Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 251048
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
547 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
TXZ245-252100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
547 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 92 78 92 79 94
Temp 81 88 92 91 86 82 80 80 80 87 91 92 87 81 81 80 80 89 94 92 86
Dewpt 79 80 79 78 77 78 78 78 78 80 79 80 79 79 79 79 79 81 80 79 79
Min/Max RH 64 97 67 100 64
RH 94 76 67 67 75 87 93 94 96 81 69 68 77 94 93 99 97 79 65 66 80
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 9 6 5 4 4 4 8 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2500 2500 1100 1200 2700 2600 1600 1200 2400 2400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 20 19 19 19 18 13 12 14
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 93 79 91 78 91 80 91
Temp 80 79 92 86 80 80 90 86 80 79 90 87 82 81 91 86
Dewpt 78 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 97 62 94 65 96 64 88 65
RH 94 96 65 75 90 90 69 75 90 93 67 74 85 87 67 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ231-252100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
547 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 77 104 77 105
Temp 79 88 98101 94 82 79 78 77 89 99104 98 86 81 79 77 88100104 97
Dewpt 77 77 74 73 72 73 75 75 75 76 74 73 77 76 77 76 76 77 74 71 73
Min/Max RH 41 94 39 97 35
RH 94 69 46 41 48 73 88 91 94 67 45 39 51 74 88 91 97 70 44 35 46
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 11 13 14 11 11 9 6 8 8 6 9 8 6 4 2 4 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4200 4600 2000 1300 5000 6800 2100 1100 4800 5900
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 21 23 18 16 12 18 10 9 13
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 100 77 99 77 98 76 99
Temp 78 76 97 92 79 77 95 92 78 77 95 91 79 77 96 91
Dewpt 76 76 71 71 75 74 71 71 74 74 72 72 75 75 72 72
Max/Min RH 99 39 92 41 91 43 95 43
RH 94 99 43 51 88 90 46 51 88 90 47 54 88 94 46 54
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ247-252100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
547 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 81 88 81 89
Temp 83 86 88 87 85 82 81 81 82 85 87 88 85 83 82 82 81 86 89 88 85
Dewpt 79 80 79 79 78 78 79 79 80 80 80 80 80 79 79 80 81 81 81 80 80
Min/Max RH 73 96 78 100 75
RH 90 81 75 77 80 88 93 96 94 85 80 78 84 90 93 94100 85 78 77 85
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 11 12 12 13 12 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 8 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 2100 1400 1500 2200 2000 1400 1300 1800 1900
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 21 23 23 20 19 20 16 12 14
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 80 89 81 88 81 88 81 88
Temp 81 81 88 85 82 81 88 84 82 81 88 84 82 81 88 84
Dewpt 79 79 80 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 79 77
Max/Min RH 99 74 90 73 91 73 93 74
RH 93 96 76 81 90 90 74 81 87 90 74 80 87 93 74 81
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 10
$$
TXZ234-252100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
547 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 77 94 77 98
Temp 79 86 94 93 88 80 79 79 79 87 93 94 89 82 81 79 78 88 96 97 92
Dewpt 78 79 78 76 74 76 77 77 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 77 77
Min/Max RH 54 100 60 100 53
RH 97 80 60 58 63 88 94 94 97 77 64 60 70 88 91 97100 75 58 53 62
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 10 13 16 13 11 10 10 10 11 13 14 12 10 6 5 4 4 6 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC FW CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 SC FW CL FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3500 3500 1000 800 4000 3900 1700 700 4000 4600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 16 20 16 16 19 18 14 10 9 13
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 96 77 93 77 93 77 92
Temp 79 77 94 88 79 79 91 87 79 77 91 87 80 78 90 87
Dewpt 77 76 76 75 76 76 75 74 76 76 75 75 75 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 99 51 97 57 97 56 94 60
RH 94 97 56 66 91 91 60 65 91 97 60 68 85 94 64 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ241-252100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
547 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
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 100 78 103 79 102
Temp 79 88 97 99 92 83 81 80 79 89 99102 95 85 82 81 79 88 98101 93
Dewpt 77 78 76 76 74 76 77 77 77 78 77 77 80 79 78 77 77 79 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 48 97 45 94 46
RH 94 72 52 49 57 80 90 93 94 69 49 46 61 82 88 90 94 75 51 46 60
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 11 12 14 14 11 10 10 9 11 10 9 11 10 6 5 4 5 6 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC FW FW B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 5
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 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3900 3800 1600 1200 4800 4600 1600 1000 3800 4100
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 21 20 17 18 14 17 11 11 13
Excess Heat W W W W W W W W
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 98 78 97 78 97 79 98
Temp 80 78 95 91 80 79 94 90 80 78 94 90 81 80 96 89
Dewpt 77 77 74 75 76 76 74 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 75 76
Max/Min RH 99 47 94 49 93 51 94 50
RH 91 99 51 60 88 93 52 63 88 93 54 63 87 90 52 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10
$$
TXZ229-252100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
547 AM CDT Sat May 25 2024
Date Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 107 81 107 80 107
Temp 81 88 98104103 91 86 82 81 89 99106105 93 86 82 80 89100106103
Dewpt 76 76 74 71 70 74 74 74 74 75 74 68 64 71 75 75 76 76 73 66 65
Min/Max RH 33 79 25 88 26
RH 85 68 47 35 35 58 68 77 79 64 45 30 27 49 70 79 88 66 42 28 29
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S NW NE E E SE SE E E E E E
Wind Spd 6 8 10 11 11 12 11 8 5 4 2 4 5 6 6 4 3 4 4 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 4600 6500 1700 1100 4800 6500 4500 700 5200 9600
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SW N SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 23 13 9 9 13 10 9 11
Excess Heat W W W W W W W W
Date Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 102 79 102 79 102 80 103
Temp 84 78 96 98 82 79 94 99 82 79 94 99 83 80 95 98
Dewpt 74 75 71 69 74 74 72 69 74 74 73 70 74 74 72 70
Max/Min RH 91 35 86 34 85 37 83 36
RH 72 91 45 39 77 85 49 38 77 85 51 39 74 82 48 41
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 20 5 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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