Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 231633
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1133 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
TXZ245-232100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1133 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 79 69 83 70 83
Temp 79 78 75 70 70 70 70 78 83 82 77 72 72 71 70 78 82 83 79
Dewpt 65 67 68 69 69 69 69 72 71 72 71 72 71 71 70 73 72 71 71
Min/Max RH 63 100 68 100 68
RH 63 69 81 97 97 97 97 82 68 72 81 99 99 99100 85 73 68 78
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 8 6 6 6 4 6 9 9 8 8 6 6 5 8 11 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3400 900 900 2900 2900 1700 1100 2600 3000
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 17 17 13 14 18 17 17 19 23
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 71 84 71 86 72 86 70 87
Temp 72 72 83 79 73 72 85 80 74 72 84 81 73 71 85 81
Dewpt 72 71 72 72 73 71 73 73 73 72 73 73 73 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 99 66 100 66 99 66 100 61
RH 99 95 71 81 99 99 67 81 97 99 70 78100100 66 76
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ231-232100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1133 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 81 67 86 68 89
Temp 76 79 78 70 70 69 69 75 83 86 82 73 71 70 69 77 86 88 83
Dewpt 63 65 65 67 68 68 68 70 69 69 67 69 70 69 69 71 69 68 68
Min/Max RH 61 100 57 100 52
RH 64 63 66 90 95 99 99 84 63 57 61 87 97 97100 84 56 52 60
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 10 11 14 11 10 9 8 11 13 16 18
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 1300 900 3500 3900 2100 1000 4900 5200
T Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 17 11 13 19 18 14 19 25
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 88 71 92 72 91 71 91
Temp 72 71 85 83 73 71 89 87 74 72 87 87 73 71 87 87
Dewpt 70 70 69 68 71 69 68 70 71 70 69 68 72 71 69 66
Max/Min RH 97 54 94 45 96 48 100 45
RH 93 97 59 61 93 93 50 57 90 95 56 53 97100 54 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 0 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ247-232100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1133 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 79 71 80 72 80
Temp 78 79 75 74 73 72 72 77 80 79 76 73 73 73 72 77 79 80 76
Dewpt 66 68 69 70 70 70 71 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 72 73 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 65 97 78 100 77
RH 66 69 82 89 89 93 95 85 78 81 87 97 95 95100 89 82 78 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 10 9 9 8 6 8 9 10 10 9 9 8 8 9 11 12 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 900 1000 1700 1800 1600 1700 1900 2000
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 19 17 14 17 19 19 19 23
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 81 73 82 73 82 72 83
Temp 73 73 80 77 75 73 81 78 75 73 81 78 75 73 81 78
Dewpt 72 72 73 73 73 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 99 76 99 76 100 76 100 74
RH 97 97 80 87 96 97 78 86 96100 80 88 99100 77 86
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 10
$$
TXZ234-232100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1133 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 80 68 83 70 84
Temp 79 79 77 72 70 69 70 76 81 83 80 72 72 70 72 77 82 83 79
Dewpt 62 63 66 68 68 68 69 71 71 71 70 70 71 70 70 72 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 56 100 67 100 67
RH 56 58 69 87 93 97 97 85 72 67 72 93 97100 93 85 69 67 74
Wind Dir S S S SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 11 9 8 6 4 6 9 11 12 10 10 9 8 11 16 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3600 700 600 3600 3500 1900 700 4000 4000
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 13 9 12 17 14 12 18 23
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 83 72 86 73 87 72 88
Temp 74 73 82 80 75 72 84 82 76 73 85 83 75 73 85 85
Dewpt 72 70 71 71 73 71 72 73 73 72 72 72 74 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 94 67 97 65 97 63 98 57
RH 93 90 69 74 94 97 67 74 90 97 65 70 97 97 65 63
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ241-232100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1133 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
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 69 86 70 89
Temp 76 78 77 72 70 70 70 76 84 85 81 74 72 72 71 78 86 88 83
Dewpt 66 68 69 70 70 70 70 72 72 71 70 71 71 71 70 72 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 67 100 63 99 57
RH 73 71 76 93 99100 99 86 68 63 69 92 97 99 99 81 61 57 68
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 9 11 13 14 11 10 10 9 13 16 19 19
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3200 1000 900 3400 3600 2100 1000 4800 4700
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 17 11 14 19 18 16 20 25
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 90 72 93 73 92 72 92
Temp 74 74 86 84 75 72 90 87 76 73 88 86 75 72 87 86
Dewpt 72 71 71 71 73 71 70 72 73 71 71 71 74 72 71 70
Max/Min RH 94 55 97 48 94 51 100 50
RH 92 92 62 66 92 95 53 62 89 93 58 60 96100 59 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ229-232100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1133 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 70 90 72 93
Temp 76 82 83 76 72 72 71 75 83 89 88 79 75 74 72 77 86 92 91
Dewpt 61 63 64 68 68 68 69 70 70 69 67 70 69 69 69 69 69 67 67
Min/Max RH 49 93 50 90 43
RH 60 53 53 76 87 87 93 84 65 52 50 74 82 84 90 76 57 44 45
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 11 11 10 9 6 8 8 11 13 16 12 11 11 12 13 14 17
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4400 900 1100 3100 5200 2900 1300 4600 6100
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 12 13 17 19 16 20 23
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 93 74 98 74 95 73 95
Temp 77 74 84 92 77 74 90 95 78 74 87 94 77 73 89 93
Dewpt 69 70 69 66 70 70 68 64 71 70 67 63 69 70 68 64
Max/Min RH 87 41 87 34 87 35 91 36
RH 76 87 61 43 79 87 49 36 79 87 52 36 76 90 50 38
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 10 10 5 5
$$
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