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FOUS54 KCRP 291853
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
153 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

TXZ245-300900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
153 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date           03/29/24      Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24            Mon
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                      63          79          65          80          67
Temp          77 72 66 65 65 63 72 78 77 73 67 67 67 67 72 78 79 74 69 68 69 67
Dewpt         60 61 62 62 63 63 66 65 65 64 65 66 67 66 70 69 68 67 69 68 69 67
Max/Min RH                   99          63          99          69         100
RH            57 68 86 90 92 99 80 66 67 73 93 95 99 97 92 74 69 80100 99100100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind Spd      14 12 10  9 10  8  9 12 13 11  6  8  8  8  9 11 11 11  9 11 14 16
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     3800   600   700  3300  3300  1300  1000  2600  2500  1200   900
T Wind Dir       SE     S     S     S     S    SE     S     S     S    SE     S
T Wind Spd       25    19    19    19    19    16    14    19    20    18    19


Date           04/01Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24Fri 04/05/24
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            81      65      83      54      74      55      75      58      77
Temp          79 76 68 65 80 77 62 54 71 71 57 56 73 70 61 59 76 72
Dewpt         69 68 68 63 53 52 46 42 42 44 47 48 51 53 56 57 59 59
Min/Max RH         64     100      34      65      32      76      43      93      53
RH            72 77100 92 40 43 57 64 35 39 69 75 46 56 83 92 56 65
Pwind Dir           S      SE       N       N       N      NE       E       E      SE
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      10       5       0       5      10      10      10       5

$$

TXZ231-300900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
153 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date           03/29/24      Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24            Mon
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                      61          83          64          89          67
Temp          81 76 67 64 63 61 70 79 82 78 68 67 66 66 72 82 88 83 71 69 69 67
Dewpt         57 57 60 61 61 61 64 63 63 62 63 64 65 66 67 67 66 66 67 68 68 67
Max/Min RH                  100          52         100          48         100
RH            43 52 78 90 93100 81 58 53 59 84 90 97100 84 60 48 57 87 95 97100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd      17 16 16 11 11  6 10 11 11 14 11 11 10  8 11 11 11 14 16 16 13 11
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     4900  1000   800  3500  3900  1200  1000  3000  3600  1600  1300
T Wind Dir       SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S    SE    SE
T Wind Spd       26    21    17    17    18    18    13    14    17    20    17


Date           04/01Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24Fri 04/05/24
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            95      65      84      53      75      50      78      53      81
Temp          89 90 72 65 81 79 62 53 71 73 56 51 75 74 58 54 78 77
Dewpt         66 63 62 52 42 41 42 38 35 36 41 41 44 45 53 53 54 54
Min/Max RH         34      72      22      58      22      70      29      99      38
RH            48 42 71 63 25 26 48 57 27 26 57 68 33 36 82 96 43 45
Pwind Dir           S      NE       N       N       N       E       E       E      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      10       0       0       0       5      10       5       5

$$

TXZ247-300900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
153 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date           03/29/24      Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24            Mon
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                      66          74          67          75          68
Temp          73 70 67 67 67 67 71 74 74 71 68 68 68 68 72 74 75 71 69 69 69 68
Dewpt         62 62 63 63 64 64 65 65 65 66 66 67 67 67 68 69 68 68 69 69 69 68
Max/Min RH                   93          74          99          79         100
RH            68 76 87 87 90 92 82 75 75 83 93 99 97 99 87 83 79 90 99100100100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind Spd      14 12 11 11 12  8  9 11 12 11  8  8  8  8  9 11 11 11 10 11 14 16
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW SC SC FW B1 SC FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     FW SC SC FW B1 SC FW SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     2400   900   900  1400  1400  1000  1000  1400  1400  1200  1000
T Wind Dir       SE     S     S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S    SE     S
T Wind Spd       24    23    23    18    18    17    16    17    20    20    21


