Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 261138
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
638 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024
TXZ245-262100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
638 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 92 81 93 78 92
Temp 82 88 91 91 88 82 82 82 81 89 92 91 86 82 80 79 79 88 91 90 85
Dewpt 78 80 80 80 79 79 79 79 80 81 81 80 79 79 78 79 78 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 68 96 69 100 66
RH 90 78 70 72 76 91 91 91 96 77 72 69 80 93 96100 97 76 67 68 79
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 9 10 11 10 8 5 4 3 4 8 10 6 5 4 3 3 5 8 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2600 2600 1100 1100 2100 2000 1300 1100 3000 3000
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 18 16 13 11 14 13 11 16 18
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24
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 79 91 78 91 79 90 78 91
Temp 80 80 90 86 80 78 90 86 80 79 90 85 80 79 89 86
Dewpt 78 77 77 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 77
Max/Min RH 93 65 96 65 94 66 98 66
RH 93 91 66 72 90 96 67 72 88 94 67 76 91 97 70 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ231-262100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
638 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 105 78 104 76 99
Temp 77 89 98104 99 86 82 79 78 87 99103 96 81 79 78 77 87 96 98 91
Dewpt 76 77 75 74 77 78 77 77 77 78 76 72 73 74 75 75 75 76 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 39 97 37 97 41
RH 97 68 48 39 50 79 85 94 97 75 48 37 49 78 87 93 96 70 46 42 54
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 8 6 9 8 6 4 2 3 5 8 11 8 6 4 4 6 10 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.17 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4900 6100 2000 1000 4400 6200 2000 1000 5600 5500
T Wind Dir S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 12 16 11 9 13 18 11 14 20
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 99 75 98 77 98 77 97
Temp 79 77 96 92 79 76 95 92 79 77 95 91 79 77 93 90
Dewpt 75 75 71 71 75 74 72 72 74 74 72 72 75 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 96 40 95 43 92 44 94 49
RH 88 94 44 51 87 94 47 52 85 90 48 54 88 94 53 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 10 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-262100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
638 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 89 82 90 81 89
Temp 83 86 88 88 86 83 83 83 82 87 90 89 86 83 82 81 81 86 88 88 84
Dewpt 79 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 80 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 78
Min/Max RH 76 96 76 96 74
RH 90 83 79 77 84 90 91 93 94 83 76 76 81 88 93 94 94 83 77 75 82
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 12 11 11 10 10 8 8 5 6 8 10 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 2000 1200 1300 1500 1400 1400 1500 2400 2300
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 19 16 11 14 16 13 16 18
Date Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24
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 81 89 81 88 81 88 80 89
Temp 82 81 87 85 82 81 87 84 82 81 87 85 82 80 87 85
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 77 78 78 79 77 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 91 71 90 72 91 73 94 75
RH 88 90 74 80 85 88 75 80 88 91 78 77 88 94 78 79
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-262100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
638 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 79 97 77 95
Temp 78 87 93 94 91 83 82 80 79 88 95 97 90 80 79 78 77 86 93 94 88
Dewpt 77 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 80 79 78 77 76 77 76 77 78 76 76 75
Min/Max RH 58 97 55 100 55
RH 97 77 62 60 66 85 88 94 97 77 60 55 66 88 94 94100 77 58 56 66
Wind Dir S S S S SE S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 11 13 11 9 6 4 3 4 6 9 11 8 4 4 4 6 10 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3600 3800 1200 900 3900 4300 1500 700 4000 4200
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 18 13 9 9 13 11 9 14 18
Heat Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 93 76 92 77 92 76 92
Temp 79 78 92 87 79 77 90 87 79 77 91 86 80 77 89 87
Dewpt 76 75 75 75 76 75 76 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 55 94 60 97 60 99 62
RH 91 91 58 68 91 94 64 65 91 97 62 72 88 97 66 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-262100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
638 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
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 104 79 102 77 97
Temp 79 89 98101 96 86 83 81 79 89 98101 93 82 81 79 78 87 94 96 90
Dewpt 77 78 77 78 79 79 78 78 77 79 78 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 46 94 48 99 50
RH 94 69 51 49 59 81 87 91 94 73 52 48 60 84 87 93 99 72 54 50 62
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 9 9 11 9 6 5 4 4 6 11 11 8 6 5 4 8 11 13 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4800 5500 1300 900 4100 4600 1400 1000 4800 4600
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE SE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 16 11 9 14 18 11 16 18
Excess Heat W W W W W
Date Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24
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 78 97 78 97 79 97 79 97
Temp 80 78 94 90 80 78 94 89 80 79 94 91 81 79 93 89
Dewpt 77 76 74 75 76 76 74 75 76 77 74 76 77 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 95 49 95 52 93 49 95 54
RH 90 94 54 62 88 94 54 63 88 93 53 62 88 94 58 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-262100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
638 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date Sun 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 108 80 106 79 100
Temp 80 88 98105106 95 88 83 80 89100105100 88 84 80 79 86 95100 95
Dewpt 74 75 74 70 66 73 76 77 77 78 74 67 66 73 74 73 74 74 72 70 71
Min/Max RH 28 91 29 85 38
RH 82 66 47 33 28 49 68 82 91 70 44 30 33 61 72 79 85 68 48 38 46
Wind Dir E SE NW N NE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 2 3 4 6 6 4 3 3 4 6 9 10 8 6 6 8 10 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.32 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4800 6100 800 600 5800 8200 3100 1000 5700 6200
T Wind Dir S N SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 12 9 8 13 20 11 16 18
Excess Heat W W W W W
Date Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 101 78 100 79 101 79 101
Temp 82 79 94 98 82 78 94 97 82 80 95 98 82 79 93 97
Dewpt 74 74 72 69 74 74 72 70 74 74 73 71 74 75 74 71
Max/Min RH 87 36 88 38 83 38 88 40
RH 77 85 49 39 77 88 49 42 77 82 49 42 77 88 54 43
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 5 20 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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