Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 191748
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1248 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
TXZ245-200900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1248 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
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 90 78 90 79
Temp 88 83 77 76 75 76 85 89 89 84 79 79 79 79 85 90 89 85 80 80 80 79
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 65 96 66 93
RH 66 77 94 97 99 96 76 66 66 79 96 91 91 94 80 67 69 79 91 91 91 91
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 11 10 10 10 8 10 10 13 12 11 11 11 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Obvis H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 900 1000 2800 2700 1700 1400 3400 3300 1900 1400
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 14 13 13 13 18 16 19 18 18 16
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 79 91 78 91 78 92 80 93
Temp 89 84 79 79 90 85 80 79 90 87 81 79 91 88 82 81 92 87
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 79 78 79 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 68 95 67 95 65 99 64 93 64
RH 71 80 93 93 69 76 90 94 68 74 93 96 68 74 91 91 67 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-200900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1248 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 98 76 99 76
Temp 94 91 78 75 75 74 83 93 97 92 79 77 76 77 84 95 98 91 80 78 77 77
Dewpt 67 67 72 73 72 73 73 70 68 69 74 74 74 74 75 72 72 73 75 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 100 39 95 43 95
RH 41 45 82 96 90 97 72 47 39 47 85 90 94 92 74 47 43 55 84 91 94 92
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 8 6 5 4 5 6 9 12 11 9 9 8 10 11 12 14 11 9 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW CL FW B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 5500 1800 1400 4400 5100 2500 1700 5300 5700 2900 1500
T Wind Dir E SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 18 13 13 14 20 14 18 18 20 13
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 75 98 76 100 76 102 77 102
Temp 96 93 78 76 95 92 78 77 97 94 79 76 98 95 80 78 99 95
Dewpt 71 71 75 75 72 71 74 75 73 73 75 75 73 72 75 76 73 73
Min/Max RH 41 96 43 94 41 98 38 99 39
RH 45 50 91 96 47 51 88 94 46 50 88 97 45 49 87 96 44 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-200900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1248 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
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 87 79 86 80
Temp 84 81 79 78 78 78 83 86 85 83 80 80 79 80 83 86 85 82 80 80 80 80
Dewpt 76 75 75 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 78
Max/Min RH 96 75 95 77 93
RH 76 84 90 96 93 93 83 76 76 84 94 93 94 93 87 80 79 87 93 93 91 93
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 9 11 11 12 11 12 11 11 13 11 13 12 13 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H PF
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 1900 1900 1200 1900 1800 1700 1600 2200 2200 1600 1600
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 12 18 16 13 13 19 19 19 18 19 18
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 86 80 86 80 88 80 88 81 88
Temp 85 83 80 80 86 84 80 80 87 84 81 81 87 84 82 81 87 85
Dewpt 79 78 78 77 78 77 78 77 78 78 79 78 79 79 79 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 81 95 76 94 74 96 76 94 76
RH 81 85 94 93 78 81 93 91 76 82 94 93 78 85 93 94 79 84
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-200900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1248 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 92 76 91 77
Temp 89 86 75 74 74 74 83 90 91 86 78 78 77 76 84 89 91 86 79 79 78 77
Dewpt 71 72 73 73 73 74 75 74 73 74 76 76 76 76 78 76 76 76 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 61 98
RH 56 63 94 97 97100 77 60 56 68 94 94 97100 82 66 62 72 94 91 94 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 8 10 6 4 4 4 6 8 11 11 9 8 8 8 11 13 16 14 11 9 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4500 600 600 4500 4800 2000 800 4800 4700 2300 800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 10 12 13 16 12 18 19 16 12
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 77 91 77 93 77 94 77 94
Temp 91 86 79 78 90 86 79 78 92 87 80 78 93 89 80 78 93 88
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 75 74 76 76 76 75 78 77 77 75 78 78 77 76
Min/Max RH 60 97 59 95 57 99 56 100 56
RH 62 70 91 94 62 68 91 94 60 68 94 97 60 64 94100 60 68
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE S SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-200900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1248 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
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 98 77 98 77
Temp 94 89 78 77 76 75 85 93 97 90 80 78 78 77 86 95 97 90 81 79 78 78
Dewpt 70 72 75 75 75 75 75 72 72 74 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 46 97 49 95
RH 46 58 91 96 97 99 73 51 46 61 91 94 94 96 74 53 50 65 88 91 94 93
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 8 6 5 4 6 8 11 13 11 9 9 8 11 11 14 14 12 10 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 4800 1600 1100 4300 4700 2300 1600 5400 5200 2200 1200
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 16 12 12 14 17 14 18 19 19 13
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 99 78 98 78 99 78 101 78 100
Temp 96 90 80 78 95 90 81 78 96 93 80 78 98 93 81 78 98 93
Dewpt 73 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 78 76 76
Min/Max RH 45 96 49 95 48 98 45 100 46
RH 49 62 88 94 54 62 87 94 53 59 91 97 51 58 90100 50 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-200900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1248 PM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 102 78 103 79
Temp 98 98 86 79 77 77 84 94101 99 88 81 79 78 85 95102100 89 83 80 79
Dewpt 65 62 68 72 72 72 73 71 67 67 72 74 74 74 74 72 70 69 75 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 87 31 89 34 86
RH 34 31 55 79 85 85 70 47 33 36 59 79 85 88 70 48 36 37 64 74 82 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 11 12 11 9 8 9 8 10 11 11 11 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5800 1100 1400 4600 5300 3700 1800 4500 6500 4800 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 18 16 13 13 23 17 16 16 23 16
Date 05/22Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 104 79 104 79 105 79 106 80 105
Temp 96103 84 80 97101 83 80 98103 85 80 99104 85 80 99103
Dewpt 71 69 73 74 72 69 73 74 73 67 73 74 73 68 74 75 73 70
Min/Max RH 32 82 33 83 30 83 30 85 34
RH 45 34 70 82 45 36 72 82 45 32 67 82 44 32 70 85 44 35
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
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