Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 192035
PFWCRP
FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
TXZ245-201015-
ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE RAWS-ARANSAS COUNTY TX
28.30N 96.82W ELEV. 20 FT
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 76 87 76 83 75
TEMP 80 78 76 76 76 76 79 85 84 79 78 77 77 76 79 82 83 81 78 76 75 75
DEWPT 71 73 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 74 75 74 73 73 74 74 74 74 76 75 73 73
MAX/MIN RH 93 67 91 76 97
RH 77 85 91 93 92 90 81 68 70 86 91 89 86 90 87 78 76 80 93 97 93 93
WIND DIR SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
WIND SPD 16 14 12 11 11 12 13 16 14 16 12 12 12 10 12 13 13 12 11 9 10 9
HEAT INDEX 91 91 87 89 87
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 30 39 51 59 61 64 55 32 34 45 57 57 54 59 49 45 55 60 65 68 72 71
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3
MIXING HGT 1400 800 2400 2300 1500 900 1500 1600 1000 500
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 27 28 28 25 29 29 21 21 17 19
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 83 76 84 73 84 72 84
TEMP 81 81 76 75 81 81 77 76 83 82 75 73 82 82 74 72 82 82
DEWPT 74 74 75 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 71 71 71 70 68 69 69
MIN/MAX RH 77 96 74 89 69 94 65 86 63
RH 80 82 96 94 77 77 86 89 71 73 91 94 69 70 86 86 65 68
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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ231-201015-
GEORGE WEST RAWS-LIVE OAK COUNTY TX
28.37N 98.12W ELEV. 215 FT
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 76 95 76 94 75
TEMP 93 89 81 78 77 77 82 91 94 88 80 79 78 76 82 91 94 90 83 79 76 75
DEWPT 69 67 71 72 72 72 72 70 70 70 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 74 74 73 72
MAX/MIN RH 85 46 90 49 91
RH 46 49 72 81 84 85 73 51 46 55 77 83 87 90 74 53 49 58 76 86 89 91
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
WIND SPD 16 17 14 11 9 10 14 16 16 17 13 11 10 9 12 12 12 14 13 9 10 9
HEAT INDEX 99 92 84 87 97100 93 85 88 98101 98 90
CLOUDS FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS(%) 24 39 47 57 62 60 48 23 25 23 37 50 61 64 54 32 33 46 59 57 64 66
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
OBVIS H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 3
MIXING HGT 3500 1300 4100 4500 3300 1100 3600 4200 2600 700
T WIND DIR S S S SE S S S S SE E
T WIND SPD 28 26 26 24 29 28 19 17 17 20
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 94 74 94 75 95 74 95 73 95
TEMP 91 90 78 74 91 90 78 75 92 91 78 74 92 91 77 73 92 90
DEWPT 72 73 74 72 71 70 71 72 70 69 71 71 67 66 69 68 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 49 93 47 90 43 89 38 87 35
RH 54 58 88 93 51 51 78 90 48 50 79 89 44 44 76 87 40 41
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-201015-
MATAGORDA ISLAND RAWS-CALHOUN COUNTY TX
28.12N 96.80W ELEV. 36 FT
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
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 76 83 76 83 74
TEMP 79 77 76 76 76 76 78 82 81 77 77 77 77 76 79 82 83 82 78 76 75 74
DEWPT 72 73 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 74 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 74 73
MAX/MIN RH 94 75 93 75 97
RH 79 86 93 94 94 92 85 75 78 92 93 91 89 91 87 77 75 79 91 97 96 96
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
WIND SPD 16 14 13 12 14 13 14 16 14 16 16 14 14 12 12 12 13 12 12 10 11 10
HEAT INDEX 87 86 88 90 87
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 31 39 51 59 61 64 57 36 36 46 58 56 53 58 50 51 57 62 65 67 71 70
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
OBVIS H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 3
MIXING HGT 1300 800 1800 2100 1500 800 1500 1600 1000 200
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 27 28 28 25 29 31 20 20 19 19
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
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 83 75 84 76 81 75 81 73 81
TEMP 82 81 77 75 82 82 78 76 80 80 76 75 80 80 75 73 80 80
DEWPT 74 74 75 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 71 70 69 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 75 96 72 90 76 88 72 86 69
RH 78 80 95 95 74 75 85 90 77 79 87 88 74 75 86 85 71 73
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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-201015-
VICTORIA RAWS-VICTORIA COUNTY TX
28.85N 96.92W ELEV. 23 FT
335 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
DATE 05/19/13 MON 05/20/13 TUE 05/21/13 WED
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 75 92 76 88 75
TEMP 87 83 77 77 77 76 82 89 91 86 79 78 77 76 80 86 88 85 80 77 76 75
DEWPT 67 71 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 72 73 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 74 73 73 72
MAX/MIN RH 88 53 91 59 91
RH 51 67 85 87 86 87 73 57 53 64 83 84 87 91 80 63 59 66 81 87 90 91
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 17 13 10 10 8 9 13 16 17 16 11 11 10 9 14 16 16 13 11 6 10 8
HEAT INDEX 90 88 86 95 98 93 92 94 91 85
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS(%) 29 32 51 57 61 62 53 31 29 33 57 61 65 60 44 35 37 48 65 70 72 70
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
OBVIS H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
HAINES 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
MIXING HGT 2000 1000 3400 3700 2600 1100 2600 3000 2000 700
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 27 26 27 27 28 28 24 23 16 19
DATE 05/22 THU 05/23/13 FRI 05/24/13 SAT 05/25/13 SUN 05/26/13
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN 88 74 89 73 89 71 89 72 89
TEMP 86 85 76 74 86 85 76 73 87 86 75 71 86 85 75 72 86 85
DEWPT 72 72 73 71 71 70 70 71 69 69 70 69 68 67 68 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 58 94 56 91 52 94 49 86 47
RH 63 66 89 93 61 61 82 91 56 58 85 94 54 55 79 86 51 54
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
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