Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 030639
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
TXZ245-032100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
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 82 93 82 94
Temp 81 82 87 91 91 88 84 84 83 83 89 93 92 88 84 83 82 83 89 93 92 88
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 78 77 78 79 79 79 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 65 90 66 91 63
RH 93 90 79 69 67 70 82 87 88 90 76 67 66 74 85 88 90 90 75 65 64 74
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 10 12 12 11 10 8 8 9 11 12 12 10 10 8 8 6 8 10 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 3000 3100 1400 1000 2900 2800 1800 1800 3100 3000
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 21 25 20 19 23 25 20 18 19 18
Date Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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 80 94 80 94 80 94 80 94
Temp 82 81 93 89 82 81 93 89 82 81 93 89 82 80 93 88
Dewpt 78 78 77 76 77 76 76 75 76 76 75 74 75 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 93 58 88 57 86 55 89 57
RH 88 91 61 67 85 87 59 64 82 85 57 62 79 88 58 69
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ231-032100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 79 101 77 103
Temp 80 79 86 94 97 93 82 80 79 79 87 98100 94 81 80 79 78 88 99102 96
Dewpt 76 77 76 74 74 74 75 75 76 77 76 74 74 75 76 76 76 76 76 73 72 74
Min/Max RH 47 93 42 96 38
RH 88 94 73 53 48 54 79 85 90 93 70 46 43 55 85 88 93 94 68 45 38 49
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 11 12 13 14 11 9 8 8 11 11 11 13 11 9 8 6 8 9 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2100 4500 5200 2000 1700 4800 5700 2300 1400 5100 6800
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 18 21 21 21 16 19 20 21 13 16 16
Heat Y Y
Date Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 102 74 101 74 102 74 102
Temp 80 76 98 96 78 74 97 96 78 74 97 96 78 75 98 96
Dewpt 75 75 71 70 74 74 68 67 73 73 68 67 73 74 68 69
Max/Min RH 98 36 100 33 98 32 98 33
RH 85 97 42 43 88 99 39 39 85 97 40 39 85 97 39 42
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-032100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
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 82 89
Temp 82 82 85 88 88 87 84 84 84 83 86 88 89 86 83 82 82 83 86 88 89 86
Dewpt 79 80 80 79 79 78 79 79 80 80 80 80 80 79 79 80 80 80 80 80 80 79
Min/Max RH 74 91 75 94 75
RH 91 94 84 76 74 75 87 87 88 91 83 78 75 80 90 93 93 91 81 77 75 79
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 13 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 16 14 13 13 12 10 11 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 2400 2400 1600 1500 2300 2300 1500 1800 2500 2500
T Wind Dir SE S SE S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 21 23 25 24 21 23 25 23 20 20 19
Date Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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 81 90 82 90 81 90
Temp 83 83 88 86 82 82 88 86 83 83 89 86 83 82 89 86
Dewpt 78 79 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 90 69 88 66 84 64 88 66
RH 87 88 72 75 85 85 70 71 80 83 66 71 81 85 68 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-032100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 79 93 78 95
Temp 81 81 85 90 90 88 81 81 81 79 86 91 92 88 82 81 79 79 87 93 95 89
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 77 76 77 78 78 78 79 79 78 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 64 97 64 99 56
RH 91 91 82 68 66 68 88 91 91 97 80 68 64 70 85 88 97 97 75 62 56 68
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 8 9 12 16 17 14 11 10 10 10 13 16 17 14 12 10 8 8 9 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 3700 3600 1500 900 3800 3800 1800 800 4300 4500
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 20 24 17 16 20 24 18 12 17 17
Date Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 96 74 96 74 96 75 96
Temp 80 77 93 91 79 75 93 91 78 75 93 90 79 76 93 90
Dewpt 77 77 75 74 75 75 73 73 75 74 73 72 75 74 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 46 98 45 95 48
RH 91100 56 58 88100 52 56 91 97 52 56 88 94 52 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ241-032100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
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 80 101 80 102
Temp 81 81 89 96 96 91 84 82 81 80 89 97100 93 83 80 81 80 89 98101 93
Dewpt 78 77 78 75 76 77 77 76 77 78 78 75 76 77 78 77 77 77 77 74 75 77
Min/Max RH 50 94 47 94 43
RH 90 90 70 51 54 63 80 82 90 94 70 50 48 60 84 91 90 93 68 47 44 59
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 11 13 14 14 11 10 9 9 11 12 14 14 12 10 8 6 9 11 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1700 4700 4800 1900 1500 4600 5000 1900 1200 5300 5300
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 18 23 23 21 17 20 21 20 13 18 19
Heat Y Y
Date Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
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 77 100 75 99 75 100 75 100
Temp 81 77 97 94 79 76 96 93 79 75 96 93 79 76 96 93
Dewpt 77 77 72 73 76 76 71 71 74 74 70 72 75 74 71 73
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 41 98 40 96 41
RH 88100 46 52 91 99 46 48 87 97 44 50 87 94 45 52
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 FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ229-032100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
138 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024
Date Mon 06/03/24 Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 103 80 105 80 105
Temp 82 81 87 95102100 90 85 81 80 88 97104102 91 86 82 80 87 97104102
Dewpt 75 76 76 74 72 72 74 74 73 75 76 74 71 71 74 75 75 75 76 73 70 68
Min/Max RH 37 85 34 85 32
RH 79 85 70 51 39 41 60 70 77 85 68 48 35 37 58 70 79 85 70 46 34 34
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE E SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 6 8 9 9 10 11 10 8 6 8 8 8 9 10 9 8 5 6 6 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC B2 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 SC FW SC B2 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1600 4200 6100 1200 1100 4600 6500 4300 1100 4700 8300
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 17 13 18 13 13 12 18 13 12 11
Heat Y Y
Date Thu 06/06/24Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 103 77 103 77 104 77 104
Temp 84 78 96101 83 77 95100 82 77 96102 83 77 96102
Dewpt 74 74 71 67 72 73 68 64 70 72 67 62 71 72 68 64
Max/Min RH 88 31 89 28 85 26 85 27
RH 72 88 45 33 70 87 42 31 67 85 39 27 67 85 40 29
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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