Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 280733
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
233 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
TXZ245-282100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
233 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 90 77 91
Temp 81 81 89 91 91 87 82 81 80 78 86 90 90 85 80 79 79 79 86 90 90 85
Dewpt 78 78 80 79 79 78 78 78 77 76 78 78 78 77 76 76 77 76 79 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 67 93 67 93 66
RH 91 91 75 68 69 76 88 90 90 93 77 68 68 77 88 91 93 91 81 69 67 77
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 4 4 6 10 11 10 8 5 5 5 8 9 10 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.31 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2500 2600 1900 1300 3200 3400 2100 1600 3200 3100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 18 18 13 14 16 17 14 14 19
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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 91 78 91 79 91 79 92
Temp 80 80 91 84 80 79 90 85 81 79 91 85 80 79 91 86
Dewpt 78 77 78 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 77 78 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 94 66 94 66 96 65 94 64
RH 93 93 67 80 91 94 68 80 91 96 66 77 93 94 66 76
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-282100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
233 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 76 96 75 97
Temp 78 78 86 96 99 93 82 80 78 76 85 93 95 90 80 77 76 76 85 94 96 91
Dewpt 76 76 77 74 73 74 76 76 75 74 75 73 73 73 74 75 75 74 76 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 43 94 50 97 46
RH 94 94 74 49 43 53 81 88 91 94 73 53 50 58 82 94 96 94 75 52 46 54
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 8 11 11 12 10 8 6 5 8 10 11 11 10 8 6 5 8 11 12 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.21 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4300 4400 2200 1400 5000 5300 3200 1600 5500 6400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 12 14 16 19 11 16 19
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 97 77 97 77 99 76 99
Temp 79 77 94 91 78 77 94 91 79 77 95 92 79 77 96 93
Dewpt 75 75 72 72 75 75 73 73 76 76 73 73 76 76 73 72
Max/Min RH 95 44 95 46 98 44 98 43
RH 90 94 49 54 91 94 51 56 91 97 49 54 91 97 47 51
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ247-282100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
233 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 80 88 80 88
Temp 82 82 86 88 88 84 82 82 81 80 85 87 88 84 81 81 81 82 85 87 88 84
Dewpt 79 79 80 80 79 79 79 78 78 77 78 79 78 78 77 77 77 78 79 79 78 77
Min/Max RH 75 94 74 90 73
RH 91 93 83 78 76 85 90 88 91 91 81 77 74 81 88 88 90 88 83 77 73 80
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 6 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 10 9 10 11 12 12 12 10 10 9 10 11 12 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.20 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 2000 1900 1900 2700 2200 2100 2200 2500 2500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 18 19 16 16 17 20 17 16 20
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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 88 81 88 81 88 82 89
Temp 82 81 87 85 82 81 87 85 82 81 87 85 83 82 87 85
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 93 74 94 74 94 72 90 70
RH 90 93 75 80 88 94 78 80 90 94 76 80 87 88 76 79
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-282100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
233 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 76 91 75 91
Temp 79 78 86 93 93 86 81 81 78 77 84 89 90 86 79 77 77 77 84 89 90 86
Dewpt 77 78 78 77 76 77 77 77 76 75 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 78 77 76 75
Min/Max RH 58 97 65 98 64
RH 94100 77 60 58 75 88 88 94 94 80 68 66 72 91 97 97 97 82 68 64 70
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 6 11 13 12 10 8 6 5 8 11 12 11 9 6 5 5 8 11 13 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.34 0.12 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF H H PF
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 4100 1900 700 3900 4400 2400 600 4700 4600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 18 16 11 13 16 13 9 13 17
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 91 76 91 77 92 77 93
Temp 79 78 91 86 79 77 88 87 79 78 91 87 80 78 91 88
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 95 60 98 60 97 59 95 56
RH 91 94 62 70 91 97 68 70 94 97 62 70 91 94 62 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 20 10 10 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-282100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
233 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
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 78 96 77 97
Temp 79 79 88 96 96 90 83 82 80 78 86 93 94 90 81 79 78 78 86 94 95 89
Dewpt 77 77 78 76 76 77 78 77 77 76 77 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 52 93 55 96 52
RH 94 94 74 54 53 66 85 87 91 93 75 57 56 65 87 91 94 94 75 56 53 64
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 8 11 13 12 10 8 6 6 9 11 12 13 11 8 6 6 10 11 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 30 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF H H PF
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 4200 1800 1200 4900 5100 2500 1200 5200 5200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 19 18 14 16 16 18 13 17 20
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
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 97 79 97 79 98 79 98
Temp 80 80 95 91 80 79 95 89 81 79 95 91 80 79 95 92
Dewpt 77 77 74 75 77 77 75 76 78 77 74 76 77 77 75 76
Max/Min RH 96 48 95 51 95 49 95 49
RH 90 91 52 60 91 94 53 66 91 94 52 62 91 94 53 61
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-282100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
233 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024
Date Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24 Thu 05/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 78 98 78 100
Temp 80 79 86 93 99 96 86 83 79 78 85 92 97 95 85 81 79 79 84 92 98 96
Dewpt 75 75 75 74 72 73 75 75 74 73 75 73 72 72 75 74 74 74 74 74 72 72
Min/Max RH 41 88 44 86 43
RH 85 88 70 54 42 48 70 77 85 85 72 54 45 48 72 79 85 85 72 56 43 46
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 8 8 8 9 9 10 11 10 8 6 8 10 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.23 0 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4500 5600 2200 1100 5600 7000 4800 1500 5000 7100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 18 14 14 13 20 13 17 16
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24Mon 06/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 101 79 101 79 101 79 102
Temp 82 79 94 98 82 79 94 97 82 79 94 97 83 79 95 99
Dewpt 74 75 73 70 75 75 73 72 75 75 73 71 75 75 73 70
Max/Min RH 88 38 88 39 88 39 88 36
RH 77 88 51 41 79 88 51 45 79 88 51 43 77 88 49 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 30 10 20 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
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