Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 010803
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
303 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
TXZ245-012100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 92 80 92
Temp 78 79 85 90 90 87 82 81 80 80 88 91 92 87 83 81 81 81 87 91 91 86
Dewpt 78 79 79 79 77 78 78 79 79 79 79 78 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 65 97 63 95 65
RH 99 99 83 71 67 75 88 93 96 96 76 67 63 75 85 91 91 94 78 66 66 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 6 9 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 10 11 10 10 8 8 9 10 12 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.42 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
LAL 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 2900 1200 900 3100 3000 2300 1900 3400 3300
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 14 16 16 16 20 21 21 20 21 23
Date Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 82 92 82 94 78 94 79 95
Temp 83 83 92 89 84 83 93 88 81 79 92 89 82 80 94 89
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 77 78 77 78 76 77 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 87 65 87 63 96 60 90 55
RH 85 85 67 71 84 85 65 71 91 96 64 67 85 88 57 64
Pwind Dir SE S S S SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ231-012100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 77 99 78 100
Temp 78 79 86 91 94 91 81 79 79 77 87 96 98 93 82 80 80 78 88 97 99 92
Dewpt 76 76 77 74 73 72 75 77 77 76 76 72 72 71 75 76 76 76 76 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 49 97 42 94 41
RH 94 91 75 58 51 54 82 94 94 97 70 46 43 49 79 88 88 94 67 45 42 54
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 4 8 11 11 11 9 6 6 6 11 12 14 14 11 10 10 9 12 13 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.11 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 4300 1900 1200 5700 6000 3000 1700 5900 6400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 17 18 13 23 25 24 18 23 21
Date Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 102 77 104 75 102 74 101
Temp 80 78 98 95 80 77 99 95 79 76 98 96 79 74 96 95
Dewpt 75 76 72 73 76 76 72 73 75 75 70 69 74 74 69 66
Max/Min RH 94 38 98 36 99 35 100 33
RH 87 93 43 49 88 97 42 49 88 97 41 42 85100 41 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ247-012100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 88 82 89
Temp 81 81 85 87 88 85 83 83 82 82 86 88 88 85 83 83 82 82 86 88 89 86
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 79 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 71 93 74 93 73
RH 94 94 83 76 74 80 88 90 91 91 81 75 74 80 87 88 90 93 81 75 73 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 9 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.37 0.01 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2400 2100 1500 1500 2200 2200 2200 2000 2800 2800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 16 17 18 18 20 20 23 21 23 23
Date Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 82 89 82 90 81 90 81 90
Temp 83 83 88 85 83 84 89 86 83 81 88 86 83 81 89 87
Dewpt 79 79 80 78 78 79 80 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 89 74 88 71 91 68 88 64
RH 87 88 77 80 85 87 74 79 87 91 73 74 84 88 69 71
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-012100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 78 92 78 91
Temp 77 77 86 87 88 87 79 80 80 80 85 91 92 87 82 80 80 79 87 91 90 86
Dewpt 77 74 79 78 77 76 77 78 78 78 79 77 75 76 77 77 77 77 78 77 76 75
Min/Max RH 68 97 58 94 63
RH 100 90 80 75 70 70 94 94 94 94 82 64 58 70 85 91 91 94 75 64 64 70
Wind Dir E E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE
Wind Spd 5 4 6 9 11 10 6 5 5 6 9 12 14 13 11 9 9 9 13 16 17 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 3300 800 700 4600 4500 2200 2000 5000 4900
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 12 14 13 11 20 23 18 16 23 23
Date Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 93 78 95 76 97 74 96
Temp 80 79 93 87 80 80 93 89 79 77 94 91 79 75 93 91
Dewpt 77 77 78 76 77 77 77 76 77 76 75 75 75 75 74 72
Max/Min RH 94 61 97 54 99 49 100 46
RH 91 94 62 70 91 91 60 66 94 97 54 60 88100 54 54
Pwind Dir SE S SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ241-012100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
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 96 79 98 80 98
Temp 79 80 87 92 94 90 82 81 80 79 88 95 97 91 83 82 81 80 89 96 97 91
Dewpt 77 78 78 76 76 76 78 78 78 77 77 75 74 75 77 78 77 77 76 74 75 76
Min/Max RH 54 94 49 92 48
RH 94 94 75 60 57 64 88 93 93 94 70 53 49 60 84 90 88 91 67 50 50 61
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 9 11 12 12 10 8 8 8 11 14 16 14 12 11 10 10 13 14 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 OV B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 OV B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4100 4400 1800 1200 5600 5500 2200 1600 5700 5600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 17 14 23 25 23 19 24 23
Date Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
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 79 102 77 100 75 100
Temp 81 79 97 93 81 79 98 93 81 77 97 94 80 76 96 94
Dewpt 77 77 74 76 77 77 75 76 77 76 73 73 75 75 71 71
Max/Min RH 94 45 95 44 99 43 99 41
RH 90 94 48 58 88 94 48 58 90 97 47 51 87 97 45 48
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ229-012100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024
Date Sat 06/01/24 Sun 06/02/24 Mon 06/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 80 102 81 103
Temp 78 78 85 91 98 97 87 82 80 80 87 95101100 88 84 82 81 88 95102100
Dewpt 75 75 76 75 72 72 75 75 74 76 74 72 70 71 74 75 75 76 75 73 71 71
Min/Max RH 40 88 36 85 36
RH 91 91 75 60 43 45 68 79 82 88 65 48 37 40 63 74 79 85 66 49 37 40
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 8 8 9 11 11 10 9 8 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 8 10 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.18 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4400 5800 2300 1200 5900 6900 4800 1700 5200 6900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 19 16 21 18 24 17 17 13
Date Tue 06/04/24Wed 06/05/24Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 105 79 106 78 104 77 104
Temp 84 79 97102 84 79 98102 83 78 96101 83 77 96101
Dewpt 74 75 73 70 75 74 72 68 74 74 71 66 73 73 68 63
Max/Min RH 88 33 85 31 88 31 89 27
RH 72 88 46 36 74 85 43 34 74 88 45 32 72 87 40 29
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 5 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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