Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 150713
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
213 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
TXZ245-152100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 80 69 82 69 84
Temp 69 69 76 79 80 76 71 70 70 70 77 81 82 78 72 72 71 69 77 82 83 78
Dewpt 68 68 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 73 73 71 71 72 72 71 69 73 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 73 100 71 100 67
RH 97 99 88 78 73 83 97100100100 87 77 71 81100100100100 88 71 67 81
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 11 13 17 16 13 16 11 11 8 10 9 9 6 6 6 4 5 8 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 2200 1300 1300 2500 2300 1200 1100 2600 2400
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 19 24 21 20 19 17 16 14 12 13
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
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 69 83 69 84 69 84 65 80
Temp 72 70 81 78 71 69 83 79 71 69 82 78 71 66 78 74
Dewpt 72 70 72 70 71 69 72 70 71 69 72 70 70 66 67 65
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 64 100 65 100 63
RH 100100 73 78100100 70 75100100 71 76 99100 69 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0 20 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ231-152100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 68 89 70 90
Temp 69 68 75 84 86 81 73 70 70 70 77 86 89 85 75 73 72 70 77 87 90 84
Dewpt 67 67 69 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 70 68 68 69 70 71 71 70 72 70 68 67
Min/Max RH 57 100 49 100 48
RH 93 97 82 60 57 65 84 92 93 93 79 55 49 59 83 95 99100 85 56 48 57
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 6 12 16 18 17 16 16 8 11 8 8 6 10 9 8 6 4 6 8 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3200 3500 1800 1300 3300 3700 1300 1200 3900 4500
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 25 24 16 13 11 13 10 9 12
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 90 68 91 68 89 63 78
Temp 72 70 87 84 70 68 87 85 71 69 85 83 69 64 75 74
Dewpt 71 70 68 64 69 68 68 65 69 68 67 66 68 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 45 98 48 100 56
RH 97100 53 51 97100 53 51 93 97 54 57 97100 64 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 5 5 20 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ247-152100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 78 70 79 71 79
Temp 71 71 75 77 78 74 72 72 71 72 76 78 78 75 73 73 72 71 75 79 78 75
Dewpt 69 69 71 72 71 70 70 71 71 71 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 81 100 79 100 77
RH 95 95 89 85 81 87 95 97100 99 91 82 81 90 99 99100100 90 80 79 90
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 9 11 12 14 17 16 14 16 11 11 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 1500 800 1300 1400 1300 1000 1200 1700 1700
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE S S S SE
T Wind Spd 20 24 24 23 18 17 17 16 11 16
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
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 80 71 80 71 80 68 78
Temp 72 71 79 75 72 71 79 76 72 71 79 75 72 69 76 72
Dewpt 72 71 72 71 72 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 69 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 76 100 77 100 75 100 70
RH 100100 81 87 99100 80 87 99100 80 89 99100 75 80
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0 20 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ234-152100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 81 69 83 71 85
Temp 70 71 74 79 80 77 72 72 71 72 77 82 83 80 74 74 73 71 77 83 85 80
Dewpt 68 69 70 72 71 70 70 69 71 71 73 73 72 71 72 73 73 71 73 72 71 71
Min/Max RH 74 100 70 100 63
RH 93 93 87 79 74 79 93 90100 97 87 74 70 74 93 97100100 87 70 63 74
Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 9 12 16 20 16 12 14 11 13 9 12 12 11 10 8 6 5 6 8 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2800 2900 1400 1200 3300 3500 1500 600 3100 3600
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 24 18 16 17 18 12 9 11 12
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 86 70 86 70 84 65 77
Temp 73 72 83 80 72 70 84 81 72 70 82 80 71 66 74 74
Dewpt 72 72 72 69 71 70 71 69 71 70 70 69 70 66 66 63
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 61 100 61 100 65
RH 97100 70 69 97100 65 67 97100 67 69 97100 76 69
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 20 40 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-152100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
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 70 92 72 91
Temp 71 71 78 86 87 81 74 73 72 72 80 89 91 84 76 74 73 72 79 87 90 83
Dewpt 68 69 70 71 71 71 70 69 70 71 71 70 70 71 72 73 73 72 73 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 59 97 50 100 54
RH 92 92 78 62 60 72 87 89 92 95 74 54 51 65 89 95 99100 84 60 55 68
Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 11 10 12 16 19 20 16 14 9 9 11 11 9 11 10 8 8 6 6 8 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3300 3500 1500 1200 4500 4300 1700 1200 4000 3900
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 25 23 16 17 13 14 11 10 13
Wind Y Y Y
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
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 91 69 91 71 90 67 80
Temp 74 72 87 83 72 70 88 85 72 71 86 84 72 68 77 76
Dewpt 73 72 69 68 71 70 69 68 71 71 69 69 71 67 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 50 99 52 99 56
RH 95100 56 60 97100 55 57 97 99 58 62 97 99 67 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 5 5 20 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ229-152100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
213 AM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024
Date Mon 04/15/24 Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 72 93 73 96
Temp 73 71 77 87 94 91 81 77 74 73 77 86 92 91 82 77 75 73 79 89 95 92
Dewpt 67 68 68 68 67 67 70 69 68 68 69 67 63 62 66 69 70 71 71 71 67 66
Min/Max RH 41 84 36 93 39
RH 81 90 74 53 41 45 69 76 82 84 76 53 38 38 58 76 84 93 77 56 40 43
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE NE E SE SE SE E E E E E
Wind Spd 11 8 10 13 16 16 14 10 8 4 4 5 6 6 9 8 6 4 6 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3600 4900 1000 1500 2900 3800 2000 900 3900 4500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E NE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 17 20 20 13 6 9 12 8 6 12
Date Thu 04/18/24Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 95 70 96 72 91 67 80
Temp 77 73 90 90 75 70 88 92 75 72 85 89 72 67 76 78
Dewpt 70 70 68 66 68 68 67 65 67 68 67 64 66 63 60 58
Max/Min RH 91 39 94 38 88 42 89 48
RH 79 90 49 45 79 93 50 41 76 87 55 44 81 87 58 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10 30 50 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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