Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 161128
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
628 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
TXZ245-162100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
628 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 69 83 72 84
Temp 71 78 82 81 78 72 72 72 71 77 82 82 78 73 73 73 73 78 83 83 78
Dewpt 70 73 72 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 71 74 72 70 70
Min/Max RH 71 100 69 98 66
RH 99 86 73 72 81 99100100100 85 72 69 84 97 95 97 95 87 71 66 76
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 5 6 8 9 9 6 6 6 5 6 9 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 2500 600 800 2000 2000 1200 1100 2200 2200
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 23 18 18 16 13 17 16 16 14 13
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 85 72 84 67 80 62 79
Temp 73 73 83 80 73 72 83 79 72 68 78 74 65 63 78 75
Dewpt 71 71 72 69 71 70 71 70 69 66 64 61 59 58 60 60
Max/Min RH 97 64 96 66 98 58 87 51
RH 93 95 70 71 92 93 68 75 92 93 62 65 83 84 54 61
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E N NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 50 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ231-162100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
628 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 70 90 70 91
Temp 70 78 86 89 84 75 72 72 70 77 87 90 84 75 73 72 70 78 88 91 85
Dewpt 69 70 69 68 69 70 72 71 70 72 69 68 68 71 72 71 70 72 68 66 66
Min/Max RH 50 100 49 100 43
RH 97 76 56 50 61 84 99 97100 84 55 49 58 86 99 97100 81 51 43 52
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 8 6 11 10 9 8 6 8 8 9 11 9 8 6 5 10 10 9 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4300 4800 1300 1300 3300 4400 1700 1000 3500 4400
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 16 11 16 12 11 12 16 10 14 14
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 68 93 69 87 62 76 57 80
Temp 71 69 87 84 71 69 84 81 68 63 74 72 62 57 75 77
Dewpt 70 69 67 65 69 68 68 65 67 63 60 57 57 53 56 57
Max/Min RH 100 43 98 52 100 54 88 44
RH 97100 52 52 93 97 58 58 97100 61 59 84 86 51 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE NE NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 30 60 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-162100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
628 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 79 71 79 72 79
Temp 72 76 79 78 75 74 73 72 71 76 79 79 75 73 73 73 72 76 79 79 75
Dewpt 72 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 73 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 80 100 79 100 76
RH 100 88 81 81 90 97 99100100 88 81 80 94 99 97 99100 91 81 77 90
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 11 11 11 9 10 10 8 6 6 8 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 10 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1800 1300 600 600 1200 1200 1100 1200 1400 1700
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 21 18 20 18 13 17 18 18 16 14
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 72 80 68 78 63 76
Temp 73 72 79 76 74 73 80 76 72 69 76 72 66 63 73 72
Dewpt 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 70 68 65 63 62 61 60 62
Max/Min RH 99 75 97 74 98 66 93 61
RH 97 99 80 87 95 95 76 85 94 97 71 75 86 92 64 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 50 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ234-162100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
628 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 83 72 86 72 85
Temp 73 78 82 82 80 74 74 73 73 77 84 85 79 74 74 74 72 77 83 85 80
Dewpt 71 72 72 72 71 72 73 72 71 72 72 70 71 73 73 72 72 73 72 70 70
Min/Max RH 70 100 61 100 61
RH 93 82 72 72 74 93 97 97 93 85 67 61 77 97 97 93100 87 70 61 72
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 13 11 14 13 11 10 9 8 6 6 10 11 11 9 10 8 8 9 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3400 3500 1000 1000 3300 3300 1400 500 3100 3400
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 13 11 12 14 13 11 16 13
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 87 70 84 64 74 58 78
Temp 72 71 84 81 72 70 81 79 70 65 71 70 62 58 74 75
Dewpt 72 71 72 69 71 70 71 69 69 65 63 60 57 54 58 60
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 65 100 70 88 52
RH 100100 67 67 97100 72 72 97100 76 71 84 86 57 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE NE N N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 30 60 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-162100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
628 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
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 93 72 91 72 92
Temp 73 80 89 91 85 76 75 74 73 79 88 90 83 75 74 74 72 79 88 91 84
Dewpt 70 72 69 70 72 72 73 72 71 72 71 70 71 73 73 73 72 73 69 69 70
Min/Max RH 49 99 52 100 48
RH 92 77 53 51 65 89 94 93 93 81 58 52 67 96 97 97100 84 54 49 64
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 11 11 12 11 9 8 6 8 9 11 11 9 8 8 6 11 11 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4600 5500 1300 1100 3600 3600 1700 800 3300 3600
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 19 16 16 13 12 13 13 10 16 16
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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 70 93 71 89 66 80 60 81
Temp 73 71 89 84 73 71 86 83 71 66 76 74 65 60 76 76
Dewpt 72 71 70 67 72 71 69 68 70 66 63 61 59 56 60 61
Max/Min RH 100 47 100 54 100 56 88 49
RH 97100 55 58 97 99 58 62 97100 65 64 83 87 58 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 20 50 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-162100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
628 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024
Date Tue 04/16/24 Wed 04/17/24 Thu 04/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 74 95 75 98
Temp 73 78 85 92 91 82 77 76 75 79 88 94 92 83 78 76 75 80 90 96 92
Dewpt 69 69 69 67 66 71 71 71 71 72 72 69 67 71 71 71 71 71 69 67 67
Min/Max RH 41 90 42 88 39
RH 87 74 59 44 44 69 82 85 87 79 59 44 44 67 79 85 87 74 50 39 44
Wind Dir E E NE NE E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 5 5 6 10 10 6 5 6 5 6 9 11 10 6 8 8 8 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3700 4600 800 900 3500 4500 1400 900 4400 5500
T Wind Dir E NE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 8 13 9 8 10 14 10 12 12
Date Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 97 71 89 66 79 61 82
Temp 76 71 89 91 74 71 84 84 71 66 75 76 65 61 74 81
Dewpt 69 69 67 65 67 68 68 66 66 62 59 56 56 54 55 55
Max/Min RH 94 37 90 50 90 48 78 40
RH 79 93 48 42 79 90 59 55 84 87 58 50 73 78 51 41
Pwind Dir E E E E NE NE NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 40 60 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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