Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 131428
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
928 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
TXZ245-132100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
928 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 90 72 91 74 88
Temp 85 88 89 83 75 75 74 73 82 89 91 86 77 77 75 75 84 88 87 83
Dewpt 78 78 77 74 73 72 72 71 74 73 71 72 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 68 97 53 93 60
RH 81 73 69 76 92 92 93 95 77 59 53 64 87 86 90 90 70 60 61 72
Wind Dir S S S NE E E E N NE E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE E
Wind Spd 5 8 8 10 6 4 3 3 4 6 8 6 4 4 4 3 6 10 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 50 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.64 0.11 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Obvis H PF
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2500 1000 1000 2800 2600 900 600 2600 2700
T Wind Dir S E E NE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 12 6 6 11 10 8 13 18
Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24
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 78 89 77 89 77 89 78 90
Temp 78 78 88 84 79 77 89 85 79 77 89 86 79 79 90 86
Dewpt 75 77 79 78 77 77 78 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 96 73 100 66 97 63 94 64
RH 91 96 75 81 94100 71 75 94 96 67 74 90 93 66 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 10 10 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ231-132100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
928 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 67 95 68 93
Temp 83 89 92 86 74 71 68 68 79 91 95 92 78 73 70 68 80 90 92 87
Dewpt 75 73 69 68 69 69 68 67 70 67 63 63 67 70 69 68 71 67 66 67
Min/Max RH 47 100 34 100 42
RH 77 58 47 56 84 93 99 97 74 45 35 38 69 90 97100 76 46 42 51
Wind Dir SE SE NE NE E E E N N E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 9 9 6 6 4 2 4 5 8 9 8 6 5 4 8 11 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Obvis PF
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 6 6 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5900 900 800 3800 6000 2800 600 4600 4700
T Wind Dir NW E E NE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 6 6 11 12 9 13 20
Svr Tstorm A A
Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 94 74 92 72 92 72 97
Temp 77 75 91 88 77 74 89 89 76 72 90 90 75 73 93 93
Dewpt 74 75 74 75 75 74 73 72 74 72 73 71 74 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 51 100 51 100 46
RH 90100 59 66 94100 59 57 92100 59 54 97100 52 52
Pwind Dir SE SE E E E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 20 10 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ247-132100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
928 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 74 87 76 85
Temp 83 84 85 81 77 76 76 74 81 84 87 83 79 78 77 76 82 84 84 81
Dewpt 78 78 77 76 74 73 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 73 73 73 74 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 79 100 63 92 71
RH 87 83 79 84 91 92 96100 81 71 63 75 87 85 89 90 78 75 72 82
Wind Dir S S S E E E E NE NE E E SE SE SE E E E E E E
Wind Spd 6 8 9 9 6 6 4 4 5 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 10 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 50 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC
Obvis H
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 800 1100 1500 1400 1000 1100 1800 1900
T Wind Dir S E E NE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 10 9 11 10 10 14 18
Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24
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 78 86 78 86 78 86 78 87
Temp 79 78 84 82 80 78 85 82 79 78 85 83 79 78 85 83
Dewpt 76 78 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 77 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 99 81 99 78 98 74 98 76
RH 93 99 84 88 96 99 80 87 96 96 76 80 96 97 79 82
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 20 10 10 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ234-132100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
928 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 67 92 68 90
Temp 82 85 88 81 71 69 67 67 78 88 92 89 77 73 70 68 80 88 89 84
Dewpt 78 77 75 73 70 69 67 67 72 70 68 69 70 70 69 68 71 68 68 69
Min/Max RH 66 100 46 100 49
RH 88 77 66 77 97100100100 82 55 46 52 79 90 97100 74 52 50 61
Wind Dir S S W E NE NE N NW N N NE E SE SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 8 9 6 4 4 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.32 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4300 700 400 3100 5100 1300 500 3500 3500
T Wind Dir S NE NE N NE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 5 6 9 9 8 12 18
Svr Tstorm A A
Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 88 73 88 72 89 73 92
Temp 74 76 86 83 77 74 86 85 76 72 87 86 75 75 90 88
Dewpt 73 75 78 77 77 74 78 75 74 72 76 75 74 75 77 75
Max/Min RH 97 75 100 68 100 64 100 60
RH 97 97 77 82100100 77 72 94100 70 70 97100 66 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 50 30 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ241-132100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
928 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
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 95 72 94 71 92
Temp 83 91 94 88 77 73 72 72 81 91 94 89 78 74 73 71 81 89 91 86
Dewpt 76 75 73 72 72 72 72 72 73 71 68 68 72 72 72 71 73 72 71 73
Min/Max RH 51 100 43 100 53
RH 80 61 51 59 85 97100 99 78 52 43 51 82 95 99100 78 58 53 66
Wind Dir S S S NE NE E NE N NE E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 11 8 6 4 4 5 8 11 11 6 6 5 4 9 13 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 40 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6300 1000 700 3700 5500 1500 700 3800 4300
T Wind Dir SW E E NE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 6 8 13 11 9 16 20
Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24
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 96 76 94 75 95 76 97
Temp 79 77 92 90 79 76 91 90 79 75 92 90 78 76 94 92
Dewpt 77 76 77 78 77 76 76 75 77 75 76 75 77 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 98 59 100 55 100 52 100 51
RH 94 97 63 69 94100 62 62 96100 60 62 96 99 57 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ229-132100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
928 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024
Date Mon 05/13/24 Tue 05/14/24 Wed 05/15/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 72 98 72 96
Temp 82 90 94 90 79 74 72 72 80 92 98 96 85 78 74 72 80 91 95 92
Dewpt 74 70 68 65 67 67 67 67 69 66 61 60 64 66 67 69 70 67 65 66
Min/Max RH 43 87 28 90 37
RH 77 52 43 44 67 79 84 84 69 43 30 30 50 67 79 90 72 45 37 43
Wind Dir E SE N NE E E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 9 9 9 8 4 3 4 5 6 10 12 11 8 6 8 11 13 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.30 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6000 600 700 3600 7400 3600 600 5200 5500
T Wind Dir NW NE E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 6 6 11 16 10 13 19
Svr Tstorm A A
Date Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24Sun 05/19/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 96 76 94 76 95 76 100
Temp 80 78 89 94 81 76 89 92 80 76 90 93 80 76 92 98
Dewpt 73 74 74 72 74 73 72 69 72 73 71 69 72 73 73 70
Max/Min RH 88 47 91 45 91 42 91 38
RH 79 88 61 49 79 90 57 47 77 90 54 46 77 90 54 41
Pwind Dir SE SE E NE E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 20 10 10 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
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