Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 090323
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1023 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
TXZ245-090900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1023 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
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 93 79 94 78
Temp 80 79 78 87 91 92 87 82 81 80 79 87 92 94 88 83 81 80 79
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 77 77 76 76 75 76 76 76 77
Max/Min RH 94 59 94 57 94
RH 88 91 94 71 63 61 70 84 87 88 93 74 60 57 66 80 85 87 94
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 8 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 6 6 5 4 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 4000 4000 2100 1200 4300 4000 1900 900
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 13 13 9 9 11 10 6
Date 06/11Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 77 94 78 95 78 95 77 95
Temp 91 88 81 78 92 88 81 78 93 89 82 79 92 89 82 78 93 89
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 76 75 76 76 76 74 74 76 77 75 76
Min/Max RH 57 94 55 94 54 92 53 96 54
RH 62 68 84 94 59 66 85 94 57 66 82 91 56 61 82 96 57 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE 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 FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-090900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1023 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 101 76 100 76
Temp 79 78 77 86 96100 95 83 80 78 76 86 95 99 95 84 79 78 76
Dewpt 74 75 75 73 71 70 72 74 75 76 75 75 71 70 70 73 74 75 74
Max/Min RH 96 38 99 39 95
RH 87 93 94 65 45 38 48 74 85 93 97 70 46 39 45 70 85 90 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 4 6 8 9 11 9 6 4 3 4 6 8 10 6 4 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 5600 6700 3200 1400 4900 7000 5100 800
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 13 18 11 9 11 14 8
Date 06/11Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 75 101 75 103 76 102 75 102
Temp 95 95 79 76 96 95 79 76 96 97 80 76 97 96 80 76 97 96
Dewpt 71 69 74 74 70 68 74 74 70 68 74 74 70 67 72 73 70 69
Min/Max RH 38 97 37 97 33 93 33 93 36
RH 46 43 85 94 44 42 85 96 43 39 82 92 43 39 77 90 42 42
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 10
$$
TXZ247-090900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1023 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
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 90 81 91 81
Temp 83 82 82 86 89 88 85 84 83 83 82 86 90 90 87 84 83 82 82
Dewpt 76 76 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 77 77
Max/Min RH 85 66 87 63 87
RH 81 84 85 75 68 72 76 81 81 82 87 75 66 65 71 78 81 84 87
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 8 5 6 6 8 9 8 6 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1900 2900 2700 2400 2100 3000 2900 1800 1600
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 14 13 17 11 9 12 12 9
Date 06/11Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 90 82 90 81 91 81 91 81 92
Temp 87 87 83 82 89 87 83 81 89 87 83 81 89 87 84 81 89 87
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 78
Min/Max RH 66 84 64 87 63 87 61 90 64
RH 72 72 80 84 66 71 80 87 67 70 81 87 65 70 81 90 67 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-090900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1023 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 95 75 96 75
Temp 78 76 75 85 90 93 90 81 78 77 76 85 91 95 91 82 79 77 75
Dewpt 76 74 74 75 73 73 74 75 75 75 75 76 74 73 74 74 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 98 52 100 49 100
RH 94 96 98 72 58 52 60 82 91 94 97 75 58 49 58 77 88 94100
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 4 3 2 6 9 11 11 8 5 3 2 3 6 8 9 6 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW B1 FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW B1 FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 5000 5700 2000 700 5700 6700 2500 500
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 11 6 8 12 10 5
Date 06/11Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 75 97 75 98 75 97 75 97
Temp 92 90 79 75 92 91 79 76 93 92 80 76 92 93 80 76 93 91
Dewpt 72 73 75 75 73 73 74 74 73 73 75 75 72 71 74 75 73 74
Min/Max RH 49 100 49 95 45 99 44 99 48
RH 52 58 88100 54 56 85 94 52 54 85 97 52 49 82 97 52 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ241-090900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1023 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
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 99 78 98 77
Temp 80 78 77 87 96 97 91 83 80 79 78 87 95 97 93 84 80 78 77
Dewpt 76 76 75 75 73 74 75 76 77 76 76 76 73 74 73 75 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 95 46 94 47 97
RH 89 93 95 67 48 47 59 80 90 91 93 72 51 48 52 74 88 93 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 6 5 3 8 9 11 12 10 6 5 4 5 6 10 11 8 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 5100 5700 2800 1200 4600 5100 3600 900
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 16 18 11 10 12 12 8
Date 06/11Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
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 98 76 100 76 101 76 100 76 99
Temp 94 92 79 76 95 93 79 76 96 95 80 77 96 94 80 77 96 93
Dewpt 73 73 75 75 72 72 75 74 72 72 75 75 72 71 74 75 72 73
Min/Max RH 45 96 41 96 40 95 41 95 42
RH 50 54 88 96 47 50 87 96 47 48 84 94 47 48 82 94 47 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE 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 FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ229-090900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1023 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 104 79 101 78
Temp 82 80 78 86 95102101 90 84 81 79 85 95100 98 90 83 80 78
Dewpt 72 74 74 73 71 68 68 73 74 74 74 74 70 68 67 70 72 72 73
Max/Min RH 87 33 85 35 85
RH 72 83 87 65 46 34 35 58 72 79 85 70 45 36 37 52 70 77 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 6 8 8 6 8 11 10 8 6 6 5 6 8 9 8 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 5200 8000 3000 1300 5400 7900 4900 900
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 10 20 13 11 11 14 9
Date 06/11Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 103 78 104 79 106 80 105 79 104
Temp 95100 83 78 97101 84 79 98103 86 80 97101 85 79 97101
Dewpt 68 65 72 73 68 65 71 72 68 63 71 72 67 64 69 71 67 64
Min/Max RH 30 85 29 80 26 77 27 77 29
RH 42 32 70 85 39 31 65 79 38 27 61 77 38 30 59 77 38 30
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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