Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 180757
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
TXZ245-182100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 90 75 89 75 90
Temp 73 72 82 89 89 83 78 77 76 76 85 89 88 82 77 76 76 76 85 89 90 84
Dewpt 71 71 74 74 74 74 76 75 75 75 76 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 77 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 61 99 60 99 62
RH 94 95 77 62 62 74 93 94 97 97 76 62 63 77 92 96 97 95 78 67 63 77
Wind Dir E N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2800 2900 1000 1000 3400 3200 1700 1100 3800 3600
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 10 13 9 10 13 14 12 13 16
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 77 91 78 90 78 91 78 91
Temp 78 77 91 84 79 78 90 84 80 78 91 84 80 78 91 85
Dewpt 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 77 77 78 78 78 77
Max/Min RH 100 67 96 67 99 65 100 65
RH 97 99 67 81 94 96 68 80 94 99 65 80 93 99 66 77
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-182100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 73 97 72 98
Temp 67 66 79 89 96 93 80 75 73 74 82 93 97 91 78 75 74 73 82 93 97 92
Dewpt 66 66 70 69 66 67 71 73 73 73 73 69 65 66 71 73 73 73 73 69 68 69
Min/Max RH 36 100 35 100 39
RH 97100 74 52 38 43 74 94100 95 74 46 35 44 79 94 97100 74 46 39 47
Wind Dir S NW N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 1 1 2 4 6 5 4 4 2 3 6 8 11 8 6 6 5 6 8 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3500 5900 1600 1200 4500 5300 2600 2000 5200 5300
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 3 6 14 11 11 11 16 12 13 16
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 100 75 99 76 99 76 101
Temp 77 75 96 93 78 76 96 93 79 77 96 93 79 77 97 94
Dewpt 76 75 72 73 75 74 71 72 75 75 72 72 76 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 40 95 39 97 43 95 41
RH 96100 46 52 90 94 45 51 88 96 46 51 90 94 47 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ247-182100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 86 77 86 78 86
Temp 76 75 80 84 84 81 79 78 78 77 83 86 85 82 79 79 78 79 83 86 85 83
Dewpt 73 73 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 76 75 76 77 77 77 78
Min/Max RH 70 97 71 94 75
RH 90 94 84 74 74 82 93 93 94 96 80 73 72 81 91 91 93 93 83 76 76 85
Wind Dir E NE N E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 3 4 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1900 1700 1300 1400 2500 2400 2000 1800 2800 2700
T Wind Dir NE E E SE E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 14 10 11 13 17 14 12 14
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 80 87 79 87 80 87 80 88
Temp 80 80 86 83 80 80 87 83 81 80 87 84 81 80 87 84
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 78 78 79 79 79
Max/Min RH 96 76 97 76 96 75 98 74
RH 93 96 79 85 93 94 79 88 93 96 76 84 91 97 78 85
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-182100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 72 91 72 92
Temp 68 67 78 87 90 88 77 75 74 73 82 89 91 86 76 74 72 74 83 90 91 87
Dewpt 67 67 72 73 71 73 74 74 73 73 74 73 71 71 73 73 72 73 75 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 54 100 52 100 55
RH 97100 82 63 54 61 90 97 97100 77 59 52 61 90 97100 97 77 60 56 65
Wind Dir N N N E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 3 6 4 3 2 2 3 5 8 10 6 5 5 4 6 9 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3100 4700 800 800 4500 4500 1500 500 5000 4900
T Wind Dir N E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 4 8 12 9 10 11 13 10 12 16
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 92 77 92 77 93 77 93
Temp 76 78 92 86 79 78 91 87 80 78 91 87 80 78 93 87
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 77 76 76 75 77 76 75 75 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 60 94 59 95 56 98 57
RH 100 94 62 72 94 94 62 68 91 94 60 68 91 97 60 70
Pwind Dir SE S SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
$$
TXZ241-182100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
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 96 73 96 74 98
Temp 70 70 80 90 95 91 78 75 75 74 84 93 95 89 78 76 75 75 84 93 97 90
Dewpt 69 69 72 72 70 72 74 75 75 74 75 71 70 71 74 75 74 74 75 72 72 74
Min/Max RH 45 100 44 100 45
RH 95 95 78 57 45 55 88 99 99100 74 50 44 56 88 97 99 97 75 51 46 59
Wind Dir NW N N E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 5 9 6 4 3 3 4 6 10 11 8 6 6 5 6 8 11 14
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3500 5200 1300 800 4600 4700 2100 1300 5100 5000
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 5 9 12 10 9 13 13 11 12 16
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
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 77 99 78 99 78 98 78 100
Temp 80 77 96 91 80 78 96 91 81 78 95 92 81 78 97 92
Dewpt 77 76 75 76 77 76 74 76 77 77 74 76 76 77 75 76
Max/Min RH 98 47 95 47 98 48 97 47
RH 93 97 51 62 91 94 50 61 90 97 51 60 85 97 51 60
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 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-182100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 73 101 76 102
Temp 70 68 79 91 97 98 86 79 75 73 84 95100 99 86 80 77 76 83 94101 99
Dewpt 66 66 69 68 64 61 68 70 71 71 72 68 62 61 69 71 72 72 72 69 67 66
Min/Max RH 28 95 27 89 32
RH 87 93 72 47 34 30 55 74 87 93 67 42 29 29 57 74 85 87 70 44 33 34
Wind Dir S E SE S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 5 4 4 6 8 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW CL FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC B1 SC FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3800 6900 800 800 4800 6600 3900 2200 4900 6100
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 4 5 16 10 10 12 19 13 12 13
Date Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 105 80 104 78 104 80 104
Temp 82 79 97102 84 80 97101 83 79 96101 84 80 96101
Dewpt 75 75 72 68 74 74 71 69 74 74 72 69 74 75 74 70
Max/Min RH 89 32 83 33 86 34 85 34
RH 79 88 45 34 72 82 43 36 74 85 46 36 72 85 49 37
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 0
$$
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