Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 241013
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
513 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
TXZ245-242100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
513 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 80 92 79 92
Temp 82 87 91 90 86 82 81 82 82 89 91 90 86 81 80 80 79 88 92 90 86
Dewpt 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 80 79 77 77 78 78 78 78 80 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 67 93 65 99 67
RH 88 77 67 69 77 87 91 91 91 76 68 66 76 91 94 96 96 79 67 72 79
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 11 10 8 6 5 5 8 10 10 10 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 2700 1100 1200 2200 2200 1500 1400 3200 3100
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 21 20 16 18 23 20 19 20 18
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 77 92 78 92 78 91
Temp 80 79 91 87 80 78 91 86 80 78 91 86 79 78 89 85
Dewpt 79 79 79 78 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 99 64 96 62 96 61 94 67
RH 96 99 69 75 87 94 64 73 88 96 62 74 91 94 69 75
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 10 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ231-242100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
513 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 104 78 102 76 105
Temp 80 89100103 96 85 81 80 80 88 99101 94 82 79 78 77 88 99104 98
Dewpt 75 75 72 72 74 75 75 75 75 76 73 73 72 73 74 74 74 75 73 72 75
Min/Max RH 37 88 40 92 36
RH 85 65 41 37 49 71 82 87 87 68 44 41 48 74 85 88 90 66 44 36 48
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 10 11 11 11 11 8 6 5 9 11 12 14 11 10 8 6 8 9 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4600 6500 1900 1200 4700 4800 2100 1300 4800 6800
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 20 14 19 20 23 14 16 13
Excess Heat W W W W W W W
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 105 74 98 76 97 74 98
Temp 80 77 99 96 79 75 95 92 79 76 93 91 78 75 94 91
Dewpt 76 75 73 73 74 74 71 70 74 74 71 70 74 74 72 72
Max/Min RH 96 36 99 39 95 43 99 44
RH 88 94 43 48 85 97 46 48 85 94 49 50 88 97 48 54
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-242100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
513 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 88 82 88 81 88
Temp 83 87 87 87 85 83 83 83 83 86 88 87 85 82 81 81 81 85 88 87 85
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 78 79 79 80 79 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 79
Min/Max RH 75 91 76 96 76
RH 88 79 76 78 81 88 90 91 88 81 78 76 82 91 96 94 94 85 79 77 82
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 10 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 12 12 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2500 2300 1200 1400 1700 1700 1400 1800 2500 2400
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 21 23 19 18 21 23 21 20 19
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 89 80 89 80 88 81 88
Temp 82 82 87 85 81 81 88 84 81 81 87 84 82 81 87 85
Dewpt 79 80 80 79 78 78 79 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 96 77 94 73 91 70 90 71
RH 93 96 80 81 90 91 75 79 88 88 75 79 85 90 76 77
Pwind Dir S SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 10 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ234-242100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
513 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 80 95 77 94
Temp 82 88 93 93 89 83 82 82 82 90 94 93 87 80 79 79 78 88 94 93 88
Dewpt 77 78 77 77 76 77 77 78 78 79 77 74 74 76 77 77 77 78 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 60 88 54 98 59
RH 85 72 60 60 66 82 85 88 88 70 58 54 65 88 94 94 97 72 60 60 70
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 8 11 14 14 13 11 8 6 6 10 13 16 14 11 10 9 8 11 13 14 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3700 3500 1400 800 3800 3700 1600 1100 4700 4700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 20 16 12 18 23 17 14 18 18
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 97 76 95 76 93 75 92
Temp 80 78 97 89 80 76 93 89 79 77 90 88 79 76 89 86
Dewpt 78 78 77 75 74 76 75 74 75 74 74 73 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 52 92 54 98 58
RH 94100 53 64 82100 56 61 88 90 60 61 88 97 64 70
Pwind Dir SE S SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 10 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-242100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
513 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
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 79 101 78 104
Temp 81 89100101 93 85 83 81 80 90 99100 93 83 81 80 79 89 99103 95
Dewpt 76 76 73 75 77 77 76 76 77 77 76 76 75 76 76 76 77 77 75 75 78
Min/Max RH 41 91 46 94 42
RH 85 66 43 45 59 77 81 85 91 67 49 48 57 81 87 90 93 69 47 42 59
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 11 11 13 11 9 8 6 10 11 16 14 11 11 10 9 11 11 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW CL CL CL SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4600 5300 1500 1100 4500 4300 1600 1100 4800 5800
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 14 19 21 20 17 18 16
Excess Heat W W W W W W W
Heat Y
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 97 77 96 77 97
Temp 82 79 99 93 80 77 94 90 80 77 93 90 79 77 94 89
Dewpt 77 77 75 76 77 76 74 74 75 76 74 74 76 76 74 76
Max/Min RH 95 43 98 47 96 49 97 49
RH 85 94 47 58 91 97 53 60 87 96 53 60 91 97 54 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 10 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-242100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
513 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 108 81 108 81 107
Temp 81 89 97106106 93 87 84 82 90101107105 92 86 83 81 89 97105106
Dewpt 74 75 73 68 63 70 73 73 74 75 74 69 69 74 73 72 73 74 73 69 67
Min/Max RH 25 77 29 77 28
RH 79 64 46 30 25 47 63 70 77 62 42 30 32 56 65 70 77 61 46 32 29
Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S NE E
Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 5 6 8 6 5 8 9 10 11 12 10 8 5 5 3 4 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 5000 7100 900 800 4600 7500 5000 1300 4800 6700
T Wind Dir S SW SE SE SE S SE S SW NE
T Wind Spd 13 8 12 12 16 17 21 12 9 6
Excess Heat W W W W W W W
Heat Y
Date Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 81 107 78 101 78 100 78 102
Temp 88 81100104 84 78 95 97 81 78 93 97 82 78 94 98
Dewpt 74 75 72 67 74 74 71 69 73 74 71 68 73 74 71 69
Max/Min RH 82 28 88 36 88 36 88 36
RH 63 82 41 31 72 88 46 40 77 88 49 39 74 88 47 39
Pwind Dir SE E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 10 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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