Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 251053
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
553 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
TXZ245-252100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
553 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 95 69 91 69 92
Temp 74 86 92 94 86 79 75 71 69 79 87 90 86 79 76 73 70 82 89 91 87
Dewpt 74 79 76 76 76 75 70 68 66 69 66 62 62 62 62 61 60 64 61 60 63
Min/Max RH 57 90 40 72 36
RH 100 80 60 57 72 87 84 90 90 73 49 40 45 56 61 68 71 54 39 36 45
Wind Dir N N NE SE SE N N N N N N N N NE N N NW NW NW W S
Wind Spd 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 40 30 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.33 0.10 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 4000 4400 1300 800 5600 6600 900 500 5200 6100
T Wind Dir N E N N N N N NW NW NW
T Wind Spd 4 8 11 16 18 16 9 9 9 9
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 72 93 71 94 72 92 74 94
Temp 76 72 91 87 77 72 91 87 77 73 90 87 79 75 92 88
Dewpt 65 63 62 67 68 64 64 67 68 65 67 69 70 68 69 70
Max/Min RH 74 36 82 39 80 45 80 45
RH 67 72 38 51 75 77 42 51 74 77 47 55 73 78 47 56
Pwind Dir SW W SW N S NE S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ231-252100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
553 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 68 91 63 93
Temp 72 82 94 96 90 80 75 70 68 77 88 90 86 76 71 66 63 78 90 92 88
Dewpt 72 77 74 71 70 69 66 64 63 66 63 58 57 57 57 57 57 61 59 55 57
Min/Max RH 44 84 34 81 29
RH 100 85 53 45 52 69 74 81 84 68 43 34 37 52 62 72 80 56 36 29 35
Wind Dir N N N N NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE N NW N N N N
Wind Spd 1 2 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 9 10 8 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) SC SC CL FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 5100 8000 1700 1000 6100 7000 1100 500 6200 8000
T Wind Dir NW N NE N N N NE N N N
T Wind Spd 4 11 16 13 18 14 9 5 6 10
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 65 95 66 95 66 95 67 96
Temp 72 65 91 89 73 66 92 89 72 66 92 90 73 67 92 90
Dewpt 59 59 59 58 61 59 60 57 62 61 63 61 65 64 64 61
Max/Min RH 82 28 79 28 86 33 91 33
RH 65 80 34 35 67 77 35 34 70 83 39 39 76 89 40 39
Pwind Dir SE N S N E NE S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-252100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
553 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 74 88 73 88
Temp 79 85 87 89 84 81 79 76 74 79 84 87 84 81 78 75 73 79 85 87 84
Dewpt 76 78 77 77 76 75 72 71 69 70 68 65 63 64 64 64 64 65 62 63 64
Min/Max RH 68 87 47 73 43
RH 91 79 72 68 76 82 79 85 86 74 59 48 49 56 61 68 72 62 47 44 50
Wind Dir NE N NE SE SE N N N N N N N N NE N N NW NW NW S S
Wind Spd 3 4 5 5 5 5 8 10 12 12 11 10 8 8 5 5 6 5 4 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.12 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2500 2300 2100 2100 4500 5600 3100 1100 3600 3500
T Wind Dir N SE N N N N N NW NW W
T Wind Spd 5 9 12 18 19 16 11 9 10 11
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 74 89 74 89 75 88 75 89
Temp 80 75 86 84 80 75 86 84 80 76 85 83 80 76 86 84
Dewpt 67 66 64 67 70 68 67 68 70 68 69 70 71 70 70 70
Max/Min RH 75 46 82 51 78 55 84 56
RH 66 74 48 57 71 79 53 58 72 76 58 64 74 82 59 62
Pwind Dir SW NW SW NE S NE SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-252100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
553 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 69 90 63 92
Temp 73 83 93 95 87 78 74 71 69 77 87 89 84 75 70 66 64 78 88 92 86
Dewpt 73 77 74 73 73 69 67 66 64 66 63 60 59 57 57 57 56 61 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 49 84 38 77 31
RH 100 82 54 49 63 74 79 84 84 69 45 38 43 54 63 74 74 56 38 31 37
Wind Dir N NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N
Wind Spd 2 3 5 6 6 6 8 8 9 11 11 10 4 3 2 4 4 4 6 5 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 40 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 5400 7000 500 400 5900 6700 1000 400 6500 8000
T Wind Dir NW N N N N N N N N N
T Wind Spd 4 10 13 16 19 14 9 6 9 11
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 65 94 66 94 67 94 68 94
Temp 70 65 90 88 72 66 91 88 72 67 91 88 73 68 91 88
Dewpt 57 56 59 59 62 59 61 60 63 62 64 64 68 65 66 64
Max/Min RH 74 30 79 31 85 37 92 38
RH 63 72 36 38 71 77 37 40 73 83 41 44 84 89 44 44
Pwind Dir N NW SW N NE NE S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-252100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
553 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
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 71 91 66 93
Temp 74 83 91 96 90 80 76 73 71 78 86 90 86 75 73 68 66 81 89 93 88
Dewpt 74 78 74 72 73 74 70 66 64 67 64 60 60 61 61 60 59 62 59 57 59
Min/Max RH 47 82 37 81 30
RH 100 84 58 47 58 81 81 79 79 69 48 37 42 60 67 74 79 54 36 30 38
Wind Dir N N NE NE E NE N N N N N N N E W W NW N NW N NE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 4 3 2 5 6 8 9 10 8 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) B2 SC CL FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis F
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 4500 6800 1400 800 5500 7000 500 400 6100 7900
T Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N E NW N N
T Wind Spd 4 8 12 14 18 13 8 6 6 9
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 66 95 68 95 68 94 67 94
Temp 73 67 90 89 73 68 91 89 73 68 90 88 72 68 90 88
Dewpt 62 61 61 61 65 62 62 62 66 64 64 64 68 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 84 31 84 32 89 36 97 38
RH 70 83 38 40 76 82 39 40 79 86 43 44 86 92 45 45
Pwind Dir S N S N S NE S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ229-252100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
553 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024
Date Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 69 93 65 95
Temp 76 83 94 97 92 83 77 71 69 78 88 92 88 78 73 67 65 79 90 94 91
Dewpt 73 74 70 66 66 60 60 61 59 60 56 53 52 52 54 55 54 56 54 52 52
Min/Max RH 36 71 26 69 24
RH 90 74 46 36 43 46 56 71 70 54 34 27 29 40 51 64 67 45 30 24 27
Wind Dir NE N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE N NE N N NE
Wind Spd 2 2 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 5300 7400 700 900 6000 7100 1200 500 6600 8700
T Wind Dir NE N NE N N N NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 4 10 18 12 16 12 10 6 6 9
Date Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 66 96 67 97 68 97 69 97
Temp 74 66 91 92 75 67 92 92 75 68 92 92 76 69 92 92
Dewpt 53 54 54 52 55 55 54 52 54 56 57 54 58 59 58 55
Max/Min RH 65 23 66 22 66 24 71 26
RH 48 64 29 26 50 64 28 26 48 65 31 28 54 70 32 29
Pwind Dir NE N E NE NE NE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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