Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 080628
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
128 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
TXZ245-082100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
128 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 79 93
Temp 79 78 87 90 91 87 82 81 80 80 87 91 92 87 82 81 80 79 87 91 92 88
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 76 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 75 76 75
Min/Max RH 59 90 61 93 59
RH 90 94 71 62 61 69 81 84 88 88 71 63 62 71 87 87 90 93 74 61 60 66
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 8 9 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 9 6 5 5 4 3 4 6 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 3300 3200 1400 1200 4000 3900 2100 1300 4500 4200
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 12 17 14 13 13 12 13 10 9 11
Date Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 93 79 95 79 95 78 96
Temp 80 78 91 88 81 79 92 89 81 79 93 90 82 79 93 90
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 77 76 76 78 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 59 95 57 95 56 95 55
RH 90 96 63 69 85 94 60 66 88 94 59 65 87 94 59 65
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ231-082100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
128 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 76 101 76 99
Temp 75 75 85 96 98 93 81 78 77 76 87 96100 94 83 80 78 77 86 95 98 94
Dewpt 74 74 73 70 68 69 72 74 74 74 73 71 71 72 74 76 75 75 74 71 70 70
Min/Max RH 38 96 39 95 41
RH 97 97 69 44 38 46 74 88 90 94 64 44 39 49 74 88 91 94 68 46 41 46
Wind Dir S E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Spd 2 2 4 8 11 11 8 5 4 4 6 8 9 11 9 6 4 3 4 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 5000 5200 2800 1300 5300 6300 3000 1600 6100 6700
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 9 11 18 18 12 13 13 17 10 9 11
Date Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 100 76 102 76 102 76 103
Temp 79 77 95 95 80 77 97 96 80 76 97 97 81 77 97 97
Dewpt 75 75 71 69 75 75 70 69 75 75 71 68 75 75 71 68
Max/Min RH 94 38 96 36 98 35 97 35
RH 88 92 46 43 84 96 42 42 85 97 43 39 82 96 43 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ247-082100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
128 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 81 89
Temp 82 81 86 88 88 85 83 82 82 82 86 89 88 86 83 83 82 81 85 88 89 86
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 65 84 68 88 68
RH 82 85 74 66 67 76 80 81 84 82 75 69 70 75 84 85 85 88 77 70 68 74
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8 5 6 6 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 2900 2800 2000 1900 2800 2600 2000 1900 2100 2000
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 17 17 16 14 13 14 12 9 12
Date Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 90 82 91 82 91 81 91
Temp 83 82 87 87 83 83 89 87 84 83 89 88 83 82 89 87
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 78 77 78 78 78 77
Max/Min RH 90 67 87 66 88 66 90 64
RH 84 87 73 72 84 84 70 71 81 85 70 70 85 88 69 71
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 10 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ234-082100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
128 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 75 94 76 94
Temp 75 75 86 91 92 88 80 78 77 76 85 91 93 89 81 79 78 76 85 91 93 89
Dewpt 75 74 75 73 71 73 74 75 74 74 76 74 74 74 75 76 75 76 76 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 49 94 54 100 54
RH 100 97 70 56 51 61 82 91 90 94 75 58 54 61 82 91 91100 75 60 54 61
Wind Dir S E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 11 11 11 6 5 4 4 6 9 11 11 8 5 4 2 4 5 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 400 4300 4400 1300 600 5300 5200 2500 700 6400 6600
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 5 11 17 11 9 12 13 11 6 6 11
Date Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 95 76 96 76 97 75 96
Temp 79 75 91 90 78 78 94 91 80 77 93 92 80 76 92 92
Dewpt 75 75 74 74 76 75 74 74 76 76 73 74 76 75 75 73
Max/Min RH 100 53 97 50 98 49 98 50
RH 88100 58 60 94 91 53 58 88 97 52 56 88 97 58 54
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-082100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
128 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
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 98 78 98
Temp 76 76 86 95 95 90 81 79 78 77 88 95 98 92 82 80 79 78 87 95 97 92
Dewpt 75 75 74 71 70 71 75 75 75 75 75 73 74 75 76 76 76 76 76 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 44 94 46 95 47
RH 96 97 67 47 45 55 81 90 90 94 66 49 47 57 81 88 90 94 70 51 47 55
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Spd 2 2 4 9 11 11 8 6 5 5 8 9 11 12 10 6 5 4 5 6 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 4900 5100 2700 1100 5100 5200 2500 1200 6000 5900
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 9 10 17 16 11 14 14 16 10 9 12
Date Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
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 99 76 100 76 101 77 100
Temp 79 77 95 93 80 77 96 94 80 77 96 95 81 77 96 94
Dewpt 76 75 73 72 76 76 72 73 76 76 72 73 76 75 73 73
Max/Min RH 97 44 99 41 97 41 96 43
RH 90 96 50 52 87 97 46 50 87 96 46 50 84 94 47 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ229-082100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
128 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024
Date Sat 06/08/24 Sun 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 78 103 79 101
Temp 77 76 86 94100100 88 82 79 78 86 96102100 90 83 81 79 86 94100 98
Dewpt 72 73 71 67 65 65 69 72 73 74 73 71 69 69 72 74 74 74 74 70 68 67
Min/Max RH 29 88 34 85 35
RH 85 90 61 41 32 32 54 72 82 88 65 45 35 37 56 74 79 85 68 46 36 37
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E E E
Wind Spd 5 4 6 8 9 11 11 9 8 6 8 8 6 8 11 10 8 6 6 5 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 800 4700 6800 2000 1200 5600 7600 5200 1300 5900 8400
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 10 11 16 18 13 13 10 19 13 10 11
Date Tue 06/11/24Wed 06/12/24Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 102 79 104 79 104 80 105
Temp 83 78 94101 84 79 97102 85 79 98102 86 80 98102
Dewpt 72 73 69 66 72 73 69 66 72 74 69 65 72 73 68 65
Max/Min RH 85 31 83 29 85 28 80 29
RH 70 85 44 32 67 82 40 31 65 85 39 30 63 79 38 30
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 5 0 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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