Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 231853
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
153 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
TXZ245-240900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
153 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
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 93 78 91 79
Temp 91 86 81 81 81 80 88 92 91 88 80 79 78 80 87 90 91 86 80 80 80 80
Dewpt 78 77 77 78 79 77 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 80 78 77 77 78 78 78 79
Max/Min RH 99 67 100 65 99
RH 67 76 88 90 94 91 75 67 67 73 94 97100 97 80 69 65 76 94 96 94 97
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 10 8 8 6 8 10 11 10 8 6 6 5 8 11 11 10 9 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
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 2900 1200 1200 2700 2600 1600 1200 2900 2800 1700 1400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 23 21 18 18 21 20 16 20 21 20 18
Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 79 94 77 92 77 92 77 91
Temp 91 87 81 80 92 88 79 77 91 87 79 77 90 86 79 77 90 85
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 79 78 78 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 64 100 64 96 58 95 57 95 60
RH 68 76 96 99 67 74 96 94 60 69 91 94 62 70 88 94 62 72
Pwind Dir S S SE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ231-240900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
153 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 105 75 102 76
Temp 100 94 83 80 79 79 89 99103 97 83 80 77 76 87 99101 95 82 80 78 77
Dewpt 70 72 73 75 77 75 75 72 72 74 74 75 75 75 76 73 73 73 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 97 38 99 40 93
RH 38 49 72 85 94 90 65 43 37 49 76 85 94 97 69 44 41 49 76 84 88 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 14 13 11 8 6 10 11 11 12 11 8 6 5 10 12 12 14 12 11 9 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5500 2100 1300 4600 5900 2300 1400 4900 5500 2500 1100
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 24 23 16 19 18 23 13 19 21 24 13
Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 106 77 106 74 99 74 98 74 98
Temp 100100 82 77100 97 79 75 96 93 78 75 95 92 78 75 95 92
Dewpt 72 71 76 76 73 71 73 72 68 67 73 72 68 67 74 73 69 68
Min/Max RH 32 96 33 92 34 93 37 98 39
RH 41 39 84 96 42 43 82 89 40 42 85 90 43 44 87 96 44 46
Pwind Dir S SE SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 10
$$
TXZ247-240900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
153 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
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 88 80 87 81
Temp 87 84 83 83 82 82 86 88 87 85 82 81 81 80 85 87 87 84 81 81 81 81
Dewpt 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 79 78 79 79 80 80 79 79 78 79 79 79 79
Max/Min RH 93 78 99 77 96
RH 76 81 87 88 91 90 80 78 76 83 88 94 96 99 85 79 78 82 93 94 94 96
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 13 13 13 13 12 10 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
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 2400 1400 1500 2100 2000 1400 1500 2400 2200 1600 1500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 23 23 20 18 21 23 19 20 21 21 21
Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 79 89 80 89 80 88
Temp 87 85 82 82 89 85 81 79 87 85 81 80 87 85 81 80 87 84
Dewpt 80 79 80 80 81 79 79 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 75 96 75 93 69 90 67 88 68
RH 80 84 93 94 78 84 93 93 74 76 88 88 70 75 85 88 71 76
Pwind Dir S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ234-240900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
153 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 94 77 94 78
Temp 91 87 81 81 80 80 88 93 93 89 81 79 79 78 87 92 93 88 81 80 78 80
Dewpt 75 75 76 76 77 77 78 77 76 76 76 77 78 78 78 77 75 75 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 94 58 100 56 97
RH 60 68 85 85 91 91 72 60 58 66 85 94 97100 75 62 56 66 85 91 97 91
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 17 14 12 11 10 8 11 14 16 13 11 8 8 6 11 14 16 14 12 11 11 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) FW CL FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 3800 1400 1400 3900 3600 1700 1700 4000 4000 1900 1700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 23 18 13 18 21 17 12 19 23 18 14
Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 77 98 75 96 74 93 74 92
Temp 94 90 81 78 96 92 79 76 93 90 79 75 91 88 78 74 90 86
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 75 75 73 71 71 74 72 71 71 74 72 73 72
Min/Max RH 54 100 48 92 44 93 47 95 52
RH 58 66 91100 55 58 88 90 49 54 85 90 52 57 88 93 58 63
Pwind Dir S SE SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ241-240900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
153 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
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 79 103 76 101 78
Temp 99 93 84 81 81 80 90 98102 94 84 81 78 77 88 98100 92 83 81 80 79
Dewpt 73 75 76 76 77 77 77 74 75 77 76 76 77 77 77 75 76 76 76 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 94 44 100 45 93
RH 44 57 77 85 88 90 66 47 44 57 79 85 97100 70 48 47 60 80 85 90 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 16 14 13 11 9 8 11 11 12 13 11 9 8 6 11 12 16 14 12 11 11 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 4700 1400 1400 4600 4600 1700 1100 5000 5000 1900 1100
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 24 21 17 20 19 20 14 20 23 20 16
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
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 105 78 103 77 97 75 96 76 97
Temp 100 98 82 79100 95 80 77 94 91 79 76 93 90 79 76 94 90
Dewpt 74 76 77 77 76 76 76 74 71 72 75 75 71 72 75 75 72 73
Min/Max RH 38 95 41 90 44 99 45 98 46
RH 44 49 85 94 48 55 87 90 47 54 87 97 49 56 88 97 50 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10 10 10 5 10
$$
TXZ229-240900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
153 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024
Date 05/23/24 Fri 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 109 79 108 81
Temp 104103 92 85 82 80 89 99107106 92 86 81 79 88100107106 93 87 83 81
Dewpt 69 67 72 72 75 75 74 72 67 63 71 74 73 74 75 73 69 68 73 73 72 74
Max/Min RH 85 28 85 28 79
RH 33 32 52 65 79 85 61 42 28 25 51 68 77 85 66 42 30 30 52 63 70 79
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 10 9 11 11 8 6 8 6 5 6 8 8 6 6 8 9 10 11 11 10 8 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4
Mixing Hgt 7200 1100 1400 5400 7500 5200 1000 4900 8200 5600 1400
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SW SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 20 14 14 11 18 13 16 16 24 11
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 05/26Mon 05/27/24Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 108 78 108 78 100 77 101 77 100
Temp 100107 87 79101103 84 78 95 98 82 77 94 98 81 77 93 97
Dewpt 70 59 71 74 69 64 71 70 68 64 69 72 68 65 72 73 70 67
Min/Max RH 20 85 25 78 30 85 31 88 35
RH 38 21 59 85 36 28 65 76 42 33 65 85 43 34 74 87 47 38
Pwind Dir NE E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 10 20 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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