Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 190528
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1228 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
TXZ245-192100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1228 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 69 82 62 78
Temp 72 71 78 82 82 77 71 71 71 69 76 81 82 78 71 70 67 63 70 74 77 73
Dewpt 72 71 74 73 72 71 71 71 70 69 74 72 71 70 71 70 67 63 65 62 61 60
Min/Max RH 70 100 69 100 58
RH 100100 89 75 73 84100 99 99100 92 76 69 78100100100100 86 66 58 65
Wind Dir SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 10 10 9 8 5 4 8 11 16 13 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.04 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 2200 2300 1400 1300 2500 2700 1900 1300 2400 4000
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE NE N N
T Wind Spd 9 9 12 16 11 14 17 13 11 20 18
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 58 76 64 83 68 84 69 84
Temp 62 58 74 72 66 66 81 78 70 69 84 78 72 70 84 78
Dewpt 57 57 60 61 64 66 69 69 70 69 71 71 71 70 72 71
Max/Min RH 97 60 99 64 100 65 100 65
RH 86 95 62 68 93 99 68 75100100 66 78 99100 69 80
Pwind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 0 10 0 5
$$
TXZ231-192100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1228 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 67 86 60 76
Temp 70 71 77 84 86 83 73 71 70 68 76 83 85 81 72 69 65 61 65 71 75 72
Dewpt 70 70 72 70 68 68 69 70 69 68 71 69 68 67 69 69 65 61 60 58 57 56
Min/Max RH 53 100 56 100 52
RH 100 99 85 62 55 60 87 97 99100 85 63 56 62 89100100100 84 62 53 56
Wind Dir E E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE E NE N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 6 5 8 8 11 12 10 8 8 5 11 11 11 13 10 8 8 11 14 16 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 60 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1200 3100 3300 1000 1300 3900 5000 2100 1400 3000 4600
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE E NE N NE
T Wind Spd 11 12 16 16 11 17 18 12 13 18 18
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 55 77 61 85 67 89 69 89
Temp 60 55 71 74 64 63 83 82 70 67 86 84 71 69 86 83
Dewpt 54 52 56 58 62 62 66 66 69 67 68 67 71 69 69 68
Max/Min RH 90 53 100 52 100 49 100 51
RH 81 90 58 56 93 97 57 58 97100 55 56 99100 57 60
Pwind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-192100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1228 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 71 79 65 76
Temp 73 72 77 80 79 75 72 72 72 72 76 79 79 76 72 72 69 66 71 74 75 71
Dewpt 73 72 73 74 73 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 71 71 71 71 69 66 66 63 63 62
Min/Max RH 80 100 77 100 67
RH 100100 88 83 82 90 97 99100100 91 82 78 85 99 97100100 86 70 68 73
Wind Dir SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE N N N N NE
Wind Spd 6 5 6 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 8 10 10 9 8 6 5 10 12 16 14 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.04 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 1400 1800 1500 1500 1900 1900 1600 1600 2200 4000
T Wind Dir S SE E SE SE SE SE SE NE N N
T Wind Spd 12 10 13 17 13 14 16 14 11 20 18
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 62 74 67 79 71 80 71 81
Temp 65 62 72 70 69 69 78 76 72 71 80 76 73 71 80 77
Dewpt 59 59 62 62 65 67 70 70 72 71 72 72 72 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 90 69 93 73 100 76 100 75
RH 83 90 71 76 89 93 77 83 99100 78 87 99100 77 86
Pwind Dir NE E SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 0 10 0 5
$$
TXZ234-192100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1228 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 85 69 83 61 73
Temp 72 71 77 81 83 80 73 71 70 71 76 81 83 79 72 70 67 62 65 70 73 70
Dewpt 72 71 73 72 72 70 71 71 70 71 72 72 71 69 70 70 67 62 62 61 60 59
Min/Max RH 67 100 67 100 64
RH 100100 87 74 70 72 93100100100 87 74 67 72 93100100100 90 73 64 68
Wind Dir E E E E E SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE E NE N N N N N N
Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 9 11 8 6 6 5 8 11 13 11 10 8 8 11 16 17 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 0 20 70 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.07 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 2400 3000 700 700 3300 4000 1700 1200 2900 4500
T Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE E N N N
T Wind Spd 8 9 12 11 9 13 17 12 13 20 19
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 56 75 61 82 68 85 70 85
Temp 61 56 71 72 64 64 80 79 70 69 83 81 73 71 83 80
Dewpt 56 53 58 60 62 64 69 69 70 69 71 70 72 71 72 70
Max/Min RH 90 58 100 65 100 63 100 63
RH 84 90 63 66 93100 69 72100100 67 69 97100 70 72
Pwind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 10 5 10 0 5
$$
TXZ241-192100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1228 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
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 91 70 87 66 79
Temp 72 72 80 88 89 81 74 73 72 71 78 84 86 82 74 72 69 66 70 74 77 74
Dewpt 72 72 74 72 71 70 71 72 72 71 74 72 70 69 71 71 69 66 65 61 61 60
Min/Max RH 56 100 58 100 57
RH 100100 82 60 57 68 92 97 99100 88 68 58 66 90 97100 99 84 64 57 62
Wind Dir SE E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE E E NE N N N N NE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 12 13 11 8 8 6 11 13 14 14 11 8 8 10 13 16 16 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 3500 4200 1500 1400 3500 4700 2100 1100 2400 4600
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE E NE N NE
T Wind Spd 11 11 17 17 11 16 18 13 12 20 19
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 58 76 64 86 68 89 70 89
Temp 63 58 72 73 66 65 84 81 71 69 86 83 73 71 86 84
Dewpt 57 55 59 61 64 65 68 69 71 69 70 70 72 71 71 70
Max/Min RH 88 60 99 58 100 54 100 55
RH 80 88 64 68 92 99 60 66 99100 59 64 95100 62 64
Pwind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ229-192100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1228 AM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024
Date Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun 04/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 71 88 64 79
Temp 74 74 76 82 87 86 79 74 73 71 77 83 87 83 75 70 67 65 67 72 77 75
Dewpt 70 70 71 69 67 67 68 67 68 69 69 69 68 68 68 66 64 61 60 58 57 56
Min/Max RH 50 93 53 90 50
RH 87 87 85 65 52 53 69 79 84 93 76 63 53 61 79 87 90 87 78 61 50 52
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E SE E E NE NE NE N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 9 8 9 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 11 11 10 14 14 12 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 40 70 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.05 0.19 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 2600 3400 1100 1300 5000 4900 2300 1700 2800 5600
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 18 13 16 17 14 16 18 16
Date Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 59 78 64 89 70 94 72 93
Temp 63 59 70 76 68 66 80 88 73 70 86 89 75 72 86 89
Dewpt 54 53 56 57 60 62 66 65 68 68 68 65 69 69 68 67
Max/Min RH 81 48 90 45 93 40 90 43
RH 72 80 61 52 76 87 62 47 84 93 55 45 82 90 55 48
Pwind Dir NE E SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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