Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 231654
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1153 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
TXZ245-232100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1153 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 91 79 93 78 91
Temp 91 91 86 81 81 81 80 88 92 91 88 80 79 78 80 87 90 91 86
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 78 78 77 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 80 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 66 96 63 100 65
RH 66 67 76 88 90 91 91 75 67 67 73 94 97100 97 80 69 65 76
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 10 10 8 8 6 8 10 11 10 8 6 6 5 8 11 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 1200 1200 2700 2600 1600 1200 2900 2800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 23 21 18 18 21 20 16 20 21
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 79 94 77 92 77 92
Temp 80 80 91 87 81 80 92 88 79 77 91 87 79 77 90 86
Dewpt 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 78 75 75 75 76 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 99 64 100 64 96 58 95 57
RH 96 97 68 76 96 99 67 74 96 94 60 69 91 94 62 70
Pwind Dir S S S SE E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ231-232100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1153 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 78 105 75 102
Temp 98100 94 83 80 79 79 89 99103 97 83 80 77 76 87 99101 95
Dewpt 71 70 72 73 75 75 75 75 72 72 74 74 75 75 75 76 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 38 91 37 99 40
RH 42 38 49 72 85 88 90 65 43 37 49 76 85 94 97 69 44 41 49
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 13 14 13 11 8 6 10 11 11 12 11 8 6 5 10 12 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5500 2100 1300 4600 5900 2300 1400 4900 5500
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 24 23 16 19 18 23 13 19 21
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 106 77 106 74 99 74 98
Temp 80 77100100 82 77100 97 79 75 96 93 78 75 95 92
Dewpt 74 74 72 71 76 76 73 71 73 72 68 67 73 72 68 67
Max/Min RH 93 32 96 33 92 34 93 37
RH 84 90 41 39 84 96 42 43 82 89 40 42 85 90 43 44
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ247-232100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1153 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 88 81 88 80 87
Temp 87 87 84 83 83 82 82 86 88 87 85 82 81 81 80 85 87 87 84
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 79 78 79 79 80 80 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 75 91 75 99 77
RH 76 76 81 87 88 91 90 80 78 76 83 88 94 96 99 85 79 78 82
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2400 1400 1500 2100 2000 1400 1500 2400 2200
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 23 23 20 18 21 23 19 20 21
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 81 89 82 89 79 89 80 89
Temp 81 81 87 85 82 82 89 85 81 79 87 85 81 80 87 85
Dewpt 79 79 80 79 80 80 81 79 79 77 77 77 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 96 75 96 75 93 69 90 67
RH 94 96 80 84 93 94 78 84 93 93 74 76 88 88 70 75
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-232100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1153 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 79 94 77 94
Temp 92 91 87 81 81 80 80 88 93 93 89 81 79 79 78 87 92 93 88
Dewpt 76 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 77 76 76 76 77 78 78 78 77 75 75
Min/Max RH 60 94 58 100 56
RH 60 60 68 85 85 91 91 72 60 58 66 85 94 97100 75 62 56 66
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 16 17 14 12 11 10 8 11 14 16 13 11 8 8 6 11 14 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3800 1400 1400 3900 3600 1700 1700 4000 4000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 23 18 13 18 21 17 12 19 23
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 96 77 98 75 96 74 93
Temp 80 80 94 90 81 78 96 92 79 76 93 90 79 75 91 88
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 75 75 73 71 71 74 72 71 71
Max/Min RH 97 54 100 48 92 44 93 47
RH 91 91 58 66 91100 55 58 88 90 49 54 85 90 52 57
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 5 5
$$
TXZ241-232100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1153 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
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 79 103 76 101
Temp 98 99 93 84 81 81 80 90 98102 94 84 81 78 77 88 98100 92
Dewpt 73 73 75 76 76 76 77 77 74 75 77 76 76 77 77 77 75 76 76
Min/Max RH 42 91 41 100 45
RH 46 44 57 77 85 85 90 66 47 44 57 79 85 97100 70 48 47 60
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 16 14 13 11 9 8 11 11 12 13 11 9 8 6 11 12 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4700 1400 1400 4600 4600 1700 1100 5000 5000
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 24 21 17 20 19 20 14 20 23
Heat Y Y Y
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
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 78 105 78 103 77 97 75 96
Temp 81 79100 98 82 79100 95 80 77 94 91 79 76 93 90
Dewpt 76 76 74 76 77 77 76 76 76 74 71 72 75 75 71 72
Max/Min RH 93 38 95 41 90 44 99 45
RH 85 91 44 49 85 94 48 55 87 90 47 54 87 97 49 56
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ229-232100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1153 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date Thu 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 106 80 109 79 108
Temp 98104103 92 85 82 80 89 99107106 92 86 81 79 88100107106
Dewpt 71 69 67 72 72 74 75 74 72 67 63 71 74 73 74 75 73 69 68
Min/Max RH 30 85 25 85 28
RH 42 33 32 52 65 77 85 61 42 28 25 51 68 77 85 66 42 30 30
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 11 10 9 11 11 8 6 8 6 5 6 8 8 6 6 8 9 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 7200 1100 1400 5400 7500 5200 1000 4900 8200
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SW SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 17 20 14 14 11 18 13 16 16
Heat Y Y Y
Date Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 81 108 78 108 78 100 77 101
Temp 87 81100107 87 79101103 84 78 95 98 82 77 94 98
Dewpt 73 74 70 59 71 74 69 64 71 70 68 64 69 72 68 65
Max/Min RH 79 20 85 25 78 30 85 31
RH 63 79 38 21 59 85 36 28 65 76 42 33 65 85 43 34
Pwind Dir SE NE E E E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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