Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 200758
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
TXZ245-202100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 76 90 78 90
Temp 77 75 84 89 88 83 79 78 77 78 84 88 89 85 81 79 79 78 86 89 89 84
Dewpt 75 75 78 77 77 76 77 76 77 77 79 78 77 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 68 100 69 97 67
RH 96100 83 69 70 80 93 94 99 96 84 74 69 81 91 94 94 96 79 68 69 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 10 10 11 11 8 6 6 9 10 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 3000 1200 1000 3000 2900 1800 1400 3000 3000
T Wind Dir SE E SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 19 16 18 19 19 16 20 21
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 90 78 91 80 92 80 92
Temp 80 79 89 85 78 78 90 86 81 80 90 87 81 81 91 87
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 77 79 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 93 65 99 64 95 66 94 65
RH 91 93 68 76 97 96 67 75 93 93 68 74 93 91 67 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-202100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 76 98 76 99
Temp 75 74 84 94 98 92 80 77 77 76 84 94 97 91 81 79 77 77 85 95 98 92
Dewpt 73 73 73 69 68 69 73 75 75 75 75 72 72 73 75 75 75 75 74 71 71 72
Min/Max RH 38 97 44 96 42
RH 94 97 71 44 38 47 79 92 92 97 74 49 44 56 82 90 94 94 70 46 42 53
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 8 11 10 8 6 6 9 11 12 14 11 9 8 8 11 12 14 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4900 5100 2100 1500 4500 5400 2500 1500 4600 4800
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 20 14 18 20 20 14 19 21
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 99 75 101 76 103 77 103
Temp 78 77 95 92 78 76 97 94 80 77 99 95 79 78 99 95
Dewpt 75 75 71 71 75 75 73 73 75 75 73 72 75 75 73 73
Max/Min RH 98 43 99 41 96 39 94 39
RH 91 94 46 51 91 97 46 51 85 94 45 48 88 93 43 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-202100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 86 78 86 79 87
Temp 78 79 83 85 85 82 80 79 79 78 83 85 86 83 80 80 79 79 83 86 87 83
Dewpt 76 77 78 78 78 78 78 77 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 76 99 80 98 75
RH 96 94 87 79 80 88 94 96 96 99 88 83 80 85 94 94 97 96 87 80 75 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 11 11 12 12 10 10 10 11 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1900 1600 1300 1200 1900 1800 1600 1600 2500 2500
T Wind Dir SE E SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 20 19 18 19 19 18 20 20
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 87 80 88 81 88 81 89
Temp 80 80 86 83 80 80 86 84 81 82 87 84 81 81 87 84
Dewpt 77 78 78 77 78 78 79 78 79 79 80 79 79 79 80 79
Max/Min RH 97 73 96 75 94 76 97 75
RH 93 96 76 82 94 94 80 84 94 91 79 85 96 94 79 85
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-202100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 91 77 91
Temp 73 75 83 89 91 86 78 78 77 76 84 89 90 85 79 79 78 77 83 89 90 86
Dewpt 73 73 76 74 74 74 76 76 75 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 58 100 63 97 63
RH 100 94 80 61 58 68 94 94 94100 80 68 64 75 94 94 94 97 82 66 64 72
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 10 11 9 8 6 6 11 12 14 14 11 9 8 8 11 14 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW FW CL B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW FW CL B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4300 4600 1000 800 4000 4000 2200 900 3900 3900
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 16 12 18 19 16 12 19 21
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 91 77 92 77 94 78 94
Temp 78 77 89 86 79 79 91 87 79 79 93 88 79 80 93 88
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 76 76 77 75 77 77 77 75 78 78 77 76
Max/Min RH 98 60 100 58 100 56 100 54
RH 94 97 66 70 91 91 64 68 94 94 60 66 97 94 60 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-202100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 97 77 97 78 98
Temp 77 77 85 94 97 90 80 78 78 77 85 94 96 89 82 80 79 78 85 94 96 90
Dewpt 75 75 76 72 71 74 77 76 76 76 76 74 75 76 77 77 76 76 75 74 75 76
Min/Max RH 44 97 50 96 50
RH 94 96 74 50 44 60 90 94 94 97 75 53 51 66 85 93 93 94 72 53 51 65
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 6 6 10 12 10 8 8 8 10 11 14 14 11 10 9 9 11 13 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC FW CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4600 4800 1900 1200 4500 4400 2000 1300 4400 4700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 19 13 17 20 20 16 21 23
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 98 77 100 77 100 78 101
Temp 79 78 95 91 80 78 97 93 80 79 98 93 81 78 98 93
Dewpt 76 76 74 75 77 76 75 76 77 77 76 76 77 78 75 76
Max/Min RH 98 48 98 47 99 47 99 45
RH 93 94 52 61 90 94 51 58 93 96 51 58 90 99 49 59
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 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-202100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 78 103 79 103
Temp 77 76 83 92100 99 87 81 80 78 85 95102100 88 82 81 79 85 95102100
Dewpt 73 73 73 71 67 66 72 73 73 73 74 73 70 70 75 75 74 75 74 71 69 68
Min/Max RH 32 85 34 88 33
RH 87 90 72 51 34 34 61 77 79 85 70 49 36 38 66 79 79 88 70 46 35 36
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 8 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 10 11 12 11 10 8 9 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4300 5300 1400 2000 3900 5700 3500 1800 4600 7000
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 21 17 16 17 23 18 18 18
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 104 79 106 79 107 80 107
Temp 83 79 97102 84 79 98103 85 79100105 86 80100104
Dewpt 74 74 72 68 74 75 73 68 74 74 73 67 73 74 72 68
Max/Min RH 85 32 88 31 85 29 82 30
RH 74 85 45 34 72 88 45 33 70 85 42 30 65 82 41 32
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
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