Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 251638
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1138 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
TXZ245-252100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1138 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 83 71 83 72 84
Temp 81 81 78 72 71 72 72 78 82 83 79 74 74 73 72 80 83 83 79
Dewpt 73 73 71 72 71 71 71 73 73 72 72 73 73 72 71 74 73 73 72
Min/Max RH 72 100 68 98 71
RH 75 76 81 99 99 97 97 85 75 71 81 97 97 95 97 81 73 72 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 16 16 16 16 16 14 17 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 19 20 21
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2500 1400 1000 2700 2700 1400 1400 2500 2400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 27 27 26 29 26 23 23 27 27
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 71 83 70 84 69 83 69 83
Temp 74 72 83 79 73 71 83 78 71 70 82 79 71 70 82 78
Dewpt 72 72 74 73 73 71 74 73 71 70 73 72 71 70 72 71
Max/Min RH 99 73 100 71 100 69 100 65
RH 95 99 75 82100100 75 85100100 74 81100100 71 78
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 30 20 30 30 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ231-252100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1138 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 71 89 72 90
Temp 85 87 83 74 72 72 72 77 84 88 85 76 75 74 73 80 87 89 85
Dewpt 71 70 69 70 69 69 69 71 70 69 69 71 72 71 70 70 69 69 70
Min/Max RH 55 99 53 93 50
RH 61 56 62 86 92 90 90 81 62 54 59 85 92 90 89 73 54 51 62
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 17 17 16 16 16 12 14 16 12 14 16 14 14 13 20 18 17 20
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 2000 1500 3500 3600 1900 1900 4900 4800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 29 28 26 25 23 21 21 26 26
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 87 71 89 68 86 69 86
Temp 74 73 84 84 73 71 86 84 71 69 84 84 72 69 83 82
Dewpt 71 69 70 69 72 71 70 68 71 69 70 68 71 69 69 66
Max/Min RH 91 57 100 52 100 55 100 53
RH 90 87 63 61 97100 58 59 99100 62 59 97100 62 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 30 20 30 30 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ247-252100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1138 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 79 72 80 73 81
Temp 78 78 76 73 73 73 72 77 79 80 77 75 74 74 74 78 81 81 77
Dewpt 73 73 73 72 72 71 72 72 73 72 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 81 100 77 97 76
RH 85 85 89 97 99 95100 86 83 78 87 96 95 93 92 86 78 77 86
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 17 20 23
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 900 1400 1900 1800 1500 1500 1900 1800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 27 28 29 32 26 25 25 26 26
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 73 81 73 81 72 80 71 80
Temp 74 74 80 78 74 73 80 76 74 72 80 76 73 71 80 76
Dewpt 73 72 74 74 74 73 74 73 73 72 73 72 72 71 72 71
Max/Min RH 96 79 100 78 100 79 100 76
RH 95 93 81 87 99100 83 91 99100 81 88 99100 78 86
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 30 20 30 30 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ234-252100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1138 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 72 83 73 85
Temp 82 82 78 74 74 73 72 77 81 83 80 75 75 75 74 80 84 85 81
Dewpt 72 73 71 72 72 71 71 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 73 73 72
Min/Max RH 72 97 68 95 67
RH 72 74 79 93 93 93 97 85 74 70 77 94 94 90 90 77 70 67 74
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 16 17 16 16 13 14 13 16 20 20 17 17 14 13 14 19 24 24 21
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 1200 1200 3100 3400 1700 1800 3800 3800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 29 26 25 29 32 21 21 27 29
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 85 71 85 70 85 69 84
Temp 75 74 84 80 75 72 83 81 73 70 83 81 72 70 83 82
Dewpt 72 71 73 73 74 72 74 72 72 70 73 72 72 70 71 70
Max/Min RH 91 68 100 67 100 65 100 63
RH 90 90 70 79 97100 74 74 97100 72 74100100 67 67
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 40 30 40 30 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-252100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1138 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 72 91 73 91
Temp 86 88 83 76 74 74 73 79 86 90 85 77 76 75 74 81 88 90 84
Dewpt 72 73 71 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 72 73 73 72 71 72 71 72 73
Min/Max RH 60 95 55 93 55
RH 66 62 68 89 92 92 94 81 63 55 66 87 92 92 90 75 58 56 69
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 17 20 18 16 14 14 13 16 18 17 16 16 13 14 14 20 19 19 20
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 1800 1700 3700 4300 1600 1700 4900 4800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 33 27 25 28 27 21 21 27 26
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 74 90 73 90 70 87 71 87
Temp 76 74 86 85 75 73 86 85 74 71 84 83 73 71 84 81
Dewpt 73 71 72 72 74 72 72 71 73 71 72 71 72 71 71 69
Max/Min RH 91 57 98 55 100 60 100 60
RH 90 90 63 65 97 97 63 64 97100 67 67 97100 66 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 30 10 30 30 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ229-252100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1138 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 74 94 74 96
Temp 86 92 91 82 77 75 75 79 86 93 92 82 77 76 75 80 89 95 95
Dewpt 69 68 69 71 69 69 69 70 70 68 67 70 70 71 71 71 69 65 64
Min/Max RH 44 87 42 88 34
RH 61 46 49 69 76 82 82 74 59 44 44 67 79 85 87 74 52 37 36
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 14 16 16 18 17 13 12 12 9 8 9 16 14 14 13 16 13 12 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6200 1400 1400 3600 4600 2400 1600 4700 6500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 28 31 24 20 13 19 18 21 18
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 91 74 92 72 90 74 90
Temp 79 76 83 90 75 74 88 90 75 73 86 88 76 74 84 89
Dewpt 71 71 69 62 69 71 69 67 70 70 70 68 70 70 69 67
Max/Min RH 85 38 91 43 91 48 87 47
RH 77 85 63 39 82 90 54 47 84 90 59 52 82 87 61 48
Pwind Dir SE E E SE E SE E SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 30 30 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
$$
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