Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 112328
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
TXZ245-120900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 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 92 77 93 78
Temp 88 83 81 80 80 87 90 91 88 82 81 79 78 86 91 92 89 84 82 80 79
Dewpt 76 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 91 62 91 57 85
RH 67 81 84 87 87 74 64 62 67 81 84 88 91 74 61 57 63 76 78 82 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 5 4 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 6 5 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 700 3300 3200 1900 1000 4400 4200 2200 800
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 6 6 11 10 5 6 13 13 6
Date 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 95 79 94 80 94 81 93 80 93
Temp 94 89 81 80 93 89 83 81 93 90 84 81 92 89 84 81 92 88
Dewpt 73 73 74 74 74 75 76 76 76 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 78 79
Min/Max RH 51 85 53 86 58 88 61 90 64
RH 52 59 78 84 55 63 80 84 59 66 80 87 63 68 81 90 65 74
Pwind Dir E SE E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 30 20 40 30 40
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-120900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 75 98 72
Temp 95 83 79 77 77 85 94 96 91 82 79 77 75 85 94 97 94 84 79 75 73
Dewpt 71 73 75 74 75 76 73 72 74 74 75 75 74 75 71 70 70 72 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 94 46 98 42 100
RH 46 72 88 90 94 75 51 46 57 77 88 92 97 71 47 42 46 66 82 92100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE NE E NE NE E SE SE SE E SE E E E SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 9 6 4 2 2 2 5 6 8 4 2 2 1 2 4 6 8 6 3 2 1
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.03 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 1000 5600 5800 2700 800 7100 7200 4700 800
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 6 5 11 14 6 6 12 16 6
Date 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 71 100 74 101 75 100 76 100
Temp 95 94 78 72 95 94 79 74 96 95 80 75 95 94 80 77 95 93
Dewpt 69 66 72 72 68 67 74 73 70 69 75 75 73 72 76 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 34 99 34 99 35 100 42 96 46
RH 43 40 82 99 42 41 85 97 44 43 85100 49 49 88 94 51 54
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 5 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-120900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 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 81 90 81 90 82
Temp 87 84 83 83 82 86 88 88 86 83 83 81 82 85 90 89 87 84 84 83 82
Dewpt 76 77 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 75
Max/Min RH 87 66 84 62 80
RH 70 80 79 81 85 75 69 69 72 80 78 82 81 74 64 64 69 75 74 76 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 9 8 6 5 3 4 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 6 8 9 6 5 3 3
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 1400 2500 2500 2200 1900 3100 2800 2400 2100
T Wind Dir E SE E E SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 9 6 12 11 8 9 13 14 10
Date 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 81 91 81 91 82 90 82 90
Temp 89 87 83 82 90 87 84 82 89 87 85 83 89 87 84 83 89 87
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 78 79 79
Min/Max RH 61 81 62 85 67 85 68 87 70
RH 63 67 77 78 63 70 79 85 67 72 80 85 70 74 84 87 72 77
Pwind Dir E SE E SE E SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 30 20 40 30 50
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ234-120900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 92 74 94 73
Temp 90 80 77 76 75 83 88 89 88 80 77 75 74 82 89 93 90 81 78 75 73
Dewpt 74 75 75 74 75 77 76 76 75 75 75 74 73 76 74 73 73 73 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 64 97 52 100
RH 60 85 94 94100 82 68 66 66 85 94 97 97 82 61 52 58 77 88 97100
Wind Dir SE SE E NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE E NE E E E SE SE SE SE NE
Wind Spd 9 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 5 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 800 500 4200 4500 1200 600 6000 6500 2900 500
T Wind Dir SE E E E SE E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 4 5 9 9 4 6 10 10 4
Date 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 72 96 74 96 75 93 76 93
Temp 93 91 78 73 93 91 78 75 93 90 80 76 90 89 80 77 90 89
Dewpt 71 70 73 73 70 69 74 74 74 75 76 76 76 77 77 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 43 100 43 98 52 100 60 100 66
RH 49 50 85100 47 49 88 97 54 62 88100 64 68 91100 68 68
Pwind Dir E SE E SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20 10 30 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-120900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 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 97 76 97 73
Temp 93 83 80 79 77 87 93 96 91 82 80 78 76 85 92 96 92 83 78 76 74
Dewpt 73 75 75 76 75 76 73 74 75 75 75 75 75 76 73 73 72 73 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 96 50 97 47 99
RH 53 76 85 91 96 70 53 50 60 79 85 93 96 75 54 47 53 72 88 94 99
Wind Dir E SE SE SE NE E NE E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE S E
Wind Spd 11 8 4 2 2 2 5 8 10 6 2 2 2 2 5 8 11 6 2 2 1
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.09 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 1000 5100 6300 2400 800 7100 7400 3100 800
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 6 5 12 13 5 8 13 13 6
Date 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
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 97 73 97 75 99 76 98 77 96
Temp 94 92 78 74 94 91 79 76 94 93 80 76 94 91 80 77 92 90
Dewpt 71 69 73 73 71 71 74 74 72 73 76 76 74 75 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 41 99 44 97 44 99 48 98 56
RH 47 48 85 97 49 53 85 96 49 53 88 99 54 59 90 97 61 65
Pwind Dir E SE E SE E 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 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10 10 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-120900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
628 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024
Date 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu 06/13/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 99 79 101 77
Temp 99 88 83 80 78 85 92 97 96 88 84 81 79 86 95100 99 90 84 79 77
Dewpt 65 70 72 72 73 73 71 69 70 72 73 73 74 73 69 66 66 69 70 72 72
Max/Min RH 85 38 85 32 86
RH 33 55 70 77 85 67 51 40 43 59 70 77 85 65 43 33 34 50 63 79 85
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 8 5 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 4 3 3 3 6 8 8 8 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.21 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 900 5000 6700 2800 1100 7000 9200 5700 900
T Wind Dir E SE E E E SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 9 8 11 17 9 6 11 17 10
Date 06/14Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 103 76 103 77 104 79 103 79 102
Temp 95100 83 76 95100 82 77 96100 83 79 95 98 83 79 95 97
Dewpt 66 62 69 71 66 63 71 73 68 64 72 74 70 68 74 75 71 70
Min/Max RH 27 86 27 89 28 86 33 88 36
RH 39 29 63 85 39 30 69 87 40 31 70 85 45 38 74 88 46 42
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10
$$
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