Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 291618
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1118 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
TXZ245-292100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1118 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 90 80 91 79 91
Temp 90 90 86 82 81 81 81 87 90 90 86 82 80 80 79 87 90 90 87
Dewpt 79 79 78 78 77 77 77 79 79 78 77 78 78 77 78 79 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 70 91 68 96 67
RH 70 70 79 88 90 88 90 76 70 68 76 88 94 91 96 79 69 67 74
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 10 8 6 6 5 8 10 11 10 9 8 6 6 9 11 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0.03 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 1400 1200 3300 3200 2000 2000 3300 3700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 17 16 17 20 20 18 18 21
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 91 79 92 80 92 80 92
Temp 79 78 90 86 81 80 91 87 81 80 91 87 82 81 91 87
Dewpt 78 77 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77
Max/Min RH 100 66 97 66 93 65 94 64
RH 96 97 68 76 91 93 67 74 91 93 67 74 87 91 66 74
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 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 10 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ231-292100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1118 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 77 97 77 97
Temp 94 96 92 82 80 79 79 86 95 96 90 81 78 77 79 86 95 96 91
Dewpt 72 71 72 75 75 74 75 76 73 73 75 75 75 76 76 76 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 45 91 46 96 47
RH 48 45 52 81 85 87 90 72 50 48 62 81 91 96 91 72 49 47 56
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 11 10 8 6 5 8 11 11 13 11 8 8 6 10 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5800 2700 1500 4900 5300 2900 2000 6000 6400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 21 16 17 21 23 16 20 21
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 95 77 97 78 100 78 100
Temp 79 75 93 89 80 77 94 91 80 78 96 93 80 78 97 94
Dewpt 75 75 73 73 76 75 72 72 76 76 72 73 76 76 72 74
Max/Min RH 100 48 95 45 94 42 95 41
RH 88100 53 59 88 94 49 54 88 94 46 52 88 94 45 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 10 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ247-292100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1118 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 81 89 81 88
Temp 88 88 85 82 82 82 82 85 88 88 85 82 82 82 82 86 87 88 85
Dewpt 80 79 79 79 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 79 78 79 79 78 79
Min/Max RH 75 91 74 92 73
RH 78 75 81 91 87 88 88 83 76 74 80 90 88 90 90 81 76 73 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 12 13 13 13 12 11 10 12 12 13 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.02 0.04 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 1700 1700 2400 2400 2000 2400 2800 3100
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 17 20 23 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 78 89 82 89 82 89 82 89
Temp 81 81 88 85 83 82 88 85 83 82 88 85 83 83 88 86
Dewpt 79 78 79 78 79 78 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 78
Max/Min RH 96 71 91 71 91 73 91 70
RH 94 93 75 80 90 90 75 80 87 90 75 81 87 88 76 79
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 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 10 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ234-292100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1118 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 91 77 90
Temp 91 90 86 81 80 78 79 84 89 90 85 80 80 79 78 85 89 90 86
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 78 77 78 76 76 77 77 77 78 78 76 76
Min/Max RH 64 97 66 97 64
RH 64 66 75 88 88 94 91 82 68 68 75 88 91 94 97 80 70 64 72
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 11 13 12 10 8 6 6 11 13 14 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 30 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
LAL 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 1400 600 4200 4100 2000 1300 4400 4600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 11 14 19 16 14 18 20
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 90 77 91 78 91 78 92
Temp 79 74 89 86 80 78 90 87 80 79 90 88 81 79 91 87
Dewpt 76 74 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 64 97 63 94 62 95 60
RH 91100 68 72 91 97 66 72 91 94 66 68 88 94 64 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 10 10 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ241-292100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1118 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 79 97 79 97
Temp 93 95 90 81 80 80 80 87 94 96 90 82 80 80 79 88 94 96 90
Dewpt 75 74 75 77 77 76 77 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 75 76 76
Min/Max RH 51 93 53 94 51
RH 56 51 62 88 91 90 91 74 55 55 65 85 91 91 93 69 54 52 64
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 12 11 9 8 6 10 11 14 14 11 10 8 8 11 13 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5200 2300 1700 4800 4800 2400 2000 6200 6100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 13 17 23 23 20 21 23
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 96 79 97 80 98 80 100
Temp 81 78 93 90 81 79 94 91 81 80 95 91 81 80 97 92
Dewpt 77 77 75 76 78 77 74 75 78 76 74 76 77 77 75 77
Max/Min RH 99 52 96 50 91 47 92 47
RH 88 97 57 65 90 94 54 61 90 88 51 62 88 91 50 62
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 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ229-292100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1118 AM CDT Wed May 29 2024
Date Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 78 100 79 100
Temp 91 97 95 85 80 79 79 84 93100 97 85 83 80 79 86 93 99 97
Dewpt 71 69 69 74 74 74 74 74 73 71 72 75 75 74 75 75 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 40 88 39 88 41
RH 52 40 43 70 82 85 85 72 52 40 45 72 77 82 88 70 52 42 45
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 10 11 10 8 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 9 8 8 9 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.03 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 7000 1900 1800 5000 6600 4500 1800 5900 7600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 21 16 17 18 25 17 17 14
Date Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 98 79 100 80 104 80 105
Temp 82 78 91 96 82 79 93 98 83 80 96101 84 80 97102
Dewpt 75 75 73 72 75 75 73 70 75 75 72 70 75 75 73 69
Max/Min RH 91 42 88 38 85 34 85 32
RH 79 91 56 46 79 88 52 41 77 85 46 37 74 85 46 35
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 5 5 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
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