Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 031641
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1141 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
TXZ245-032100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1141 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 85 72 85 73 85
Temp 84 83 78 75 74 74 74 81 85 85 80 76 74 74 73 80 84 85 80
Dewpt 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 75 75 74 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 72 100 70 100 70
RH 76 74 86 97 95 97 99 82 73 71 79 92100 99100 84 73 71 82
Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 10 8 6 5 6 8 11 11 10 10 8 9 9 10 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.11 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 900 700 2400 2400 1800 1400 3500 3400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 17 14 18 20 20 18 18 20
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 86 74 87 74 88 74 89
Temp 74 73 85 82 75 74 86 82 76 74 87 83 77 74 88 84
Dewpt 74 73 75 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 76 75 77 74 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 69 100 66 100 66 100 63
RH 100100 71 78100100 71 78 97100 70 78100100 67 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-032100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1141 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 71 91 72 89
Temp 87 87 83 75 74 73 71 81 89 90 84 77 75 74 72 79 86 88 85
Dewpt 75 74 72 72 72 72 71 73 71 69 69 71 72 72 71 72 69 69 70
Min/Max RH 64 100 48 98 53
RH 69 64 70 90 93 97100 77 55 50 60 82 90 95 97 78 57 53 61
Wind Dir E SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 11 9 8 8 6 10 11 12 14 11 11 10 9 12 12 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 5 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.03 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3400 1700 1200 3500 4300 2100 1800 4400 4700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 13 16 23 20 18 19 20
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 93 73 96 72 102 73 102
Temp 74 73 89 89 75 73 91 91 76 73 95 96 77 74 97 97
Dewpt 73 73 70 71 74 73 72 71 73 73 73 71 73 72 72 69
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 44 100 37 96 33
RH 97100 54 56 97100 54 52 92100 49 46 87 93 44 40
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-032100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1141 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 74 82 74 82
Temp 81 81 78 76 76 75 74 80 82 82 78 76 75 75 74 79 81 82 79
Dewpt 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 80 100 80 100 78
RH 82 82 91 96 96 97100 87 80 80 90 96 97 97100 85 81 78 87
Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 9 9 8 8 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 10 11 11 12 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 20 20 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 1400 1800 1700 1800 1900 1800 2300 2200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 19 18 19 20 21 20 19 21
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 83 76 84 75 84 76 85
Temp 76 75 82 80 77 76 82 80 77 76 83 80 78 77 84 81
Dewpt 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 99 79 100 76 100 77 99 75
RH 99 99 81 87 96 99 80 87 99100 80 88 97 99 77 85
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-032100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1141 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 72 86 73 85
Temp 82 81 78 75 74 74 73 80 85 86 81 76 75 75 73 79 83 84 81
Dewpt 76 75 73 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 74 73 73 74
Min/Max RH 80 100 65 100 69
RH 82 82 85 94 97 97100 82 67 65 77 90 97 97100 85 72 70 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 10 8 8 8 10 12 14 13 11 11 11 9 11 13 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 30 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.08 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 1200 600 3300 3500 1700 900 3900 4600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 11 16 20 17 13 17 19
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 87 74 89 75 91 74 93
Temp 75 74 85 84 77 75 87 85 76 75 89 86 77 75 90 88
Dewpt 75 73 73 74 75 74 75 74 75 75 75 74 76 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 66 98 61 100 60 100 58
RH 100 97 67 72 94 97 68 70 97100 64 68 97100 62 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-032100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1141 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 74 90 74 90
Temp 86 87 83 77 76 75 74 81 88 89 84 78 77 75 74 81 87 89 84
Dewpt 77 75 75 74 74 74 73 74 73 72 73 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 67 99 57 99 58
RH 74 68 77 92 96 97 99 81 62 57 71 88 92 97 97 78 62 58 71
Wind Dir E SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 11 10 8 8 8 11 12 14 14 11 11 11 10 14 14 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.10 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3300 1600 1000 3300 3300 2200 1500 4300 4200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 13 18 21 20 18 19 20
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 94 74 98 74 101 75 103
Temp 77 75 89 88 77 75 92 90 77 75 96 94 80 75 98 97
Dewpt 75 73 73 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 74 74 74 73 73 71
Max/Min RH 96 52 100 47 99 41 96 35
RH 96 96 59 63 94 99 57 60 94 99 50 54 84 94 45 44
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-032100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1141 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 76 94 75 93
Temp 89 93 88 80 77 77 77 79 86 93 90 82 77 77 75 79 86 92 90
Dewpt 74 72 72 74 72 73 72 73 73 70 69 71 71 72 71 71 70 69 69
Min/Max RH 51 90 46 88 46
RH 61 51 59 82 85 87 85 82 65 47 50 69 82 85 87 77 59 47 50
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 10 11 11 9 9 8 9 9 11 12 16 12 11 11 11 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.13 0 0.01 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4900 1600 1200 3700 5500 2800 1300 4500 6100
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 18 13 14 20 21 16 17 16
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 96 76 100 76 104 77 105
Temp 78 76 87 95 80 76 91 99 82 76 95103 84 77 97103
Dewpt 72 73 73 69 73 73 73 68 72 72 71 62 70 71 68 58
Max/Min RH 90 42 90 36 88 26 82 23
RH 82 90 63 43 79 90 56 37 72 87 46 26 63 82 39 23
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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