Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 252218
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
517 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
TXZ245-260900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
517 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
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 55 77 55 75 54
Temp 77 66 61 60 56 65 74 77 71 62 59 57 56 65 73 75 70 61 59 57 55
Dewpt 52 53 51 48 44 48 47 47 51 54 54 55 53 53 52 52 53 54 54 54 52
Max/Min RH 71 34 93 45 93
RH 42 65 69 65 66 55 38 35 49 75 83 93 88 66 47 46 56 78 84 90 92
Wind Dir NW N SW W W N N N E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E N
Wind Spd 6 3 2 4 5 8 9 6 4 4 5 4 4 6 8 8 6 4 4 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 500 400 2500 4100 500 500 2900 3000 1000 500
T Wind Dir N W N N E E NE E SE E
T Wind Spd 6 10 12 9 10 11 11 11 11 9
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
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 76 60 77 63 78 64 80 66 81
Temp 74 70 62 62 76 72 64 63 77 73 66 66 78 74 68 68 80 76
Dewpt 55 56 57 57 59 59 61 61 64 63 65 66 68 68 68 67 69 67
Min/Max RH 49 89 52 96 60 99 67 100 65
RH 52 61 84 83 56 65 89 95 63 72 97 99 73 82100 99 71 74
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-260900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
517 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 52 79 50 76 48
Temp 79 65 61 57 54 65 75 78 76 62 56 52 51 61 73 76 74 62 56 51 49
Dewpt 37 37 36 35 33 40 39 36 39 42 48 48 46 48 47 44 45 48 50 50 49
Max/Min RH 50 22 87 32 100
RH 22 36 39 43 46 41 28 22 26 48 74 86 83 62 39 32 35 61 82 96100
Wind Dir NW W W W W N N NW NE E E E N N NE NE E E SE SE SW
Wind Spd 11 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 600 400 4000 7300 400 400 4000 8000 600 600
T Wind Dir NW W NW NW E E E SW SE S
T Wind Spd 12 10 11 10 10 10 9 9 11 10
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 81 54 81 59 85 63 87 66 92
Temp 77 77 59 55 79 75 63 60 82 79 66 65 83 83 69 67 87 86
Dewpt 50 47 54 54 54 55 59 59 61 60 63 64 66 66 68 66 65 62
Min/Max RH 27 99 38 99 43 99 47 100 38
RH 38 35 83 96 42 49 87 98 50 53 90 97 57 57 97 97 48 45
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-260900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
517 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
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 60 76 60 72 60
Temp 73 68 66 64 62 66 73 75 70 66 65 62 61 64 70 71 68 64 64 62 60
Dewpt 55 57 56 53 49 49 49 49 53 55 55 56 56 56 54 54 54 55 56 56 55
Max/Min RH 73 40 85 54 84
RH 53 68 69 66 62 54 43 40 55 69 72 81 84 77 57 54 61 74 77 81 84
Wind Dir N NE W W W N N NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E E NE
Wind Spd 6 4 3 4 6 9 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 8 6 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
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 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 400 400 1800 1900 600 800 1900 1800 1100 1100
T Wind Dir N W N NE E E NE E SE E
T Wind Spd 8 11 13 10 12 11 13 11 13 11
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
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 72 63 73 65 75 67 76 68 77
Temp 70 68 65 64 73 69 66 65 75 71 68 68 75 71 69 68 76 72
Dewpt 57 57 58 58 60 60 62 62 64 65 65 66 68 68 68 68 69 68
Min/Max RH 58 83 63 90 69 98 77 100 75
RH 64 68 78 83 65 75 87 90 70 81 92 95 79 90 99100 79 87
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-260900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
517 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 52 75 50 74 49
Temp 76 64 61 57 54 61 70 74 72 61 56 52 51 59 71 74 71 60 56 52 49
Dewpt 52 50 47 44 43 45 45 45 48 48 48 47 46 49 50 49 52 53 53 51 49
Max/Min RH 69 35 84 41 100
RH 43 60 60 62 66 56 41 35 42 62 74 83 83 69 47 41 51 78 90 96100
Wind Dir NW W SW W NW N N N NE NE E NE NE NE N NE E E E NE N
Wind Spd 6 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 400 400 2500 4200 400 400 2800 6000 500 400
T Wind Dir NW NW N N E NE NE W SE NE
T Wind Spd 6 10 12 8 10 9 9 9 11 6
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 78 56 77 60 81 65 81 68 84
Temp 75 73 59 57 76 72 64 61 79 75 68 67 79 77 70 69 82 79
Dewpt 54 54 56 55 55 57 60 60 62 62 65 66 68 68 70 69 69 66
Min/Max RH 39 96 45 99 53 97 65 100 55
RH 48 51 90 93 48 59 87 97 56 64 90 97 69 74100100 65 64
Pwind Dir E SE S SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-260900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
517 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
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 54 81 53 79 52
Temp 81 67 61 57 54 67 77 81 76 63 58 55 54 63 75 79 75 62 59 55 53
Dewpt 41 41 40 38 36 40 39 38 41 48 53 53 51 53 50 46 48 52 53 53 52
Max/Min RH 51 22 94 31 100
RH 24 39 45 48 51 37 26 22 28 59 82 93 90 70 42 31 38 70 82 95 98
Wind Dir N N SW W NW NW N NW NE E E E N N NE NE E E SE S W
Wind Spd 8 5 4 5 8 11 11 9 5 8 6 5 4 6 6 8 6 8 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 500 400 5000 7600 400 400 3900 7800 1000 700
T Wind Dir NW NW NW NW E E NE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 10 16 11 11 8 8 10 12 10
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
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 83 56 82 61 85 65 88 68 94
Temp 78 77 61 57 80 76 66 62 82 79 68 66 85 82 71 68 89 87
Dewpt 52 51 57 56 57 57 60 61 63 63 66 66 68 67 69 68 68 64
Min/Max RH 30 97 41 97 48 99 49 100 39
RH 41 41 87 95 46 53 83 95 53 58 92 99 57 62 95 99 50 46
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-260900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
517 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024
Date 03/25/24 Tue 03/26/24 Wed 03/27/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 53 82 53 81 52
Temp 82 68 63 57 53 66 77 81 80 67 60 56 55 62 75 80 79 67 60 55 52
Dewpt 29 30 30 30 30 35 34 30 32 35 40 43 44 47 45 41 40 41 43 46 47
Max/Min RH 41 15 68 24 83
RH 14 24 29 35 41 32 21 16 17 30 47 62 66 58 34 25 25 39 53 72 83
Wind Dir NW NW W W W NW NW W NW E E E NE NE NE NW N E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 17 5 6 6 8 11 8 8 4 9 9 6 5 5 6 8 4 6 6 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
Mixing Hgt 500 400 6600 9200 600 400 6100 10500 1200 500
T Wind Dir NW W NW W E SE N W SE S
T Wind Spd 12 12 14 12 11 10 8 11 9 9
Red Flag W
Date 03/28Fri 03/29/24Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 86 58 87 63 91 66 94 68 97
Temp 80 83 64 58 81 85 68 63 83 88 70 68 87 92 75 69 89 94
Dewpt 47 40 49 52 53 52 57 59 60 57 62 64 65 60 66 65 62 56
Min/Max RH 19 80 29 87 33 88 33 89 27
RH 31 22 58 80 38 32 68 87 46 35 76 87 48 34 74 87 41 28
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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