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Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 182243
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
542 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
TXZ245-190900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
542 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
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 69 84 69 82 62
Temp 78 72 72 72 71 78 82 82 77 71 71 71 69 76 81 82 78 71 70 67 63
Dewpt 71 72 72 72 71 74 73 72 71 71 71 70 69 74 72 71 70 71 70 67 63
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 69 100
RH 80 99100100100 89 75 73 84100 99 99100 92 76 69 78100100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E N N
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 6 10 10 9 8 5 4 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 10 60
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.02 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 1300 2200 2300 1400 1300 2500 2700 1900 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE NE
T Wind Spd 16 9 9 12 16 11 14 17 13 11
Date 04/21Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 78 58 76 64 83 68 84 69 84
Temp 74 73 62 58 74 72 66 66 81 78 70 69 84 78 72 70 84 78
Dewpt 62 60 57 57 60 61 64 66 69 69 70 69 71 71 71 70 72 71
Min/Max RH 58 97 60 99 64 100 65 100 65
RH 66 65 86 95 62 68 93 99 68 75100100 66 78 99100 69 80
Pwind Dir N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 0 10 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-190900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
542 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 69 88 67 86 60
Temp 85 74 71 70 71 77 84 86 83 73 71 70 68 76 83 85 81 72 69 65 61
Dewpt 67 69 70 70 70 72 70 68 68 69 70 69 68 71 69 68 67 69 69 65 61
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 56 100
RH 55 86 97100 99 85 62 55 60 87 97 99100 85 63 56 62 89100100100
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE E NE N N
Wind Spd 12 10 8 6 5 8 8 11 12 10 8 8 5 11 11 11 13 10 8 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 30 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.07
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1400 1200 3100 3300 1000 1300 3900 5000 2100 1400
T Wind Dir SE E E E SE SE SE SE E NE
T Wind Spd 18 11 12 16 16 11 17 18 12 13
Date 04/21Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 76 55 77 61 85 67 89 69 89
Temp 71 72 60 55 71 74 64 63 83 82 70 67 86 84 71 69 86 83
Dewpt 58 56 54 52 56 58 62 62 66 66 69 67 68 67 71 69 69 68
Min/Max RH 52 90 53 100 52 100 49 100 51
RH 62 56 81 90 58 56 93 97 57 58 97100 55 56 99100 57 60
Pwind Dir N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-190900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
542 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
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 71 80 71 79 65
Temp 76 73 73 73 72 77 80 79 75 72 72 72 72 76 79 79 76 72 72 69 66
Dewpt 72 72 72 73 72 73 74 73 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 71 71 71 71 69 66
Max/Min RH 100 80 100 77 100
RH 87 97 97100100 88 83 82 90 97 99100100 91 82 78 85 99 97100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE N
Wind Spd 9 8 6 6 5 6 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 8 10 10 9 8 6 5 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 10 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 1300 1400 1800 1500 1500 1900 1900 1600 1600
T Wind Dir SE S SE E SE SE SE SE SE NE
T Wind Spd 18 12 10 13 17 13 14 16 14 11
Date 04/21Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 76 62 74 67 79 71 80 71 81
Temp 74 71 65 62 72 70 69 69 78 76 72 71 80 76 73 71 80 77
Dewpt 63 62 59 59 62 62 65 67 70 70 72 71 72 72 72 71 72 72
Min/Max RH 67 90 69 93 73 100 76 100 75
RH 70 73 83 90 71 76 89 93 77 83 99100 78 87 99100 77 86
Pwind Dir N NE E SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 0 10 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-190900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
542 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 70 85 69 83 61
Temp 81 73 73 72 71 77 81 83 80 73 71 70 71 76 81 83 79 72 70 67 62
Dewpt 69 71 72 72 71 73 72 72 70 71 71 70 71 72 72 71 69 70 70 67 62
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 67 100
RH 67 93 97100100 87 74 70 72 93100100100 87 74 67 72 93100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE E E E E E SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE E NE N N
Wind Spd 11 8 8 5 4 5 6 9 11 8 6 6 5 8 11 13 11 10 8 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 20 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM NM NM NM
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 1100 2400 3000 700 700 3300 4000 1700 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE E N
T Wind Spd 12 8 9 12 11 9 13 17 12 13
Date 04/21Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 73 56 75 61 82 68 85 70 85
Temp 70 70 61 56 71 72 64 64 80 79 70 69 83 81 73 71 83 80
Dewpt 61 59 56 53 58 60 62 64 69 69 70 69 71 70 72 71 72 70
Min/Max RH 64 90 58 100 65 100 63 100 63
RH 73 68 84 90 63 66 93100 69 72100100 67 69 97100 70 72
Pwind Dir N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 10 5 10 0 5
$$
TXZ241-190900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
542 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
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 71 91 70 87 66
Temp 83 74 73 72 72 80 88 89 81 74 73 72 71 78 84 86 82 74 72 69 66
Dewpt 70 71 72 72 72 74 72 71 70 71 72 72 71 74 72 70 69 71 71 69 66
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 58 100
RH 64 90 99100100 82 60 57 68 92 97 99100 88 68 58 66 90 97100 99
Wind Dir SE SE E SE E E E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE E E NE N
Wind Spd 12 10 8 6 6 8 9 12 13 11 8 8 6 11 13 14 14 11 8 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1400 1000 3500 4200 1500 1400 3500 4700 2100 1100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE E NE
T Wind Spd 17 11 11 17 17 11 16 18 13 12
Date 04/21Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
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 79 58 76 64 86 68 89 70 89
Temp 74 74 63 58 72 73 66 65 84 81 71 69 86 83 73 71 86 84
Dewpt 61 60 57 55 59 61 64 65 68 69 71 69 70 70 72 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 57 88 60 99 58 100 54 100 55
RH 64 62 80 88 64 68 92 99 60 66 99100 59 64 95100 62 64
Pwind Dir N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ229-190900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
542 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024
Date 04/18/24 Fri 04/19/24 Sat 04/20/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 88 71 88 64
Temp 95 81 76 74 74 76 82 87 86 79 74 73 71 77 83 87 83 75 70 67 65
Dewpt 67 70 69 70 70 71 69 67 67 68 67 68 69 69 69 68 68 68 66 64 61
Max/Min RH 90 50 93 53 90
RH 40 69 79 87 87 85 65 52 53 69 79 84 93 76 63 53 61 79 87 90 87
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E SE E E NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 8 12 10 9 8 9 9 11 12 12 11 10 9 10 10 11 12 11 11 10 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 40 70
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0.05 0.19
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3
Haines 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 2
Mixing Hgt 900 1100 2600 3400 1100 1300 5000 4900 2300 1700
T Wind Dir SE E E E E E SE SE NE NE
T Wind Spd 16 13 16 18 18 13 16 17 14 16
Date 04/21Mon 04/22/24Tue 04/23/24Wed 04/24/24Thu 04/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 79 59 78 64 89 70 94 72 93
Temp 72 75 63 59 70 76 68 66 80 88 73 70 86 89 75 72 86 89
Dewpt 58 56 54 53 56 57 60 62 66 65 68 68 68 65 69 69 68 67
Min/Max RH 50 81 48 90 45 93 40 90 43
RH 61 52 72 80 61 52 76 87 62 47 84 93 55 45 82 90 55 48
Pwind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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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