Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 021848
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
148 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
TXZ245-030900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
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 92 82 93 81
Temp 90 85 82 82 81 80 88 91 92 88 83 82 82 82 88 92 92 87 83 82 82 82
Dewpt 78 78 78 79 78 79 80 79 78 77 78 79 79 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 96 65 90 65 89
RH 69 79 90 91 91 96 78 69 65 71 87 90 90 88 75 67 65 74 85 88 87 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 10 12 12 11 10 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 1300 1200 3200 3100 2000 1700 3400 3300 2000 2000
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 20 19 21 23 20 18 21 24 19 17
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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 94 80 93 80 94 79 94 80 95
Temp 93 88 82 81 93 88 82 81 93 89 82 80 93 89 82 81 94 89
Dewpt 78 77 78 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 76 75 76 75 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 62 90 60 87 56 88 56 86 56
RH 63 70 87 90 61 69 82 85 58 65 82 87 58 64 82 84 57 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ231-030900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 101 77 102 77
Temp 98 93 82 80 80 79 88 97 99 92 81 80 79 78 88 98101 94 82 80 79 77
Dewpt 72 73 76 77 76 77 77 74 73 73 75 76 76 76 77 73 73 74 75 75 76 75
Max/Min RH 94 43 95 40 96
RH 43 52 84 91 88 94 70 47 43 54 82 88 91 94 69 44 41 52 79 85 91 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 14 11 10 9 8 11 13 13 14 11 9 8 8 11 12 12 14 11 10 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) FW FW SC OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 6100 2700 1600 5300 5900 2800 1600 5500 6200 2800 1700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 25 19 23 23 21 16 19 23 24 14
Heat Y
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 102 75 101 74 101 74 101 75 103
Temp 99 95 79 75 97 95 79 74 97 95 78 75 97 95 79 76 97 96
Dewpt 71 73 76 75 71 70 74 74 69 68 73 73 69 69 74 74 69 70
Min/Max RH 38 100 38 100 34 97 33 96 33
RH 41 49 91 99 43 45 87100 41 42 85 96 41 43 87 94 40 43
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ247-030900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
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 82 89 83 89 82
Temp 87 84 83 83 82 83 86 88 89 85 83 83 83 83 87 88 88 85 83 83 82 82
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 79 78 78 79 79 80 80 80 79 79 79 79 78 79
Max/Min RH 91 73 90 74 92
RH 76 84 88 90 90 91 83 76 73 80 85 88 88 90 79 77 74 82 88 88 88 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 14 13 13 13 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 1500 1500 2500 2400 2200 2000 2500 2500 2200 2100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 23 21 23 24 23 21 23 24 21 20
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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 89 81 90 82 90 81 90 82 90
Temp 89 86 82 82 88 86 83 83 89 86 83 82 88 87 84 83 89 86
Dewpt 80 79 78 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 72 91 67 84 64 87 66 84 67
RH 75 80 88 88 72 74 80 81 66 72 81 84 69 72 81 81 70 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-030900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 92 79 92 77
Temp 91 87 81 80 81 81 87 92 90 85 81 81 80 79 87 91 92 88 81 80 79 78
Dewpt 76 76 77 78 78 78 79 78 77 76 76 77 77 78 79 77 77 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 62 97 61 98
RH 62 70 88 94 91 91 77 64 66 75 85 88 91 97 77 64 62 68 88 91 94 97
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 14 13 11 9 8 9 12 14 17 14 11 9 9 10 13 14 17 14 11 10 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 4100 1200 1300 4400 4300 2100 1500 4500 4400 2200 1400
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 17 14 20 24 16 14 21 24 16 13
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 76 96 75 95 75 96 76 96
Temp 94 88 79 76 93 90 79 75 93 90 79 76 93 90 80 76 94 91
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 75 74 76 75 74 73 75 74 73 73 75 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 57 100 51 100 48 95 48 98 46
RH 58 68 91100 56 60 91100 54 58 88 94 52 58 85 97 53 58
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ241-030900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
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 98 80 100 79
Temp 95 89 83 82 81 80 88 95 97 92 84 81 81 80 89 97 99 92 83 80 80 79
Dewpt 75 76 78 78 78 78 78 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 75 76 76 77 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 94 50 94 47 94
RH 53 66 87 88 91 94 71 54 51 59 80 88 90 93 69 50 48 60 82 91 88 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 14 11 11 10 10 11 14 16 14 11 10 9 9 11 13 14 14 12 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW FW B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 4900 1700 1400 4900 4800 2200 1400 5300 5200 2200 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 21 19 23 23 21 16 20 25 23 13
Heat Y
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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 76 99 75 98 75 99 76 100
Temp 97 92 80 77 96 93 79 76 95 92 79 76 96 93 80 76 97 94
Dewpt 73 76 76 76 73 73 76 75 71 72 75 75 71 73 75 75 72 74
Min/Max RH 45 99 45 98 43 97 42 98 41
RH 46 60 88 97 48 53 90 96 46 52 88 96 46 52 85 97 46 54
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 FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ229-030900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
148 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 81 103 79 103 80
Temp 100 99 88 83 82 81 87 95102100 87 83 82 79 87 95102100 89 84 81 80
Dewpt 70 71 76 76 75 76 75 74 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 73 71 71 74 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 85 38 88 36 83
RH 38 41 68 80 79 85 68 51 39 42 63 74 77 88 68 49 37 40 61 74 79 82
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 12 11 9 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 6 8 9 9 10 11 10 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6500 1700 1600 4400 6400 4000 1600 4500 6300 3300 1400
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 23 17 17 14 20 12 13 13 19 13
Date 06/05Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 104 78 102 77 103 77 104 78 104
Temp 97100 83 78 95100 83 77 94102 83 77 95101 83 78 96102
Dewpt 73 69 74 74 72 67 73 74 69 64 72 72 69 63 73 73 70 63
Min/Max RH 34 88 32 91 28 85 27 85 28
RH 46 37 74 88 48 34 72 90 44 29 70 85 43 29 72 85 43 28
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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