Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 040524
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1223 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
TXZ245-042100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1223 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 80 94 79 94
Temp 82 82 87 91 91 87 82 82 81 80 88 92 93 88 83 81 81 79 87 92 93 88
Dewpt 80 80 80 79 79 78 79 80 79 79 80 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 77 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 66 98 64 99 59
RH 94 96 80 68 67 75 91 93 93 97 78 66 64 74 88 93 93 99 74 62 60 70
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 9 8 11 11 11 6 9 5 5 6 6 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1000 2800 2900 1800 1800 3100 3000 1900 1200 3000 3000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 24 25 21 19 19 18 17 13 11 12
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 94 78 94 79 93 79 94
Temp 81 79 92 89 80 79 92 88 81 79 92 88 81 80 93 88
Dewpt 77 77 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 76 75 76 76 76 77 77
Max/Min RH 96 55 92 55 92 58 90 59
RH 88 94 58 65 90 91 58 66 84 91 59 67 85 88 60 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-042100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1223 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 105 78 103 76 102
Temp 80 79 89 99103 96 84 81 80 78 88 99102 95 83 80 78 77 86 97101 96
Dewpt 77 77 77 74 73 75 76 77 77 77 76 74 73 74 75 76 75 76 75 72 70 70
Min/Max RH 40 97 39 99 37
RH 90 94 68 46 40 51 77 90 91 97 68 46 40 52 78 88 93 97 69 44 37 43
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 11 11 11 13 11 9 8 6 8 8 9 11 9 6 4 3 4 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1300 5000 5900 2000 1500 4800 7000 2300 1100 4700 5700
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 19 20 23 16 16 14 18 10 10 13
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 102 74 102 75 102 76 103
Temp 79 76 97 96 78 75 97 95 78 76 97 96 79 77 97 96
Dewpt 75 75 68 68 74 74 67 68 74 74 68 69 75 75 71 71
Max/Min RH 100 34 100 32 96 34 95 37
RH 88 97 39 40 88 97 38 41 88 92 39 42 88 94 43 46
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ247-042100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1223 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 82 90 81 90
Temp 83 82 86 88 88 86 83 83 83 82 86 88 89 86 83 83 82 81 86 88 89 86
Dewpt 80 80 80 81 80 79 79 80 80 80 80 80 79 79 79 79 78 79 78 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 75 96 74 94 70
RH 93 96 84 79 77 79 88 91 91 96 84 78 74 81 90 90 90 94 79 73 70 77
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 13 11 11 12 12 10 10 8 6 6 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 2300 2300 1500 1800 2600 2500 1700 1700 2600 2500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 20 25 25 24 20 19 18 19 17 13 13
Coast Flood Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 90 81 89 81 90 82 90
Temp 83 81 88 86 82 81 88 86 82 82 89 86 83 82 90 85
Dewpt 77 78 76 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 76 77 77 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 91 66 90 67 87 66 88 68
RH 84 91 68 74 85 90 68 75 83 84 67 76 82 87 68 79
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-042100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1223 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 79 96 76 97
Temp 81 80 87 92 92 89 81 81 81 80 87 93 95 90 81 80 78 77 86 93 96 92
Dewpt 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 62 94 58 100 51
RH 91 97 77 66 64 70 91 91 91 94 77 62 58 66 88 91 97100 75 56 51 58
Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 12 14 17 14 12 11 8 6 10 10 11 11 8 5 4 2 3 5 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC FW CL B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 SC SC FW CL B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 30 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC IS
Obvis H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 3700 3600 1900 1600 4400 4300 2000 600 4400 5300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 14 21 24 18 13 17 16 14 9 9 11
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 97 75 96 75 97 76 96
Temp 79 76 93 92 78 75 93 91 79 76 94 91 79 77 93 90
Dewpt 76 76 73 72 75 75 72 72 75 75 72 73 75 75 74 75
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 46 99 46 96 50
RH 91100 52 52 91100 51 54 88 97 49 56 88 94 54 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-042100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1223 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 102 80 101 77 100
Temp 81 80 90 98100 94 84 82 81 80 89 98100 93 82 79 78 78 88 96 99 92
Dewpt 77 77 77 75 76 78 78 78 78 77 78 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 76 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 45 93 45 100 45
RH 88 91 66 48 47 60 82 88 91 91 70 48 47 58 85 94 97 97 69 50 45 56
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 11 11 13 14 12 10 8 6 9 10 11 12 10 6 5 4 6 8 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B2 FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H PF H H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1500 4900 5500 1500 1200 5100 4900 1800 1000 4300 4900
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 21 21 23 14 18 19 18 11 12 13
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 99 76 99 77 100 78 100
Temp 79 76 95 92 79 77 95 91 79 77 96 93 80 78 96 93
Dewpt 76 76 71 71 75 75 70 72 75 75 70 73 76 76 74 75
Max/Min RH 99 40 96 39 94 39 95 44
RH 91 99 46 51 88 94 44 54 88 92 43 53 87 94 49 57
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ229-042100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1223 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 107 81 105 79 104
Temp 82 80 88 97105102 91 85 82 81 88 97104101 89 84 80 79 86 95103100
Dewpt 73 74 74 73 71 70 74 76 75 76 76 75 70 69 74 75 74 74 73 71 68 65
Min/Max RH 32 85 33 86 31
RH 74 82 63 46 34 36 58 75 79 85 68 50 34 36 61 74 82 85 65 46 33 32
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE E E
Wind Spd 9 6 8 8 8 8 10 9 8 5 6 6 6 8 9 8 6 5 5 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1000 4300 7000 1700 1200 4500 7500 3900 800 4300 6700
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 12 20 13 11 10 19 11 11 11
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 103 77 103 77 104 77 104
Temp 83 78 95 99 83 77 96101 83 78 96102 83 78 96101
Dewpt 72 74 68 64 71 73 67 62 72 73 68 65 72 74 70 66
Max/Min RH 89 29 88 27 85 27 89 30
RH 70 88 42 32 67 87 39 28 70 85 40 30 70 88 43 32
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
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