Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 110323
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1023 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
TXZ245-110900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1023 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
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 92 78 93 77
Temp 80 78 78 87 91 91 88 82 81 80 78 86 91 92 88 82 81 79 77
Dewpt 76 76 76 77 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 77 75 75 75 76 75 74 75
Max/Min RH 96 60 94 58 93
RH 90 93 96 74 63 62 67 82 84 88 94 75 61 59 67 81 82 85 92
Wind Dir SE E NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 5 6 5 4 4 2 2 3 5 6 5 4 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.10 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 3400 3400 1900 1300 4100 3900 2000 1000
T Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 5 5 11 13 9 9 11 13 9
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 93 77 94 79 93 78 94
Temp 91 89 80 78 92 88 81 77 92 89 82 79 91 88 82 79 92 88
Dewpt 75 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 75 77 77 77 76 77 77 78 78
Min/Max RH 57 91 54 93 54 93 60 96 62
RH 59 62 85 91 56 63 81 92 56 64 84 93 63 69 87 94 65 71
Pwind Dir E SE E SE E SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 10 10 30 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ231-110900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1023 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 99 76 97 75
Temp 78 75 74 85 94 97 94 83 79 77 76 83 92 96 91 82 79 77 75
Dewpt 75 74 74 75 72 70 71 74 75 74 74 75 73 72 72 73 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 42 94 46 95
RH 93 97100 72 48 42 47 74 88 90 94 77 53 46 54 74 85 89 94
Wind Dir SE E SE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 4 6 9 6 4 2 2 2 5 8 9 6 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.02 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 5700 7200 2900 1400 6000 6700 3000 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 5 10 17 10 8 11 16 8
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 74 99 73 100 74 100 76 101
Temp 94 93 79 74 95 94 78 73 95 94 79 75 96 94 80 76 96 95
Dewpt 71 70 73 73 69 67 73 73 69 68 74 74 71 71 76 76 74 73
Min/Max RH 43 98 39 100 37 99 40 100 42
RH 48 47 82 97 43 41 85100 43 44 85 97 45 47 88100 49 49
Pwind Dir E SE E SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-110900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1023 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
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 90 81 89 81
Temp 83 82 81 86 88 89 86 83 83 81 82 85 87 89 86 84 83 82 82
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 88 65 87 66 82
RH 82 85 88 75 69 66 72 80 81 85 84 76 72 66 71 79 80 80 81
Wind Dir SE SE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 3 4 6 8 9 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 9 8 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.08 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 2500 2200 2100 1900 2900 2800 2300 2200
T Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 6 12 14 10 10 12 14 10
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 81 90 81 90 82 89 81 90
Temp 91 89 84 81 90 87 83 81 89 86 84 82 88 86 83 82 89 86
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79
Min/Max RH 56 84 61 83 63 87 68 90 72
RH 61 64 76 84 62 69 76 82 65 72 81 87 73 76 85 88 73 79
Pwind Dir E SE E SE E SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 10 10 30 20 40
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ234-110900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1023 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 93 74 92 73
Temp 77 76 74 84 89 90 89 80 78 76 75 84 90 88 85 80 77 76 74
Dewpt 75 74 74 76 75 75 75 76 75 74 74 76 75 75 75 75 74 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 61 97
RH 94 94100 77 64 62 64 88 91 94 97 77 62 66 72 85 90 90 97
Wind Dir E NE NE NE E E E SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 6 3 2 2 3 5 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0.05 0.13 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 400 4900 4900 1400 500 5700 5200 1700 400
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 4 5 10 10 4 6 9 10 5
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 73 94 73 96 75 95 75 95
Temp 90 89 78 74 91 90 78 73 92 91 79 76 91 90 80 76 91 90
Dewpt 74 74 74 74 73 72 74 73 73 72 75 75 75 75 76 76 77 77
Min/Max RH 57 100 51 100 48 98 54 100 60
RH 60 61 88100 56 56 88100 54 54 88 97 60 62 88100 64 66
Pwind Dir E SE E SE E SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 5 5 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-110900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1023 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
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 98 76 97 76
Temp 78 77 75 86 93 96 93 83 80 78 76 85 92 95 91 83 79 78 76
Dewpt 76 76 75 76 73 73 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 47 96 51 98
RH 93 96100 73 53 48 54 77 85 90 96 72 55 51 58 77 87 91 97
Wind Dir SE SE N E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 4 8 11 6 4 2 2 4 6 10 11 6 4 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 5100 7000 2400 1100 6000 5700 2500 1000
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE E SE S
T Wind Spd 6 5 11 16 6 9 13 13 6
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
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 74 97 74 97 75 98 77 98
Temp 93 91 79 75 93 91 78 75 94 91 79 76 94 92 81 77 95 93
Dewpt 73 71 74 74 72 71 74 74 71 72 75 75 73 74 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 47 98 44 97 44 98 45 98 50
RH 52 53 85 97 50 51 88 96 48 54 87 97 50 55 85 97 55 58
Pwind Dir E SE E SE E SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-110900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1023 PM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024
Date 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed 06/12/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 101 78 99 78
Temp 82 80 78 86 93 99 99 89 83 80 78 85 93 98 97 88 83 80 78
Dewpt 73 74 74 74 71 68 67 71 72 73 74 73 71 69 69 71 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 88 33 88 38 85
RH 74 82 88 68 49 37 36 56 70 79 88 67 49 39 40 57 70 79 85
Wind Dir SE NE NE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE E
Wind Spd 4 4 3 3 3 4 6 9 8 6 4 4 4 6 9 8 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.26 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 5600 7800 2000 1200 5500 8100 5000 1000
T Wind Dir E SE E E SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 6 9 18 12 9 10 18 10
Date 06/13Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 78 102 77 102 77 103 78 104
Temp 94 97 83 78 95 98 83 77 95 99 82 77 96100 83 79 97100
Dewpt 69 66 71 73 68 64 71 73 67 64 72 73 68 65 73 74 70 67
Min/Max RH 34 85 30 88 29 88 29 87 31
RH 44 36 67 85 42 33 67 87 40 32 72 87 40 32 72 85 42 34
Pwind Dir E SE E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10
$$
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