Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 261957
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
TXZ245-270900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 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 71 84 71 84 71
Temp 82 79 74 73 73 71 79 83 84 79 74 73 72 71 80 83 83 80 74 73 72 72
Dewpt 72 72 73 73 72 71 74 74 73 73 73 72 71 71 74 74 74 73 74 73 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 72 100
RH 71 81 99 99 97100 85 75 71 82 95 97 95100 81 74 74 81 99 99100100
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 17 14 12 11 11 11 16 18 18 19 17 16 16 14 11 11 12 11 9 8 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 40 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 1000 2500 2600 1700 1600 2200 2200 1300 900
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 21 21 27 28 25 25 19 20 17 13
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 84 71 84 71 85 69 84
Temp 83 80 73 71 84 79 73 71 83 79 73 71 84 80 73 70 83 79
Dewpt 74 73 73 71 74 73 73 71 74 72 73 71 73 71 72 70 72 70
Min/Max RH 70 100 72 100 69 100 65 100 66
RH 75 81 99100 74 82100100 75 81 99100 70 76 97100 70 76
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 5 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-270900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 71 91 72 86 71
Temp 88 86 75 74 73 71 78 87 91 85 76 74 73 72 77 83 85 84 75 73 73 73
Dewpt 69 69 71 71 71 70 71 70 71 71 72 71 70 70 72 71 70 70 72 73 72 72
Max/Min RH 97 52 93 60 100
RH 53 57 87 92 93 97 78 57 52 62 86 90 90 93 84 68 61 63 90 99 97 99
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 14 14 12 14 13 18 18 17 18 20 19 20 11 10 10 6 6 9 9 9 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.03 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1500 1400 4300 4600 2100 2000 3000 3400 2100 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 21 20 28 26 27 23 17 11 13 13
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 89 70 88 72 88 70 89 69 87
Temp 87 85 73 71 85 85 73 72 85 83 73 71 86 84 72 69 84 83
Dewpt 70 70 72 71 71 70 72 71 71 69 71 70 70 68 71 69 69 66
Min/Max RH 51 100 55 98 54 99 50 100 52
RH 57 61 97100 62 61 97 97 62 63 93 99 59 59 95100 60 57
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 30 5 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-270900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 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 73 81 73 81 72
Temp 79 76 74 74 74 73 78 80 81 77 75 74 74 73 78 81 81 78 74 74 74 74
Dewpt 73 73 73 73 73 72 73 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 73 74 74 74 74 73 74 73
Max/Min RH 99 80 98 78 100
RH 82 90 97 99 97 97 86 82 80 87 96 95 95 95 85 80 80 88100 99100 99
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 16 14 14 13 12 13 16 19 19 19 18 16 17 16 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.03 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 800 1200 1700 1700 1900 1900 1800 1600 1200 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 24 24 26 27 27 26 18 19 19 17
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 72 81 73 81 73 82 72 81
Temp 81 77 74 72 79 77 74 73 80 77 74 73 80 78 74 72 80 77
Dewpt 74 74 73 72 74 74 74 73 74 73 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 71
Min/Max RH 80 100 80 100 77 100 76 100 74
RH 81 89 97100 85 89 99100 81 86100100 80 82 94100 77 82
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 5 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-270900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 85 73 84 72
Temp 83 81 75 76 75 74 79 84 85 81 76 75 74 73 78 81 83 80 74 74 74 74
Dewpt 71 72 73 73 72 72 72 74 74 73 73 72 71 71 72 73 75 74 74 73 74 73
Max/Min RH 97 70 94 76 100
RH 67 74 94 90 90 93 79 72 70 77 90 90 90 93 82 77 77 82100 97100 97
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 21 16 14 13 13 14 18 23 23 20 20 18 20 16 12 14 16 13 11 11 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.15 0.12
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 1300 3300 3600 1700 1500 2900 2800 1300 600
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 19 26 29 24 24 18 20 14 11
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 85 71 85 72 85 72 86 69 84
Temp 84 82 74 72 83 81 74 72 83 81 74 72 84 81 73 70 82 81
Dewpt 74 72 73 72 74 73 74 72 73 72 73 72 72 71 72 70 72 70
Min/Max RH 67 100 70 100 65 100 63 100 63
RH 72 72 97100 74 77100100 72 74 97100 67 72 97100 72 69
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 5 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-270900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 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 73 91 73 89 73
Temp 89 85 77 76 75 73 80 88 91 86 78 76 75 73 79 85 88 85 77 76 75 75
Dewpt 71 72 73 74 72 71 72 73 73 74 73 72 72 71 72 73 72 73 75 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 94 56 94 59 99
RH 57 66 89 92 90 93 78 61 56 68 86 89 90 93 81 68 59 67 94 97 97 94
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 17 14 14 12 13 13 18 20 19 19 18 17 17 14 11 10 8 9 9 9 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) SC FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1600 4200 4600 2000 1900 3000 3800 1900 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 20 27 26 26 24 18 11 14 13
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
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 91 72 89 74 90 72 89 71 89
Temp 88 85 75 73 85 83 76 74 87 83 75 73 86 83 74 72 86 83
Dewpt 72 72 74 73 73 73 74 72 73 72 72 72 72 71 72 71 72 70
Min/Max RH 56 99 58 96 58 99 56 99 56
RH 60 66 97 99 67 71 96 95 64 70 92 99 63 66 95 99 63 65
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 5 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-270900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 75 92 74
Temp 93 92 83 78 77 76 79 89 96 95 84 79 77 75 76 84 90 90 79 75 75 75
Dewpt 68 67 70 71 71 71 71 70 65 63 72 72 71 71 72 69 64 63 67 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 85 34 89 39 92
RH 44 44 65 79 82 85 77 54 36 35 67 79 82 87 87 61 42 41 67 87 90 90
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 14 16 16 14 16 11 11 13 20 20 18 6 6 6 6 6 8 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW CL FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW CL B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.03 0.17 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 1600 4200 6600 2000 2000 3300 4600 2300 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S E SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 20 21 18 24 20 10 9 13 12
Date 04/29Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 74 93 76 93 74 93 72 90
Temp 87 91 76 74 86 90 77 76 87 88 77 74 87 89 76 72 84 87
Dewpt 71 68 71 71 72 70 72 72 71 69 70 70 71 68 69 69 68 66
Min/Max RH 44 90 46 87 49 87 45 91 48
RH 59 47 85 90 63 52 85 87 59 54 79 87 59 50 79 90 59 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 20 30 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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
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