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FOUS52 KCHS 081141  
PFMCHS  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
741 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
SCZ150-082000-  
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT  
741 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26  
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 78 62 78 64 83  
TEMP 61 70 76 76 70 66 64 65 67 70 73 76 74 70 67 65 67 75 80 81 75  
DEWPT 56 54 52 55 56 59 61 62 65 67 67 68 68 66 66 65 67 69 68 68 68  
RH 84 57 43 48 61 78 90 90 93 90 81 76 82 87 97100100 82 67 65 79  
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW S S SW N N N SW S S S  
WIND SPD 9 9 5 10 8 4 2 3 4 9 10 10 6 4 0 0 0 2 4 9 6  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 40 70 50 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.61 0.10 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C C C C C L L L L C  
TSTMS S C C S S S C S C  
 
DATE MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26  
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 66 84 56 75 58 80 62 82  
TEMP 68 69 80 75 62 58 72 68 59 61 78 73 65 64 80 75  
DEWPT 67 68 68 65 57 52 50 52 53 57 56 59 60 59 56 56  
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E S SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 80 40 0 0 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C L D C  
TSTMS C C C C S  
 
 
GAZ218-082000-  
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA  
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT  
741 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26  
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 79 65 79 67 82  
TEMP 63 72 77 77 73 68 67 67 67 72 76 78 76 71 69 67 69 75 80 81 76  
DEWPT 59 59 58 59 61 63 63 64 65 69 70 70 70 68 67 66 67 70 70 70 70  
RH 87 64 52 54 66 84 87 90 93 90 82 76 82 90 93 97 93 84 72 69 82  
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW W S S SW SW N N W SW S S  
WIND SPD 5 5 4 9 5 2 1 1 2 4 6 6 3 2 1 0 0 2 3 6 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 50 70 60 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.52 0.12 0.27  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C L C C L L L L D D C  
TSTMS S S C C C S S S S S C C C  
 
DATE MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26  
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 68 83 60 76 59 82 63 84  
TEMP 70 70 81 77 65 60 74 70 60 62 80 76 66 64 82 77  
DEWPT 67 67 70 67 60 55 54 56 56 58 58 61 60 59 57 59  
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E SE SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 60 70 20 0 0 5 5 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L S  
TSTMS C S S C S  
 
 
SCZ150-082000-  
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC  
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT  
741 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26  
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 76 65 78 67 82  
TEMP 63 71 74 74 70 68 67 67 69 72 74 76 74 71 69 67 69 76 80 80 75  
DEWPT 58 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 70 71 70 70 69 68 67 68 72 72 71 70  
RH 84 63 59 62 73 81 87 93 90 93 90 82 87 93 97100 97 87 77 74 84  
WIND DIR N NE E SE SE SE SE S S SW SW S S SW SW W W W S S S  
WIND SPD 8 8 9 10 4 3 2 3 3 8 10 9 5 3 2 2 1 2 5 8 4  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 40 70 50 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.63 0.08 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S C C L L C C C  
TSTMS S C C S S S C S C  
 
DATE MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26  
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 69 83 59 74 61 79 65 81  
TEMP 71 71 80 75 64 60 72 68 62 65 77 73 68 67 80 75  
DEWPT 69 69 72 68 60 55 56 55 56 59 61 62 63 61 61 60  
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E S SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 80 30 0 0 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C L D C  
TSTMS C C C C S  
 
 
SCZ148-082000-  
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC  
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT  
741 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26  
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 78 65 79 67 83  
TEMP 64 71 77 76 72 68 67 67 68 72 75 77 75 72 69 68 69 75 80 81 76  
DEWPT 57 58 58 60 61 63 64 64 66 69 70 71 70 68 67 67 67 71 71 71 70  
RH 78 63 52 58 68 84 90 90 93 90 84 82 84 87 93 97 93 87 74 72 82  
WIND DIR NE NE E SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S SW SW W W W SW S S  
WIND SPD 8 6 5 9 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 6 3  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 50 70 50 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.50 0.08 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L S S C C L L L L C  
TSTMS C C C C S S S C C C  
 
DATE MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26  
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 69 84 59 76 60 81 64 83  
TEMP 71 71 81 77 65 60 73 69 62 64 79 75 67 66 81 76  
DEWPT 68 68 71 68 60 54 55 56 56 58 60 62 61 59 59 60  
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E S SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 70 20 0 0 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L S  
TSTMS C S S C S  
 
 
SCZ043-082000-  
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC  
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT  
741 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26  
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 78 58 76 61 81  
TEMP 58 70 76 78 71 63 60 60 63 69 73 76 73 67 63 62 64 74 79 80 74  
DEWPT 55 54 51 52 57 58 58 59 63 68 67 67 69 65 63 62 64 70 67 67 69  
RH 90 57 42 40 61 84 93 96100 97 81 74 87 93100100100 87 67 65 84  
WIND DIR NE NE NE S SE N N N N SW SW SW S N N N N N SW S S  
WIND SPD 6 6 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 4  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 40 70 50 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.52 0.14 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C C C C C L L L L C  
TSTMS S C C C S S C C C  
 
DATE MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26  
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 63 81 53 74 52 80 57 81  
TEMP 65 66 79 74 59 54 72 67 54 57 78 73 61 60 79 74  
DEWPT 64 66 67 66 56 51 48 53 52 55 54 60 57 57 54 57  
PWIND DIR SW W N NE E S SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 80 30 0 0 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C L D C  
TSTMS C S S C S  
 
 
GAZ099-082000-  
METTER-CANDLER GA  
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT  
741 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
DATE FRI 05/08/26 SAT 05/09/26 SUN 05/10/26  
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 79 61 79 63 82  
TEMP 61 70 76 78 73 66 63 63 64 70 74 77 74 69 66 64 65 73 79 81 75  
DEWPT 57 57 56 55 58 60 61 62 64 68 68 67 68 67 66 64 65 69 68 67 68  
RH 87 63 50 45 59 81 93 97100 93 82 71 82 93100100100 87 69 63 79  
WIND DIR NE NE E S S S S S S W SW SW SW SW SW W N W W SW SW  
WIND SPD 4 5 4 4 2 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 2 1 1 1 0 2 4 5 2  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 60 70 60 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.26 0.12 0.25  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L C C C C L L L L D D C  
TSTMS S C C C C S S S S C C C  
 
DATE MON 05/11/26 TUE 05/12/26 WED 05/13/26 THU 05/14/26  
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 64 82 57 76 54 82 59 83  
TEMP 67 67 79 75 63 58 74 70 57 58 79 76 63 61 81 76  
DEWPT 66 66 67 64 58 51 52 53 54 56 55 58 58 57 54 55  
PWIND DIR SW W N NE SE SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 60 60 10 0 0 5 5 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L  
TSTMS C S 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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