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Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 230843
PFWCRP
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
343 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
TXZ245-232215-
ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RAWS-ARANSAS COUNTY TX
28.30N 96.82W ELEV. 20 FT
343 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 75 84 75 84
TEMP 77 76 81 84 84 80 77 77 77 76 80 82 83 81 77 76 75 75 80 83 84 81
DEWPT 74 74 75 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 72 94 73 93 66
RH 92 93 83 74 72 81 87 91 93 94 82 75 74 75 85 88 91 93 77 68 66 71
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 6 5 8 10 11 12 12 10 9 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 11 9 10 12 13 13
HEAT INDEX 86 91 91 85 82 88 88 85 82 88 89 85
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 81 74 84 53 35 42 59 67 71 76 59 52 47 44 53 63 70 78 63 47 43 39
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
MIXING HGT 3300 3300 2000 1400 4700 3900 1300 1500 4500 4400
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 18 21 18 19 20 25 23 18 21
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
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 86 74 86 74 86
TEMP 76 75 85 82 75 73 85 83 76 74 85 83 76 74 85 83
DEWPT 70 71 71 70 71 71 70 71 72 72 72 71 72 73 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 91 62 93 60 95 63 97 67
RH 84 91 63 68 86 93 61 68 88 95 65 68 88 97 69 74
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ231-232215-
GEORGE WEST RAWS-LIVE OAK COUNTY TX
28.37N 98.12W ELEV. 215 FT
343 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 93 75 92 74 94
TEMP 75 75 80 90 92 87 79 77 76 76 81 88 90 87 79 77 75 74 86 93 94 88
DEWPT 73 73 73 71 71 70 72 73 73 73 72 70 70 68 70 71 72 72 71 69 67 65
MIN/MAX RH 50 92 51 95 41
RH 94 93 77 55 50 57 78 86 92 90 74 56 52 54 73 81 90 95 61 46 41 47
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 4 9 11 13 13 12 9 8 6 9 12 14 14 13 10 8 6 9 11 13 13
HEAT INDEX 84 96 99 93 85 94 95 90 91 98 97 90
CLOUDS B2 OV OV SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 86 90 90 42 27 26 42 60 75 80 64 54 60 51 58 65 68 70 61 51 47 42
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 5 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 4
MIXING HGT 6200 7200 2700 1300 6400 7600 4300 1800 6400 6200
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 18 20 25 20 19 23 27 25 21 25
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 72 94 71 95 72 95 72 95
TEMP 76 72 93 88 75 71 94 89 77 72 94 89 77 72 94 89
DEWPT 68 69 66 65 68 69 67 67 71 70 66 66 70 71 70 70
MAX/MIN RH 90 39 93 39 94 38 95 45
RH 76 90 41 48 79 93 41 48 82 94 40 47 82 95 47 53
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ247-232215-
MATAGORDA ISLAND RAWS-CALHOUN COUNTY TX
28.12N 96.80W ELEV. 36 FT
343 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
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 83 75 82 75 82
TEMP 77 77 80 82 82 79 77 77 77 76 79 81 81 79 77 76 76 75 79 81 82 80
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 76 95 79 93 71
RH 93 93 85 77 77 85 89 93 93 94 85 79 79 80 87 89 92 93 79 72 71 76
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 8 6 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 10 11 13 14 16 16 13 10 11 12 12 13
HEAT INDEX 85 89 89 86 86 86 86
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 78 70 82 53 41 45 61 67 69 76 59 51 41 42 53 63 65 66 56 46 43 40
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4
MIXING HGT 2900 2800 1900 1500 3200 2700 1400 1500 4100 4000
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 17 18 21 19 19 20 25 23 18 21
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
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 82 74 82 75 82 75 82
TEMP 76 74 81 80 75 74 81 80 76 75 81 80 76 75 81 80
DEWPT 71 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 73 73 72 72 73 74 74 74
MAX/MIN RH 92 71 91 70 92 71 95 77
RH 84 92 72 75 87 91 70 76 88 92 73 75 89 95 78 82
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15>
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ234-232215-
VICTORIA RAWS-VICTORIA COUNTY TX
28.85N 96.92W ELEV. 23 FT
343 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
DATE THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 90 73 88 73 89
TEMP 74 74 81 88 90 85 77 75 74 74 81 87 86 84 78 76 74 73 83 88 89 85
DEWPT 73 73 74 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 71 71 69 70 71 71 71 70 69 68 67
MIN/MAX RH 57 97 58 91 50
RH 95 94 81 61 57 64 85 93 96 94 75 60 60 61 78 84 89 91 65 54 50 55
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 3 6 10 11 11 9 6 5 4 8 11 12 11 10 8 5 4 8 11 13 12
HEAT INDEX 86 96 97 91 85 92 92 88 87 93 93 87
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS(%) 84 79 85 53 31 28 44 66 76 76 57 55 42 37 51 64 76 88 71 53 46 38
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3
MIXING HGT 3900 5800 2400 1300 6000 6600 3200 1200 5500 5300
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 16 18 21 18 18 20 24 21 18 21
DATE SUN 05/26/13 MON 05/27/13 TUE 05/28/13 WED 05/29/13
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX 72 89 71 90 72 91 72 91
TEMP 75 72 88 84 74 71 89 85 75 72 90 86 75 72 90 86
DEWPT 69 70 66 68 69 69 68 68 71 71 69 68 71 72 71 71
MAX/MIN RH 92 47 95 48 99 48 99 53
RH 80 92 48 58 84 95 50 56 88 99 51 55 86 99 55 61
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
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
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