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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






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