Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 012218
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
518 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
TXZ245-020900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
518 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue
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 92 80 92 80
Temp 86 81 81 80 81 88 91 91 87 82 82 81 80 87 91 91 86 82 82 81 80
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 80 78 78 77 78 78 78 79
Max/Min RH 97 65 96 65 96
RH 76 90 93 94 91 76 66 67 74 87 88 90 96 79 66 67 76 87 88 90 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 5 5 5 8 10 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 12 11 10 8 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 900 3100 3200 2100 1900 3100 3200 2100 2000
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 14 14 19 21 23 20 21 25 20 20
Date 06/04Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 80 93 79 94 77 94 77 94
Temp 92 86 82 80 93 87 81 79 93 87 81 78 93 88 80 78 93 87
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 76 77 76 76 75 76 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 65 95 62 95 61 95 56 93 55
RH 67 76 88 94 63 75 88 94 63 71 88 93 58 67 87 93 56 68
Pwind Dir S S S S SE S SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ231-020900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
518 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 99 76 100 77
Temp 91 81 79 79 79 88 95 97 92 81 79 78 77 87 96 99 92 82 80 79 78
Dewpt 73 75 77 77 76 76 72 72 72 75 76 76 76 75 73 72 72 75 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 42 98 42 96
RH 56 82 94 93 93 68 47 44 52 82 91 94 97 68 47 42 52 78 87 91 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 9 6 6 6 11 13 14 14 12 11 10 10 12 13 14 14 12 10 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B2 B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC B2 B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 2200 1500 5200 5900 2600 1700 5300 5700 2800 1500
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 20 23 25 19 25 24 24 16
Date 06/04Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 102 77 104 75 103 75 102 73 102
Temp 98 95 80 77 99 96 80 76 99 96 79 75 98 96 78 74 98 96
Dewpt 73 73 76 75 72 73 76 74 70 70 75 74 69 67 73 72 68 67
Min/Max RH 40 95 36 97 36 98 32 96 32
RH 44 49 87 94 42 48 88 94 40 43 88 97 39 39 84 93 38 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-020900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
518 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue
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 82 89 82 89 82
Temp 86 83 83 82 83 86 88 88 86 83 83 83 82 86 88 88 85 83 83 83 82
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 78 78 79 79 79 79
Max/Min RH 91 73 93 71 93
RH 80 88 90 90 90 81 74 74 79 88 90 88 93 83 75 72 81 88 88 90 93
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 16 14 13 13 13 13
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1300 2600 2500 2100 2000 2800 2800 2100 2200
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 18 20 21 25 23 23 24 23 24
Date 06/04Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 89 82 90 82 89 81 90 81 90
Temp 88 86 83 82 89 86 83 82 89 86 83 81 88 86 83 81 89 86
Dewpt 80 78 79 79 80 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 76 77 76 77 76
Min/Max RH 74 91 72 90 70 90 66 87 64
RH 77 79 88 91 74 80 87 90 72 77 85 90 69 72 82 87 67 72
Pwind Dir S SE S S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ234-020900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
518 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 92 78 91 79
Temp 86 80 79 79 78 85 91 91 87 81 79 80 78 85 90 91 87 81 80 81 79
Dewpt 76 77 78 78 78 79 78 75 75 77 77 77 77 78 77 76 75 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 100 60 97 62 94
RH 72 91 97 97100 82 66 60 68 88 94 91 97 80 66 62 68 85 91 88 94
Wind Dir SE SE E SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 10 6 6 5 6 10 13 14 14 11 10 9 10 13 16 17 14 11 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 600 4300 4500 1800 1100 4600 4500 2200 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 11 17 21 18 17 21 24 17 16
Date 06/04Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 79 95 76 96 75 96 75 96
Temp 93 87 80 80 93 90 80 77 94 90 79 75 93 92 79 76 94 91
Dewpt 78 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 76 75 74 72 74 73 72 73
Min/Max RH 59 94 56 98 50 100 46 93 47
RH 62 70 88 91 60 66 88 97 54 62 91100 54 52 85 90 49 56
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ241-020900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
518 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue
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 98 79 99 79
Temp 90 83 81 81 80 88 95 96 91 83 81 81 80 89 96 98 91 83 82 81 79
Dewpt 76 78 78 78 78 76 74 75 76 78 78 77 77 76 75 75 76 77 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 94 50 94 48 94
RH 65 85 93 91 94 68 52 52 63 85 91 90 93 67 50 49 62 84 87 85 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 10 8 8 8 11 14 16 16 12 11 11 11 13 14 16 16 12 11 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1700 1300 5200 5500 2000 1500 5200 5200 2200 1500
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 14 20 24 23 19 25 23 23 18
Date 06/04Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 100 79 102 77 100 75 100 75 100
Temp 97 92 81 79 98 93 80 77 97 93 79 76 96 93 79 76 96 93
Dewpt 75 76 76 77 74 76 76 76 73 74 76 75 71 71 75 73 71 73
Min/Max RH 47 96 44 98 43 99 41 94 40
RH 51 60 85 94 47 58 88 97 46 54 91 97 46 49 88 92 45 52
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 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ229-020900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
518 PM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 102 79 104 79
Temp 96 87 82 80 80 87 95100 99 87 83 80 80 87 96103 99 88 84 81 79
Dewpt 72 75 75 75 76 75 72 70 70 75 76 75 76 75 73 72 71 74 74 74 75
Max/Min RH 88 36 90 37 88
RH 46 68 79 85 88 68 48 38 39 68 80 85 88 68 48 37 41 63 72 79 88
Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 10 9 8 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 8 10 11 10 11 11 11 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.03 0.11
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1200 1400 5700 6800 3200 1700 5000 6900 3600 1600
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 16 19 18 25 19 18 14 21 13
Date 06/04Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 104 80 107 79 106 78 104 77 105
Temp 96101 84 80 99103 84 79 98103 84 78 96101 83 77 97102
Dewpt 73 71 74 74 72 67 74 74 71 65 73 73 68 63 71 72 67 62
Min/Max RH 35 82 29 85 27 86 26 86 26
RH 48 38 72 82 42 32 72 85 42 29 70 85 40 29 67 85 38 27
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 0 0
$$
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