Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 240718
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
217 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
TXZ245-242100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
217 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
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 83 70 83 71 83
Temp 72 72 79 83 83 78 72 72 71 71 78 81 82 78 72 73 73 72 79 82 82 78
Dewpt 70 70 73 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 73 73 72 71 72 71 71 71 73 72 72 72
Min/Max RH 69 100 68 99 71
RH 92 92 82 70 69 81 97 97100 99 86 77 72 79 99 95 93 95 81 72 72 82
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 6 4 6 8 10 9 8 8 8 8 8 13 16 14 14 14 14 13 17 20 17 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 2700 2700 1300 900 2500 2500 1900 1500 3200 3100
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 18 17 20 24 24 24 26 27
Date Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 85 72 85 71 86 70 85
Temp 73 73 84 79 73 72 84 81 74 71 84 80 73 71 84 80
Dewpt 73 71 73 73 73 71 73 74 74 71 73 72 73 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 69 100 67 100 65 100 64
RH 99 95 70 82 99 99 70 81100100 70 77 99100 69 78
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-242100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
217 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 69 89 71 89
Temp 69 69 76 83 86 82 73 71 71 69 76 86 88 84 75 73 73 73 79 85 88 85
Dewpt 68 69 71 69 69 67 69 70 70 69 71 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 71 69 69 69
Min/Max RH 52 100 52 89 53
RH 99100 84 63 56 61 87 97 97100 85 58 53 61 83 87 87 89 77 58 53 59
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 5 8 10 12 14 11 11 10 9 11 14 17 18 16 16 14 12 17 17 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 4400 1600 1200 3600 4100 2200 2000 4700 4800
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 14 20 20 16 20 26 24 20 25 20
Date Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 91 72 88 71 92 70 90
Temp 73 72 89 87 74 72 85 85 74 71 87 86 72 70 86 85
Dewpt 72 70 67 69 71 69 70 69 73 71 70 67 71 70 69 67
Max/Min RH 96 46 90 55 100 46 100 48
RH 95 93 48 55 89 90 60 59 99100 56 53 97100 57 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 20 10 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-242100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
217 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
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 72 80 73 80
Temp 73 73 78 79 79 75 73 73 73 72 77 79 79 76 74 73 73 73 77 79 80 77
Dewpt 70 72 73 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 78 100 79 98 78
RH 90 97 86 80 80 89 94 97 97 99 89 82 79 87 94 95 97 97 85 80 78 86
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 8 6 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 13 16 14 16 16 16 16 18 19 17 17
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1900 1700 1300 1300 1700 1800 1700 1600 2300 2200
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 16 20 20 20 24 25 25 26 24
Date Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 73 82 73 82 73 82 72 81
Temp 74 74 80 78 75 73 81 78 75 73 81 77 74 72 80 77
Dewpt 73 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 73 73 72 73 72
Max/Min RH 98 78 99 76 100 75 100 75
RH 97 93 80 86 96 99 80 88 99100 79 88 97100 79 86
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-242100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
217 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 83 70 83 72 83
Temp 69 70 77 82 83 80 73 72 71 70 77 82 83 79 74 73 73 73 78 82 83 80
Dewpt 69 69 72 72 71 70 71 70 71 70 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 67 100 68 95 67
RH 100 97 85 72 67 72 93 93100100 85 72 70 77 90 93 93 93 79 72 67 77
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 8 10 12 13 10 9 8 8 11 16 17 16 14 13 14 13 18 23 23 19
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 3800 3800 900 700 3400 3500 1800 1700 4400 4300
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 16 12 20 24 20 20 26 27
Date Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 86 73 86 72 87 70 86
Temp 75 73 85 82 76 73 84 81 75 73 84 82 74 71 83 82
Dewpt 73 71 72 73 72 71 73 74 74 73 73 71 72 71 72 71
Max/Min RH 95 62 94 65 100 63 100 61
RH 94 93 65 74 87 93 70 79 97100 70 69 93100 70 69
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 30 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-242100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
217 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
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 71 90 72 90
Temp 70 70 77 85 86 81 75 73 73 72 78 86 89 83 76 74 74 74 80 87 90 85
Dewpt 70 70 73 72 71 71 71 72 71 71 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 72
Min/Max RH 58 99 57 94 54
RH 99 99 86 66 61 72 89 95 95 95 84 62 58 68 86 92 92 92 77 60 54 64
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 9 6 10 11 14 14 11 10 10 9 12 16 19 18 16 14 16 13 18 20 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 4200 1800 1100 3600 3600 1900 2000 4500 5300
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 20 20 17 20 26 23 23 25 21
Date Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 73 92 72 91 73 93 71 90
Temp 75 73 89 86 76 73 87 85 75 73 89 87 74 72 86 84
Dewpt 73 71 70 72 72 71 72 73 74 72 71 71 73 72 71 70
Max/Min RH 94 51 95 58 98 50 99 53
RH 94 93 54 63 87 93 62 66 96 97 57 59 95 99 62 63
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 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 20 10 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-242100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
217 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 73 95 74 94
Temp 72 73 76 83 90 89 79 75 75 74 77 87 94 91 82 78 75 75 79 86 93 92
Dewpt 69 69 70 70 68 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 67 68 70 69 69 69 70 69 66 65
Min/Max RH 47 90 41 83 39
RH 90 87 82 65 49 52 74 84 84 87 79 55 41 47 67 74 82 82 74 57 41 41
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 8 9 11 14 17 13 12 11 11 13 16 16 19 16 14 13 14 8 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3700 5500 1500 1600 4200 5800 3200 1300 4400 5500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 23 17 20 25 23 18 18 11
Date Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 98 75 93 73 95 72 93
Temp 78 74 90 96 79 75 86 91 76 73 89 91 76 72 87 90
Dewpt 70 71 68 63 70 71 69 65 70 71 69 66 69 70 69 65
Max/Min RH 90 32 87 40 94 39 94 40
RH 76 90 49 34 74 87 57 42 82 93 52 44 79 93 55 44
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E E E E SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 20 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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