Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 090757
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
TXZ245-092100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 93 79 93 78 93
Temp 79 79 87 91 92 87 82 81 80 80 87 91 92 87 82 80 79 78 87 91 92 88
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 57 90 58 94 56
RH 93 91 70 59 60 71 85 88 88 90 73 61 59 69 82 88 90 94 71 61 56 63
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 3700 1200 900 3200 3100 1500 1000 4400 4000
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 13 10 8 11 10 5 8 12
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 94 78 94 78 96 78 96
Temp 81 78 91 89 81 79 92 89 81 78 93 90 81 79 94 90
Dewpt 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 76 73 74 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 92 55 89 53 94 51 93 51
RH 84 91 59 62 84 88 56 62 82 94 52 61 87 90 55 61
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <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
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ231-092100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 77 99 75 100
Temp 78 78 88 96100 95 84 80 79 77 87 95 98 93 84 80 77 76 86 95 99 95
Dewpt 75 74 73 69 69 71 75 76 76 76 75 71 70 71 73 75 74 75 74 70 69 69
Min/Max RH 37 97 41 97 38
RH 91 89 62 42 37 46 74 88 91 97 69 46 41 49 70 84 90 96 67 45 38 43
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 3 6 8 8 11 9 6 4 3 4 5 8 9 6 3 2 2 2 5 6 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5500 7000 3000 1300 4600 6000 3200 800 6900 9400
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 12 12 18 11 9 13 12 6 8 11
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 100 75 102 75 102 75 102
Temp 79 75 95 95 80 75 96 97 80 76 97 96 80 75 97 97
Dewpt 74 74 70 69 73 73 70 69 73 74 68 67 72 73 69 68
Max/Min RH 96 38 96 34 93 33 95 34
RH 85 96 44 43 79 94 43 40 81 92 39 39 77 94 40 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ247-092100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 81 90 81 89
Temp 83 83 87 88 89 87 84 83 83 83 86 89 89 87 84 83 82 81 86 89 88 86
Dewpt 76 76 76 77 77 78 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 66 87 64 86 64
RH 81 81 71 69 69 75 81 84 82 82 74 68 66 71 81 81 82 85 75 66 66 72
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 5 5 6 8 9 6 5 4 3 4 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 2900 1800 1800 2500 2100 1700 1400 2700 2600
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 14 16 11 9 11 11 6 8 12
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 90 81 90 81 92 82 92
Temp 83 82 88 87 83 82 89 87 83 82 89 88 84 83 90 88
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 76 76 75 76 76 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 82 62 83 63 84 61 85 62
RH 78 79 66 67 80 79 65 67 78 84 64 67 79 83 66 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <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
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ234-092100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 75 94 74 95
Temp 75 75 86 92 92 89 81 79 77 76 85 91 93 90 81 78 76 75 85 92 94 90
Dewpt 74 74 75 73 73 74 76 76 75 76 76 73 73 74 75 75 74 75 75 73 73 72
Min/Max RH 51 100 52 100 51
RH 97 97 70 54 54 61 85 91 94100 75 56 52 60 82 91 94100 72 54 51 56
Wind Dir SE E S S SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE S SE NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 3 6 9 11 11 8 4 3 2 3 5 8 9 5 2 2 2 2 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW SC CL FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5000 5600 1200 500 4900 5400 2300 500 6500 6500
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE E E SE SE E SE
T Wind Spd 10 13 11 6 5 11 9 4 6 11
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 95 75 97 75 98 74 98
Temp 79 75 91 90 79 75 93 92 79 75 94 93 79 75 95 93
Dewpt 74 74 73 73 74 74 72 72 74 74 71 70 74 74 72 72
Max/Min RH 98 49 97 46 98 42 99 43
RH 85 97 56 58 85 97 51 52 85 97 47 47 85 97 48 51
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5 5 0 10
$$
TXZ241-092100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
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 78 97 76 98
Temp 78 77 88 96 97 91 83 81 80 78 88 95 95 91 82 79 78 76 86 94 97 92
Dewpt 76 75 74 72 74 76 77 77 76 76 76 73 73 74 75 76 75 75 75 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 44 94 47 98 44
RH 94 92 62 47 47 62 82 87 90 94 67 49 50 57 79 90 93 97 71 50 44 52
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E SE
Wind Spd 5 4 8 8 11 12 10 6 5 4 5 6 10 11 6 4 2 2 3 5 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5500 6400 2400 1100 6000 5600 2500 900 6500 7700
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 12 14 18 11 9 12 11 6 8 12
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 75 99 75 99 75 100 75 100
Temp 79 76 95 93 79 76 95 93 80 76 96 94 80 75 96 95
Dewpt 75 75 72 71 74 74 71 71 74 74 71 70 74 74 72 71
Max/Min RH 99 42 96 40 96 40 97 40
RH 88 97 47 50 85 94 47 48 82 96 45 46 84 96 46 46
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ229-092100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 103 79 101 78 101
Temp 80 78 87 95101101 89 84 81 79 86 94 99 97 88 83 80 78 87 95101 99
Dewpt 74 74 73 70 68 67 72 73 74 75 74 71 69 69 71 73 73 73 72 69 67 66
Min/Max RH 32 88 38 86 32
RH 82 88 63 45 35 33 57 70 79 88 68 47 38 40 57 72 79 85 61 43 33 34
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 8 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.23 0.01 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5600 8000 1800 1000 4700 6500 3400 900 7000 8800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 9 18 13 11 12 13 8 9 10
Date Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 103 79 105 79 104 78 105
Temp 84 78 95102 85 79 97102 85 79 97102 85 78 97102
Dewpt 70 73 68 65 71 72 67 64 70 72 67 63 69 71 66 63
Max/Min RH 85 29 79 27 79 26 80 26
RH 63 85 42 30 63 79 38 29 61 79 38 28 59 79 36 28
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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