Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 121113
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
613 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
TXZ245-122100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
613 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 77 87 73 91
Temp 76 81 84 84 82 78 78 78 78 83 86 86 82 76 75 74 73 83 90 89 84
Dewpt 76 79 78 77 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 75 75 74 73 76 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 79 99 75 100 57
RH 99 93 82 80 82 96 97 97 96 84 79 75 82 99 99100100 78 59 59 70
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE E E E NE E E E
Wind Spd 6 8 11 11 10 8 8 6 5 6 8 8 8 5 3 3 3 4 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 50 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.14 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1900 2100 1000 1300 2300 2200 1300 800 3100 2800
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 13 16 12 11 6 10 11
Date Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 76 89 75 89 74 89
Temp 76 74 86 82 77 76 86 84 77 75 87 85 77 74 87 84
Dewpt 74 73 74 75 76 76 78 77 77 75 75 74 75 73 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 66 100 73 100 62 98 63
RH 94 97 68 79 96100 78 81100100 68 70 96 97 68 74
Pwind Dir E E SE SE SE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 40 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-122100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
613 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 76 92 70 95
Temp 73 81 88 91 88 79 77 76 76 82 89 91 88 78 74 73 71 81 91 95 91
Dewpt 73 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 73 72 71 72 72 71 71 72 68 65 66
Min/Max RH 57 97 53 100 37
RH 100 82 63 57 65 88 94 97 97 79 59 53 57 82 93 93100 74 46 37 44
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE NE E E E SE E E E E E
Wind Spd 4 8 10 8 11 11 9 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 4 3 5 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 40 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.04 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4100 4900 1300 1300 4200 3700 1800 800 4900 6900
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S E E E NE E
T Wind Spd 13 14 18 12 12 11 11 6 10 12
Date Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 91 74 94 71 91 71 93
Temp 74 70 88 85 76 74 88 90 76 72 88 89 75 71 89 88
Dewpt 71 70 69 71 75 74 75 73 73 71 71 70 72 70 70 69
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 53 100 50 97 48
RH 90100 54 63 96100 66 58 90 97 57 54 89 97 54 54
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 10 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-122100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
613 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 78 84 75 86
Temp 78 82 83 83 81 79 79 79 79 82 84 83 80 77 77 77 76 82 84 86 82
Dewpt 77 78 79 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 75 76 76 76 76 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 82 97 81 100 69
RH 97 90 88 84 88 96 96 96 96 88 84 82 90 96 97 99100 84 75 69 77
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE E E E E NE E E E
Wind Spd 8 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 8 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 40 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.10 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1500 1700 1400 1400 1400 1600 1100 1200 1800 1700
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S S E NE NE E
T Wind Spd 19 20 19 17 17 14 13 9 11 12
Coast Flood Y Y Y
Date Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 77 84 78 86 77 85 77 85
Temp 78 77 83 81 79 78 84 82 79 77 85 82 78 77 84 82
Dewpt 74 75 75 76 77 78 78 78 78 77 76 75 75 75 75 76
Max/Min RH 94 75 100 81 100 74 95 72
RH 89 94 77 84 94100 83 87 97100 76 81 91 94 76 81
Pwind Dir E E SE SE SE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 40 10 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-122100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
613 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 86 75 87 70 92
Temp 75 81 84 85 83 78 78 77 76 82 85 87 82 78 75 72 71 80 89 92 88
Dewpt 74 77 78 78 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 75 73 73 71 71 73 70 69 69
Min/Max RH 80 100 72 100 47
RH 97 88 82 80 80 94 94 97100 85 77 72 79 85 94 97100 79 54 47 54
Wind Dir E SE S S S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE E SE N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 6 8 12 13 12 10 9 8 8 6 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 50 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.10 0.16 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 3 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2200 2500 1200 1000 3200 3000 1000 700 3500 5000
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S S E N NE NE
T Wind Spd 14 17 13 10 12 12 8 5 8 9
Date Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 88 74 88 72 87 72 88
Temp 73 69 87 82 76 75 86 84 76 73 85 85 75 72 85 85
Dewpt 71 68 71 73 75 75 78 77 76 73 75 74 74 72 74 73
Max/Min RH 99 57 100 72 100 65 100 61
RH 93 97 59 74 97100 77 80100100 72 70 97100 70 67
Pwind Dir E E SE SE E N E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 40 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-122100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
613 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
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 77 95 73 95
Temp 75 82 88 91 87 79 79 78 77 82 90 93 89 79 76 75 74 83 91 94 89
Dewpt 75 77 76 77 77 77 77 76 75 76 76 74 75 76 74 75 74 75 73 70 71
Min/Max RH 59 99 55 100 47
RH 100 85 68 63 73 93 94 96 94 82 63 55 65 91 94100100 77 55 47 56
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 5 8 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 6 6 5 4 6 8 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3800 4600 1300 1100 3800 3800 1400 800 4500 4800
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S E E E E E
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 12 13 11 11 8 11 14
Date Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 91 76 96 75 93 73 94
Temp 75 73 88 85 78 77 90 91 79 75 90 89 77 74 90 88
Dewpt 74 73 74 75 76 76 77 76 76 74 74 73 75 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 57 100 53 95 52
RH 96100 64 73 94 99 65 63 93 97 60 59 92 93 58 61
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE E NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 30 5 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS SC
$$
TXZ229-122100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
613 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024
Date Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 78 97 74 98
Temp 76 81 88 95 94 85 82 79 78 82 91 96 94 84 79 76 74 82 92 97 96
Dewpt 71 73 73 71 70 75 75 75 74 74 72 68 64 69 69 70 71 71 66 61 61
Min/Max RH 42 88 36 90 29
RH 85 77 61 46 46 72 79 88 88 77 54 40 37 61 72 82 90 69 43 31 32
Wind Dir E SE S S E SE SE SE SE SE NW NE NE E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 6 10 10 9 6 6 6 8 6 8 8 6 4 6 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 4300 5700 1100 1100 4500 5400 2000 900 5100 8600
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S NW E E E E
T Wind Spd 13 9 16 12 10 10 12 9 10 12
Date Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 94 77 96 74 94 74 98
Temp 80 74 89 89 79 77 88 94 79 74 89 92 78 74 90 95
Dewpt 67 70 69 71 74 74 73 67 70 70 68 65 70 70 68 67
Max/Min RH 88 48 90 41 88 39 87 36
RH 65 87 52 56 85 90 61 41 74 87 50 41 76 87 49 40
Pwind Dir E SE SE S NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 30 20 5 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
$$
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