Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 180304
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1004 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
TXZ245-180900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1004 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 79 92 78 93 75
Temp 80 80 79 89 91 91 86 81 81 79 79 86 90 90 85 80 79 77 76
Dewpt 77 76 75 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 76 79 78 79 78 78 77 77 75
Max/Min RH 91 64 93 68 100
RH 90 88 87 74 66 66 76 91 90 93 91 81 69 70 80 93 94 99 99
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 2 3 5 6 9 4 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 3100 3200 1600 1300 3200 3300 1700 1100
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 6 11 12 9 6 11 12 8
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 75 92 75 92 74 92 74 92
Temp 90 84 78 76 89 84 78 75 89 84 77 74 89 84 77 74 88 84
Dewpt 77 76 76 73 75 75 73 72 74 75 74 73 75 75 74 72 74 75
Min/Max RH 63 94 61 92 60 97 62 96 62
RH 65 77 93 92 63 74 85 90 61 74 90 96 64 73 89 95 63 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-180900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1004 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 96 74 97 74
Temp 77 75 74 85 94 95 89 81 78 76 74 85 93 94 89 81 77 77 75
Dewpt 76 75 74 79 76 76 77 78 78 76 74 79 77 75 76 77 77 77 75
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 54 100
RH 97100100 84 57 55 68 91 99100100 84 59 54 66 88100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 2 3 5 6 8 5 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 5400 5900 2000 1200 5800 6800 2700 1300
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 17 10 10 11 14 9
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 73 95 71 95 71 94 71 95
Temp 93 89 77 74 92 88 77 73 91 88 76 72 90 88 76 72 90 87
Dewpt 76 74 76 74 74 73 74 72 72 70 73 72 72 70 73 71 72 71
Min/Max RH 52 100 53 100 47 100 51 99 51
RH 57 62 97100 56 60 92 97 54 55 90100 56 56 90 99 56 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 5 10 0 10
$$
TXZ247-180900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1004 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 81 89 81 88 79
Temp 83 82 82 86 88 88 84 83 83 82 81 85 87 87 83 82 82 81 79
Dewpt 77 76 77 78 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 79 79 79 78 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 85 73 89 76 93
RH 82 82 84 77 75 75 82 84 85 85 88 81 77 78 85 87 87 90 93
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 4 4 6 8 10 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 2300 2200 1900 1600 2200 2100 1800 1500
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 8 11 13 11 6 11 13 9
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 78 87 78 87 77 87
Temp 87 83 81 79 87 83 81 79 86 83 80 78 85 82 81 78 85 82
Dewpt 78 76 76 75 76 75 74 73 75 75 75 74 76 75 75 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 73 87 70 82 69 90 72 88 70
RH 75 80 85 87 71 77 79 81 70 76 85 89 75 78 82 88 71 78
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-180900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1004 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 95 76 95 75
Temp 77 76 75 85 93 93 86 80 78 77 76 84 92 92 87 80 77 76 75
Dewpt 76 75 74 79 77 76 77 77 77 76 75 79 78 76 77 77 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 58 97 59 100
RH 97 97 97 82 60 58 75 91 97 97 97 85 64 60 72 91100100100
Wind Dir S SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 3 2 2 2 5 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW CL FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF PF F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 400 4400 5000 600 400 4800 5800 1500 400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 6 11 11 8 6 10 11 6
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 73 94 72 93 72 93 72 93
Temp 92 86 76 74 91 86 75 73 91 85 75 73 90 85 76 73 89 85
Dewpt 75 74 75 74 73 73 73 72 72 73 73 72 73 72 73 72 73 72
Min/Max RH 53 100 54 98 51 99 56 97 55
RH 58 68 97100 56 65 94 97 54 67 94 97 58 65 90 97 59 65
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 5 20 0 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ241-180900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1004 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
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 94 76 95 75
Temp 77 76 75 85 92 92 87 81 78 77 76 85 92 93 87 81 78 77 76
Dewpt 76 76 75 79 76 77 78 78 78 77 76 79 77 77 77 78 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 59 100
RH 97100100 83 60 62 75 93 99100100 83 63 60 73 91 97100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 2 4 5 8 9 5 4 3 2 4 4 6 9 5 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 500 4400 5000 1900 1000 4700 5500 2300 1000
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 12 14 10 10 12 13 9
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 75 93 73 94 72 92 72 93
Temp 91 87 77 76 90 86 77 74 90 86 76 73 89 85 76 73 88 85
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 75 74 75 73 73 73 74 72 73 73 73 72 73 72
Min/Max RH 59 100 57 97 52 98 56 97 55
RH 62 70 97 97 62 67 92 95 57 65 92 97 59 68 90 97 61 65
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 20 0 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-180900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1004 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 98 79 99 78
Temp 80 78 77 84 93 97 94 87 82 80 79 85 93 97 93 87 82 80 78
Dewpt 74 74 74 76 72 71 72 74 76 76 75 76 73 70 70 73 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 43 88 42 91
RH 82 88 90 77 51 43 49 65 82 88 88 75 52 42 47 63 79 85 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 8 6 6 4 4 5 6 6 8 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
Clouds(%) CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 5200 6200 1900 1500 5300 7500 3800 1500
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 17 12 11 11 16 10
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 77 98 76 98 74 96 74 97
Temp 93 93 81 78 92 92 80 76 91 93 80 75 90 91 80 75 90 90
Dewpt 71 69 74 74 70 68 72 72 69 65 70 71 67 65 70 70 67 65
Min/Max RH 39 88 40 88 36 88 39 85 37
RH 49 46 79 88 49 46 77 87 49 40 72 87 47 42 72 84 47 44
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10 5 10 0 10
$$
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