Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 241820
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
120 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
TXZ245-250900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
120 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 92 79 92 79
Temp 90 86 82 81 82 82 89 91 90 86 81 80 80 79 88 92 90 86 81 80 80 79
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 79 79 80 79 77 77 78 78 78 78 80 79 79 78 79 79 79 79
Max/Min RH 93 65 99 67 99
RH 69 77 87 91 91 91 76 68 66 76 91 94 96 96 79 67 72 79 93 96 96 99
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 6 8 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 1100 1200 2200 2200 1500 1400 3200 3100 1800 1300
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 20 16 18 23 20 19 20 18 19 14
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 92 78 92 78 91 79 91
Temp 91 87 80 78 91 86 80 78 91 86 79 78 89 85 80 80 91 85
Dewpt 79 78 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 64 96 62 96 61 94 67 93 65
RH 69 75 87 94 64 73 88 96 62 74 91 94 69 75 88 90 65 78
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 10 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-250900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
120 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 102 76 105 76
Temp 103 96 85 81 80 80 88 99101 94 82 79 78 77 88 99104 98 84 80 78 77
Dewpt 72 74 75 75 75 75 76 73 73 72 73 74 74 74 75 73 72 75 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 88 40 92 36 96
RH 37 49 71 82 87 87 68 44 41 48 74 85 88 90 66 44 36 48 77 88 91 94
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 8 6 5 9 11 12 14 11 10 8 6 8 9 9 11 10 8 5 3
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 6500 1900 1200 4700 4800 2100 1300 4800 6800 2600 1000
T Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 14 19 20 23 14 16 13 18 11
Excess Heat W W W W W
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 105 74 98 76 97 74 98 76 98
Temp 99 96 79 75 95 92 79 76 93 91 78 75 94 91 78 77 94 90
Dewpt 73 73 74 74 71 70 74 74 71 70 74 74 72 72 75 74 72 73
Min/Max RH 36 99 39 95 43 99 44 94 45
RH 43 48 85 97 46 48 85 94 49 50 88 97 48 54 91 90 50 57
Pwind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-250900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
120 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 88 81 88 81
Temp 87 85 83 83 83 83 86 88 87 85 82 81 81 81 85 88 87 85 82 82 82 82
Dewpt 79 78 79 79 80 79 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 79 79 79 80 80
Max/Min RH 91 76 96 76 96
RH 78 81 88 90 91 88 81 78 76 82 91 96 94 94 85 79 77 82 93 93 94 96
Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 12 10 10 9 10 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2300 1200 1400 1700 1700 1400 1800 2500 2400 1600 1400
T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 21 23 19 18 21 23 21 20 19 21 18
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 89 80 89 80 88 81 88 81 88
Temp 87 85 81 81 88 84 81 81 87 84 82 81 87 85 82 81 87 84
Dewpt 80 79 78 78 79 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 79 77
Min/Max RH 77 94 73 91 70 90 71 90 74
RH 80 81 90 91 75 79 88 88 75 79 85 90 76 77 87 90 76 81
Pwind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 10 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-250900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
120 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 95 77 94 77
Temp 93 89 83 82 82 82 90 94 93 87 80 79 79 78 88 94 93 88 81 80 79 78
Dewpt 77 76 77 77 78 78 79 77 74 74 76 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 88 54 98 59 100
RH 60 66 82 85 88 88 70 58 54 65 88 94 94 97 72 60 60 70 88 94 97100
Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 14 13 11 8 6 6 10 13 16 14 11 10 9 8 11 13 14 13 11 8 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3500 1400 800 3800 3700 1600 1100 4700 4700 2200 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 16 12 18 23 17 14 18 18 14 10
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 76 95 76 93 75 92 77 91
Temp 97 89 80 76 93 89 79 77 90 88 79 76 89 86 79 77 89 86
Dewpt 77 75 74 76 75 74 75 74 74 73 75 75 75 75 76 75 76 75
Min/Max RH 52 100 52 92 54 98 58 94 58
RH 53 64 82100 56 61 88 90 60 61 88 97 64 70 91 94 66 70
Pwind Dir S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ241-250900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
120 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
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 79 101 78 104 78
Temp 101 93 85 83 81 80 90 99100 93 83 81 80 79 89 99103 95 84 82 80 79
Dewpt 75 77 77 76 76 77 77 76 76 75 76 76 76 77 77 75 75 78 78 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 91 46 94 42 95
RH 45 59 77 81 85 91 67 49 48 57 81 87 90 93 69 47 42 59 82 85 91 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 13 11 9 8 6 10 11 16 14 11 11 10 9 11 11 11 13 11 8 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) CL CL SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 5300 1500 1100 4500 4300 1600 1100 4800 5800 1800 1000
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 20 14 19 21 20 17 18 16 19 11
Excess Heat W W W W W
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 102 77 97 77 96 77 97 78 98
Temp 99 93 80 77 94 90 80 77 93 90 79 77 94 89 80 78 94 89
Dewpt 75 76 77 76 74 74 75 76 74 74 76 76 74 76 76 77 75 76
Min/Max RH 43 98 47 96 49 97 49 96 50
RH 47 58 91 97 53 60 87 96 53 60 91 97 54 66 90 96 55 66
Pwind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10 10 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-250900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
120 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 81 108 81 107 81
Temp 106106 93 87 84 82 90101107105 92 86 83 81 89 97105106 94 88 83 81
Dewpt 68 63 70 73 73 74 75 74 69 69 74 73 72 73 74 73 69 67 72 74 74 75
Max/Min RH 77 29 77 28 82
RH 30 25 47 63 70 77 62 42 30 32 56 65 70 77 61 46 32 29 49 63 74 82
Wind Dir SW SW E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S NE E SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 5 5 6 8 6 5 8 9 10 11 12 10 8 5 5 3 4 5 8 8 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
Mixing Hgt 7100 900 800 4600 7500 5000 1300 4800 6700 4400 600
T Wind Dir SW SE SE SE S SE S SW NE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 12 12 16 17 21 12 9 6 18 11
Excess Heat W W W W W
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 107 78 101 78 100 78 102 79 102
Temp 100104 84 78 95 97 81 78 93 97 82 78 94 98 82 79 94 97
Dewpt 72 67 74 74 71 69 73 74 71 68 73 74 71 69 74 74 72 69
Min/Max RH 28 88 36 88 36 88 36 85 38
RH 41 31 72 88 46 40 77 88 49 39 74 88 47 39 77 85 49 40
Pwind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 20 10 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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