Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 020648
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
147 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
TXZ245-022100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
147 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 73 85 75 85
Temp 77 75 81 84 83 79 76 74 74 74 80 83 84 81 76 76 76 75 83 85 85 81
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 74 74 73 76 75 74 74 75 74 74 73 75 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 70 100 72 96 67
RH 94 99 81 74 75 87 97100100 99 88 77 72 81 96 94 92 94 77 70 68 78
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 10 11 11 10 8 8 6 5 6 9 11 11 8 6 6 6 8 11 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.25 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 2300 2200 1300 1300 2200 2400 1700 1200 2600 2600
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 21 20 19 17 16 17 17 14 16 18
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 75 86 73 87 74 87 75 89
Temp 75 75 85 81 75 73 85 81 75 75 86 83 77 76 88 83
Dewpt 74 73 74 74 75 73 74 74 75 74 75 74 75 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 96 67 100 68 100 66 98 63
RH 96 92 69 81100100 70 79 99 97 70 76 96 96 65 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-022100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
147 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 73 90 73 91
Temp 77 76 82 85 86 84 76 74 74 74 79 87 89 85 77 75 74 73 79 89 91 85
Dewpt 74 74 75 74 74 73 73 74 74 73 74 73 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 70 67 68
Min/Max RH 62 100 57 100 45
RH 90 94 79 69 67 69 90100 99 97 85 64 57 65 88 94 95100 81 53 45 57
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 10 11 11 10 10 8 6 4 6 9 10 11 10 6 6 6 10 11 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.12 0 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1300 2600 3100 1600 1100 2900 4000 2300 1300 4600 4700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 18 16 16 11 12 16 17 12 16 19
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 91 73 94 73 98 73 101
Temp 74 72 89 85 75 73 89 88 75 73 92 92 76 73 96 95
Dewpt 72 71 69 69 73 72 70 71 73 72 72 71 73 72 71 70
Max/Min RH 98 47 99 47 99 42 98 37
RH 93 97 51 59 94 97 53 56 94 97 52 51 90 97 46 45
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-022100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
147 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 82 74 82 75 81
Temp 77 76 80 81 81 78 76 76 76 75 79 80 82 79 77 75 75 75 79 81 81 78
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 80 100 78 99 79
RH 96 96 85 82 82 91 97 99 99 99 88 85 78 87 96 97 99 99 85 81 81 89
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 8 8 9 11 11 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.09 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1700 1700 1300 1300 1600 1800 1600 1500 2100 2200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 24 23 20 23 18 17 18 19 17 16 18
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 76 82 75 83 76 84 76 84
Temp 76 76 82 79 76 75 82 79 76 76 83 79 77 76 82 80
Dewpt 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 75 75 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 98 77 99 76 99 77 100 76
RH 96 96 80 88 99 97 77 88 97 96 78 88 99 99 80 84
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-022100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
147 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 85 73 84 72 86
Temp 77 76 79 83 84 81 76 76 75 75 78 82 84 81 77 76 74 73 80 85 86 82
Dewpt 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 75 74 73 75 76 74 73 74 74 74 73 74 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 72 100 72 100 63
RH 90 94 88 77 72 79 94 97 97 94 91 82 72 77 90 94100100 82 67 63 72
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 14 14 11 11 10 8 6 6 9 11 12 10 8 8 6 9 11 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.08 0.01 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 2700 3200 1000 900 2100 2900 1800 1100 3700 3800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 19 19 16 12 11 16 13 11 13 18
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 86 73 88 74 90 74 92
Temp 75 73 85 82 76 73 86 83 77 75 87 85 76 75 90 86
Dewpt 73 73 72 73 75 73 73 73 75 74 74 73 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 64 97 59 100 57
RH 94100 65 74 97100 65 72 94 97 65 67 97100 60 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-022100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
147 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 89 74 90 74 91
Temp 77 77 82 85 85 84 78 77 76 74 80 87 89 84 78 76 75 74 81 88 90 84
Dewpt 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 76 76 74 74 75 74 75 73 74 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 68 100 62 99 54
RH 94 96 84 74 74 75 93 96 97100 90 71 62 73 91 94 99 97 79 60 54 67
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 8 11 13 11 11 10 8 6 5 6 9 11 11 9 8 6 6 11 13 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 2700 2500 1500 1100 3300 3400 1900 900 3900 3900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 19 16 14 11 11 16 13 12 17 19
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 91 74 95 74 98 74 101
Temp 76 74 88 85 77 74 90 88 77 74 93 92 78 75 96 94
Dewpt 74 73 71 72 75 74 71 74 75 74 73 73 74 73 72 72
Max/Min RH 99 53 99 50 99 45 96 38
RH 92 99 57 65 96 99 55 62 94 99 53 55 88 94 46 48
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-022100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
147 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 75 94 75 95
Temp 78 77 81 83 88 89 81 78 77 76 80 88 93 90 83 78 76 75 80 88 94 91
Dewpt 74 74 75 76 75 74 75 74 74 73 74 73 71 71 73 72 72 73 73 72 69 67
Min/Max RH 60 97 49 94 43
RH 88 90 82 80 66 61 82 88 90 90 82 61 49 54 72 82 87 94 79 59 44 45
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 8 6 6 6 10 9 8 5 6 6 10 11 11 8 8 6 9 9 11 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.28 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 2200 3300 1000 1200 4200 5300 2700 1300 5000 6800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 11 10 14 9 10 13 18 11 12 17
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 94 76 98 76 101 77 106
Temp 78 76 89 92 78 76 88 96 81 76 92100 83 77 98103
Dewpt 71 72 70 68 72 72 72 69 72 72 73 66 72 71 70 60
Max/Min RH 87 44 88 40 87 32 82 24
RH 79 87 54 46 82 87 59 42 74 87 54 33 70 82 41 25
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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