Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 131554
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1053 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
TXZ245-132100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1053 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 92 78 93 80 93
Temp 90 91 88 83 81 80 79 88 91 92 89 84 82 81 80 89 92 93 89
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 77 76 75 75 76 75 75 75 76 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 61 91 58 85 57
RH 63 62 68 80 87 87 91 69 61 58 64 77 79 81 84 66 58 57 67
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 5 8 9 4 3 2 2 3 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 3300 1000 800 3900 3700 2100 1200 4600 4400
T Wind Dir E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 11 6 8 13 13 9 10 13
Date Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 79 93 81 93 78 93 79 92
Temp 82 79 91 89 83 81 91 88 82 79 91 89 82 79 90 86
Dewpt 76 77 78 77 77 76 79 78 77 77 79 77 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 93 62 84 65 94 64 96 67
RH 82 93 66 69 83 84 67 74 85 93 68 69 87 96 70 76
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 60 30 50 30 60
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC NM NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-132100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1053 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 75 100 73 100
Temp 93 96 94 84 80 77 75 86 95 99 94 83 77 75 74 85 95 99 94
Dewpt 72 72 73 74 75 75 74 74 71 69 70 72 75 74 74 74 70 69 69
Min/Max RH 45 97 38 100 38
RH 51 46 52 71 85 94 97 69 46 38 46 70 92 97100 69 45 38 44
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 8 6 3 2 1 2 5 8 11 6 2 2 1 2 6 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6500 3300 1000 5900 7300 3800 1000 7100 8100
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 16 8 8 12 16 8 9 12
Date Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 100 76 97 77 97 77 96
Temp 80 76 95 93 80 76 93 91 80 77 94 91 80 77 92 89
Dewpt 75 75 72 72 75 75 74 74 77 75 75 73 76 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 97 43 98 49 95 49 97 54
RH 87 96 48 51 85 97 54 58 90 94 55 56 88 97 60 64
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 20 5 20 10 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-132100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1053 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 82 91 82 91
Temp 88 89 88 84 84 83 82 87 89 90 87 84 84 83 82 87 89 90 88
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 75 75 76 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 65 84 64 82 64
RH 69 66 68 79 79 78 82 69 67 64 69 79 77 78 80 70 68 64 68
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 5 8 8 6 5 3 2 4 6 9 10 8 5 5 4 5 8 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2700 1700 1600 3000 2700 2200 2100 3800 3400
T Wind Dir E E SE E E SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 13 13 8 9 13 14 11 10 14
Date Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 82 90 81 90 81 90 82 90
Temp 84 83 89 87 83 83 88 87 83 83 89 87 84 83 89 86
Dewpt 77 77 78 77 77 77 79 78 78 78 79 78 79 78 80 78
Max/Min RH 84 68 87 70 87 69 90 73
RH 79 84 71 74 83 84 74 74 84 87 74 74 85 87 75 79
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 40 30 60 30 50 40 60
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-132100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1053 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 74 96 72 95
Temp 89 92 91 82 79 76 74 85 92 95 90 80 77 74 73 85 92 94 90
Dewpt 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 76 74 72 74 74 75 74 73 75 73 72 73
Min/Max RH 60 100 48 100 49
RH 66 60 60 79 88 97100 75 56 48 60 82 94100100 72 54 49 58
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE E NE E E E SE SE SE E NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 8 4 2 1 2 2 5 8 10 5 2 2 2 3 6 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 30 0 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 4500 800 500 5800 6500 2000 400 6500 6400
T Wind Dir E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 10 5 6 11 11 5 8 13
Date Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 94 76 92 77 93 77 91
Temp 79 76 91 88 80 77 89 87 80 78 89 89 79 77 88 86
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 75 75 77 77 77 76 77 76 76 76 78 77
Max/Min RH 98 58 94 65 94 63 97 70
RH 91 97 62 68 85 94 68 72 91 94 68 66 91 97 72 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 50 10 40 20 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ241-132100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1053 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
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 97 76 98 75 98
Temp 93 96 93 84 80 78 76 86 94 97 92 82 78 77 75 86 94 97 92
Dewpt 74 74 74 75 76 75 75 75 73 71 72 74 75 75 75 75 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 47 97 44 100 45
RH 54 49 53 76 87 93 97 69 51 44 52 77 90 94 99 70 50 45 54
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E SE E E E
Wind Spd 4 8 10 6 3 2 1 2 6 10 11 6 2 2 1 3 8 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5700 2700 900 5500 6500 2900 800 6400 6900
T Wind Dir E SE SE E E SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 11 13 6 9 13 13 8 9 14
Date Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
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 76 97 78 95 78 95 78 93
Temp 80 76 94 91 80 78 92 89 80 78 92 90 80 78 90 87
Dewpt 76 76 75 75 76 75 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 99 51 93 56 93 56 96 63
RH 87 99 55 59 87 93 60 66 90 93 61 64 90 96 66 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 30 10 30 20 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-132100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1053 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024
Date Thu 06/13/24 Fri 06/14/24 Sat 06/15/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 78 102 76 102
Temp 94 98 98 90 85 80 78 87 95101 99 89 83 78 77 86 95101100
Dewpt 70 68 68 71 72 73 74 72 68 65 64 69 72 72 73 72 67 64 65
Min/Max RH 34 88 30 89 29
RH 46 38 38 54 65 79 88 61 42 31 32 52 70 82 87 63 40 30 32
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 8 8 8 5 3 4 5 8 10 10 8 5 3 4 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 7300 1400 1100 7100 8200 5900 1000 7300 8600
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 16 10 9 11 18 11 10 12
Date Sun 06/16/24Mon 06/17/24Tue 06/18/24Wed 06/19/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 103 79 101 79 101 79 99
Temp 83 78 95 99 84 79 95 97 83 79 94 97 84 79 93 94
Dewpt 73 74 69 67 73 74 71 70 75 75 71 70 74 75 72 71
Max/Min RH 88 31 85 37 88 37 88 42
RH 72 88 43 36 70 85 46 42 77 88 47 42 72 88 51 47
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms SC
$$
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