Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 261708
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1208 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
TXZ245-270900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1208 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
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 93 78 92 79
Temp 91 88 82 82 82 81 89 92 91 86 82 80 79 79 88 91 90 85 81 80 80 80
Dewpt 80 79 79 79 79 80 81 81 80 79 79 78 79 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 77
Max/Min RH 96 69 100 66 93
RH 72 76 91 91 91 96 77 72 69 80 93 96100 97 76 67 68 79 90 93 91 91
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 8 5 4 3 4 8 10 6 5 4 3 3 5 8 10 9 6 5 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 10
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 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 1100 1100 2100 2000 1300 1100 3000 3000 2000 1400
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 13 11 14 13 11 16 18 14 13
Heat Y Y
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
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 91 78 91 79 90 78 91 77 91
Temp 90 86 80 78 90 86 80 79 90 85 80 79 89 86 80 79 89 87
Dewpt 77 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 65 96 65 94 66 98 66 96 67
RH 66 72 90 96 67 72 88 94 67 76 91 97 70 75 94 94 69 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ231-270900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1208 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 104 76 99 76
Temp 104 99 86 82 79 78 87 99103 96 81 79 78 77 87 96 98 91 81 79 77 77
Dewpt 74 77 78 77 77 77 78 76 72 73 74 75 75 75 76 72 71 72 74 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 37 97 41 96
RH 39 50 79 85 94 97 75 48 37 49 78 87 93 96 70 46 42 54 78 88 92 94
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 8 6 4 2 3 5 8 11 8 6 4 4 6 10 11 12 9 8 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6100 2000 1000 4400 6200 2000 1000 5600 5500 2900 1400
T Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 16 11 9 13 18 11 14 20 18 11
Heat Y Y
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 75 98 77 98 77 97 76 95
Temp 96 92 79 76 95 92 79 77 95 91 79 77 93 90 79 77 91 89
Dewpt 71 71 75 74 72 72 74 74 72 72 75 75 74 73 75 76 74 74
Min/Max RH 40 95 43 92 44 94 49 97 51
RH 44 51 87 94 47 52 85 90 48 54 88 94 53 58 88 97 58 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 10 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-270900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1208 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
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 82 90 81 89 81
Temp 88 86 83 83 83 82 87 90 89 86 83 82 81 81 86 88 88 84 82 82 81 81
Dewpt 80 80 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 80 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 78 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 96 76 96 74 91
RH 77 84 90 91 93 94 83 76 76 81 88 93 94 94 83 77 75 82 88 88 90 90
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 10 8 8 5 6 8 10 9 8 6 5 5 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 10
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 2000 1200 1300 1500 1400 1400 1500 2400 2300 2100 1900
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 19 16 11 14 16 13 16 18 17 17
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
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 81 88 81 88 80 89 80 88
Temp 87 85 82 81 87 84 82 81 87 85 82 80 87 85 82 82 86 85
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 78 77 78 78 79 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 71 90 72 91 73 94 75 90 73
RH 74 80 85 88 75 80 88 91 78 77 88 94 78 79 88 90 78 80
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-270900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1208 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 97 77 95 77
Temp 94 91 83 82 80 79 88 95 97 90 80 79 78 77 86 93 94 88 81 79 77 78
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 78 78 80 79 78 77 76 77 76 77 78 76 76 75 76 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 97 55 100 55 97
RH 60 66 85 88 94 97 77 60 55 66 88 94 94100 77 58 56 66 85 91 97 91
Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 11 9 6 4 3 4 6 9 11 8 4 4 4 6 10 12 12 9 6 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 1200 900 3900 4300 1500 700 4000 4200 2100 800
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 18 13 9 9 13 11 9 14 18 13 10
Heat Y Y
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 76 92 77 92 76 92 75 91
Temp 92 87 79 77 90 87 79 77 91 86 80 77 89 87 79 77 89 87
Dewpt 75 75 76 75 76 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76
Min/Max RH 55 94 60 97 60 99 62 99 62
RH 58 68 91 94 64 65 91 97 62 72 88 97 66 70 91 97 68 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 10 20 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-270900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1208 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
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 79 102 77 97 78
Temp 101 96 86 83 81 79 89 98101 93 82 81 79 78 87 94 96 90 82 80 79 78
Dewpt 78 79 79 78 78 77 79 78 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 75 75 75 76 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 94 48 99 50 95
RH 49 59 81 87 91 94 73 52 48 60 84 87 93 99 72 54 50 62 82 90 91 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 9 6 5 4 4 6 11 11 8 6 5 4 8 11 13 12 9 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 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 5500 1300 900 4100 4600 1400 1000 4800 4600 2300 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 16 11 9 14 18 11 16 18 17 12
Excess Heat W W
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
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 78 97 79 97 79 97 78 96
Temp 94 90 80 78 94 89 80 79 94 91 81 79 93 89 80 79 91 89
Dewpt 74 75 76 76 74 75 76 77 74 76 77 77 76 77 78 77 77 76
Min/Max RH 49 95 52 93 49 95 54 96 56
RH 54 62 88 94 54 63 88 93 53 62 88 94 58 67 93 94 63 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-270900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1208 PM CDT Sun May 26 2024
Date 05/26/24 Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 106 79 100 78
Temp 105106 95 88 83 80 89100105100 88 84 80 79 86 95100 95 86 82 79 79
Dewpt 70 66 73 76 77 77 78 74 67 66 73 74 73 74 74 72 70 71 73 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 91 29 85 38 87
RH 33 28 49 68 82 91 70 44 30 33 61 72 79 85 68 48 38 46 65 77 85 85
Wind Dir N NE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Spd 3 4 6 6 4 3 3 4 6 9 10 8 6 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.32 0.03 0.13
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6100 800 600 5800 8200 3100 1000 5700 6200 1800 1400
T Wind Dir N SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 9 8 13 20 11 16 18 16 13
Excess Heat W W
Date 05/29Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 101 78 100 79 101 79 101 79 98
Temp 94 98 82 78 94 97 82 80 95 98 82 79 93 97 81 79 89 96
Dewpt 72 69 74 74 72 70 74 74 73 71 74 75 74 71 75 75 74 72
Min/Max RH 36 88 38 83 38 88 40 88 46
RH 49 39 77 88 49 42 77 82 49 42 77 88 54 43 82 88 61 46
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 10 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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