Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 181714
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1214 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
TXZ245-190900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 93 78 92 78
Temp 92 87 82 80 78 78 87 91 91 87 82 80 79 78 87 91 91 86 81 80 79 78
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 76 77 79 78 78 78 78 77 76 76 79 77 76 77 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 98 64 93 62 88
RH 66 76 90 93 94 97 77 66 66 76 87 91 90 91 76 66 63 73 84 84 85 86
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 6 4 3 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 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 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3100 900 600 3000 2800 1600 1100 3500 3700 1700 1100
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 6 5 11 11 6 6 11 11 9
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 77 92 77 92 73 92 73 92
Temp 90 87 80 78 90 87 80 77 90 86 77 73 89 86 77 73 90 85
Dewpt 76 75 73 72 75 75 74 73 74 75 73 72 73 73 73 71 73 73
Min/Max RH 61 84 58 88 58 97 57 94 56
RH 63 69 81 82 61 68 81 87 60 69 87 95 59 66 89 92 58 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 10 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ231-190900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 97 74 96 73
Temp 94 91 81 78 76 75 85 94 96 92 81 78 76 75 84 93 95 91 80 77 75 73
Dewpt 76 77 76 77 76 75 79 75 75 77 78 78 76 75 79 75 74 74 75 76 75 73
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 50 100
RH 55 64 85 97100100 83 55 51 61 89 99100100 86 57 50 59 85 99 99100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6000 1500 800 5300 6500 2300 1400 5500 7000 3300 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 17 9 8 10 14 8 8 10 16 9
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 72 96 71 94 71 95 71 95
Temp 93 89 77 72 92 90 76 71 91 89 76 71 92 89 76 71 92 90
Dewpt 75 72 75 72 73 71 74 71 72 70 73 70 71 69 72 71 71 69
Min/Max RH 50 100 45 100 47 100 44 100 44
RH 56 57 94100 54 54 94100 54 53 92 97 52 51 87 99 51 51
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-190900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 89 80 88 80
Temp 88 85 82 82 81 81 85 87 88 85 82 82 81 80 86 87 88 85 82 82 81 80
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 78 77 78 79 79 78 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 91 75 89 72 84
RH 75 79 88 88 90 87 80 76 75 80 86 87 87 88 77 76 72 77 80 79 82 83
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 8 9 6 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 3 3 4 6 8 8 8 5 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 1400 1000 2000 2000 1900 1800 2100 2300 2100 2300
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE E SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 9 6 11 12 9 6 11 13 11
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 88 79 88 80 88 78 88 78 87
Temp 86 84 81 80 85 84 81 80 86 83 80 78 85 84 81 78 86 83
Dewpt 76 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 73 74 74 74 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 70 84 67 82 66 86 66 85 65
RH 73 75 81 82 71 73 79 81 69 75 82 84 68 73 80 85 67 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 20 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ234-190900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 95 75 95 73
Temp 92 88 80 77 76 76 85 93 94 89 80 78 76 75 85 92 94 89 78 76 75 73
Dewpt 77 76 77 77 76 75 78 76 76 77 77 76 75 75 78 75 74 74 75 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 52 100
RH 62 68 91100100 97 80 58 56 68 89 95 95 99 80 58 52 62 91 94 98100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE S S E E E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5400 500 400 4900 5400 1400 400 5200 6200 1500 400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 5 4 9 10 6 5 10 10 8
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 73 93 73 94 72 94 71 94
Temp 91 87 75 73 90 87 75 73 91 88 76 72 91 87 76 71 91 88
Dewpt 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 72 73 73 72 71 71 72 73 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 50 100 50 98 50 98 47 100 48
RH 55 64 94 95 55 62 94 95 55 62 87 95 53 62 90 99 53 56
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ241-190900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 95 75 95 74
Temp 93 89 81 80 77 77 86 93 95 89 80 78 77 75 84 92 94 89 81 77 76 75
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 76 78 76 77 78 78 78 77 75 79 76 76 76 77 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 56 100
RH 60 68 90 94100 99 79 58 56 69 94 99 99100 86 61 56 66 89 98 99100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 8 9 5 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 3 4 8 9 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5100 1700 700 4600 5200 2300 1100 4900 6000 2300 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 13 9 8 11 12 8 9 12 13 8
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 73 94 72 94 72 94 72 94
Temp 90 87 77 73 91 88 76 72 90 88 75 72 90 88 76 72 90 88
Dewpt 75 74 75 73 73 73 74 72 72 72 73 71 71 71 73 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 56 100 50 100 51 97 49 99 47
RH 62 66 92100 56 62 94100 57 60 94 95 55 59 90 98 53 56
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 5 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-190900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 99 77 99 76
Temp 96 94 86 82 80 79 86 94 98 95 88 82 79 77 84 93 98 94 86 80 78 76
Dewpt 70 72 74 75 76 75 76 72 70 71 74 75 75 75 76 71 69 70 72 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 90 41 93 39 93
RH 43 49 68 79 88 88 72 49 41 46 64 78 88 93 77 49 39 46 64 81 88 93
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 4 4 4 5 6 8 8 6 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6300 800 1200 5300 6400 3900 1300 6100 7500 3800 2100
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 17 11 9 10 17 10 10 11 16 12
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 76 97 74 96 74 97 73 96
Temp 92 94 80 76 92 94 79 74 91 92 80 74 91 93 80 73 92 92
Dewpt 71 68 71 72 69 66 71 71 67 65 69 69 67 64 68 69 67 64
Min/Max RH 40 89 36 91 35 84 35 86 36
RH 51 43 74 87 47 41 76 89 45 41 69 84 45 38 67 86 44 40
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 10 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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