Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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647 FOUS54 KCRP 231938 PFWCRP Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 237 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 TXZ245-240900- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX 28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft 237 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 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 92 80 91 78 Temp 91 86 81 80 80 80 87 91 91 86 81 81 81 80 88 91 90 85 80 80 79 80 Dewpt 78 77 77 78 79 79 80 80 79 78 78 78 79 79 80 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 Max/Min RH 97 68 96 66 99 RH 67 75 89 92 96 95 81 71 69 79 90 91 95 95 79 67 69 81 94 94 97 96 Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S Wind Spd 11 10 10 8 8 6 8 10 11 10 8 8 6 5 8 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 Wind Gust Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Obvis H LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 1200 1000 2700 2800 1500 1600 2800 2700 1600 1500 T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SE S T Wind Spd 20 18 19 21 20 17 19 23 20 19 Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 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 79 93 75 93 76 91 77 91 Temp 91 87 80 79 93 86 79 76 92 86 78 76 91 85 79 77 90 86 Dewpt 79 78 79 79 80 79 76 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 74 75 76 76 Min/Max RH 67 100 65 98 57 94 59 92 62 RH 69 76 96100 67 79 90 96 59 70 91 92 61 73 85 92 65 73 Pwind Dir S S SE E E SE SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 10 5 10 $$ TXZ231-240900- George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX 28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft 237 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 78 104 79 102 76 Temp 100 95 83 80 79 79 88 99103 96 84 81 79 79 88 99101 95 83 79 78 77 Dewpt 70 72 73 75 77 77 76 74 73 75 75 76 76 75 76 73 73 72 73 74 74 75 Max/Min RH 96 39 92 40 95 RH 39 48 72 85 94 96 67 45 39 51 74 85 90 87 68 44 41 48 72 85 88 94 Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 13 14 13 11 8 6 10 11 11 12 11 8 6 5 9 11 13 14 12 11 8 6 Wind Gust Clouds FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Obvis H H LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 Mixing Hgt 2200 1400 4500 6600 1900 1200 4600 5100 2200 1300 T Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE S SE SE S T Wind Spd 24 17 19 18 20 14 20 21 23 14 Excess Heat W W W W W W W Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 106 77 105 74 98 74 97 74 98 Temp 99 99 81 78100 96 78 74 95 93 78 75 94 91 78 75 93 91 Dewpt 73 74 76 76 73 73 73 72 69 67 73 72 68 68 73 73 71 71 Min/Max RH 34 95 35 94 35 92 39 96 42 RH 43 46 85 93 42 48 85 93 43 42 85 90 43 47 85 94 49 52 Pwind Dir S SE SE E E E SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 10 10 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ247-240900- Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX 28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft 237 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 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 88 80 88 80 Temp 88 85 82 82 82 82 86 87 87 84 81 81 81 81 85 87 87 85 81 81 81 81 Dewpt 78 78 78 79 79 79 80 81 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 Max/Min RH 92 77 97 76 97 RH 74 79 87 90 92 89 84 81 77 84 93 95 95 94 87 79 76 82 93 96 94 96 Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S Wind Spd 13 13 13 13 12 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 11 13 12 13 12 13 11 Wind Gust Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Obvis H LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 1200 1400 2200 2100 1300 1500 2300 2100 1500 1800 T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S SE SE S T Wind Spd 24 21 20 21 23 19 19 21 23 23 Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 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 88 81 89 78 88 80 88 80 88 Temp 87 85 82 81 88 85 81 79 88 84 81 80 87 84 81 80 87 84 Dewpt 80 80 80 80 80 79 77 77 76 76 76 75 77 76 76 76 77 77 Min/Max RH 76 96 75 96 68 89 69 89 70 RH 80 84 93 96 79 82 88 96 69 