Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 200518
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1218 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
TXZ245-202100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1218 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 78 91 78 91
Temp 78 78 85 89 88 84 79 79 79 79 86 90 90 85 81 80 80 79 86 90 90 85
Dewpt 75 75 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 78 78 78 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 65 93 66 93 65
RH 90 91 79 65 68 77 93 90 90 91 79 67 68 78 91 91 91 93 76 66 67 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 10 8 8 6 6 9 10 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 3100 3000 1500 1400 3100 3000 1700 1400 3100 3100
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 13 17 16 18 19 18 16 18 20
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 91 79 92 78 92 80 93
Temp 80 79 90 85 81 80 91 86 80 79 92 86 82 80 92 86
Dewpt 77 77 77 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 78
Max/Min RH 93 64 90 62 100 62 97 62
RH 91 93 66 76 87 90 64 76 96 96 65 78 88 96 64 78
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-202100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1218 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 75 100 76 100
Temp 75 75 84 93 97 91 79 77 77 76 85 96 98 92 81 79 77 76 85 94 98 92
Dewpt 73 73 73 70 68 69 73 75 74 74 75 72 72 73 74 75 75 75 74 71 70 72
Min/Max RH 39 96 43 99 41
RH 96 96 71 47 39 49 82 92 92 94 71 47 43 54 79 90 94 97 71 47 41 52
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 8 11 11 8 8 6 9 11 12 14 11 9 8 8 11 11 13 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1100 4500 5000 1800 1600 4900 4800 2700 1500 4800 5000
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 12 14 18 16 18 18 20 14 19 20
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 99 75 101 76 102 76 102
Temp 78 76 95 92 78 76 97 94 79 76 97 95 80 76 98 95
Dewpt 75 75 71 71 75 75 73 72 75 75 73 72 76 76 73 73
Max/Min RH 98 42 98 40 97 40 100 39
RH 91 97 46 50 91 97 46 49 88 97 46 48 88100 45 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-202100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1218 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 79 88 79 88
Temp 78 78 82 85 85 81 79 79 79 79 84 87 86 83 81 80 80 80 84 87 86 83
Dewpt 76 76 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 74 96 75 94 74
RH 93 96 85 79 78 88 94 96 94 96 85 77 77 85 93 93 94 91 83 75 76 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 2300 2000 1500 1600 2200 2100 1600 1600 2300 2400
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 12 18 19 19 19 20 18 18 20
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 88 80 88 80 89 80 89
Temp 80 79 87 84 81 81 87 84 81 80 89 84 81 80 88 85
Dewpt 77 78 78 77 78 77 79 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 79
Max/Min RH 97 71 95 73 98 73 98 75
RH 93 97 75 81 93 90 76 82 96 97 73 84 93 97 77 84
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-202100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1218 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 91 76 91
Temp 74 75 82 89 91 86 77 78 77 76 84 89 90 86 79 78 78 76 84 90 91 86
Dewpt 73 74 75 73 73 74 75 75 75 75 77 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 56 98 63 100 59
RH 97 97 79 59 56 68 94 91 94 97 80 66 64 72 91 97 94100 80 64 60 70
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 6 8 11 11 10 8 8 8 11 13 14 14 11 9 8 8 11 14 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW CL B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC FW CL B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 4000 4200 1100 800 3800 4000 2000 700 4400 4200
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 10 11 13 16 14 17 19 16 12 18 20
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 91 76 92 77 94 77 94
Temp 78 76 90 86 79 77 91 87 79 79 92 88 80 78 92 88
Dewpt 76 75 76 74 76 76 76 75 77 77 76 75 78 78 77 76
Max/Min RH 98 58 98 58 100 56 100 56
RH 94 97 64 68 91 97 62 68 94 94 60 66 94100 62 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-202100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1218 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 77 98 78 98
Temp 76 76 85 93 96 90 80 78 78 78 86 95 97 90 81 80 79 78 86 95 97 90
Dewpt 75 75 75 72 72 74 76 76 75 76 76 74 75 76 77 76 76 75 75 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 47 96 49 94 48
RH 97 96 73 52 47 61 90 94 93 94 73 52 51 65 87 90 93 91 71 51 50 63
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 6 6 11 12 11 9 8 8 11 11 14 14 11 10 9 9 11 13 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1300 4400 4600 1700 1200 4900 4700 2200 1400 4800 4500
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 12 14 17 14 18 19 18 16 20 21
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 98 77 100 77 100 78 101
Temp 80 78 95 90 80 78 97 91 80 78 97 92 81 78 98 93
Dewpt 76 76 74 75 76 76 75 75 77 77 76 76 77 77 75 77
Max/Min RH 97 48 95 47 98 48 98 45
RH 90 96 52 63 88 94 51 60 91 97 52 60 90 97 48 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 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-202100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1218 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 78 103 79 104
Temp 77 76 84 92 99 99 87 80 80 78 85 95103100 89 82 80 79 86 97103100
Dewpt 72 72 73 71 67 66 73 73 73 73 73 72 69 69 74 75 74 75 74 71 68 68
Min/Max RH 32 85 33 88 32
RH 85 87 70 51 36 34 63 79 79 85 67 48 34 37 61 79 82 88 68 43 33 36
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 8 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 8 9 10 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1400 4300 5400 1400 1800 4400 5800 4000 1900 5000 7200
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 13 21 17 17 16 20 16 18 18
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 104 80 105 80 106 80 105
Temp 83 79 97100 83 80 97102 84 80 98103 85 80 99102
Dewpt 74 74 71 68 73 75 73 69 74 74 73 68 74 74 73 69
Max/Min RH 85 33 85 32 83 31 82 32
RH 74 85 43 36 72 85 46 35 72 82 45 33 70 82 44 35
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
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