 52 68 78 84 87 90 81 60 47 51  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 4 10 13 10 4 3 3 3 4 8 10 10 4 4 5 8 9 11 13 11 4  
WIND GUST 24 33 25 14 20 17 20 21 25 26 23  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S S  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 80  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 55 71 50 61 31 50 27 53  
TEMP 61 56 66 62 57 51 60 50 38 32 47 44 34 28 50 47  
DEWPT 51 50 51 53 53 49 41 28 23 21 21 20 20 19 20 24  
PWIND DIR SW NE S NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 60 30 5 0 0 0  
RAIN S C L L C L C S  
TSTMS S S C  
 

 
SCZ031-182100-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 74 56 77 62 81  
TEMP 51 61 70 73 67 61 59 57 58 66 73 77 71 65 65 65 64 70 77 80 72  
DEWPT 51 56 57 57 57 57 56 56 58 60 60 59 60 61 61 61 62 64 63 59 57  
RH 100 84 63 57 70 87 90 96100 81 64 54 68 87 87 87 93 81 62 49 59  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND SPD 6 11 14 12 5 4 4 4 5 9 11 11 4 6 8 10 10 13 14 12 5  
WIND GUST 24 29 26 16 20 24 25  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 10 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S S  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
HEAT INDEX 81  
MAX HEAT 81  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 56 71 50 62 32 51 28 53  
TEMP 62 57 67 62 56 51 61 50 39 33 48 44 34 28 49 45  
DEWPT 53 51 51 53 53 51 41 30 25 22 21 22 20 20 21 25  
PWIND DIR SW N S NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 60 40 5 0 0 0  
RAIN S C L L C L C S  
TSTMS S S C  
 

 
SCZ136-182100-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 56 77 61 81  
TEMP 51 61 71 74 67 61 59 58 58 65 73 77 71 66 65 63 63 69 78 80 73  
DEWPT 50 54 55 55 55 55 55 56 57 59 59 58 59 59 60 61 61 63 61 58 58  
RH 96 78 57 51 65 81 87 93 96 81 62 52 66 78 84 93 93 81 56 47 59  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 5 10 13 12 5 4 4 5 5 10 13 11 5 5 8 10 10 13 16 13 5  
WIND GUST 21 29 25 16 18 21 25 26  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S S S C  
RAIN SHWRS L L L L  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 81  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 58 74 52 64 32 52 29 53  
TEMP 62 58 71 66 59 53 62 52 40 32 49 46 35 29 49 47  
DEWPT 55 54 54 55 55 50 40 31 25 22 20 22 22 20 20 24  
PWIND DIR SW SW S NW NW NW N NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 60 40 10 0 0 0  
RAIN C C L L L L C S  
TSTMS S S C  
 

 
GAZ065-182100-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 55 79 61 81  
TEMP 51 59 70 73 67 61 60 57 58 66 75 78 72 68 67 65 64 70 77 80 73  
DEWPT 50 54 55 53 55 56 57 57 58 59 59 57 59 61 61 61 63 63 61 57 57  
RH 96 83 59 49 65 84 90100100 78 58 48 64 78 81 87 97 78 58 45 57  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 4 10 13 12 5 5 5 5 5 10 13 12 6 8 9 10 11 13 16 13 5  
WIND GUST 27  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 40 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.13  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S C  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
HEAT INDEX 81  
MAX HEAT 81  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 57 74 49 63 30 53 28 54  
TEMP 61 58 72 65 59 51 62 51 38 31 50 46 34 29 51 47  
DEWPT 56 54 56 58 55 47 34 27 23 21 19 22 21 20 20 25  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW NW NW NW N NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 70 60 30 5 0 0 0  
RAIN C C L L L C C  
TSTMS S S C  
 

 
GAZ065-182100-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 59 77 65 78  
TEMP 53 58 69 72 68 64 63 61 59 65 73 77 73 69 68 67 65 70 75 78 73  
DEWPT 50 53 54 53 53 54 55 57 58 58 58 56 58 59 59 61 62 62 60 55 53  
RH 89 83 59 51 59 70 75 87 96 78 59 48 59 70 73 81 90 76 60 45 49  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 5 9 10 10 5 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 5 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 5  
WIND GUST 26 20 20 23 21  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 40 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S C  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 60 73 51 61 33 51 31 53  
TEMP 65 60 70 67 61 52 60 51 40 33 48 47 37 31 50 49  
DEWPT 53 53 55 55 54 46 33 25 21 19 19 19 19 19 19 23  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW NW NW NW N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 70 60 30 5 0 0 0  
RAIN C C L L L C C  
TSTMS S S C  
 

 
SCZ116-182100-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 56 74 61 78  
TEMP 51 60 67 68 63 61 59 57 58 65 72 74 68 65 64 63 63 70 76 78 71  
DEWPT 51 54 54 53 53 54 55 55 57 58 58 57 57 57 59 59 60 61 59 53 49  
RH 100 81 63 59 70 78 87 93 96 78 61 55 68 75 84 87 90 73 56 42 46  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 8 11 13 11 6 5 2 3 4 8 10 10 5 5 6 8 10 11 12 11 5  
WIND GUST 24 31 26 18 18 21  
CLOUDS OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN S S S S S S S  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 54 66 47 57 30 47 27 51  
TEMP 59 54 64 59 53 48 56 48 37 30 45 42 32 27 48 43  
DEWPT 47 47 46 49 47 44 35 24 22 20 18 17 19 19 17 20  
PWIND DIR W E S NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 60 40 10 0 0 0  
RAIN S C L L C L C S  
TSTMS S S S S  
 

 
SCZ020-182100-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 56 75 62 78  
TEMP 51 58 67 69 64 60 59 59 58 64 71 75 69 65 65 64 64 69 75 78 69  
DEWPT 51 55 56 55 55 56 56 57 58 61 60 58 60 59 60 60 61 62 59 52 50  
RH 100 90 68 61 73 87 90 93100 90 68 55 73 81 84 87 90 78 58 40 51  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 6 11 14 11 5 5 5 5 5 10 11 10 5 6 9 10 10 13 13 11 6  
WIND GUST 17 24 31 26 16 19 21 21 24 25 21  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 30 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0.09  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S S  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 54 66 46 58 29 48 26 52  
TEMP 58 54 63 59 55 47 57 46 36 29 45 42 32 26 49 45  
DEWPT 46 47 50 53 51 46 36 25 21 19 18 18 19 18 19 25  
PWIND DIR W E S NW NW NW N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL FW SC FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 70 60 30 5 0 0 0  
RAIN S C L C L L C  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
SCZ010-182100-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
506 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026  
 
DATE WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26 FRI 02/20/26  
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 72 56 77 62 79  
TEMP 51 58 69 70 63 60 58 56 58 64 73 77 70 65 65 64 63 70 76 79 69  
DEWPT 51 56 58 56 57 57 57 56 58 61 61 60 60 60 60 60 62 64 61 54 52  
RH 100 93 68 61 81 90 96100100 90 66 56 71 84 84 87 97 81 60 42 55  
WIND DIR S SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 3 5 9 5 2 2 2 2 3 5 8 6 2 3 5 5 6 9 9 6 3  
WIND GUST 17 23 23 12 17 17 18 19 20 18  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 40 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.15  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN C C S S S  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
LAKE WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26  
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 54 70 47 60 29 52 25 54  
TEMP 58 54 66 61 56 48 59 46 36 29 49 43 31 26 51 45  
DEWPT 48 49 54 55 53 45 35 26 22 19 21 22 19 19 22 26  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NW N W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 80 60 30 5 0 0 0  
RAIN S C D L L C C  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
 
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