Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 281108
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
608 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
TXZ245-282100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
608 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 78 90 78 91
Temp 81 89 92 91 86 82 81 80 79 86 89 89 85 79 80 79 78 86 90 89 85
Dewpt 78 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 76 78 78 77 77 77 77 78 78 79 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 67 93 68 99 68
RH 90 76 69 69 79 87 87 90 91 79 70 68 79 93 93 97 99 80 69 70 78
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 11 11 13 11 11 8 6 8 11 12 9 6 5 5 5 6 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.04 0.03 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 2800 1700 900 3300 3300 1900 1400 3300 3300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 14 16 17 18 13 16 19
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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 79 92 79 91 79 92 80 92
Temp 80 79 90 87 80 79 90 87 81 80 91 87 81 81 91 87
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 77 78 78 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 95 64 96 65 93 64 96 64
RH 93 94 66 73 91 96 67 74 90 93 67 74 91 90 67 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-282100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
608 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 76 97 76 96
Temp 77 87 96 98 92 82 80 78 77 85 93 95 90 79 77 77 76 85 93 95 90
Dewpt 75 77 74 73 73 75 75 74 73 74 72 72 73 75 75 75 75 76 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 45 90 47 99 49
RH 94 73 49 45 54 79 87 89 89 69 51 48 58 88 96 96 97 75 52 49 58
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 8 11 11 12 10 8 6 5 8 10 10 11 9 6 6 4 8 11 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.48 0.02 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4500 5300 1900 1300 5100 5800 3100 1400 5400 6100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 20 13 17 17 20 13 17 19
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 97 76 97 77 99 77 100
Temp 79 77 95 91 79 77 94 91 80 77 96 93 80 78 97 93
Dewpt 75 75 72 72 76 75 72 73 76 76 73 73 76 76 72 73
Max/Min RH 95 44 96 45 97 43 94 41
RH 88 94 49 53 90 94 49 55 88 96 47 52 88 93 45 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-282100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
608 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 80 87 80 88
Temp 82 87 89 88 86 83 82 81 80 84 86 87 83 81 81 81 81 85 87 88 85
Dewpt 80 80 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 75 91 75 94 74
RH 93 81 76 76 80 85 88 88 90 83 78 75 84 90 91 91 93 84 79 74 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 11 11 14 13 13 10 11 10 11 12 11 10 10 9 9 10 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.03 0.03 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 2200 2000 1900 2300 2200 1800 1800 2300 2400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 20 17 17 17 20 17 17 20
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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 88 81 88 81 89 82 89
Temp 82 82 87 84 82 81 88 85 82 82 87 85 83 82 88 85
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 79 78 79 79 79 78 79 79 79 79 79 78
Max/Min RH 93 71 93 73 93 73 91 71
RH 90 88 78 81 91 93 74 82 90 88 76 81 88 91 76 80
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 5 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-282100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
608 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 77 91 76 90
Temp 78 87 93 94 87 82 81 77 77 83 89 90 86 78 78 77 76 84 89 90 86
Dewpt 77 79 77 78 76 76 76 75 74 76 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 78 77 77 76
Min/Max RH 60 94 65 100 65
RH 97 77 60 60 70 82 85 94 90 80 68 66 72 94 94 97100 82 68 66 72
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 11 13 12 9 8 6 5 8 11 11 11 8 6 5 4 8 11 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC SC SC SC OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 SC SC SC SC OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 40 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.27 0.04 0.02 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 4100 1400 1100 4200 4200 2100 800 4500 4500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 16 12 14 16 14 10 14 18
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 90 77 92 77 92 77 93
Temp 79 77 89 87 79 77 90 87 80 78 91 88 80 78 91 88
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 76 76 77 76 77 77 77 76 78 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 98 62 97 62 97 60 98 60
RH 91 97 66 68 91 97 66 70 91 97 64 68 94 97 64 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-282100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
608 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 98 78 96 78 96
Temp 79 87 95 95 88 82 81 79 78 86 93 95 89 80 79 78 79 87 94 95 90
Dewpt 77 78 76 77 78 77 76 75 74 76 75 75 76 77 77 77 76 77 75 76 76
Min/Max RH 53 91 52 97 53
RH 93 76 55 55 73 85 87 88 88 73 57 53 66 90 93 96 93 74 55 54 65
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 8 11 13 12 10 8 6 6 9 11 11 12 10 8 6 6 9 11 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 FW SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.44 0.02 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 4100 1700 1300 4900 5300 2500 1400 5400 5400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 18 18 13 17 18 20 13 18 20
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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 79 97 79 97 80 99 79 99
Temp 80 79 95 90 81 79 94 91 81 80 96 91 81 79 96 91
Dewpt 77 77 74 76 77 77 75 76 77 77 74 76 78 78 75 77
Max/Min RH 96 49 93 52 92 48 98 48
RH 91 96 52 63 88 93 55 63 88 91 50 62 91 97 51 63
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 5 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-282100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
608 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 77 98 78 100
Temp 81 87 94101 98 87 81 79 77 84 91 97 94 85 81 79 78 84 92 99 98
Dewpt 75 75 73 71 72 76 73 72 72 73 72 71 72 74 74 74 74 74 73 71 71
Min/Max RH 38 85 43 88 39
RH 82 68 51 38 43 70 77 79 85 70 54 43 49 70 79 85 88 72 54 41 42
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 8 8 8 9 8 10 10 9 8 6 8 9 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 FW SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 FW SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.92 0.03 0.02 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4800 6500 1600 1300 4700 6500 3600 1700 5100 6900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 20 17 14 13 24 18 17 16
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 100 80 100 80 103 80 104
Temp 81 78 94 98 82 80 95 98 83 80 95100 83 80 96101
Dewpt 75 75 73 71 75 75 73 71 76 76 73 70 75 75 73 70
Max/Min RH 91 39 86 39 88 36 85 35
RH 82 91 51 42 79 85 49 42 80 88 49 38 77 85 48 37
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 5 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
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