Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 311853
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
153 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
TXZ245-010900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
153 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 93 81 93 80
Temp 86 80 79 79 79 79 87 91 92 86 83 82 82 81 88 92 92 87 82 81 81 80
Dewpt 73 74 76 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 78 77 77 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 99 63 94 61 94
RH 66 82 93 99 97 96 76 66 65 78 88 91 91 94 74 63 63 72 87 91 90 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 14 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 9 10 11 10 10 8 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3300 1200 900 3000 3000 2200 1700 3500 3400 2400 2600
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 19 17 13 14 17 17 17 20 21 20 20
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 92 80 93 80 93 79 94 77 95
Temp 92 86 81 80 93 86 82 81 93 86 81 79 94 87 81 78 94 88
Dewpt 78 76 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 75 74
Min/Max RH 64 93 63 93 62 96 58 97 53
RH 65 72 91 93 63 75 90 91 62 75 90 96 59 72 88 96 56 63
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ231-010900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
153 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 97 79 99 78
Temp 90 83 78 78 78 78 86 93 95 91 81 80 80 79 88 96 98 93 82 80 79 79
Dewpt 69 71 73 76 76 76 76 73 73 74 76 77 77 76 76 71 71 72 75 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 94 47 94 41 91
RH 51 67 85 93 94 94 72 53 49 57 85 91 91 91 68 45 42 51 79 88 91 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 16 11 10 6 6 5 8 11 11 12 10 8 6 8 11 12 14 14 12 10 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4800 1800 1200 4100 5000 2400 1700 5700 6000 2700 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 18 14 16 19 20 14 23 24 24 19
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 78 102 76 102 76 102 75 101
Temp 97 93 80 78 98 94 79 77 98 95 79 76 97 96 79 75 97 96
Dewpt 72 73 75 75 72 73 75 75 72 73 76 75 71 69 75 74 67 67
Min/Max RH 41 92 39 95 38 97 36 98 32
RH 45 52 85 91 43 51 88 94 43 49 91 97 43 42 88 97 39 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-010900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
153 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 90 81 89 82
Temp 85 82 81 81 81 82 86 88 89 84 83 83 82 81 86 88 89 85 83 83 83 82
Dewpt 73 75 76 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 80 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 79 79
Max/Min RH 96 71 96 72 91
RH 68 81 85 93 96 93 80 74 71 84 90 90 93 94 81 74 73 81 87 88 88 91
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 18 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 11 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 1400 1500 2500 2200 2000 1900 2700 2700 2700 2500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 20 17 16 17 19 19 20 21 23 23
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 90 82 89 81 90 81 91
Temp 88 86 83 82 89 86 83 82 88 86 83 82 88 86 83 81 89 87
Dewpt 79 78 78 79 80 78 79 79 80 78 78 79 78 77 78 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 71 91 72 93 72 92 68 90 63
RH 74 77 85 91 75 79 88 93 77 77 87 91 73 75 85 90 65 69
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-010900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
153 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 93 78 93 79
Temp 87 83 78 77 77 78 85 89 91 88 81 80 80 79 87 92 92 88 81 81 81 80
Dewpt 69 72 73 77 77 77 78 76 76 76 77 78 78 77 78 76 74 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 100 60 97 56 91
RH 55 70 85100100 97 80 66 62 68 88 94 94 94 75 60 56 68 88 88 88 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 11 8 6 5 5 8 11 11 11 8 6 6 6 11 13 16 14 11 9 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 FW SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 FW SC SC B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.14 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 900 600 3700 4200 1600 800 4900 4900 2200 2500
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE S S SE S
T Wind Spd 18 11 11 12 17 14 12 20 21 18 17
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 79 94 77 96 76 97 75 97
Temp 91 87 80 79 92 88 80 78 94 90 79 77 94 91 79 75 94 92
Dewpt 76 75 77 76 77 76 77 77 76 76 77 76 74 73 76 75 72 70
Min/Max RH 58 92 58 98 52 98 48 100 43
RH 62 68 91 91 62 68 91 97 56 64 94 97 53 56 91100 49 49
Pwind Dir S SE S SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ241-010900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
153 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 96 79 98 80
Temp 90 85 79 79 79 80 86 93 94 87 81 80 80 79 87 95 97 90 83 81 81 80
Dewpt 75 75 76 77 77 77 77 75 75 77 78 78 78 77 76 73 74 76 78 78 77 77
Max/Min RH 94 53 95 47 92
RH 62 73 91 94 93 91 74 56 54 72 91 94 93 94 70 50 49 64 85 90 88 91
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 13 11 8 8 8 10 11 13 14 11 9 8 8 11 14 16 16 12 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 4400 2200 1200 4500 4500 2300 1500 5500 5400 2400 1600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 16 18 20 19 16 24 25 20 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 100 79 101 78 101 76 100 76 99
Temp 96 91 81 79 97 92 81 78 97 93 80 77 97 93 79 76 96 93
Dewpt 74 76 76 76 74 76 77 77 74 76 76 76 73 74 76 75 71 71
Min/Max RH 47 92 45 97 46 99 43 98 41
RH 49 62 85 91 48 61 87 96 48 58 88 97 47 55 91 97 46 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ229-010900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
153 PM CDT Fri May 31 2024
Date 05/31/24 Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 99 80 102 81
Temp 94 88 80 79 79 79 85 91 97 95 85 82 81 80 86 94101 99 89 83 82 81
Dewpt 68 68 73 75 75 76 76 74 72 72 76 76 76 76 75 72 71 70 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 91 43 89 37 83
RH 43 52 79 88 88 91 75 58 45 48 75 82 85 88 70 49 38 39 64 77 79 82
Wind Dir E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 16 10 11 9 8 6 8 9 9 11 11 10 9 8 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5700 1100 1300 4500 6200 2300 2100 6100 6900 5000 2100
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 19 13 14 18 20 17 20 18 23 18
Heat Y
Date 06/03Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 103 80 104 80 105 79 104 77 103
Temp 95100 84 80 96101 84 80 97100 83 79 96101 83 77 95100
Dewpt 73 70 74 74 72 69 74 74 73 69 74 73 71 66 73 73 68 64
Min/Max RH 36 82 33 82 32 82 30 89 29
RH 49 38 72 82 46 36 72 82 46 37 74 82 45 32 72 87 42 31
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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