Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 020528
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1228 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
TXZ245-022100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1228 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 85 73 85 71 86
Temp 74 74 81 84 85 80 75 74 74 74 80 84 85 80 75 74 73 72 82 86 84 79
Dewpt 74 73 75 75 74 74 75 74 74 74 76 75 74 74 75 74 73 72 74 73 72 73
Min/Max RH 71 100 69 100 66
RH 100 99 84 74 71 84 99100100100 90 76 69 82100 99100100 77 66 69 84
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 10 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 9 12 11 8 6 5 9 11 14 14 13
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 2300 2400 1400 1200 2400 2800 1800 1200 2800 2800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 18 16 13 13 16 17 13 16 18
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 72 85 73 86 73 87 73 89
Temp 73 72 85 80 74 73 84 82 75 74 86 82 75 74 88 82
Dewpt 73 72 73 73 74 72 74 73 75 74 75 74 75 74 75 74
Max/Min RH 100 68 100 68 100 64 100 63
RH 100100 69 79100 99 71 76 99100 70 77100100 66 77
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-022100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1228 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 73 90 72 91
Temp 74 73 79 83 86 84 76 74 74 73 80 87 90 86 76 74 73 72 79 89 90 85
Dewpt 72 73 75 74 73 73 73 74 74 73 74 73 72 71 72 72 72 72 72 69 67 67
Min/Max RH 63 100 55 100 46
RH 93 99 87 73 65 70 90100100100 82 62 55 61 87 93 97 99 79 52 46 54
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 10 11 11 10 10 8 6 5 6 8 10 14 12 9 8 9 12 14 16 18
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 2500 2900 1300 1200 3900 4700 2600 1200 4400 5000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 17 13 13 9 9 13 13 10 16 19
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 90 72 94 73 98 72 101
Temp 73 72 87 85 75 72 90 88 75 73 92 93 76 73 95 97
Dewpt 71 70 68 68 73 71 69 70 73 72 72 71 73 72 71 68
Max/Min RH 97 49 97 46 100 43 100 33
RH 93 93 53 57 92 97 50 56 94 97 52 48 90 99 46 40
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-022100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1228 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 82 75 83 74 82
Temp 75 75 78 81 81 78 76 75 76 75 79 80 82 78 76 75 75 74 79 81 81 78
Dewpt 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 81 99 78 100 75
RH 99 99 91 82 81 89 97 99 97 99 90 85 78 88 97 97 97 99 87 79 77 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 8 8 9 12 12 9 8 8 9 11 12 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 1700 1800 1300 1200 1800 2100 1600 1700 2100 2200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 21 18 18 17 16 17 18 16 16 18
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 82 75 83 75 84 76 85
Temp 75 74 82 78 76 75 81 79 76 75 82 80 77 76 83 81
Dewpt 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 75 75 74 75 75 76 75 76 75
Max/Min RH 99 76 99 76 100 76 99 75
RH 96 97 77 88 96 94 80 87 99 97 80 84 97 97 78 82
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-022100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1228 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 86 74 86 73 87
Temp 74 73 79 84 86 82 77 76 75 74 79 83 86 82 76 75 74 73 80 85 87 82
Dewpt 73 73 75 75 74 74 74 75 74 74 76 76 75 73 73 74 73 73 73 73 71 71
Min/Max RH 68 100 70 100 59
RH 97100 88 74 68 77 90 97 97100 91 80 70 74 90 97 97100 79 67 59 69
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 14 14 11 11 10 8 6 6 9 13 13 11 10 9 9 12 16 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 2800 3600 1300 700 2700 3500 1700 700 4000 4100
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 17 18 13 11 11 13 13 11 14 19
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 86 73 87 74 90 74 93
Temp 74 73 84 81 75 73 85 83 76 75 88 85 76 74 91 87
Dewpt 73 72 72 73 74 72 72 73 74 74 74 73 75 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 97 65 100 61 97 58 100 52
RH 97 97 67 77 97 97 65 72 94 97 63 67 97100 58 63
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-022100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1228 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 75 92 73 91
Temp 76 75 79 85 87 85 78 76 76 75 81 88 91 85 77 76 75 73 81 88 90 84
Dewpt 74 74 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 76 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 71 69 70
Min/Max RH 66 100 59 100 51
RH 94 95 90 75 68 72 91 97 96 99 85 67 59 69 92 96 97100 78 57 51 63
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 8 11 13 11 11 10 8 6 5 6 8 12 14 11 10 8 9 13 16 18 17
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 2600 2800 1300 1000 3400 4300 2400 1100 4200 4300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 18 16 13 9 9 13 13 11 16 20
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 91 74 96 74 98 74 101
Temp 75 73 88 84 76 74 91 88 77 74 94 91 78 74 96 94
Dewpt 73 72 70 72 74 73 71 73 74 73 73 73 74 73 73 71
Max/Min RH 99 53 97 47 99 45 97 38
RH 94 97 56 67 94 95 53 61 92 97 52 55 88 97 49 48
Pwind Dir SE SE 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 SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-022100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1228 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 75 97 75 94
Temp 77 76 79 83 90 89 82 77 76 75 81 89 95 92 81 77 76 75 79 88 93 90
Dewpt 72 73 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 70 70 72 71 72 72 73 71 69 68
Min/Max RH 56 97 45 90 44
RH 85 90 85 77 62 61 77 90 94 97 79 59 45 49 74 82 87 90 82 57 46 49
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 8 6 6 6 10 9 8 5 6 6 9 12 14 12 10 10 11 12 16 19
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.16 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 2100 3600 900 1100 4500 6200 2400 1500 4700 6400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 9 13 9 8 11 16 12 14 17
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 95 76 99 76 101 76 104
Temp 77 75 88 91 78 76 91 97 80 76 93 99 82 76 97102
Dewpt 71 71 69 68 71 71 71 68 72 72 71 65 70 69 69 60
Max/Min RH 87 43 87 37 87 31 79 24
RH 82 87 54 47 79 85 52 39 77 87 49 33 67 79 40 25
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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