79 85 85 72 77 87 88 73 79 Pwind Dir S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 10 5 10 $$ TXZ234-240900- Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX 28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft 237 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 79 94 79 95 77 Temp 92 88 81 80 80 80 87 93 93 88 82 81 80 80 88 94 94 88 80 80 79 78 Dewpt 75 75 76 76 77 78 78 77 77 76 76 77 77 78 79 77 74 75 76 77 77 78 Max/Min RH 95 59 96 53 100 RH 58 66 85 88 91 95 76 59 61 69 82 87 90 94 75 58 53 66 88 91 94100 Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S Wind Spd 17 14 12 11 10 8 11 14 16 13 11 8 8 6 10 13 16 14 11 11 10 8 Wind Gust Clouds FW CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 Clouds(%) FW CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Obvis H LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 Mixing Hgt 1200 800 3700 3700 1400 1700 3900 3800 1700 1000 T Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S SE S T Wind Spd 18 14 18 20 16 12 19 23 18 14 Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 96 77 97 74 95 74 92 74 93 Temp 94 90 80 78 95 91 79 74 93 90 78 75 89 87 78 75 90 87 Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 77 74 72 71 70 72 72 72 73 73 72 73 73 Min/Max RH 55 100 54 95 43 92 54 92 54 RH 58 66 94100 56 64 85 93 49 52 82 90 57 63 85 90 58 63 Pwind Dir S SE S SE E E SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 10 5 10 $$ TXZ241-240900- Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX 27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft 237 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 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 79 103 79 100 78 Temp 100 94 84 82 80 80 90 99103 95 84 82 80 79 88 98 99 93 83 81 80 79 Dewpt 73 75 76 76 77 78 77 75 76 77 77 77 77 76 77 75 76 75 76 76 76 76 Max/Min RH 94 43 95 46 93 RH 44 55 79 82 91 94 68 46 43 57 79 86 92 89 70 48 48 57 80 87 88 93 Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind Spd 16 14 13 11 9 8 11 11 12 13 11 10 8 6 11 12 14 14 11 11 10 9 Wind Gust Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0 Obvis H H LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 Mixing Hgt 1800 1300 4500 5400 1400 1100 5000 4700 1700 1100 T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S SE SE S T Wind Spd 21 17 19 18 20 14 20 23 20 17 Excess Heat W W W W W W W Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 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 79 103 76 97 77 97 77 98 Temp 100 95 83 79100 94 80 77 94 91 79 77 93 89 79 77 94 90 Dewpt 75 77 78 77 75 77 76 74 73 74 75 74 72 73 76 76 73 75 Min/Max RH 41 94 43 94 47 94 46 98 48 RH 45 56 85 94 46 58 87 92 51 58 88 90 50 59 93 97 52 62 Pwind Dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 10 10 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ229-240900- La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX 28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft 237 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 80 108 79 108 81 Temp 105104 93 86 81 80 89 99106106 93 87 81 79 87100107105 93 87 83 81 Dewpt 69 67 72 72 75 75 75 73 70 66 72 74 74 74 75 73 69 68 73 73 73 73 Max/Min RH 84 27 85 29 77 RH 32 30 51 62 82 84 63 44 32 28 50 66 79 84 68 42 30 31 52 63 72 77 Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 10 9 11 11 8 6 8 6 5 6 6 8 6 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 8 5 Wind Gust Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Obvis H H H LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 Mixing Hgt 1000 1100 5000 7100 1000 800 4900 7900 5100 1300 T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SE SE SE S SE SE T Wind Spd 20 14 13 9 16 13 16 18 21 12 Excess Heat W W W W W W W Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 107 81 108 78 102 78 102 78 102 Temp 99105 88 81101103 84 78 96 97 83 79 94 97 81 79 94 97 Dewpt 72 67 74 75 72 65 72 72 68 65 70 71 68 65 73 73 71 69 Min/Max RH 29 82 26 83 32 78 32 85 37 RH 42 30 63 82 40 29 67 82 40 35 65 77 43 35 77 82 47 40 Pwind Dir E SE E E E E SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 20 10 10 10 Rain Shwrs IS IS IS Tstms IS IS IS $$ 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