Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 212328
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
627 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
TXZ245-220900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
627 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 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 89 77 90 79
Temp 83 79 78 78 78 84 88 89 85 79 78 77 79 85 89 89 85 81 80 80 80
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 77 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 68 92
RH 87 97 97 97 96 84 75 70 81 96 97100 93 81 71 68 79 90 91 90 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 10 8 8 8 9 11 13 13 11 11 11 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1000 2600 2800 1500 1600 2700 3000 1800 1800
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE S SE S S
T Wind Spd 19 17 19 23 20 21 21 21 21 19
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
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 92 80 93 79 94
Temp 90 86 82 80 91 85 81 80 92 86 81 81 92 86 82 80 93 87
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 77 73 73
Min/Max RH 65 95 66 96 64 94 65 94 51
RH 66 76 90 93 67 81 91 93 65 79 93 93 66 80 91 91 52 63
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ231-220900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
627 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 76 98 75
Temp 92 80 78 78 76 85 94 97 91 81 78 77 76 86 95 98 92 80 78 77 76
Dewpt 74 74 75 75 75 75 72 72 73 74 75 74 75 75 72 70 72 73 74 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 45 97 41 97
RH 55 82 91 91 97 71 48 45 56 79 91 90 97 70 48 41 52 79 88 92 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 11 8 8 8 11 11 13 14 12 11 10 8 11 13 13 14 12 11 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2400 1800 4500 4900 2200 1600 5100 5300 2500 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 16 20 23 23 18 21 21 21 14
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 103 74 103 76 105 77 105 76 100
Temp 97 95 79 75 99 96 80 77100 99 82 78100 98 80 77 97 94
Dewpt 72 73 75 75 73 72 74 75 72 73 76 75 73 73 75 74 67 64
Min/Max RH 38 100 39 95 34 92 35 94 32
RH 45 49 87100 43 47 82 94 41 44 82 91 42 45 85 90 38 37
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ247-220900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
627 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 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 79 87 80 86 80
Temp 82 81 80 80 80 83 85 87 84 81 80 80 80 83 85 86 83 81 81 81 81
Dewpt 79 79 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 79 80 78 78 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 97 78 96 76 91
RH 90 94 93 94 94 88 83 78 84 93 93 94 93 88 84 76 84 91 91 91 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 10 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 12 13 10 12 12 13 12 13 13 13 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1700 2100 2200 1400 1700 2100 2300 1900 2200
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE S SE S S
T Wind Spd 23 19 20 23 21 24 23 20 24 23
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
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 87 80 87 81 88 81 89 81 89
Temp 87 84 82 81 87 84 81 81 88 85 82 81 88 85 82 81 89 85
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 79 80 80 80 79 79 79 76 76
Min/Max RH 75 95 77 95 74 97 76 95 64
RH 77 85 91 93 79 87 94 94 78 82 93 96 78 84 91 93 66 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ234-220900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
627 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 91 77 90 77
Temp 87 80 79 79 77 84 90 90 86 79 79 77 79 84 89 90 86 80 79 79 77
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 76 76 77 76 76 77 77 74 75 76 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 64 98 60 97
RH 72 91 94 94 97 80 64 66 72 91 94 97 91 80 68 60 70 88 94 91 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 11 8 8 6 11 13 16 14 11 11 10 8 12 16 17 14 12 11 11 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 700 3700 3800 1500 1000 3500 3500 2100 800
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 16 13 18 21 17 16 19 21 18 16
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 78 94 77 95 78 97 76 95
Temp 91 88 79 78 92 88 80 78 93 89 81 79 95 91 80 77 92 90
Dewpt 76 76 78 77 77 76 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 77 74 70 68
Min/Max RH 58 99 54 98 57 98 52 97 42
RH 62 68 97 97 62 68 94 97 60 68 91 97 56 62 91 90 49 49
Pwind Dir S SE S SE S S S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ241-220900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
627 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 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 97 78 97 78
Temp 87 81 80 79 78 86 94 96 90 82 80 78 79 86 95 97 90 82 80 79 78
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 76 77 75 75 76 76 77 76 76 76 75 74 75 76 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 94 52 96 48 96
RH 71 88 93 93 94 75 55 52 65 84 93 94 93 72 53 48 63 82 91 91 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 11 8 8 8 11 12 14 14 11 11 10 9 11 14 16 16 13 11 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1900 1400 3900 4100 1800 1300 4800 4700 1800 1100
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 16 20 24 20 17 21 21 21 14
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
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 101 78 102 78 105 78 103 78 98
Temp 97 93 81 78 98 93 81 79101 97 83 79 99 94 82 80 95 92
Dewpt 74 76 76 77 75 76 76 76 74 76 77 77 75 77 77 77 72 71
Min/Max RH 44 99 44 94 37 94 41 97 43
RH 48 58 85 99 48 58 87 93 42 52 82 93 46 58 87 93 48 51
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ229-220900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
627 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024
Date 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu 05/23/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 103 80 103 79
Temp 100 87 84 81 80 86 95103101 88 83 81 80 86 97103101 90 84 81 79
Dewpt 69 75 75 75 75 74 73 70 69 74 73 73 74 74 72 69 69 73 74 73 74
Max/Min RH 85 35 82 33 85
RH 37 68 74 82 85 68 49 35 36 63 72 77 82 68 45 34 36 58 72 77 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 11 10 8 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 8 10 11 10 10 11 11 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 1400 4600 6200 1200 1400 5500 7400 4600 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 17 18 19 20 16 20 17 20 14
Date 05/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 106 80 109 81 110 82 107 80 101
Temp 98104 86 80101106 87 82102107 89 82100103 86 80 95 97
Dewpt 73 66 73 74 72 66 73 72 71 65 73 73 70 66 74 72 66 63
Min/Max RH 29 82 27 73 25 75 28 79 30
RH 45 30 65 82 40 28 63 72 37 26 59 74 38 30 68 77 39 33
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
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