Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 011738
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1238 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
TXZ245-020900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1238 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
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 72 85 73 86 71
Temp 84 80 75 74 74 74 80 84 83 81 76 75 74 74 80 85 85 81 75 74 73 72
Dewpt 75 74 74 74 74 73 76 75 74 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 74 73 74 74 73 72
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 68 100
RH 76 84 97100100 99 88 75 74 81 99 99 99100 85 73 69 78 99100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 10 9 9 9 10 12 11 11 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 11 9 9 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 1300 1400 2900 2800 1700 1400 2800 3000 2100 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 19 21 19 17 13 13 18 16 12
Coast Flood Y
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 72 85 73 86 73 88 73 88
Temp 85 80 74 72 84 80 74 73 85 81 75 73 86 82 75 73 87 83
Dewpt 73 73 74 72 73 73 74 73 73 73 74 73 74 74 74 73 75 74
Min/Max RH 65 100 66 100 66 100 65 100 63
RH 69 81 99100 70 79 99100 69 78 96100 69 77 99100 69 76
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-020900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1238 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 88 73 92 71
Temp 87 83 75 73 74 72 78 84 86 85 76 76 74 74 81 89 92 87 77 74 74 72
Dewpt 73 72 72 73 73 72 75 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 75 73 71 70 72 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 63 99 51 97
RH 62 70 90100 97100 90 70 65 66 89 92 97 97 81 59 51 57 85 93 93 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE E E E
Wind Spd 14 14 14 12 10 8 11 11 10 10 9 8 6 4 6 8 10 13 11 10 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
LAL 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3200 1500 1300 3600 3500 1900 1400 3500 4800 2900 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 23 16 18 13 12 10 9 14 16 12
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 71 90 72 94 72 98 71 100
Temp 88 85 74 71 87 84 74 72 90 89 75 72 93 92 75 72 95 94
Dewpt 69 67 71 70 68 68 72 71 69 69 72 72 71 69 72 71 71 69
Min/Max RH 45 99 48 97 45 100 39 99 35
RH 53 54 90 97 53 59 93 97 50 53 90100 49 47 90 97 46 44
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-020900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1238 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
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 75 82 74 82 74
Temp 81 78 76 75 76 75 79 81 80 78 76 75 74 74 78 81 82 79 76 75 75 74
Dewpt 75 75 74 74 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 99 83 100 77 99
RH 82 91 96 97 97 97 90 84 84 90 99 97100100 93 81 77 85 96 97 99 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 12 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 9 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1300 1300 2200 2100 1500 1400 1900 2100 1600 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 23 21 21 18 18 16 13 18 19 16
Coast Flood Y
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 82 75 82 75 82 75 83 76 84
Temp 81 79 75 75 81 78 76 75 81 79 76 75 83 79 76 76 84 80
Dewpt 74 73 74 73 74 73 74 73 74 74 74 75 75 74 75 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 74 99 76 96 76 99 75 99 75
RH 78 84 99 96 80 85 96 94 80 85 96 99 77 87 97 97 76 85
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-020900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1238 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 86 73 86 71
Temp 84 80 75 76 75 74 78 83 85 81 75 75 74 73 78 83 86 82 76 75 73 72
Dewpt 76 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 74 74 73 75 76 74 73 73 73 73 72
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 68 100
RH 77 82 97 94 97100 91 77 70 79100 97100100 91 80 68 74 90 94100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 14 13 12 11 11 9 11 14 14 11 11 9 8 6 8 8 11 13 9 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.28 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 2800 1200 900 3800 3700 1700 800 3200 3900 2200 900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 18 13 19 18 13 11 11 16 14 11
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 87 72 86 73 87 74 91 73 92
Temp 85 82 74 72 85 81 76 73 85 82 76 74 89 85 76 74 90 86
Dewpt 72 71 73 72 72 72 74 73 72 72 74 73 73 73 74 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 59 100 61 100 61 97 57 100 55
RH 65 69 97100 65 74 94100 65 72 94 97 59 67 94100 60 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-020900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1238 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
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 74 90 74 91 72
Temp 88 83 77 76 76 74 80 85 88 85 78 77 76 75 81 88 90 85 77 75 75 73
Dewpt 75 74 74 74 74 74 76 75 76 75 75 75 75 74 76 75 74 73 74 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 68 100 59 99
RH 67 76 92 94 96100 87 73 68 72 91 94 97 99 84 66 59 69 91 97 97 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE E E
Wind Spd 17 16 13 11 11 9 11 13 11 11 9 8 6 5 6 8 11 12 11 10 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3100 1500 1500 3700 3800 1500 1300 3400 4100 2300 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 20 17 19 16 13 10 10 14 16 12
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 91 73 90 74 95 73 98 74 100
Temp 88 85 76 73 87 84 76 74 91 88 77 74 93 91 77 74 95 93
Dewpt 71 70 73 72 71 71 74 73 72 72 74 73 73 72 74 72 73 72
Min/Max RH 51 98 54 97 48 97 44 95 39
RH 58 62 92 97 59 66 92 95 55 59 91 95 53 54 90 93 49 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-020900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1238 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024
Date 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 91 75 94 74
Temp 89 87 80 77 76 76 79 84 89 90 83 79 77 75 80 89 94 92 81 77 76 75
Dewpt 73 73 74 73 73 73 74 75 74 74 75 74 73 73 73 73 70 70 72 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 94 56 94 45 91
RH 59 63 82 87 90 90 85 74 61 60 77 85 87 94 79 59 46 49 74 85 87 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 12 14 14 13 11 9 8 6 5 6 11 10 6 5 6 6 9 12 12 11 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0.16
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4200 1100 1300 3100 4000 2200 1200 4000 5700 3200 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE E E SE E
T Wind Spd 19 20 14 11 8 12 9 9 13 17 13
Date 05/04Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 75 95 75 99 75 103 76 103
Temp 88 91 77 75 89 93 78 75 90 98 80 75 94102 82 76 96101
Dewpt 71 68 71 70 69 68 70 71 71 66 71 71 70 63 70 71 69 63
Min/Max RH 43 86 41 87 35 87 27 85 28
RH 57 47 82 84 52 44 76 87 54 35 74 87 46 28 67 85 42 29
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
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