Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 230803
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
302 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
TXZ245-232100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
302 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 78 91 79 92
Temp 78 79 86 90 90 85 80 79 79 78 88 91 91 86 81 81 80 80 87 91 91 86
Dewpt 77 77 79 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 79 78 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 66 97 64 95 64
RH 96 96 81 69 67 77 93 94 94 97 76 67 65 75 90 93 93 94 78 67 65 76
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 9 11 11 10 10 9 8 8 10 11 11 11 9 9 9 8 10 12 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 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 2900 3000 1700 1600 3000 2900 1600 1200 2800 2700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 23 23 21 19 18 20 19 16 19 23
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 80 93 80 94 77 93 77 92
Temp 80 81 92 86 81 81 93 87 80 78 92 87 79 78 91 86
Dewpt 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 77 74 74 73 74 73 74 73
Max/Min RH 96 65 97 64 91 55 88 57
RH 94 94 66 80 93 97 66 78 91 87 56 63 85 85 59 66
Pwind Dir S S S SE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ231-232100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
302 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 76 103 76 102
Temp 78 78 87 97 99 93 81 78 78 76 86 98102 95 82 80 78 76 87 98101 95
Dewpt 75 75 75 72 71 72 74 75 75 75 75 73 72 74 74 75 75 75 76 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 40 98 39 99 41
RH 91 91 68 45 40 50 79 91 93 97 70 44 39 50 77 85 93 97 70 45 41 50
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 11 13 13 16 13 11 8 6 10 11 11 12 11 8 6 5 9 11 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5200 5700 2100 1400 4600 6400 2300 1400 4600 4500
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 23 23 23 14 18 18 23 13 19 21
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 106 77 105 73 99 73 96
Temp 80 77101100 81 77100 96 79 74 96 93 77 73 93 91
Dewpt 74 74 73 73 76 76 73 72 74 70 67 65 71 71 67 66
Max/Min RH 93 33 98 34 91 34 95 37
RH 84 90 41 42 85 97 42 46 85 87 39 40 82 93 43 44
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ247-232100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
302 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 80 87 80 87
Temp 81 81 84 86 86 83 81 81 81 80 85 87 87 84 81 81 81 80 85 87 86 83
Dewpt 78 79 80 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 79 78
Min/Max RH 76 96 76 98 78
RH 93 94 87 79 79 85 93 93 93 96 84 78 76 84 93 94 96 97 84 79 79 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 10 11 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 10 12 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2300 2300 1600 1700 2500 2400 1400 1400 2400 2300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 24 23 24 20 19 20 23 20 20 20
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 89 81 90 79 89 79 88
Temp 82 81 88 85 82 81 88 85 82 79 88 85 81 79 87 84
Dewpt 79 79 80 79 80 80 81 80 78 76 76 75 75 75 76 74
Max/Min RH 96 76 99 75 93 66 90 66
RH 91 94 78 84 94 99 79 85 90 91 68 73 84 90 71 73
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ234-232100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
302 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 78 93 78 94
Temp 79 79 85 90 90 86 80 79 79 78 87 92 93 87 80 79 79 78 86 92 93 88
Dewpt 76 77 77 77 75 75 76 77 77 77 77 76 75 75 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 75
Min/Max RH 62 98 56 100 58
RH 91 94 77 66 62 70 88 94 94 97 72 60 56 68 91 94 94100 77 62 58 66
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 9 8 11 16 17 16 12 11 10 8 11 14 16 13 11 8 8 6 11 14 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 4100 1700 800 4000 3800 2000 1700 4200 4000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 20 23 19 14 17 20 16 12 19 23
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 97 77 98 74 94 72 92
Temp 79 78 95 91 80 78 97 90 78 74 92 90 77 73 90 87
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 75 74 71 71 70 71 70 71 70
Max/Min RH 98 55 100 51 92 46 93 49
RH 94 97 56 64 94100 53 62 88 90 51 52 82 90 54 57
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ241-232100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
302 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 78 101 78 101
Temp 79 78 88 96 98 90 82 81 80 78 87 98100 93 84 81 80 78 88 98100 92
Dewpt 76 77 77 74 74 75 77 77 77 76 77 74 75 77 77 77 77 77 77 75 76 77
Min/Max RH 46 96 44 98 46
RH 91 97 70 50 48 62 84 90 93 94 71 46 45 59 80 88 93 97 71 48 48 61
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 11 14 16 16 13 11 9 8 11 11 12 13 11 9 8 6 11 12 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4600 5100 1600 1300 5100 4900 1800 1100 4500 4400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 23 24 21 16 19 20 19 14 19 23
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 78 105 79 104 77 97 75 96
Temp 82 79101 97 83 79100 94 80 78 94 91 78 75 93 89
Dewpt 76 76 74 77 77 77 76 76 77 75 72 71 74 74 71 72
Max/Min RH 93 38 94 42 95 43 97 45
RH 84 91 43 52 82 94 47 57 91 93 50 53 88 96 49 57
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ229-232100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
302 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 103 80 107 80 107
Temp 81 80 87 97103102 90 85 81 80 87 99106104 92 86 82 80 88 99106104
Dewpt 74 74 74 71 69 68 73 73 73 75 74 73 69 65 72 74 74 74 75 74 71 68
Min/Max RH 33 85 27 82 30
RH 79 82 65 43 34 34 58 67 77 85 65 44 31 29 52 68 77 82 66 45 33 32
Wind Dir E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 11 8 10 11 9 9 11 11 8 6 6 6 5 6 8 8 6 6 8 9 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 5200 6800 1400 1600 5600 8100 4700 1200 4600 7000
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 17 20 16 13 11 19 13 16 17
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 81 110 80 108 79 101 77 100
Temp 87 81100109 88 80101103 84 79 94 96 82 77 93 95
Dewpt 73 73 68 58 72 74 70 64 71 70 67 64 69 70 67 65
Max/Min RH 78 19 83 25 75 31 79 33
RH 63 77 36 19 59 82 37 28 65 74 41 35 65 79 43 37
Pwind Dir SE NE E E E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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