Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 162304
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
604 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
TXZ245-170900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
604 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 74 88 73 93 74
Temp 83 78 77 77 74 81 84 86 82 76 75 75 73 83 91 92 86 78 77 76 75
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 74 77 76 74 73 74 74 74 73 77 76 75 76 76 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 58 100
RH 87 99100100100 87 78 69 74 94 99 99100 81 63 59 72 94 97100100
Wind Dir S S SE S NE SE W NE E E E E NE N E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 6 5 4 2 4 5 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 40 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.86 0.20 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Obvis H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 900 800 1600 2200 1000 600 3400 3200 1200 800
T Wind Dir S S E NE E E NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 8 9 10 10 6 6 9 10 10
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 90 76 90 78 90 78 91 78 91
Temp 90 83 77 76 90 83 79 78 90 84 79 78 90 85 80 78 91 84
Dewpt 75 74 75 75 77 76 77 77 78 77 78 77 78 76 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 59 98 64 99 67 99 66 98 64
RH 62 75 94 97 65 80 94 99 69 80 96 99 68 76 94 97 65 80
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ231-170900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
604 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 71 90 69 97 72
Temp 90 78 75 73 71 79 84 88 86 77 73 71 70 82 93 97 95 82 76 74 73
Dewpt 75 73 72 72 71 73 72 71 70 70 69 69 70 73 71 66 67 71 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 36 100
RH 62 85 90 97100 82 69 57 58 79 87 93100 76 49 36 40 69 90 97100
Wind Dir S E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE NE N N NE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 5 3 3 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 5 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.18 0.14 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
Obvis H H PF
LAL 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1400 1100 2000 3000 1200 700 4300 6000 2500 900
T Wind Dir SE E NE NE E E N NE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 9 9 10 10 5 5 9 12 10
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 73 98 75 100 76 98 76 99
Temp 94 93 75 73 95 93 78 76 97 94 79 76 95 92 78 76 96 93
Dewpt 70 67 73 73 72 71 75 74 72 73 76 75 72 71 75 75 72 72
Min/Max RH 35 100 41 96 39 98 42 97 40
RH 45 43 94100 48 50 91 94 45 51 91 97 47 51 91 97 46 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC CL FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-170900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
604 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 77 86 76 87 78
Temp 81 79 79 80 78 81 82 84 81 78 77 76 78 83 87 86 83 80 79 79 78
Dewpt 79 79 78 79 78 77 77 75 74 74 75 75 76 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 100 73 99 70 97
RH 93 99 99 97100 90 84 75 79 89 94 99 96 81 72 71 81 93 94 94 97
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE NE E E E E SE E N E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 40 40 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.49 0.08 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS IS
Obvis H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1300 1300 1300 1600 1000 1000 1900 1800 1100 1000
T Wind Dir S S E NE NE E NE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 11 10 10 11 8 8 9 12 11
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 87 78 86 80 87 80 87 80 87
Temp 86 83 79 78 86 83 81 80 87 83 81 80 87 84 81 80 87 84
Dewpt 76 76 75 75 78 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 79
Min/Max RH 72 92 75 96 77 96 75 96 75
RH 74 80 90 91 77 84 91 94 79 85 91 96 77 82 93 96 77 85
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ234-170900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
604 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 85 69 92 72
Temp 82 76 74 74 73 79 80 83 82 75 73 71 70 81 89 92 90 79 75 73 74
Dewpt 77 75 74 73 73 75 75 74 74 73 72 71 70 75 75 73 73 73 75 73 74
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 53 100
RH 85 97100 97100 88 85 74 77 94 97100100 82 64 54 58 82100100100
Wind Dir S E E NE NE NE N NE NE E E E N N N NE E SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 11 8 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 6 4 4 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 70 30 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.80 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Obvis H PF
LAL 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 900 600 1900 2300 500 400 3400 5000 1100 600
T Wind Dir S NE NE NE E NE N N SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 6 9 10 8 6 6 9 9 8
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 73 92 76 93 76 93 76 93
Temp 90 88 75 74 91 87 79 77 92 87 79 77 93 86 79 77 92 88
Dewpt 74 72 74 73 74 75 77 76 77 76 77 76 76 75 77 77 75 76
Min/Max RH 51 99 55 98 58 99 57 100 54
RH 60 59 97 97 58 68 94 97 62 70 94 97 58 70 94100 58 68
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC CL FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ241-170900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
604 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
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 74 90 72 97 74
Temp 89 81 77 76 74 80 85 88 86 78 75 74 72 84 93 97 92 81 76 76 74
Dewpt 78 77 76 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 76 74 70 72 76 76 76 74
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 43 100
RH 70 90 97 99100 85 71 62 68 87 92 95100 77 55 43 52 84 99 99100
Wind Dir SE SE SE NE NE NE N NE NE E E SE N N NE E E SE SE S S
Wind Spd 8 8 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 8 5 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
Obvis H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 900 1000 2200 3100 1000 500 4100 5500 1700 800
T Wind Dir SE SE NE NE E NE N E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 9 11 9 5 6 9 11 10
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 97 75 98 77 100 77 98 78 99
Temp 94 90 77 75 95 91 79 77 97 93 80 78 95 91 80 78 96 92
Dewpt 72 72 75 75 75 76 77 76 74 76 77 76 75 75 77 77 75 75
Min/Max RH 44 100 47 97 45 98 49 97 47
RH 50 56 94100 53 62 94 97 49 59 93 96 54 59 91 96 52 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ229-170900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
604 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024
Date 05/16/24 Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 93 72 100 75
Temp 95 83 77 75 73 78 85 91 91 81 76 74 72 84 93 99 99 88 82 78 75
Dewpt 69 70 70 70 70 71 69 67 66 69 69 69 69 72 69 64 62 67 71 71 72
Max/Min RH 90 41 90 29 90
RH 43 65 79 84 90 79 59 45 44 67 79 84 90 67 46 32 30 50 69 79 90
Wind Dir SE E NE NE N N N NE E E E E E E S E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC
Clouds(%) FW CL SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.17 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5
Mixing Hgt 1100 1100 3000 4600 600 500 4200 6500 2900 600
T Wind Dir E NE N NE E SE S W SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 9 9 9 6 5 8 16 11
Date 05/19Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 102 76 104 79 106 79 102 79 103
Temp 95 99 81 77 96102 84 79 98102 85 79 96 99 84 79 97100
Dewpt 68 62 72 73 71 68 74 74 72 68 74 74 71 69 74 75 72 69
Min/Max RH 28 88 32 85 31 86 34 88 34
RH 42 30 74 87 45 34 72 85 43 34 70 85 45 38 72 88 45 37
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL SC SC CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
$$
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