Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 310848
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
348 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
TXZ245-312100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
348 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 91 79 92 80 92
Temp 79 79 87 90 90 86 82 80 80 81 88 91 90 85 81 81 81 80 87 91 91 87
Dewpt 76 78 79 79 77 77 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 67 97 65 94 64
RH 91 96 78 71 67 75 88 94 94 94 75 66 69 80 93 93 93 93 75 67 64 74
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 10 11 11 10 8 6 6 6 8 10 10 11 11 10 8 10 11 14 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3100 3300 1400 1500 3200 3100 2100 1700 3300 3200
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 19 20 19 18 19 19 17 17 21 23
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 80 93 80 93 80 93 79 94
Temp 82 80 92 87 82 80 92 87 82 80 93 87 82 80 93 88
Dewpt 78 78 78 77 78 78 79 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 77
Max/Min RH 93 64 93 66 94 65 97 59
RH 90 93 65 73 90 93 66 74 87 94 65 75 90 93 63 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ231-312100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
348 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 78 98 79 99
Temp 77 78 87 94 94 89 80 79 79 79 87 95 97 92 82 81 80 79 88 96 98 92
Dewpt 74 75 76 73 75 73 75 76 76 76 77 74 73 73 76 77 76 76 75 71 71 72
Min/Max RH 50 94 47 91 41
RH 90 91 70 52 54 59 85 91 91 91 73 51 47 55 82 90 88 91 67 46 42 53
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 6 11 11 11 12 11 8 6 6 9 11 11 13 11 8 8 8 11 13 14 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4600 4800 2000 1600 5100 5600 2900 1800 6000 6600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 20 19 19 16 20 20 20 16 25 24
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 101 78 101 77 103 76 101
Temp 80 79 98 93 80 79 97 94 79 79 99 95 79 77 97 95
Dewpt 76 75 71 73 76 75 72 73 76 76 72 73 76 75 71 70
Max/Min RH 93 40 93 40 97 37 100 38
RH 88 88 43 52 88 88 45 52 91 93 42 49 91 94 43 45
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-312100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
348 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 88 81 89 81 89
Temp 82 81 86 87 88 85 83 82 82 82 86 88 88 85 82 82 82 82 86 88 89 86
Dewpt 77 79 79 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 78 79 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 73 96 74 94 72
RH 87 93 81 78 73 79 90 90 90 93 81 75 74 82 93 94 91 93 79 75 73 80
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 12 12 13 13 12 13 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 11 13 12 14 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 2600 2000 2000 2600 2300 2000 1900 2800 2800
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 20 20 21 19 19 20 19 19 21 21
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 89 82 89 82 90 81 90
Temp 83 82 88 86 82 82 88 85 83 83 89 85 82 82 89 86
Dewpt 79 79 79 78 79 79 80 78 79 79 80 79 79 79 79 78
Max/Min RH 91 70 92 72 91 73 93 68
RH 88 90 74 79 91 91 78 79 90 90 75 81 91 93 73 77
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ234-312100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
348 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 77 93 78 92
Temp 79 79 84 88 88 86 80 79 79 78 85 90 90 87 81 80 80 79 87 91 92 87
Dewpt 75 77 77 77 77 75 76 77 77 77 79 78 75 76 77 77 78 77 78 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 68 97 62 97 57
RH 88 94 80 70 70 70 88 94 94 97 82 68 62 70 88 91 94 94 75 62 58 70
Wind Dir SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 11 14 14 11 9 6 6 6 9 11 11 11 9 6 6 6 11 13 14 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.76 0.06 0.14 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
LAL 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4000 4000 1000 1400 3800 4100 2000 1400 4300 4900
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 18 14 13 17 19 14 13 20 23
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 93 79 93 77 95 77 97
Temp 79 81 92 86 80 80 92 88 80 78 94 88 78 77 94 90
Dewpt 77 77 76 75 76 77 77 76 77 77 77 75 77 77 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 59 95 59 97 56 100 49
RH 94 88 60 70 88 91 62 68 91 97 58 66 97100 54 62
Pwind Dir SE S SE S SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ241-312100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
348 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
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 96 79 97 80 97
Temp 79 79 87 92 94 90 82 80 80 79 88 94 96 90 83 82 81 80 88 95 97 90
Dewpt 75 77 76 76 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 75 75 76 78 78 78 76 76 74 74 76
Min/Max RH 55 94 51 91 47
RH 88 94 70 59 58 65 85 93 91 94 71 54 51 64 87 88 91 88 69 51 49 64
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 9 8 11 13 14 14 11 8 8 8 11 11 14 14 11 9 8 9 11 14 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 SC B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 SC B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4300 4400 1900 1500 4600 4900 2300 1400 5600 5600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 23 20 19 17 20 21 19 16 26 25
Heat Y Y
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
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 99 79 99 78 101 76 99
Temp 81 79 96 91 81 80 96 91 80 79 97 92 80 77 96 91
Dewpt 77 77 74 75 77 77 74 76 77 77 74 75 77 77 73 74
Max/Min RH 93 47 93 46 95 46 100 44
RH 88 93 49 60 87 93 49 62 91 94 48 58 93100 48 58
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 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ229-312100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
348 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date Fri 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 80 101 80 101
Temp 80 79 85 92 98 95 84 82 80 80 87 94 99 96 86 83 82 81 87 95101 99
Dewpt 73 74 74 73 72 72 75 75 75 76 76 74 71 72 75 76 75 76 74 72 70 70
Min/Max RH 42 88 41 85 36
RH 79 85 70 54 43 48 74 79 85 88 70 53 41 46 70 80 79 85 65 48 37 39
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 11 6 9 10 9 11 11 9 8 6 8 9 10 12 11 10 10 9 11 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4300 5700 1700 1400 5100 6800 4500 2200 6300 7700
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 14 18 14 17 19 21 14 21 18
Heat Y Y
Date Mon 06/03/24Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 80 104 79 104 80 104 79 102
Temp 84 80 95103 85 80 97101 84 80 98101 84 79 95 99
Dewpt 75 75 72 70 74 75 72 70 75 75 73 69 74 74 71 67
Max/Min RH 86 35 89 34 85 34 90 32
RH 74 85 48 35 70 85 45 37 74 85 45 36 72 85 46 36
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
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