Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 171958
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
TXZ245-180900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu
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 91 74 87 81
Temp 90 86 82 82 80 79 87 89 89 84 79 80 78 78 86 87 87 84 82 84 83 83
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 75 76 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 78 80 80 80 80 79 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 90 66 99 81 90
RH 66 74 81 82 85 90 74 68 71 81 93 93 96 99 84 81 81 87 90 82 84 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 13 11 10 8 8 6 10 12 13 13 12 10 10 12 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 40 60 80 100 90
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.34 3.07 2.78 1.43
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM O O O O O O O O O O O
Tstms NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM O O NM NM NM SC
Obvis H
LAL 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 900 1100 3400 3100 2000 2100 1800 1900 1500 1400
T Wind Dir SE E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 25 18 23 29 28 27 33 31 28 25
Coast Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/20Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 90 80 90 79 91 79 92 80 92
Temp 89 87 82 81 90 86 82 79 91 88 82 80 92 89 83 80 92 88
Dewpt 80 79 77 77 79 77 77 76 79 78 77 77 79 79 78 78 80 79
Min/Max RH 73 87 70 91 67 91 66 93 67
RH 75 78 84 87 71 75 84 91 68 73 85 91 67 73 87 93 68 74
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 90 50 70 30 50 20 40 30 50
Rain Shwrs O O SC SC NM SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ231-180900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 95 73 83 76
Temp 96 89 82 79 77 76 85 92 92 86 80 77 75 75 78 81 82 80 78 78 78 77
Dewpt 72 73 74 74 74 74 75 74 72 72 73 74 73 73 76 78 78 78 77 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 94 52 94 87 99
RH 46 58 77 85 90 94 71 55 52 63 78 90 94 94 93 93 87 94 97 99 96 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind Spd 12 14 11 8 5 4 8 11 13 14 11 8 8 11 14 14 16 14 13 13 13 13
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 90 80
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.07 1.00 3.73 1.59
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC O O O O O O O O O
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3300 1800 4400 4600 3200 1800 1500 1500 1400 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE E E E NE NE E E E
T Wind Spd 25 13 16 24 25 21 23 27 26 20
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/20Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 87 74 90 72 91 73 93 75 94
Temp 85 83 77 74 87 85 76 73 88 87 78 74 90 88 79 75 91 89
Dewpt 80 78 76 74 79 77 76 73 78 77 77 74 78 78 78 75 78 78
Min/Max RH 81 100 70 100 67 100 62 100 59
RH 85 85 97100 78 77100100 74 72 97100 67 71 97100 66 70
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 30 50 10 30 10 30 10 30
Rain Shwrs O NM IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ247-180900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu
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 78 88 83
Temp 89 86 84 84 83 82 87 88 87 84 82 81 81 80 84 87 87 85 84 85 85 85
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 78 79 80 80 80 79 79 78 78 79
Max/Min RH 84 70 96 81 84
RH 69 75 79 77 80 84 74 72 72 80 87 90 93 96 87 81 81 82 84 81 81 82
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 16 14 14 13 12 11 13 14 17 18 18 16 16 18 20 20 21 21 21 19 19 18
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 50 70 90 100 90
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.65 3.36 2.69 1.60
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM O O O O O O O O O O O
Tstms NM SC IS SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM O O NM NM NM SC
Obvis H
LAL 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 4 4
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2100 1800 3100 3000 2400 2100 2300 2300 2900 2900
T Wind Dir SE SE E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 27 24 26 34 34 35 37 35 35 32
Coast Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/20Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 89 82 89 81 89 82 90 81 90
Temp 89 87 84 83 88 86 83 82 88 87 84 83 89 87 84 82 89 88
Dewpt 80 78 77 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 79 78 78 78 80 78
Min/Max RH 72 85 70 87 69 87 72 88 69
RH 75 75 81 85 72 76 81 84 73 71 81 85 73 75 82 88 74 72