Date           04/01Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24Fri 04/05/24
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            77      66      79      57      72      60      72      62      74
Temp          75 73 69 67 76 74 65 57 69 68 63 61 71 68 65 63 73 70
Dewpt         68 68 68 65 57 56 50 45 45 47 50 51 52 55 57 58 60 61
Min/Max RH         74      99      46      66      38      71      51      86      62
RH            80 86 97 93 51 52 58 65 42 47 64 70 52 63 77 86 65 73
Pwind Dir           S      SE       N       N       N      NE       E       E       E
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      10       5       0       5      10      10      10       5

$$

TXZ234-300900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
153 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date           03/29/24      Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24            Mon
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                      62          79          65          81          69
Temp          77 73 66 65 64 64 72 78 78 75 69 69 68 68 74 80 80 76 71 71 71 70
Dewpt         59 59 61 62 62 62 65 65 65 64 65 67 67 67 70 69 69 67 69 70 70 69
Max/Min RH                  100          62          97          68          98
RH            54 62 84 90 93 93 79 64 64 69 87 93 97 97 87 69 69 74 93 97 97 97
Wind Dir       S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S
Wind Spd      18 14  9 10  9  8 10 11 14 12  8  9 10 10 11 14 16 14 14 16 14 16
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%)     FW SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12HR                      0           5           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     4400   800   600  3700  4000  1100   800  3300  3200  1400  1200
T Wind Dir        S     S     S     S     S    SE     S     S     S    SE     S
T Wind Spd       25    16    13    18    18    13    12    17    20    19    19


Date           04/01Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24Fri 04/05/24
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            85      66      81      53      73      50      75      54      78
Temp          82 79 72 66 78 76 62 53 70 71 57 51 73 70 59 55 75 73
Dewpt         70 68 68 58 50 49 43 40 39 42 45 44 47 50 55 54 56 57
Min/Max RH         61      89      35      62      30      78      37      99      47
RH            67 69 87 75 37 39 50 61 32 35 64 77 40 49 87 96 52 57
Pwind Dir           S       S       N       N       N      NE       E       E      SE
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      10       5       0       5       5      10      10       5

$$

TXZ241-300900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
153 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date           03/29/24      Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24            Mon
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                      63          84          66          91          69
Temp          82 77 68 66 65 64 73 81 82 78 70 69 68 68 75 85 90 82 73 72 71 70
Dewpt         59 60 62 62 62 62 65 65 65 65 65 67 67 67 70 69 67 67 69 70 70 69
Max/Min RH                   97          54          98          48         100
RH            47 57 80 87 90 95 78 58 56 65 86 92 97 97 85 59 48 61 89 95 95 99
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE  S SE  S SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd      19 18 14 11 11  8 11 11 14 16 11 11 10  8 11 13 13 17 14 14 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     4800  1100  1100  3800  3900  1300  1200  3200  3900  1500  1200
T Wind Dir       SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S    SE     S
T Wind Spd       26    21    18    17    19    18    13    16    18    20    20


Date           04/01Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24Fri 04/05/24
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            97      67      86      55      76      52      79      56      82
Temp          91 90 74 68 83 81 65 55 73 73 58 53 77 74 60 56 79 77
Dewpt         68 65 67 57 44 43 43 40 38 39 44 44 47 49 56 56 57 57
Min/Max RH         35      78      22      59      24      72      33     100      41
RH            48 44 78 68 26 27 45 58 28 29 61 71 36 42 87100 46 51
Pwind Dir           S       E       N       N       N       E       E       E      SE
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      10       0       0       5      10      10      10       5

$$

TXZ229-300900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
153 PM CDT Fri Mar 29 2024

Date           03/29/24      Sat 03/30/24            Sun 03/31/24            Mon
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                      64          88          66          95          69
Temp          86 85 74 69 67 66 71 81 88 86 76 70 68 68 75 86 94 92 81 75 71 70
Dewpt         54 56 59 60 61 62 63 63 62 61 64 64 64 65 66 66 63 62 66 67 66 67
Max/Min RH                   87          40          91          34          90
RH            34 37 59 73 81 87 76 54 42 43 66 81 87 90 74 51 36 37 60 76 84 90
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd      14 14 16 13 11  8  9  8 10 12 14 11 11  8  9  9 11 13 17 13 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     4
Mixing Hgt     5400   700  1300  3400  4200  1300  1200  3400  4700  1700  1000
T Wind Dir       SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S     S     S    SE    SE
T Wind Spd       23    19    14    13    14    18    12    13    16    19    13


Date           04/01Tue 04/02/24Wed 04/03/24Thu 04/04/24Fri 04/05/24
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            98      65      87      54      79      52      82      57      87
Temp          90 95 76 65 83 84 65 55 74 77 60 54 77 80 63 57 81 83
Dewpt         63 52 52 40 36 33 38 37 32 31 37 39 39 39 50 53 52 49
Min/Max RH         23      47      15      52      17      57      20      87      28
RH            41 23 43 40 19 16 37 51 21 18 42 57 25 23 62 86 37 31
Pwind Dir           S       N       N       N       N       E       E      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0      10       0       5       0       5       5       5       0

$$

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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