Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 230737
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
237 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
TXZ245-232100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
237 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 78 72 83 71 84
Temp 65 66 75 78 78 76 72 72 73 73 78 83 83 78 73 72 71 72 79 83 83 79
Dewpt 59 61 65 65 66 66 69 69 69 69 72 71 71 70 71 71 70 70 72 72 71 71
Min/Max RH 65 90 67 98 65
RH 81 84 71 65 67 74 88 88 88 88 81 69 67 76 92 95 97 93 81 70 66 77
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 6 5 4 5 8 10 8 6 6 6 8 10 14 14 16
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 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 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3400 3500 2100 1200 3100 3200 1800 1200 2600 2900
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 12 16 17 13 13 17 17 17 19 21
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 85 73 86 73 87 72 86
Temp 73 73 84 80 74 73 85 81 74 73 86 80 74 73 85 82
Dewpt 71 71 72 72 73 71 73 73 73 72 73 73 74 72 73 72
Max/Min RH 97 65 97 66 100 64 100 64
RH 93 92 69 78 95 93 69 78 97 97 66 79 99 97 67 73
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 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ231-232100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
237 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 80 66 86 70 87
Temp 57 57 71 77 79 78 71 69 68 68 74 84 86 82 73 72 71 70 77 85 87 83
Dewpt 56 57 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 68 70 69 68 67 69 70 70 69 70 68 68 68
Min/Max RH 58 100 54 99 53
RH 97100 75 61 60 64 84 97100100 86 61 54 61 87 93 97 97 79 57 53 60
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 8 10 10 11 11 8 8 5 8 10 11 13 11 10 9 9 12 16 17 19
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3700 3800 1500 1000 4300 4500 2300 700 4500 5000
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 18 12 14 18 16 12 19 25
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 86 73 91 73 91 72 92
Temp 74 72 84 83 74 73 89 87 75 73 89 87 74 72 88 87
Dewpt 70 69 69 69 71 70 68 69 71 70 68 68 73 71 70 68
Max/Min RH 90 56 90 46 92 46 99 45
RH 87 90 61 63 90 90 51 56 87 92 51 53 97 97 55 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ247-232100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
237 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 78 72 80 73 80
Temp 67 68 74 77 77 74 73 73 73 73 77 79 79 76 73 73 73 73 77 80 80 76
Dewpt 61 62 65 66 67 68 69 70 70 71 72 71 72 71 72 71 71 71 72 72 72 72
Min/Max RH 68 94 76 97 77
RH 82 84 75 70 71 82 89 90 91 94 86 77 78 85 95 93 93 95 86 78 78 86
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 8 10 10 9 9 8 6 6 9 10 9 9 9 8 9 11 14 14 17
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 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 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3000 2900 2100 1900 2200 2100 1700 1500 1900 2000
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 18 17 13 17 19 17 19 21
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 74 80 74 82 74 82 73 82
Temp 74 74 80 77 75 74 81 78 75 74 81 78 75 73 81 78
Dewpt 71 72 72 73 74 72 73 74 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 73
Max/Min RH 96 77 98 76 97 77 100 75
RH 92 95 78 89 97 93 77 88 96 95 80 88 99100 79 85
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 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ234-232100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
237 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 78 66 83 70 84
Temp 57 59 72 77 78 76 71 69 68 69 77 82 83 79 72 72 71 70 77 83 83 79
Dewpt 56 57 63 65 66 66 67 68 68 69 71 71 70 70 70 71 70 70 72 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 67 100 65 100 65
RH 95 94 73 67 67 72 87 97 99 99 82 69 65 74 93 97 97100 85 67 67 74
Wind Dir E SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 6 9 11 11 9 6 6 5 8 9 12 12 10 8 8 8 11 16 17 16
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3800 3700 700 500 4200 3900 1800 600 4000 4100
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 16 12 9 12 16 14 12 18 23
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 84 73 86 73 87 72 88
Temp 74 73 83 80 75 73 85 81 75 73 86 82 75 72 86 84
Dewpt 71 70 72 71 73 71 72 73 73 72 73 73 74 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 94 67 98 64 97 62 100 57
RH 90 90 70 74 94 93 65 77 94 97 65 74 97100 63 65
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ241-232100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
237 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 71 88
Temp 60 61 73 78 79 78 72 71 70 70 76 83 85 81 74 72 72 71 78 86 88 83
Dewpt 59 60 65 66 67 68 69 70 70 69 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 70 72 71 70 71
Min/Max RH 64 100 63 99 55
RH 97 96 76 68 67 72 92 97 99 98 86 69 63 69 92 97 97 97 82 60 56 67
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 8 11 11 11 11 9 8 6 9 11 13 14 11 11 10 10 13 17 19 18
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3300 3200 1400 1000 3500 4000 1900 900 4500 4500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 17 18 12 16 18 17 13 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 73 89 73 93 73 92 73 92
Temp 75 74 86 84 76 74 90 86 75 73 89 86 75 73 89 86
Dewpt 71 71 71 71 73 71 69 72 72 71 70 71 74 73 71 70
Max/Min RH 91 56 94 48 94 50 100 49
RH 89 90 60 65 89 92 51 62 90 93 54 60 96 99 56 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 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ229-232100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
237 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 82 69 91 73 94
Temp 62 63 69 75 80 80 75 72 71 71 75 82 88 89 79 75 74 73 77 86 93 91
Dewpt 58 58 61 64 65 66 68 68 68 69 69 69 68 68 70 69 70 69 70 69 67 67
Min/Max RH 56 95 48 89 42
RH 86 84 76 69 59 61 79 87 92 95 82 65 52 50 74 82 87 87 79 57 43 45
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 8 8 9 11 13 14 12 11 11 12 14 16 18
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 4000 1000 1000 3700 4900 2600 1200 4800 6400
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 16 12 13 18 18 14 20 23
Date Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 92 75 98 74 95 73 95
Temp 76 75 83 91 77 75 92 94 78 74 88 92 76 74 89 93
Dewpt 69 69 69 68 69 70 68 65 70 70 68 64 70 71 69 65
Max/Min RH 84 45 85 35 87 36 92 38
RH 79 82 63 47 76 84 46 39 76 87 52 40 82 90 52 40
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 10 10 10 10
$$
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