Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 221018
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
517 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
TXZ245-222100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
517 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 75 62 80 69 83
Temp 57 68 74 74 70 64 63 63 63 74 79 79 76 70 70 69 70 78 82 82 77
Dewpt 51 54 55 55 54 56 57 59 60 64 65 66 66 68 68 69 69 72 70 70 70
Min/Max RH 51 90 61 99 66
RH 80 61 52 51 57 75 81 86 89 71 62 64 73 93 95 99 95 82 68 68 79
Wind Dir NE NE E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 6 5 4 5 9 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4500 4300 1200 1000 3400 3400 2400 1600 3400 3300
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 12 11 9 12 17 17 13 16 17
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 69 83 71 84 72 86 72 86
Temp 71 70 82 79 72 71 83 80 74 72 85 81 74 72 85 81
Dewpt 70 69 71 71 71 71 72 72 73 72 73 73 73 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 99 66 100 66 100 65 100 66
RH 97 99 70 78 97 99 71 78 99100 69 78 99100 69 78
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ231-222100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
517 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 74 54 80 66 86
Temp 55 64 72 73 70 63 59 56 56 70 78 80 78 71 70 68 68 74 83 86 82
Dewpt 46 47 49 52 54 56 57 56 56 61 63 63 64 66 68 67 67 70 69 68 67
Min/Max RH 44 100 56 99 54
RH 72 55 44 48 56 78 92100100 73 59 56 62 84 93 99 97 87 62 54 60
Wind Dir N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 6 6 8 6 5 4 3 6 9 10 11 10 8 6 5 8 9 11 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4400 4600 1100 500 3500 3700 2200 1100 4200 4700
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 10 11 6 12 17 17 12 14 18
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 68 87 70 87 71 92 71 92
Temp 70 68 84 82 72 70 84 83 74 71 89 87 75 71 89 88
Dewpt 69 68 68 67 70 69 70 69 71 70 69 69 72 71 69 68
Max/Min RH 100 54 97 56 98 46 99 46
RH 97100 59 61 93 97 62 62 90 97 52 56 90 99 51 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ247-222100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
517 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 73 66 78 71 80
Temp 63 69 72 72 70 67 67 67 68 74 77 77 74 72 72 72 72 76 79 79 75
Dewpt 54 57 57 56 56 57 58 59 62 64 66 66 67 69 69 70 70 71 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 56 84 67 96 76
RH 74 66 59 57 62 72 74 75 83 71 69 69 79 90 89 93 95 85 78 77 86
Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 9 10 9 8 6 5 6 6 8 10 9 9 8 8 6 6 9 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4000 4200 1300 1300 3000 2900 2400 2000 2400 2300
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 12 12 12 13 17 18 16 16 17
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 80 73 81 73 82 73 82
Temp 73 72 80 76 74 73 80 77 75 73 81 78 75 74 81 78
Dewpt 71 70 71 71 72 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 73 74 74
Max/Min RH 96 74 98 76 100 76 99 75
RH 95 95 76 85 93 97 80 88 96 99 79 88 96 99 81 88
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 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 10
$$
TXZ234-222100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
517 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 74 57 78 67 82
Temp 51 64 72 74 71 63 60 58 58 71 77 78 76 71 70 69 69 75 80 82 79
Dewpt 47 49 52 54 53 54 55 55 56 61 64 65 65 67 68 68 68 71 70 70 69
Min/Max RH 48 96 62 98 67
RH 86 58 49 50 53 72 84 90 93 71 64 64 69 87 93 97 97 87 72 67 72
Wind Dir N NE E SE SE SE SE E E SE S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 6 6 11 6 5 4 3 5 8 11 11 9 8 6 5 6 9 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 5000 5600 600 400 3400 3500 1700 500 4200 4100
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 12 11 10 6 10 16 13 9 13 16
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 68 83 71 83 72 86 73 87
Temp 71 69 81 79 73 72 82 80 75 73 85 82 75 74 85 83
Dewpt 70 69 70 70 71 71 72 71 73 72 72 73 73 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 65 97 67 97 62 95 63
RH 97100 69 74 93 97 72 74 94 97 65 74 94 93 67 72
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-222100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
517 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
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 73 58 81 68 86
Temp 58 65 69 71 70 64 61 60 59 72 79 80 77 73 71 70 70 76 84 85 81
Dewpt 49 51 55 58 58 58 59 59 59 64 66 66 67 69 69 69 69 72 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 57 98 62 99 62
RH 71 62 61 64 67 81 92 97 98 78 65 63 72 87 92 99 95 86 65 62 70
Wind Dir N NE E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 3 6 10 11 11 10 8 8 6 10 11 13 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3300 3200 900 500 3500 3400 1800 1100 4100 4500
T Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 6 11 17 17 13 16 19
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 69 88 72 90 73 93 73 93
Temp 72 70 85 82 74 72 86 84 75 73 90 87 76 73 90 87
Dewpt 71 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 73 72 71 72 73 72 71 71
Max/Min RH 100 59 97 55 97 49 97 49
RH 95100 63 70 90 97 62 66 94 97 54 61 90 97 54 59
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 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ229-222100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
517 AM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 74 61 83 70 91
Temp 59 63 67 71 72 66 63 62 62 68 76 80 83 76 72 71 71 75 84 90 89
Dewpt 47 46 47 50 52 55 57 58 58 61 63 63 64 67 68 68 68 69 69 67 67
Min/Max RH 45 87 51 91 45
RH 64 54 49 47 49 68 81 87 87 78 64 56 53 74 87 90 90 82 61 47 48
Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 11 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3500 3900 800 800 3100 3800 2700 1100 4100 5900
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 9 13 16 17 12 14 17
Date Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 92 73 92 74 98 75 95
Temp 75 72 85 90 77 73 84 90 77 74 91 96 79 75 89 93
Dewpt 69 69 68 67 69 69 70 67 70 70 69 64 71 70 68 64
Max/Min RH 91 43 87 43 87 33 85 36
RH 82 90 57 47 76 87 63 47 79 87 49 35 77 84 50 38
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 5 5 5 10
$$
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