Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 301453
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
953 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
TXZ245-302100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
953 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 92 78 92 79 92
Temp 89 92 91 86 83 81 80 80 86 90 91 87 81 81 80 81 88 92 90 85
Dewpt 78 77 78 78 78 78 77 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 63 95 66 97 65
RH 71 63 65 76 85 93 91 93 79 70 66 75 90 91 94 94 76 65 69 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 11 13 10 10 8 8 10 12 14 10 8 6 6 5 8 10 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.23 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3400 1400 1200 3300 3300 2300 1600 3300 3200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 20 21 19 18 20 20
Date Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 79 92 80 92 80 92 80 92
Temp 81 81 91 87 82 81 90 87 82 80 91 87 81 80 91 87
Dewpt 79 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 93 63 91 63 93 63 93 63
RH 93 90 67 72 88 90 67 74 85 93 67 71 88 93 67 72
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ231-302100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
953 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 77 96 78 97
Temp 86 94 96 90 80 79 78 78 86 93 96 90 80 79 80 78 86 94 96 90
Dewpt 76 72 73 74 75 75 75 75 76 73 74 73 75 76 76 76 77 73 72 74
Min/Max RH 47 91 49 94 46
RH 74 50 47 60 87 90 91 91 71 52 50 58 85 91 90 94 75 51 46 60
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 16 14 11 10 8 8 11 12 12 12 11 8 6 6 9 11 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5200 2000 1800 5300 5300 3000 2300 5900 5800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 20 24 17 23 20 21 16 21 21
Date Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 98 78 100 78 101 76 101
Temp 80 79 96 92 80 79 97 94 79 78 97 94 79 77 98 94
Dewpt 76 76 72 72 76 76 72 73 76 76 72 73 75 75 72 73
Max/Min RH 93 42 93 42 94 40 95 39
RH 88 91 47 52 88 91 45 50 90 94 45 51 88 94 44 51
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-302100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
953 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 90 80 89 81 89
Temp 86 89 89 85 83 81 81 81 85 88 88 86 83 82 82 82 86 88 88 84
Dewpt 79 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 79 79 78 79 79 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 71 93 74 93 73
RH 79 71 73 82 87 91 91 91 83 76 74 79 88 90 88 93 80 75 75 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 11 13 16 13 16 14 12 12 13 16 13 13 11 10 10 10 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.13 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 1700 1900 2700 2600 2500 2300 2800 2700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 24 21 21 23 21 20 20 20
Date Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 82 89 82 89 82 89
Temp 83 83 88 86 83 83 88 85 83 82 88 85 83 83 89 86
Dewpt 79 79 79 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 79 79 78
Max/Min RH 90 70 90 71 90 70 90 70
RH 90 88 75 77 90 87 75 79 87 90 75 79 85 88 73 77
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-302100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
953 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 77 91 77 91
Temp 87 92 92 87 80 80 79 78 83 89 90 86 79 80 78 78 85 89 90 85
Dewpt 78 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 78 77 77 76 77 77 77 77 78 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 60 94 65 99 64
RH 75 60 60 70 88 91 91 94 85 68 66 72 94 91 97 97 80 68 64 75
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 13 13 11 9 8 8 11 12 13 11 9 8 6 6 8 11 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.31 0.59 0 0.14
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4900 1500 700 4000 4300 2400 1100 4300 5000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 18 17 13 18 21 17 14 19 20
Date Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 92 79 92 78 93 76 94
Temp 80 79 91 87 80 80 91 87 80 79 91 88 79 77 91 88
Dewpt 77 77 76 75 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 76 77 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 95 59 91 60 92 60 98 58
RH 91 94 62 68 91 91 64 70 91 91 64 68 94 97 64 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ241-302100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
953 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
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 96 78 96 80 96
Temp 86 94 95 89 82 80 80 80 87 93 95 90 83 81 81 80 87 93 95 89
Dewpt 79 75 76 77 78 77 77 77 77 75 75 76 77 78 78 77 78 75 76 77
Min/Max RH 54 94 53 92 53
RH 80 55 55 68 87 91 91 90 73 56 53 64 84 90 90 91 74 56 54 67
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 14 16 12 11 10 9 11 14 14 14 11 8 8 6 10 11 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4700 2200 1500 4800 5200 2300 1400 5600 5200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 23 17 23 23 19 16 23 24
Date Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
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 97 80 98 80 99 78 99
Temp 82 81 95 91 82 80 96 91 81 80 96 91 81 78 96 93
Dewpt 79 77 74 75 78 77 74 76 77 77 75 76 77 77 74 76
Max/Min RH 92 47 91 48 92 48 96 46
RH 91 88 52 61 87 90 50 61 88 91 52 62 88 96 49 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ229-302100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
953 AM CDT Thu May 30 2024
Date Thu 05/30/24 Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 79 100 80 100
Temp 83 93 99 97 86 81 80 79 84 93 98 96 84 82 81 80 86 93 99 95
Dewpt 74 72 70 71 75 75 74 75 75 73 73 73 75 75 76 76 75 74 72 72
Min/Max RH 39 88 44 89 42
RH 74 51 39 43 70 82 82 88 74 52 45 48 74 79 85 88 70 54 42 48
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 11 11 12 11 10 8 9 10 10 11 11 9 8 6 8 9 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6500 2000 2000 5700 6800 4000 1700 5400 7100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 25 19 19 16 21 16 19 20
Date Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 80 101 80 103 80 104 79 104
Temp 82 81 94100 84 80 96100 84 80 96101 84 79 96102
Dewpt 76 76 72 70 75 76 72 71 74 76 73 70 74 75 73 69
Max/Min RH 87 37 88 36 88 35 88 32
RH 82 85 49 38 74 88 46 40 72 88 48 37 72 88 48 35
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 10 5 5 5
$$
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