Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 261854
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
153 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
TXZ245-270900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
153 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 91 79 91 80
Temp 93 89 84 83 81 81 87 91 90 84 81 80 79 80 88 90 90 85 82 82 81 81
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 79 80 81 81 80 79 79 78 78 78 80 79 79 78 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 72 99 71 89
RH 64 73 85 88 93 96 82 74 74 85 94 96 97 96 77 72 72 80 87 87 87 88
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 8 5 4 4 3 4 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 9 10 9 8 6 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 1400 800 2200 2400 1400 1000 2800 2700 1900 1600
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 12 10 16 12 13 16 18 17 11
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 79 91 80 91 81 91 81 92
Temp 91 86 80 80 91 86 81 81 91 86 82 82 91 86 81 82 92 85
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 78 77 76 77 78 77 77 77 78 78 78 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 64 92 64 89 65 90 65 90 64
RH 66 74 91 90 66 74 85 87 66 75 85 87 66 76 90 87 65 77
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 10 10 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-270900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
153 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 104 76 99 75
Temp 100 96 84 81 80 80 88100101 92 81 79 77 77 86 96 98 92 82 79 77 76
Dewpt 74 76 77 77 77 77 78 76 73 73 74 74 75 76 76 73 72 72 74 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 93 40 100 43 98
RH 44 54 80 88 91 93 72 47 41 54 79 87 94 99 74 49 43 52 77 88 94 97
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 8 5 4 2 3 6 8 11 8 6 4 4 8 11 11 12 9 8 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6100 2000 1100 4300 5800 1700 1000 4900 4900 2700 1400
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 16 10 9 14 21 13 16 18 18 12
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 77 97 77 98 77 99 77 100
Temp 94 91 78 77 94 91 79 78 96 92 79 78 96 93 80 78 96 93
Dewpt 73 72 75 74 72 71 74 75 72 72 75 75 72 73 76 76 72 71
Min/Max RH 42 91 43 94 42 92 43 95 40
RH 50 54 90 90 48 52 85 93 47 52 88 91 46 52 88 94 46 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B2 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 10 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-270900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
153 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 81 88 81 89 81
Temp 91 88 84 83 82 81 85 87 87 84 82 82 81 81 87 88 88 85 82 82 82 82
Dewpt 80 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 80 79 79 78 79 80 80 79 79 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 99 80 94 75 90
RH 71 76 87 90 96 99 90 83 83 88 93 91 91 94 81 77 75 81 90 88 87 88
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 9 8 8 6 6 8 10 9 8 8 6 6 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis H H PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 1300 1300 1800 1700 1300 1400 2300 2300 2000 2300
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 17 16 11 16 13 13 16 18 19 14
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 88 81 88 82 88 82 89 82 89
Temp 88 84 82 81 88 84 82 82 88 85 83 82 89 85 83 82 88 86
Dewpt 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 79 79 79 78 79 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 72 90 72 87 73 90 73 90 71
RH 74 81 85 90 74 81 85 85 74 79 88 90 73 81 88 90 74 80
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 10 5 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-270900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
153 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 97 76 95 77
Temp 92 89 81 80 79 80 88 96 96 89 81 80 78 77 88 94 93 86 80 79 78 77
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 78 79 80 80 78 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 76 76 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 56 100 56 98
RH 66 70 91 94 97 97 77 60 56 68 91 91 97100 72 58 58 72 91 91 94 97
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 13 11 9 5 4 3 4 6 10 11 8 5 4 4 6 11 12 12 9 8 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 1500 800 3700 4200 1000 600 4200 4200 2100 600
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 8 8 13 11 10 14 17 16 10
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 76 92 77 92 78 92 77 94
Temp 92 87 78 77 91 87 80 77 92 86 79 78 90 87 80 78 92 89
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 75 76 75 77 77 77 76 76 77 76 75
Min/Max RH 57 98 59 94 59 97 60 98 56
RH 60 68 94 97 62 68 88 94 60 70 94 97 66 70 88 97 60 64
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 10 10 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-270900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
153 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 101 77 98 78
Temp 97 93 83 81 80 80 89 98100 90 81 79 79 77 86 94 97 91 82 80 79 78
Dewpt 77 79 79 78 78 78 79 78 77 77 76 76 77 77 78 75 76 75 77 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 94 48 100 51 96
RH 53 64 87 91 94 94 74 54 49 65 85 93 96100 79 55 51 60 85 91 91 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 8 6 4 4 4 6 11 11 9 6 5 5 8 11 13 12 10 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5500 1500 1000 4100 4700 1300 900 4300 4400 2100 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 14 10 10 16 18 12 14 19 16 12
Excess Heat W W W W W W W W W W
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 77 97 79 98 79 98 79 98
Temp 94 90 79 78 94 89 80 79 95 90 81 79 95 90 81 80 95 91
Dewpt 74 76 77 76 75 75 76 76 74 76 77 77 74 76 77 77 74 76
Min/Max RH 49 96 50 92 49 95 49 94 48
RH 53 63 93 96 55 64 88 91 52 63 90 94 51 64 90 93 51 61
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 5 5 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ229-270900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
153 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 82 108 79 101 78
Temp 102103 93 87 83 82 90101106100 88 83 81 79 85 95100 95 86 81 79 78
Dewpt 72 69 73 77 77 77 77 75 68 69 73 74 74 74 75 74 72 72 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 85 30 85 41 88
RH 39 34 52 72 82 85 66 44 30 37 61 74 79 85 72 51 41 48 68 79 85 88
Wind Dir N E SE SE SE E E E E SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Spd 3 4 6 6 4 3 4 5 6 9 11 8 6 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0.06 0.13
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6100 700 600 5100 8200 1800 1000 4800 6500 2700 1200
T Wind Dir N SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 6 12 8 9 13 21 14 16 17 16 14
Excess Heat W W W W W W W W W W
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 78 101 79 102 79 103 79 102
Temp 92 96 81 78 93 98 82 79 95 99 82 79 95 98 82 79 94 99
Dewpt 73 70 74 74 72 70 74 75 72 69 74 75 72 70 75 75 73 69
Min/Max RH 41 88 37 88 36 88 36 88 35
RH 54 43 79 88 51 41 77 88 48 38 77 88 48 41 79 88 51 38
Pwind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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