Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 081913
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
213 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
TXZ245-090900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
213 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat
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 76 88 75 89 71
Temp 86 82 78 77 77 77 82 87 87 83 78 77 76 76 82 87 87 82 76 74 73 71
Dewpt 77 76 77 76 76 76 78 78 77 76 77 76 75 74 75 74 73 72 72 70 69 67
Max/Min RH 97 72 99 62 89
RH 75 82 96 97 97 96 87 74 72 80 97 99 97 96 81 65 63 72 86 87 89 87
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 10 6 6 6 6 5 8 8 8 6 4 4 4 5 10 11 11 9 6 5 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Obvis H H PF H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 1200 2200 2200 1200 800 2900 2900 1700 1400
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE NE NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 13 13 13 11 10 10 16 18 16 13
Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
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 83 72 85 74 87 71 89 73 90
Temp 83 78 74 72 83 80 75 74 85 82 74 71 87 84 76 73 88 84
Dewpt 68 69 71 71 74 74 74 74 75 73 73 71 74 73 74 73 75 74
Min/Max RH 61 97 69 100 67 100 60 100 0
RH 62 74 89 95 75 82 97100 72 76 95100 66 71 94100 67 73
Pwind Dir E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 20 50 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-090900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
213 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 101 75 90 70
Temp 97 97 82 78 77 76 85 95100 98 83 78 76 75 80 88 90 86 77 74 72 70
Dewpt 71 70 75 75 75 74 75 72 69 66 71 73 73 71 71 70 69 69 68 67 64 63
Max/Min RH 96 34 91 50 79
RH 43 42 81 91 94 94 73 48 37 35 67 85 90 87 74 55 50 57 74 79 76 78
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE W NW E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 8 4 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 10 14 11 11 11 9 8 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 1100 3100 5300 1100 1100 4400 4200 2900 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE S NW E NE NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 14 12 10 11 11 12 19 18 16 12
Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 85 70 89 71 93 69 92 71 94
Temp 83 81 71 70 86 84 74 71 88 88 72 69 89 90 74 71 91 90
Dewpt 64 66 68 69 70 70 72 71 70 67 70 69 70 69 72 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 50 97 55 100 44 100 44 100 0
RH 52 60 90 97 60 63 93100 55 49 93100 54 50 93100 52 51
Pwind Dir E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 40 20 50 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ247-090900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
213 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat
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 85 76 84 74
Temp 83 80 78 78 78 77 81 83 84 81 78 78 77 77 80 83 83 80 77 76 75 74
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 74 74 74 72 72 71 69
Max/Min RH 100 79 99 72 87
RH 83 90 96 96 99 99 88 84 81 88 96 96 99 97 85 75 73 82 86 87 86 86
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SE S SE SE SE SE E NE NE E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 11 8 8 8 8 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 10 11 11 11 8 8 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.01
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 1200 1400 1400 1200 1100 2100 2200 1500 1800
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE E NE E E NE
T Wind Spd 16 16 16 11 10 11 17 19 18 16
Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
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 81 74 83 76 84 74 85 76 85
Temp 81 77 75 75 81 80 77 76 82 80 75 74 83 81 77 76 84 81
Dewpt 70 71 71 73 75 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 75 74 75 75 76 76
Min/Max RH 69 94 77 99 76 100 74 99 0
RH 70 82 88 94 81 84 94 97 80 81 96100 76 79 93 97 76 84
Pwind Dir E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 20 50 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-090900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
213 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 91 73 88 70
Temp 88 86 78 77 77 76 83 90 91 87 77 77 75 73 79 86 88 86 77 75 72 70
Dewpt 78 77 76 76 76 76 77 78 76 76 76 76 74 72 73 73 72 71 70 67 65 62
Max/Min RH 100 62 98 59 79
RH 72 75 94 97 97100 82 68 62 70 97 97 97 97 82 65 59 61 79 76 79 76
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 12 11 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 10 6 6 6 9 11 13 11 10 6 8 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Obvis H H PF H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 1100 3100 3500 1200 700 3300 3300 1200 600
T Wind Dir SE S S SE E NE NE E NE NE
T Wind Spd 12 11 11 11 10 9 16 14 11 11
Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 83 69 83 72 87 69 89 71 90
Temp 82 80 71 70 80 80 74 73 84 80 71 71 87 87 75 72 87 86
Dewpt 65 66 67 68 73 73 74 73 75 73 71 71 73 73 73 72 74 73
Min/Max RH 55 93 74 100 65 100 57 100 0
RH 56 62 87 93 79 79100100 74 79100100 63 63 94100 65 65
Pwind Dir E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 20 50 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ241-090900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
213 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat
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 76 101 75 91 73
Temp 98 95 81 79 77 76 84 95100 96 82 77 76 76 81 88 90 85 78 76 74 73
Dewpt 75 76 77 76 76 75 76 73 70 70 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 72 72 71 69 67
Max/Min RH 99 38 99 59 86
RH 49 54 88 93 96 97 79 50 38 44 80 94 99 96 84 63 59 66 84 86 85 83
Wind Dir S E SE SE SE SE S W NW E E E NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 8 8 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 8 8 6 6 10 12 13 12 11 9 8 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 1000 3000 5000 900 800 3600 3600 2400 1500
T Wind Dir SE SE S NW E NE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 13 10 10 11 10 11 18 18 16 11
Heat Y
Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
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 86 72 90 74 95 72 95 73 96
Temp 83 81 74 72 87 85 77 74 90 89 74 72 91 90 76 73 92 90
Dewpt 69 70 71 72 72 74 74 73 73 70 72 72 71 71 74 73 73 71
Min/Max RH 60 99 59 99 46 100 46 100 0
RH 64 71 90 99 61 70 90 95 58 55 93100 53 55 92100 55 55
Pwind Dir E E SE SE S E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 20 40 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-090900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
213 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 105 75 93 74
Temp 100102 88 83 78 77 84 95103102 88 81 77 76 81 87 91 88 81 78 76 74
Dewpt 65 65 69 75 75 74 74 71 62 56 60 66 72 71 70 69 68 67 68 66 65 64
Max/Min RH 91 21 87 47 71
RH 32 30 54 77 91 90 72 46 26 22 39 60 85 85 69 55 47 50 65 67 69 71
Wind Dir NW E E SE SE E SW NW NW N NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E
Wind Spd 8 4 6 11 11 6 4 6 9 6 8 8 11 16 16 12 11 12 11 11 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW B1 SC FW CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW FW CL FW FW B1 SC FW CL CL CL SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 500 800 3500 6500 1000 1300 4300 4400 2700 1900
T Wind Dir E SE W NW NE E NE E E E
T Wind Spd 12 12 9 12 13 16 20 18 18 14
Date 05/11Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 86 73 91 75 94 72 96 74 99
Temp 83 83 75 73 84 88 78 75 88 92 77 73 91 94 78 74 92 95
Dewpt 65 67 67 69 71 69 71 72 70 62 66 68 68 64 69 70 71 66
Min/Max RH 53 87 50 90 35 84 35 87 0
RH 55 59 76 87 65 54 79 90 55 37 69 84 47 37 74 87 51 39
Pwind Dir E E SE SE SW E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
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