Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 311838
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
137 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
TXZ245-010900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
137 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 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 79 92 80 92 80
Temp 90 86 82 80 80 81 88 91 90 85 81 81 81 80 87 91 91 87 82 82 81 80
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 97 65 94 64 93
RH 73 75 88 94 94 94 75 66 69 80 93 93 93 93 75 67 64 74 87 90 90 93
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 14 10 8 6 6 6 8 10 10 11 11 10 8 10 11 14 14 14 11 11 13 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3300 1400 1500 3200 3100 2100 1700 3300 3200 2600 2500
T Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 20 19 18 19 19 17 17 21 23 20 18
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 93 80 93 80 93 79 94 77 94
Temp 92 87 82 80 92 87 82 80 93 87 82 80 93 88 80 78 93 89
Dewpt 78 77 78 78 79 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 77 76 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 64 93 66 94 65 97 59 93 55
RH 65 73 90 93 66 74 87 94 65 75 90 93 63 70 88 93 57 64
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ231-010900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
137 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 98 79 99 78
Temp 94 89 80 79 79 79 87 95 97 92 82 81 80 79 88 96 98 92 82 80 79 79
Dewpt 75 73 75 76 76 76 77 74 73 73 76 77 76 76 75 71 71 72 75 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 47 91 41 93
RH 57 59 85 91 91 91 73 51 47 55 82 90 88 91 67 46 42 53 79 88 88 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 16 12 11 8 6 6 9 11 11 13 11 8 8 8 11 13 14 16 11 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4800 2000 1600 5100 5600 2900 1800 6000 6600 3100 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 16 20 20 20 16 25 24 25 17
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 101 78 101 77 103 76 101 75 100
Temp 98 93 80 79 97 94 79 79 99 95 79 77 97 95 79 76 96 95
Dewpt 71 73 76 75 72 73 76 76 72 73 76 75 71 70 74 72 69 67
Min/Max RH 40 93 40 97 37 100 38 87 34
RH 43 52 88 88 45 52 91 93 42 49 91 94 43 45 84 87 42 40
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-010900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
137 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 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 81 89 81 89 81
Temp 88 85 83 82 82 82 86 88 88 85 82 82 82 82 86 88 89 86 83 83 82 82
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 78 79 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
Max/Min RH 96 74 94 72 91
RH 71 79 90 90 90 93 81 75 74 82 93 94 91 93 79 75 73 80 90 88 90 90
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 18 12 13 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 11 13 12 14 16 16 14 13 17 14
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 2000 2000 2600 2300 2000 1900 2800 2800 2400 2800
T Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 21 19 19 20 19 19 21 21 23 21
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 89 82 89 82 90 81 90 80 90
Temp 88 86 82 82 88 85 83 83 89 85 82 82 89 86 83 80 89 86
Dewpt 79 78 79 79 80 78 79 79 80 79 79 79 79 78 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 70 92 72 91 73 93 68 88 64
RH 74 79 91 91 78 79 90 90 75 81 91 93 73 77 84 88 66 71
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ234-010900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
137 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 93 78 92 79
Temp 88 86 80 79 79 78 85 90 90 87 81 80 80 79 87 91 92 87 81 79 81 81
Dewpt 77 75 76 77 77 77 79 78 75 76 77 77 78 77 78 76 75 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 62 97 57 94
RH 63 70 88 94 94 97 82 68 62 70 88 91 94 94 75 62 58 70 88 94 88 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 14 11 9 6 6 6 9 11 11 11 9 6 6 6 11 13 14 13 11 9 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.14 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
LAL 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 1000 1400 3800 4100 2000 1400 4300 4900 2600 2900
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 14 13 17 19 14 13 20 23 18 18
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 79 93 77 95 77 97 74 97
Temp 92 86 80 80 92 88 80 78 94 88 78 77 94 90 79 75 95 91
Dewpt 76 75 76 77 77 76 77 77 77 75 77 77 75 75 75 74 73 71
Min/Max RH 59 95 59 97 56 100 49 97 43
RH 60 70 88 91 62 68 91 97 58 66 97100 54 62 88 97 49 52
Pwind Dir S SE S SE S SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ241-010900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
137 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 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 79 97 80 97 79
Temp 94 90 82 80 80 79 88 94 96 90 83 82 81 80 88 95 97 90 83 81 80 79
Dewpt 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 75 75 76 78 78 78 76 76 74 74 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 94 51 91 47 93
RH 68 65 85 93 91 94 71 54 51 64 87 88 91 88 69 51 49 64 84 88 91 93
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 16 14 11 8 8 8 11 11 14 14 11 9 8 9 11 14 16 16 11 10 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B2 SC B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B2 SC B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Obvis H
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4400 1900 1500 4600 4900 2300 1400 5600 5600 2400 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 19 17 20 21 19 16 26 25 23 19
Heat Y
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 99 79 99 78 101 76 99 76 98
Temp 96 91 81 80 96 91 80 79 97 92 80 77 96 91 79 77 95 92
Dewpt 74 75 77 77 74 76 77 77 74 75 77 77 73 74 76 74 71 71
Min/Max RH 47 93 46 95 46 100 44 91 42
RH 49 60 87 93 49 62 91 94 48 58 93100 48 58 91 90 46 51
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ229-010900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
137 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 101 80 101 80
Temp 98 95 84 82 80 80 87 94 99 96 86 83 82 81 87 95101 99 89 84 81 80
Dewpt 72 72 75 75 75 76 76 74 71 72 75 76 75 76 74 72 70 70 74 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 88 41 85 36 86
RH 49 48 74 79 85 88 70 53 41 46 70 80 79 85 65 48 37 39 61 74 82 85
Wind Dir E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 16 11 11 9 8 6 8 9 10 12 11 10 10 9 11 11 11 11 13 11 11 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 5 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 5700 1700 1400 5100 6800 4500 2200 6300 7700 5600 2000
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 14 17 19 21 14 21 18 21 18
Heat Y
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 104 79 104 80 104 79 102 77 102
Temp 95103 85 80 97101 84 80 98101 84 79 95 99 83 77 95100
Dewpt 72 70 74 75 72 70 75 75 73 69 74 74 71 67 71 72 67 64
Min/Max RH 35 89 34 85 34 90 32 85 30
RH 48 35 70 85 45 37 74 85 45 36 72 85 46 36 67 85 40 31
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5
$$
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