Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 141955
PFWCRP
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