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E E E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 90 70 70 40 50 20 50 30 50
Rain Shwrs O O NM NM NM NM IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-180900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 89 73 80 76
Temp 89 84 80 79 77 77 84 87 85 82 78 77 76 75 79 79 80 79 78 78 78 78
Dewpt 77 77 75 75 74 75 76 75 75 75 74 74 75 75 78 79 79 79 78 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 97 68 100 97 100
RH 68 80 85 88 90 94 77 68 72 79 88 90 97100 97100 97100100 97 97 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 14 14 11 8 6 6 11 12 16 14 13 11 11 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 14 13
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 90 70
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.24 1.77 3.26 1.15
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O O O O NM NM NM NM O
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 900 800 4200 3700 2200 800 1800 1800 1100 500
T Wind Dir SE E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 18 11 19 25 24 24 26 27 20 18
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/20Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 85 74 86 73 89 73 90 75 91
Temp 83 83 77 75 84 84 76 74 86 86 78 74 87 87 79 76 88 88
Dewpt 82 80 76 75 80 80 76 74 81 79 76 74 80 79 78 76 80 80
Min/Max RH 90 100 85 100 77 100 74 100 75
RH 97 91 97100 88 88100100 85 80 94100 80 77 97100 77 77
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 30 50 10 40 10 40 10 40
Rain Shwrs O NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ241-180900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu
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 76 84 78
Temp 95 88 82 81 79 77 86 89 90 85 80 79 77 77 78 80 82 81 79 80 80 79
Dewpt 74 74 75 74 74 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 77 79 80 79 79 78 78 77
Max/Min RH 94 61 97 92 99
RH 51 64 79 81 85 94 71 65 63 74 84 88 92 96 97 96 94 96 99 94 94 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
Wind Spd 16 14 11 8 5 4 9 12 14 14 11 9 9 11 13 16 16 14 14 13 12 13
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 10 50 60 90 90
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.35 1.32 2.88 1.94
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O O O O O O O O O
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3200 1600 3700 3700 2700 1500 1300 1300 1300 900
T Wind Dir SE E E E NE NE NE E E E
T Wind Spd 23 11 16 24 25 18 23 25 24 21
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/20Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
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 87 75 89 74 91 75 93 77 93
Temp 85 84 78 76 86 85 77 75 88 87 78 75 89 88 79 77 90 88
Dewpt 80 79 76 75 79 77 76 75 78 77 77 75 78 78 78 77 79 78
Min/Max RH 81 99 73 100 70 100 65 99 64
RH 87 87 94 99 79 79 97100 74 74 96100 71 74 96 99 72 73
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 90 50 70 20 40 10 40 20 40
Rain Shwrs O O SC SC NM NM IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ229-180900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024
Date 06/17/24 Tue 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 98 78 86 77
Temp 101 97 87 82 81 79 85 93 96 93 85 81 80 79 81 82 84 80 78 79 79 78
Dewpt 67 69 72 72 73 73 73 70 69 69 71 71 72 72 72 73 75 75 75 74 75 75
Max/Min RH 82 40 79 74 91
RH 33 40 61 72 77 82 67 47 42 46 63 72 77 79 74 74 74 85 91 85 88 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 14 14 14 11 9 6 8 9 11 14 12 8 9 11 11 14 16 16 16 13 16 13
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 70 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 2.28 2.60
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM O O O O O
Tstms IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1500 1400 5100 6000 3600 2300 2100 1900 1300 1100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E E NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 25 16 13 20 24 19 24 24 25 23
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/20Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 89 77 92 76 94 76 96 78 97
Temp 84 85 78 77 87 87 79 76 88 89 80 76 90 92 81 78 92 93
Dewpt 77 77 75 74 75 75 75 75 74 73 75 75 74 72 75 75 74 73
Min/Max RH 68 94 58 97 54 97 47 91 48
RH 80 77 91 90 68 68 88 97 63 59 85 97 60 52 82 91 56 52
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 80 30 40 10 20 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs O NM SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
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