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FOUS54 KCRP 141955
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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
255 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

TXZ245-151015-
ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RAWS-ARANSAS COUNTY TX
28.30N  96.82W ELEV. 20 FT
255 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

DATE           06/14/13      SAT 06/15/13            SUN 06/16/13            MON
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          88          80          88          80
TEMP          89 86 83 82 81 80 85 88 88 85 82 82 81 80 85 88 88 86 83 82 81 80
DEWPT         78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 75 74 74 75 75 76 76 75 75
MAX/MIN RH                   92          68          87          65          87
RH            69 77 87 86 91 92 78 70 68 74 82 84 87 85 71 66 66 71 81 83 86 87
WIND DIR      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD      10 10  9  8  6  5  6 10 12 12 10 10  8  2 11  9 12 12 13 10  9  8
HEAT INDEX   103 98 93 91 84 84 94100100 95 90 89 84 82 93 97 97 95 90 88 84 82
CLOUDS        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     69 64 60 55 55 56 51 46 46 45 43 41 37 34 24 14 17  7  7 15 24 26
POP 12HR                     10          10           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  5     4     4     4     4     4     5     5     4     4
MIXING HGT           2400  2100  5200  4900  2800  1300  2700  2800  2100  1500
T WIND DIR              S     S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD             12    10     6    14    16    14    16    20    20    19


DATE           06/17 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
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            90      81      89      80      90      80      91      79      90
TEMP          90 88 82 81 88 86 82 80 90 87 82 80 90 88 81 79 90 88
DEWPT         75 75 76 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75
MIN/MAX RH         62      84      63      82      59      84      60      87      61
RH            64 67 81 84 64 66 79 82 60 63 79 84 61 65 81 87 62 66
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10      10       5       5       5       5      10

$$

TXZ231-151015-
GEORGE WEST RAWS-LIVE OAK COUNTY TX
28.37N  98.12W ELEV. 215 FT
255 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

DATE           06/14/13      SAT 06/15/13            SUN 06/16/13            MON
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          96          77          95          76
TEMP          92 88 82 79 78 77 87 95 95 91 83 79 77 77 89 95 95 91 82 80 77 76
DEWPT         74 75 76 76 76 76 76 74 73 74 74 75 75 74 72 71 71 71 72 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH                   97          49          92          46          94
RH            57 66 81 90 93 97 70 51 50 59 75 88 91 91 59 47 46 53 72 82 90 94
WIND DIR      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD      10 10  8  5  4  4  8  8 10 12 10  8  4  3 10  9 11 14 16  8  5  5
HEAT INDEX   102 99 90          98105106100 90          96102102 97 87
CLOUDS        B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     82 77 73 69 66 63 58 53 49 45 42 39 42 44 25  4  7  6  6 20 18 23
POP 12HR                     20          20           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.02           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS    SC IS IS       IS IS IS IS
TSTMS         SC IS IS       IS IS IS IS
LAL                     2     1     2     2     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
MIXING HGT           3000   800  7300  6900  4800   800  4400  5200  3400  1200
T WIND DIR             SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S
T WIND SPD             10     5    10    12    16    12    14    19    24    19


DATE           06/17 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
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            97      76      95      76      96      75      97      75      95
TEMP          96 92 80 76 95 91 79 76 95 91 79 75 96 91 79 75 94 90
DEWPT         71 70 73 73 71 70 73 72 68 68 71 71 69 70 73 73 70 69
MIN/MAX RH         43      92      44      89      40      89      40      94      42
RH            45 50 81 92 47 51 80 89 42 48 78 89 42 49 82 94 45 49
PWIND DIR          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5       5       5       5       5       5       5      10

$$

TXZ247-151015-
MATAGORDA ISLAND RAWS-CALHOUN COUNTY TX
28.12N  96.80W ELEV. 36 FT
255 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

DATE           06/14/13      SAT 06/15/13            SUN 06/16/13            MON
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                      81          89          81          86          82
TEMP          89 84 83 83 82 82 86 88 89 84 83 83 82 82 85 86 86 85 83 82 82 82
DEWPT         79 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76
MAX/MIN RH                   89          69          84          70          82
RH            72 83 87 85 87 89 76 71 69 78 82 83 82 81 73 70 71 75 80 81 82 82
WIND DIR      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
WIND SPD       9 10 10  9  8  6  6 10 12 12 11 12  9  4 11 10 12 11 12 12 11  9
HEAT INDEX   104 96 93 92 91 90 97101102 94 91 92 89 88 93 96 97 95 92 90 89 88
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
CLOUDS(%)     70 65 61 57 57 58 52 47 46 45 44 43 39 35 24 14 17 12 12 16 23 26
POP 12HR                     10          10           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
MIXING HGT           2100  2400  3700  3400  2300  2000  2200  2400  1800  1500
T WIND DIR             SE     S     S    SE    SE     S     S    SE     S     S
T WIND SPD             13    11     8    16    17    17    16    20    21    19


DATE           06/17 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
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      88      81      90      81      89      80      87
TEMP          89 88 84 82 88 86 82 81 90 88 83 81 89 87 82 80 87 86
DEWPT         76 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 76
MIN/MAX RH         64      80      64      80      59      80      64      85      68
RH            65 67 78 80 65 68 78 80 61 63 75 80 65 68 80 85 69 71
PWIND DIR          SE       S      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10      10       5       5       5       5      10

$$

TXZ234-151015-
VICTORIA RAWS-VICTORIA COUNTY TX
28.85N  96.92W ELEV. 23 FT
255 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

DATE           06/14/13      SAT 06/15/13            SUN 06/16/13            MON
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          76          91          76
TEMP          92 89 81 79 78 78 88 90 92 89 80 78 77 77 86 90 91 87 81 79 77 76
DEWPT         74 74 76 76 76 75 75 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 72 72 71 72 73 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH                   95          54          92          54          94
RH            56 62 84 91 93 92 67 58 55 60 81 89 90 89 65 55 54 60 78 87 92 94
WIND DIR      SE SE SE  S  S SE SE  S SE  S SE  S  S SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
WIND SPD       8  9  6  4  3  2  4  8 11 12  8  5  3  1 10  8 11 14 16  5  3  3
HEAT INDEX   102 99 88          98 99100 97 85          92 97 97 93 85
CLOUDS        B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
CLOUDS(%)     71 64 58 52 54 57 54 50 47 45 45 46 41 36 28 19 22  7 12 16 24 22
POP 12HR                     10          10           5           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
RAIN SHWRS                         IS IS
TSTMS                              IS IS
LAL                     1     1     1     2     1     1     1     1     1     1
HAINES                  5     5     4     4     4     4     5     5     4     4
MIXING HGT           3800  1800  7400  7400  3800   800  3500  3900  2700  1200
T WIND DIR              S     S     S    SE     S     S     S     S     S     S
T WIND SPD              9     5     5    12    11     6    13    20    19    18


DATE           06/17 TUE 06/18/13 WED 06/19/13 THU 06/20/13 FRI 06/21/13
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      76      93      75      93      75      93      75      93
TEMP          92 88 79 76 92 88 78 75 92 88 78 75 93 89 79 75 93 89
DEWPT         72 72 74 73 71 71 72 72 69 70 73 72 71 72 73 73 70 71
MIN/MAX RH         51      93      49      92      46      90      48      91      47
RH            53 58 87 93 51 56 83 92 48 54 83 90 49 57 83 91 48 56
PWIND DIR          SE       S       S       S       S      SE      SE      SE      SE
WIND CHAR         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
AVG CLOUDS    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR            5       5      10      10       5       5       5       5      10

$$

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






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