Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 021658
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1158 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
TXZ245-022100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1158 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
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 80 92 82 93
Temp 90 90 85 82 82 81 80 88 91 92 88 83 82 82 82 88 92 92 87
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 79 78 79 80 79 78 77 78 79 79 78 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 65 96 65 90 65
RH 71 69 79 90 91 91 96 78 69 65 71 87 90 90 88 75 67 65 74
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 10 12 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 1300 1200 3200 3100 2000 1700 3400 3300
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 20 19 21 23 20 18 21 24
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 81 94 80 93 80 94 79 94
Temp 82 82 93 88 82 81 93 88 82 81 93 89 82 80 93 89
Dewpt 78 78 78 77 78 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 76 75 76 75
Max/Min RH 89 62 90 60 87 56 88 56
RH 88 87 63 70 87 90 61 69 82 85 58 65 82 87 58 64
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-022100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1158 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 79 101 77 102
Temp 96 98 93 82 80 80 79 88 97 99 92 81 80 79 78 88 98101 94
Dewpt 72 72 73 76 77 76 77 77 74 73 73 75 76 76 76 77 73 73 74
Min/Max RH 43 94 43 95 40
RH 46 43 52 84 91 88 94 70 47 43 54 82 88 91 94 69 44 41 52
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 11 13 14 11 10 9 8 11 13 13 14 11 9 8 8 11 12 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6100 2700 1600 5300 5900 2800 1600 5500 6200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 25 19 23 23 21 16 19 23
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 102 75 101 74 101 74 101
Temp 80 77 99 95 79 75 97 95 79 74 97 95 78 75 97 95
Dewpt 75 75 71 73 76 75 71 70 74 74 69 68 73 73 69 69
Max/Min RH 96 38 100 38 100 34 97 33
RH 85 94 41 49 91 99 43 45 87100 41 42 85 96 41 43
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-022100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1158 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
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 82 89 83 89
Temp 88 87 84 83 83 82 83 86 88 89 85 83 83 83 83 87 88 88 85
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 79 78 78 79 79 80 80 80 79 79
Min/Max RH 73 91 73 90 74
RH 76 76 84 88 90 90 91 83 76 73 80 85 88 88 90 79 77 74 82
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 1500 1500 2500 2400 2200 2000 2500 2500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 23 21 23 24 23 21 23 24
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 82 89 81 90 82 90 81 90
Temp 83 82 89 86 82 82 88 86 83 83 89 86 83 82 88 87
Dewpt 79 79 80 79 78 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 92 72 91 67 84 64 87 66
RH 88 91 75 80 88 88 72 74 80 81 66 72 81 84 69 72
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ234-022100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1158 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 79 92 79 92
Temp 89 91 87 81 80 81 81 87 92 90 85 81 81 80 79 87 91 92 88
Dewpt 78 76 76 77 78 78 78 79 78 77 76 76 77 77 78 79 77 77 76
Min/Max RH 62 97 62 97 61
RH 70 62 70 88 94 91 91 77 64 66 75 85 88 91 97 77 64 62 68
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE
Wind Spd 11 14 13 11 9 8 9 12 14 17 14 11 9 9 10 13 14 17 14
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4100 1200 1300 4400 4300 2100 1500 4500 4400
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 17 14 20 24 16 14 21 24
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 94 76 96 75 95 75 96
Temp 80 78 94 88 79 76 93 90 79 75 93 90 79 76 93 90
Dewpt 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 74 76 75 74 73 75 74 73 73
Max/Min RH 98 57 100 51 100 48 95 48
RH 91 97 58 68 91100 56 60 91100 54 58 88 94 52 58
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-022100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1158 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
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 97 80 98 80 100
Temp 95 95 89 83 82 81 80 88 95 97 92 84 81 81 80 89 97 99 92
Dewpt 74 75 76 78 78 78 78 78 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 75 76 76
Min/Max RH 50 94 50 94 47
RH 51 53 66 87 88 91 94 71 54 51 59 80 88 90 93 69 50 48 60
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 12 14 14 11 11 10 10 11 14 16 14 11 10 9 9 11 13 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW B1 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 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 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4900 1700 1400 4900 4800 2200 1400 5300 5200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 21 21 19 23 23 21 16 20 25
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
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 79 100 76 99 75 98 75 99
Temp 80 79 97 92 80 77 96 93 79 76 95 92 79 76 96 93
Dewpt 77 77 73 76 76 76 73 73 76 75 71 72 75 75 71 73
Max/Min RH 94 45 99 45 98 43 97 42
RH 91 94 46 60 88 97 48 53 90 96 46 52 88 96 46 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 FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-022100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1158 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
Date Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 81 103 79 103
Temp 95100 99 88 83 82 81 87 95102100 87 83 82 79 87 95102100
Dewpt 71 70 71 76 76 75 76 75 74 72 73 73 74 74 75 75 73 71 71
Min/Max RH 36 85 38 88 36
RH 46 38 41 68 80 79 85 68 51 39 42 63 74 77 88 68 49 37 40
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 12 11 9 8 9 10 10 11 11 10 9 6 8 9 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6500 1700 1600 4400 6400 4000 1600 4500 6300
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 17 23 17 17 14 20 12 13 13
Date Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 80 104 78 102 77 103 77 104
Temp 84 80 97100 83 78 95100 83 77 94102 83 77 95101
Dewpt 75 74 73 69 74 74 72 67 73 74 69 64 72 72 69 63
Max/Min RH 83 34 88 32 91 28 85 27
RH 74 82 46 37 74 88 48 34 72 90 44 29 70 85 43 29
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 5 5 0 0 0
$$
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