Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 290838
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
337 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
TXZ245-292100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
337 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 89 79 91 79 91
Temp 80 79 85 88 88 84 80 80 79 80 86 90 90 86 81 80 80 79 86 90 90 85
Dewpt 77 76 78 78 77 77 77 77 78 77 79 79 78 77 78 78 77 77 79 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 70 96 68 94 66
RH 90 89 80 72 71 81 91 91 96 93 81 71 68 76 90 94 91 94 80 69 66 77
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 8 10 10 11 8 8 5 5 8 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 9 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0.03 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 2900 2000 1500 3800 3700 2300 2200 3600 3500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 14 14 18 18 18 19 20
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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 91 79 91 80 91 80 92
Temp 80 79 90 86 81 80 91 86 81 80 91 86 81 80 91 87
Dewpt 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 78 79 78 79 77 78 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 94 66 93 66 93 65 92 65
RH 93 93 68 79 90 93 67 79 93 93 68 75 91 91 67 72
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 10 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ231-292100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
337 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 76 97 77 96
Temp 78 77 84 93 96 91 80 78 77 77 85 94 96 91 80 79 78 77 85 93 95 90
Dewpt 74 73 74 72 72 73 75 75 75 76 77 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 73 72 73
Min/Max RH 46 97 48 95 48
RH 87 88 71 51 46 56 85 91 94 96 78 53 49 57 84 88 91 94 74 52 48 59
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 9 9 10 11 10 8 6 5 8 11 11 12 11 8 8 6 10 11 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4900 5200 2600 1400 5400 5500 3200 1400 6300 6200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 20 13 14 19 21 16 19 18
Wind Y
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 96 77 97 77 100 78 100
Temp 79 77 94 90 79 77 94 91 79 77 96 93 80 78 97 93
Dewpt 75 75 73 74 76 76 73 74 76 75 73 73 76 76 73 73
Max/Min RH 96 47 98 46 96 42 95 41
RH 88 96 51 59 91 97 50 58 91 94 47 52 88 94 46 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 5 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-292100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
337 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 87 81 88 81 88
Temp 82 81 85 86 86 84 81 82 82 82 85 87 88 85 82 82 82 81 85 87 88 85
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 76 92 74 93 73
RH 86 86 80 77 78 83 90 88 90 90 84 78 75 77 90 90 90 93 84 76 73 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 11 11 12 13 11 12 10 9 10 11 12 12 13 12 11 10 11 12 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2400 2200 2000 2000 2600 2600 2300 2500 3000 2900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 17 20 17 14 19 21 21 20 20
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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 81 88 82 88 82 88 82 89
Temp 82 82 87 85 83 82 88 85 83 82 88 86 83 82 88 86
Dewpt 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 79 79 78
Max/Min RH 93 74 92 74 92 74 91 71
RH 88 91 76 81 88 91 75 81 90 91 77 79 88 91 74 77
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-292100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
337 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 91 76 90
Temp 79 78 86 90 89 85 79 78 78 78 83 89 90 86 80 79 78 77 84 89 89 85
Dewpt 75 74 76 77 77 76 76 76 76 77 78 78 76 76 76 77 77 76 78 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 66 97 64 98 65
RH 86 87 72 66 68 75 91 94 94 97 85 70 64 72 88 94 97 97 82 68 66 75
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 9 10 11 11 8 6 5 4 8 11 12 11 10 8 6 6 10 12 13 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 30 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF
LAL 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4200 4300 1600 700 4100 4600 2300 2200 5200 5000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 14 11 12 16 16 13 17 20
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 91 77 90 77 92 78 93
Temp 80 78 89 87 79 77 89 86 80 78 91 87 80 79 93 87
Dewpt 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 77 77 76 78 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 94 64 97 64 98 61 94 58
RH 88 94 68 72 94 97 68 72 91 97 64 70 94 94 58 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-292100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
337 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
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 96 77 96 79 96
Temp 79 77 85 93 95 89 81 80 78 78 86 94 95 90 82 80 80 79 87 93 95 90
Dewpt 75 74 76 75 75 76 77 77 77 77 78 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 75 76 76
Min/Max RH 53 98 53 95 53
RH 88 90 75 57 53 66 87 91 96 97 76 55 54 64 87 91 91 94 74 56 54 65
Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 10 11 12 11 8 6 6 9 11 13 13 11 9 8 8 11 13 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) OV B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5100 5100 2300 1400 5400 5200 2400 1900 5500 5400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 19 14 16 20 20 18 20 20
Wind Y
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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 97 79 98 79 98 79 100
Temp 81 79 94 90 81 79 95 91 82 80 95 92 81 79 97 92
Dewpt 77 77 75 77 77 77 75 77 78 77 74 77 78 77 75 76
Max/Min RH 95 53 94 50 93 48 95 48
RH 90 94 55 65 88 94 54 63 88 93 51 62 91 94 51 61
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-292100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
337 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 77 100 79 100
Temp 78 76 82 89 95 94 85 80 78 78 83 92 99 97 86 81 80 79 85 92 99 95
Dewpt 72 72 73 72 71 72 74 74 74 74 75 74 72 72 76 75 74 75 75 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 43 89 41 88 42
RH 81 87 74 57 46 49 70 82 88 88 77 56 42 45 72 82 82 88 72 54 42 48
Wind Dir E E E E SE E E SE E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 9 8 8 8 8 9 11 10 8 6 8 9 9 11 11 11 10 8 9 10 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.03 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4600 6800 2700 1500 5100 6600 4600 2000 5700 7100
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 12 23 13 16 16 24 19 18 16
Wind Y
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 100 79 102 80 103 81 103
Temp 82 79 93 97 82 80 94 98 83 80 95100 84 81 96100
Dewpt 75 76 73 72 75 76 73 71 75 75 73 70 75 76 73 70
Max/Min RH 91 40 88 38 86 35 85 37
RH 79 91 52 45 79 88 51 42 77 85 49 38 74 85 48 38
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 20 5 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
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