Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 060757
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
TXZ245-062100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 77 93 78 93
Temp 80 80 88 93 94 89 82 80 79 77 87 92 93 88 82 80 79 79 87 91 92 88
Dewpt 78 77 79 78 77 77 79 78 77 76 76 74 74 74 75 76 75 77 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 59 97 54 95 59
RH 93 93 74 63 59 68 90 93 94 97 69 57 55 63 79 87 88 94 70 63 59 68
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 4 3 2 4 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 2800 700 600 3600 3500 1300 800 3400 3400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 6 8 9 6 8 12 12 11 11 14
Date Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 93 78 94 77 93 78 94
Temp 81 79 91 88 81 79 92 88 80 78 91 88 81 79 92 89
Dewpt 76 76 75 75 75 76 74 75 75 75 74 74 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 90 57 91 55 92 56 93 58
RH 84 90 60 66 82 91 57 65 84 91 59 64 85 93 59 65
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-062100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 74 101 74 100
Temp 77 76 87 97101 98 85 79 76 74 87 97100 95 82 78 76 74 85 96 99 94
Dewpt 74 75 75 73 71 70 73 75 75 74 73 68 66 66 70 73 73 74 73 69 68 68
Min/Max RH 36 100 33 100 37
RH 90 96 68 46 38 41 67 88 97100 63 39 33 38 67 85 90100 67 43 37 44
Wind Dir E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 4 6 8 9 5 2 2 2 3 6 9 11 6 4 2 2 4 8 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5100 7100 2200 500 5900 6700 2900 1000 5100 6000
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 10 12 6 9 16 14 10 12 17
Heat Y Y
Date Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 101 75 100 74 99 74 100
Temp 78 75 96 95 79 75 95 94 78 75 95 94 79 75 96 94
Dewpt 74 74 69 69 74 74 70 68 72 72 69 67 73 73 70 69
Max/Min RH 99 35 98 38 93 37 96 38
RH 88 97 42 43 85 97 44 43 82 92 43 41 82 94 43 44
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-062100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 81 90 81 89
Temp 81 81 85 88 89 86 84 83 82 81 86 88 90 86 83 83 82 81 86 88 89 86
Dewpt 78 79 79 79 78 78 79 78 77 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 69 87 62 90 67
RH 93 94 83 74 71 76 85 87 85 87 74 67 62 71 78 81 82 90 75 70 67 72
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 9 8 8 5 5 6 8 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2300 2200 900 1100 2500 2600 1600 1700 2600 2600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 6 9 9 8 8 12 14 14 12 14
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y
Date Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 82 89 81 90 80 90 81 90
Temp 82 82 88 86 83 82 88 86 83 80 87 86 83 82 88 87
Dewpt 77 77 76 75 76 77 77 76 76 76 75 76 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 85 66 88 64 87 64 88 64
RH 84 84 68 70 80 85 69 71 80 87 67 71 81 87 69 71
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ234-062100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 74 97 74 95
Temp 76 75 85 93 96 94 82 78 76 74 84 94 96 92 81 78 76 75 85 92 94 90
Dewpt 75 74 76 75 72 72 74 76 75 74 75 72 71 71 73 73 74 74 75 73 72 73
Min/Max RH 45 100 44 99 49
RH 97 97 75 56 46 49 77 94 97100 74 49 45 51 77 85 94 97 72 54 49 58
Wind Dir NE N E E E E SE S S N E SE SE SE SE S S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 5 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 5 9 11 6 4 2 2 4 9 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B2 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW B2 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3700 5200 600 400 4800 5100 1700 400 5100 5100
T Wind Dir E E SE S E SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 5 8 8 5 6 11 11 9 11 16
Date Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 96 74 95 73 94 74 95
Temp 79 76 93 90 79 75 92 91 78 74 91 90 79 75 92 91
Dewpt 75 74 73 73 74 75 73 71 73 73 72 72 74 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 96 48 100 49 99 50 99 51
RH 88 94 52 58 85100 54 52 85 97 54 56 85 97 56 56
Pwind Dir SE S SE E E E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-062100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 75 98 75 98
Temp 78 78 88 96100 95 83 79 77 76 87 95 98 92 81 78 77 75 86 94 97 92
Dewpt 75 77 77 75 74 74 76 77 77 76 75 70 69 70 74 74 75 75 75 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 45 100 40 99 44
RH 91 97 70 52 45 52 80 93 99100 67 45 40 50 78 88 92 99 70 48 44 52
Wind Dir E E E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 9 10 6 2 2 2 4 8 11 11 6 4 3 2 5 9 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF H H H PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5000 6100 1400 600 5600 5500 2300 800 4900 5200
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE E SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 12 11 6 9 16 13 11 12 17
Heat Y Y
Date Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 98 76 98 75 97 75 99
Temp 78 76 95 92 80 77 95 92 79 75 93 92 79 75 95 93
Dewpt 74 74 72 73 75 75 72 73 74 73 71 70 74 74 72 73
Max/Min RH 97 43 95 43 96 43 97 43
RH 88 96 48 54 85 94 49 54 85 94 49 49 85 96 47 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-062100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024
Date Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24 Sat 06/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 104 77 104 76 102
Temp 80 78 86 95102102 92 86 79 77 87 97103101 90 82 78 76 86 96102100
Dewpt 72 74 75 72 68 67 71 72 72 73 72 65 62 62 67 71 72 72 71 67 64 64
Min/Max RH 31 87 26 89 28
RH 77 88 70 48 34 32 51 63 79 87 61 35 26 28 47 69 82 87 61 39 29 31
Wind Dir E E E SE E E SE SE E E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 5 6 6 8 9 8 6 4 4 4 6 8 11 11 8 5 4 6 8 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4900 7000 1000 600 6500 9500 4500 700 5900 7700
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 16 9 10 14 18 10 12 14
Heat Y Y
Date Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 103 78 101 77 101 77 102
Temp 82 77 94102 83 78 94 98 83 77 95 99 82 77 96100
Dewpt 71 73 70 65 72 73 69 66 70 71 67 64 69 71 67 64
Max/Min RH 88 29 85 33 82 30 82 29
RH 69 87 46 30 70 85 44 35 65 82 40 32 65 82 39 31
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp (F)....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp (F)............................Air Temperature
Dewpt (F)...........................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH (%)........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH (%)..............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir (8 Point Compass)..........20 FT. Wind Direction
Wind Spd (MPH)......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Wind Gust (MPH).....................20 FT. Wind Gust
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Indx...........................Heat Index
Clouds (CAT)........................Cloud Cover Category
EXAMPLE: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds (%)..........................Cloud Cover as a percentage
PoP 12HR (%)........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
QPF 12HR (IN).......................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowShwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
Obvis...............................Obstruction to Visibility
TYPE...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
LAL (CAT)...........................Lightning Activity Level
Haines (CAT)........................Haines Index
Free Wind Dir (8 Point Compass).....Free Wind Level Direction
Free Wind Spd (MPH).................Free Wind Level Speed
Mixing Hgt (Feet AGL)...............Mixing Height
T Wind Dir (8 Point Compass)........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd (MPH)....................Transport Wind Speed
Smoke Disp (CAT(KT-FT)).............Smoke Dispersion Category
Example: PR = Poor; FR = Fair; GD = Good; VG = Very Good; EX = Excellent
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
In effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 Through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp (F)....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp (F)............................Air Temperature
Dewpt (F)...........................Dew Point Temperature
RH (%)..............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd (MPH)......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
Ave Clouds (CAT)....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR (%)........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See day 1 through 3 weather descriptions