Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 301043
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
543 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
TXZ245-302100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
543 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 74 83 72 85
Temp 74 80 83 83 79 74 74 75 74 80 82 83 78 74 74 74 72 79 84 84 80
Dewpt 72 74 73 73 72 73 72 73 73 76 76 75 74 74 74 73 72 75 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 72 97 77 100 70
RH 94 82 72 73 80 97 93 94 97 87 82 77 88 99100 99100 87 72 71 81
Wind Dir E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 10 11 10 6 5 8 11 11 14 11 9 9 9 8 11 14 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 30 10 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.02 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2000 1800 1300 1300 1900 2000 1600 1400 2800 2800
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 17 13 16 21 20 19 20 19
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24
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 85 72 86 72 86
Temp 74 72 84 80 74 72 85 80 73 72 85 80 74 72 85 80
Dewpt 74 72 74 73 74 72 73 72 73 72 73 72 74 72 73 72
Max/Min RH 100 68 100 67 100 64 100 65
RH 99100 72 79100100 68 78 99100 67 77 99100 68 77
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-302100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
543 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 71 87 72 87
Temp 72 78 84 86 83 75 73 72 71 78 85 86 83 74 74 73 72 78 84 86 84
Dewpt 71 73 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 74 74 72 71 72 72 73 72 74 72 72 71
Min/Max RH 59 100 62 100 62
RH 97 84 67 62 66 87 97100100 89 70 63 67 93 93100100 88 67 62 66
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 11 12 11 9 8 6 10 12 14 14 14 12 11 10 12 12 11 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.02 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3000 3800 1500 1400 3300 3400 2300 2000 3800 3700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 11 16 19 14 18 24 20 17 18 17
Date Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 90 71 90 71 90 71 93
Temp 74 72 87 85 73 71 87 85 74 71 87 85 74 71 90 87
Dewpt 73 72 72 70 72 71 69 68 72 71 69 67 72 71 69 69
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 48 100 46 100 44
RH 97100 61 60 97100 55 56 93100 54 55 93100 50 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 10 10 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ247-302100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
543 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 80 74 79 74 81
Temp 74 78 80 79 77 75 74 74 74 78 79 79 76 75 75 75 74 78 80 81 78
Dewpt 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 75 76 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 80 100 88 100 78
RH 97 85 80 82 86 96 97 99100 91 91 88 94 99 99 99100 88 82 78 87
Wind Dir E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 9 10 11 11 10 8 6 9 11 11 13 11 10 10 10 9 11 12 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 30 10 30 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.01 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 1300 1300 1200 1400 1600 1600 1500 2000 2200
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 18 20 16 17 21 21 20 20 19
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24
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 82 74 82 74 82 74 82
Temp 75 74 81 78 75 74 80 79 75 74 81 78 75 74 82 79
Dewpt 74 74 75 74 74 73 74 73 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 77 99 76 100 77 100 76
RH 99 99 81 88 99 99 82 84 96100 80 86 97 99 78 85
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 5 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-302100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
543 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 71 83 73 84
Temp 70 77 82 84 80 74 73 73 72 78 81 83 80 75 75 75 74 79 83 84 80
Dewpt 70 73 73 74 72 72 72 72 72 75 76 75 74 73 74 74 73 74 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 72 100 77 98 70
RH 100 87 74 72 77 93 97 97100 91 85 77 82 94 97 97 97 85 74 70 79
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 10 11 8 8 6 6 10 12 14 13 12 11 11 11 14 17 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 30 10 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.04 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2800 3000 1100 1200 2400 2600 1500 1100 3800 3800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 13 10 14 20 17 14 19 20
Date Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 86 72 86 72 86 72 87
Temp 75 73 84 82 75 72 85 82 75 72 84 82 75 73 86 83
Dewpt 74 73 75 73 73 72 72 71 73 72 71 72 73 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 61 100 61 98 59
RH 97100 74 74 94100 65 69 94100 65 72 94 97 63 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 10 10 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-302100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
543 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
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 88 73 88 75 89
Temp 73 79 85 86 83 76 75 75 73 79 85 87 83 77 76 76 75 80 85 88 84
Dewpt 73 75 75 75 74 73 74 74 73 76 76 74 74 74 74 75 74 75 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 67 100 67 99 64
RH 99 88 72 70 75 90 97 97100 91 75 67 75 92 94 97 99 85 70 64 72
Wind Dir E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 10 11 12 11 8 8 8 10 14 17 17 14 12 11 11 14 14 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 30 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.02 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3000 3200 1300 1200 3100 3200 2000 1300 4000 3700
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 12 16 18 13 16 24 20 16 19 19
Date Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24
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 91 72 90 73 91 73 94
Temp 76 73 88 85 75 73 87 85 76 73 88 85 75 73 90 87
Dewpt 74 73 74 73 74 72 72 70 73 72 71 70 73 72 71 71
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 54 98 50 98 48
RH 96100 63 68 97 99 60 62 92 97 57 61 92 97 54 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 10 10 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ229-302100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
543 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024
Date Tue 04/30/24 Wed 05/01/24 Thu 05/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 76 91 75 91
Temp 76 79 86 92 91 81 78 77 76 79 85 90 87 80 78 77 75 79 84 90 89
Dewpt 71 72 72 70 70 73 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 73 72 73 72 74 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 46 87 57 90 56
RH 85 79 63 49 50 77 82 85 87 79 67 58 61 79 82 87 90 85 72 58 59
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 13 13 11 11 9 10 11 14 16 16 14 11 10 11 8 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 40 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.04 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4200 5700 1700 1400 3300 3200 1900 1200 2900 3900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 11 14 20 14 17 19 20 14 12 10
Date Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 94 74 94 75 95 75 99
Temp 77 74 87 91 77 74 87 91 77 75 89 92 78 75 91 97
Dewpt 72 73 73 70 71 72 70 68 70 72 69 67 70 71 70 67
Max/Min RH 97 46 93 44 90 40 87 36
RH 85 97 63 50 82 93 57 47 79 90 52 44 76 87 50 38
Pwind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 20 10 10 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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