Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 270523
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1223 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
TXZ245-272100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1223 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 93 79 94 81 94
Temp 81 79 88 91 92 88 83 83 81 80 90 93 94 90 85 84 82 81 89 92 93 89
Dewpt 77 77 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 80 79 79 78 79 79 78 80 79 80 79
Min/Max RH 62 93 63 93 64
RH 88 94 75 68 64 74 85 87 90 93 72 65 63 70 81 85 90 90 75 66 65 73
Wind Dir S SW S SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 2 3 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 9 8 8 6 5 8 10 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 3400 3400 1700 1200 3800 3900 2500 1700 3700 3900
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 6 12 14 13 17 20 18 18 17 18
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 80 94 79 95 79 94 80 93
Temp 83 80 92 89 82 79 93 90 83 79 93 88 82 80 92 88
Dewpt 78 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 96 61 97 57 96 59 93 64
RH 85 96 65 70 87 97 60 66 84 96 61 70 87 93 65 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 20 5 10 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-272100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1223 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 76 98 78 98
Temp 78 76 86 95 97 94 85 81 78 76 87 95 97 93 84 81 80 78 87 96 97 92
Dewpt 76 75 77 73 72 73 75 76 76 75 76 75 76 76 76 77 77 77 78 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 43 99 50 97 48
RH 94 97 74 50 45 51 73 85 93 97 71 53 51 57 77 88 90 97 74 51 48 56
Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 5 6 10 6 4 4 3 8 11 11 11 10 8 6 4 8 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 4900 6300 2300 1100 5800 5400 3200 1400 5700 5700
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 8 11 17 11 17 19 20 14 18 19
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 97 76 98 76 99 76 98
Temp 80 77 94 92 79 76 95 93 79 76 96 93 80 76 95 92
Dewpt 77 76 75 73 76 76 74 71 75 75 73 72 76 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 46 100 43 97 43 97 46
RH 91 97 54 54 91100 51 49 88 97 48 51 88 97 52 56
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 10 5 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ247-272100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1223 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 82 91 83 90
Temp 83 82 87 89 89 87 84 84 84 83 88 90 91 88 86 84 84 83 88 90 90 87
Dewpt 77 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 80 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 79
Min/Max RH 68 85 69 88 70
RH 81 87 78 73 70 75 82 84 82 85 75 73 69 74 79 84 84 88 76 73 72 76
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 5 5 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 12 10 10 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 2500 2400 1900 2000 2700 2800 2600 2400 2800 3000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 9 13 18 17 18 19 21 21 18 17
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 83 91 82 91 82 90 83 91
Temp 84 83 90 87 84 82 88 87 84 83 89 87 84 83 89 87
Dewpt 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 77 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 88 68 88 66 87 68 85 68
RH 83 88 71 75 82 88 72 71 81 85 70 73 81 85 72 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 20 5 10 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ234-272100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1223 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 77 93 79 92
Temp 78 77 86 91 93 91 82 81 79 77 86 91 92 90 83 81 80 79 88 92 90 88
Dewpt 77 77 79 78 77 78 78 78 77 77 79 79 79 78 78 77 77 77 79 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 60 100 66 94 64
RH 97100 80 66 60 66 88 91 94100 80 68 66 68 85 88 91 94 75 64 70 72
Wind Dir S SW SW S SE S S S S S S S S S SE S S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 3 5 8 10 6 5 4 4 8 11 13 12 10 8 6 4 8 11 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 4500 5100 1400 500 4500 4800 2400 600 4800 4600
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 11 11 9 14 20 14 11 16 17
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 94 76 95 76 94 78 93
Temp 80 77 91 90 79 76 92 91 79 76 91 89 80 78 91 89
Dewpt 78 77 77 76 77 76 77 75 76 76 77 76 77 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 54 100 58 97 64
RH 94100 64 64 94100 62 60 91100 64 66 91 97 66 70
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 10 5 10 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ241-272100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1223 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 78 97 80 96
Temp 78 76 86 93 96 93 84 81 79 78 87 94 95 91 84 81 81 80 88 94 96 91
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 75 76 77 77 77 76 77 77 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 76 76 77
Min/Max RH 50 96 56 94 53
RH 94 99 75 57 50 58 80 87 93 94 74 59 57 64 84 90 91 93 73 56 53 63
Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE S S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 4 5 8 11 8 6 5 4 8 11 11 12 11 8 6 6 9 11 13 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 4300 5400 1500 800 5700 5200 2400 1200 5400 5400
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 16 10 16 20 20 16 18 19
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 95 76 96 76 97 78 97
Temp 81 77 92 90 80 77 93 92 80 76 94 91 80 78 94 92
Dewpt 78 77 76 75 77 77 75 74 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 99 54 100 50 100 51 94 51
RH 90 99 61 63 90 99 57 55 90100 55 59 88 94 56 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 40 10 10 5 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ229-272100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1223 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 103 80 101 81 102
Temp 81 79 86 95101100 91 85 82 80 86 96100 98 89 84 82 81 87 96101 97
Dewpt 75 75 74 71 67 68 73 75 74 75 74 72 70 71 74 75 76 76 75 71 69 70
Min/Max RH 32 85 38 85 36
RH 82 88 68 46 33 36 56 72 77 85 68 46 38 42 61 74 82 85 68 45 36 42
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 6 9 9 8 6 6 8 10 11 11 11 11 9 8 10 11 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 5300 7200 3100 1200 6400 6400 4300 1600 7000 7700
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 10 8 11 19 12 16 18 23 16 19 20
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 100 79 101 79 102 80 102
Temp 83 79 94 95 83 79 95 98 84 79 96 98 85 80 96 97
Dewpt 75 75 72 68 74 75 70 67 72 73 70 67 73 74 70 68
Max/Min RH 88 37 88 34 82 32 82 35
RH 77 88 49 42 74 88 45 37 67 82 43 37 67 82 43 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 10 5 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS
$$
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