Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 281808
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024
TXZ245-290900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri
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 78 89 79 91 79
Temp 90 84 81 81 80 79 85 88 88 84 80 80 79 80 86 90 90 86 81 80 80 79
Dewpt 79 78 78 77 77 76 78 78 77 77 77 77 78 77 79 79 78 77 78 78 77 77
Max/Min RH 93 70 96 68 94
RH 72 84 90 87 91 91 80 72 71 81 91 91 96 93 81 71 68 76 90 94 91 94
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 13 9 6 5 6 8 10 10 11 8 8 5 5 8 10 10 10 9 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.01 0.02 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 1200 800 2900 2900 2000 1500 3800 3700 2300 2200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 13 16 16 18 14 14 18 18 18
Heat Y Y
Date 05/31Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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 79 91 80 91 80 92
Temp 90 85 80 79 90 86 81 80 91 86 81 80 91 86 81 80 91 87
Dewpt 78 77 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 78 79 78 79 77 78 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 66 94 66 93 66 93 65 92 65
RH 69 77 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 SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 10 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-290900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 76 97 77
Temp 99 89 82 79 78 76 84 93 96 91 80 78 77 77 85 94 96 91 80 79 78 77
Dewpt 73 74 75 75 74 73 74 72 72 73 75 75 75 76 77 74 74 74 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 92 46 97 48 95
RH 44 60 79 88 88 90 71 51 46 56 85 91 94 96 78 53 49 57 84 88 91 94
Wind Dir SE E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 14 11 8 6 6 9 9 10 11 10 8 6 5 8 11 11 12 11 8 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 30 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.41 0 0.02 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6400 2400 1400 4900 5200 2600 1400 5400 5500 3200 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 24 13 13 16 20 13 14 19 21 16
Heat Y Y
Date 05/31Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 76 96 77 97 77 100 78 100
Temp 93 90 79 77 94 90 79 77 94 91 79 77 96 93 80 78 97 93
Dewpt 73 73 75 75 73 74 76 76 73 74 76 75 73 73 76 76 73 73
Min/Max RH 48 96 47 98 46 96 42 95 41
RH 52 59 88 96 51 59 91 97 50 58 91 94 47 52 88 94 46 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 10 5 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ247-290900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri
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 87 81 88 81
Temp 88 84 83 83 81 81 85 86 86 84 81 82 82 82 85 87 88 85 82 82 82 81
Dewpt 80 79 78 78 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 77 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 91 76 92 74 93
RH 76 85 87 87 88 88 80 77 78 83 90 88 90 90 84 78 75 77 90 90 90 93
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 16 13 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 11 12 10 9 10 11 12 12 13 12 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 40 30 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.01 0.02 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H
LAL 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 1700 1500 2400 2200 2000 2000 2600 2600 2300 2500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 23 14 17 17 20 17 14 19 21 21
Date 05/31Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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 88 82 89
Temp 87 85 82 82 87 85 83 82 88 85 83 82 88 86 83 82 88 86
Dewpt 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 73 93 74 92 74 92 74 91 71
RH 76 79 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 SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 5 10 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-290900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 91 76 91 76
Temp 91 84 80 80 79 77 86 90 89 85 79 78 78 78 83 89 90 86 80 79 78 77
Dewpt 78 76 76 76 75 74 76 77 77 76 76 76 76 77 78 78 76 76 76 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 90 66 97 64 98
RH 66 77 88 88 88 90 72 66 68 75 91 94 94 97 85 70 64 72 88 94 97 97
Wind Dir SE E E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 13 11 8 6 6 9 10 11 11 8 6 5 4 8 11 12 11 10 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 40 30 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.33 0.05 0.06 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Obvis H H PF
LAL 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4500 1000 600 4200 4300 1600 700 4100 4600 2300 2200
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 16 10 12 14 14 11 12 16 16 13
Heat Y Y
Date 05/31Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 77 91 77 90 77 92 78 93
Temp 89 85 80 78 89 87 79 77 89 86 80 78 91 87 80 79 93 87
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 77 77 76 78 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 65 94 64 97 64 98 61 94 58
RH 68 75 88 94 68 72 94 97 68 72 91 97 64 70 94 94 58 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 5 10 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-290900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri
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 77 96 77 96 79
Temp 97 88 82 80 79 77 85 93 95 89 81 80 78 78 86 94 95 90 82 80 80 79
Dewpt 77 78 77 76 75 74 76 75 75 76 77 77 77 77 78 76 76 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 93 53 98 53 95
RH 52 71 84 88 90 90 75 57 53 66 87 91 96 97 76 55 54 64 87 91 91 94
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 14 11 8 6 8 10 10 11 12 11 8 6 6 9 11 13 13 11 9 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 30 20 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5000 2400 1400 5100 5100 2300 1400 5400 5200 2400 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 23 13 16 16 19 14 16 20 20 18
Heat Y Y
Date 05/31Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
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 96 79 97 79 98 79 98 79 100
Temp 93 90 81 79 94 90 81 79 95 91 82 80 95 92 81 79 97 92
Dewpt 75 76 77 77 75 77 77 77 75 77 78 77 74 77 78 77 75 76
Min/Max RH 53 95 53 94 50 93 48 95 48
RH 56 65 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 SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 5 5 5 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-290900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
108 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 77 100 79
Temp 102 97 85 80 78 76 82 89 95 94 85 80 78 78 83 92 99 97 86 81 80 79
Dewpt 71 72 76 73 72 72 73 72 71 72 74 74 74 74 75 74 72 72 76 75 74 75
Max/Min RH 87 43 89 41 88
RH 37 45 75 79 82 87 74 57 46 49 70 82 88 88 77 56 42 45 72 82 82 88
Wind Dir SE SE E SE E E E E SE E E SE E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 9 11 10 8 6 8 9 9 11 11 11 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) FW SC B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 50 20 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 1.41 0 0.01 0 0.18
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H
LAL 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 7500 1900 1400 4600 6800 2700 1500 5100 6600 4600 2000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 25 14 12 12 23 13 16 16 24 19
Heat Y Y
Date 05/31Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 79 100 79 102 80 103 81 103
Temp 92 95 82 79 93 97 82 80 94 98 83 80 95100 84 81 96100
Dewpt 73 72 75 76 73 72 75 76 73 71 75 75 73 70 75 76 73 70
Min/Max RH 42 91 40 88 38 86 35 85 37
RH 54 48 79 91 52 45 79 88 51 42 77 85 49 38 74 85 48 38
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 20 5 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
$$
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