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FOUS54 KCRP 161943
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
242 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

TXZ245-170900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
242 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date           06/16/24      Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24            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          92          77          90          75
Temp          93 88 83 83 81 79 88 90 91 87 82 82 79 78 88 89 88 83 79 78 77 77
Dewpt         78 77 78 77 76 77 78 77 78 77 76 76 75 76 78 77 77 76 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH                   93          65          94          67          99
RH            62 70 84 81 85 93 73 67 65 73 82 82 88 94 73 67 69 80 91 96 99 99
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E NE
Wind Spd       9  9  8  6  5  4  6 10 10 10 10  8  6  6 10 11 12 12 11  9  9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                     40          60          50          70          70
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.25        0.17        0.31        1.19
Rain Shwrs                SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM  O
Tstms                     SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC
Obvis                         H  H  H  H  H  H  H  H
LAL                     1     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
Haines                  4     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
Mixing Hgt            900   900  3200  3500  2700  1900  3900  3800  2100  1600
T Wind Dir             SE     S    SE    SE     E     E     E     E     E     E
T Wind Spd             18    16    17    21    23    18    23    28    26    19


Date           06/19Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24
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            88      77      89      77      90      76      91      77      91
Temp          86 85 81 78 87 85 81 77 88 87 81 77 89 87 82 78 90 87
Dewpt         80 80 78 78 80 78 77 77 79 78 77 77 78 78 77 78 80 79
Min/Max RH         80      99      74      99      69      99      66      99      69
RH            83 85 91 99 80 80 87 99 74 76 87 99 70 75 87 99 72 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    OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           90      90      90      60      70      40      60      30      60
Rain Shwrs     O  O  O  O  O  O SC NM NM NM SC SC NM SC IS SC NM NM
Tstms         SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC

$$

TXZ231-170900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
242 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date           06/16/24      Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24            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                      77          98          75          95          73
Temp          99 94 83 80 79 77 87 94 97 92 82 79 77 76 85 90 92 86 80 78 76 75
Dewpt         70 72 75 76 75 74 75 74 73 73 75 75 74 74 75 74 73 73 73 73 72 72
Max/Min RH                   94          46          95          54          91
RH            40 50 77 88 90 92 68 52 46 54 78 88 90 94 72 60 54 65 79 84 89 90
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE
Wind Spd      11 12  9  5  4  2  6  9 11 13 10  6  4  4  8 11 12 13 10  6  8  9
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                      5          20           5          40          30
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0        0.06        0.13
Rain Shwrs                            IS             SC SC SC SC       SC SC NM
Tstms                                 IS                SC SC SC       IS IS IS
Obvis                               H  H  H  H  H  H
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     3     1     2
Haines                  4     4     4     4     3     4     4     4     3     3
Mixing Hgt           3300  1200  5100  5900  3500  1400  4900  5200  3800  2300
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     E     E     E     E    NE
T Wind Spd             19    11    13    20    21    11    18    21    21    19


Date           06/19Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24
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      87      74      90      74      91      74      92
Temp          84 81 77 76 84 83 77 75 87 86 77 74 88 86 78 75 89 88
Dewpt         77 78 77 76 80 78 76 75 78 77 76 74 78 77 77 75 79 79
Min/Max RH         79     100      80     100      69     100      66     100      66
RH            81 91100100 88 85 97100 75 75 97100 71 75 97100 72 74
Pwind Dir          NE       E       E       E       E       E       E       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           70      70      80      40      60      20      40      20      40
Rain Shwrs    NM NM NM NM  O  O SC SC SC NM IS IS SC SC    IS SC SC
Tstms         SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC       IS SC

$$

TXZ247-170900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
242 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date           06/16/24      Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24            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          80          89          79
Temp          90 88 85 84 84 83 87 88 89 86 83 83 82 81 86 88 87 83 81 81 81 81
Dewpt         78 78 78 77 76 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78
Max/Min RH                   84          68          89          70          93
RH            67 71 81 80 79 82 75 70 68 74 81 78 84 88 75 70 74 81 88 90 93 91
Wind Dir       E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E
Wind Spd      11 11 12 11 10  9  9 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 13 13 17 17 17 14 13 13
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%)     FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR                     40          60          60          70          70
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.18        0.24        0.35        1.42
Rain Shwrs             IS SC SC NM SC NM SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM  O
Tstms                  IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Obvis                         H  H  H  H  H  H  H  H
LAL                     1     3     3     3     3     3     3     4     3     3
Haines                  4     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
Mixing Hgt           1600  2000  2900  3100  3000  2600  3400  3300  2900  2400
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE     E     E     E     E     E     E
T Wind Spd             21    20    18    23    27    23    26    29    29    26


Date           06/19Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24
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            88      80      89      81      89      80      89      81      90
Temp          87 86 83 81 88 85 83 81 88 86 83 81 88 87 84 82 89 87
Dewpt         80 79 79 78 80 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 78 77 78 80 79
Min/Max RH         78      91      73      88      71      88      70      90      71
RH            80 81 87 91 78 80 83 88 74 77 81 88 73 75 81 90 75 76
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 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           90      90      90      70      70      50      60      40      60
Rain Shwrs     O  O  O  O  O  O NM NM NM NM SC SC NM SC SC SC NM NM
Tstms         SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC

$$

TXZ234-170900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
242 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date           06/16/24      Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24            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                      77          91          75          88          73
Temp          93 89 82 80 79 77 85 87 89 86 80 79 77 76 84 85 85 81 77 77 75 75
Dewpt         75 77 77 76 76 75 78 77 76 76 75 75 75 74 77 76 76 76 74 74 74 75
Max/Min RH                   94          66          96          74         100
RH            56 68 85 88 91 94 80 72 66 72 85 88 94 94 80 75 75 85 90 90 97100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd      11 11  8  6  4  4  8 11 13 12 11  8  6  6 11 12 16 14 12 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     FW CL FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                     10          50          20          60          50
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.47        0.04        0.23        0.78
Rain Shwrs                   IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms                        IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Obvis                         H  H  H  H  H  H  H  H
LAL                     1     1     3     3     2     2     3     3     3     3
Haines                  4     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3     3
Mixing Hgt            900   500  3500  3800  2400   600  3400  3600  2400  1100
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE     E     E     E     E     E    NE
T Wind Spd             13     9    13    20    16    11    20    25    18    16


Date           06/19Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24
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            81      76      84      75      87      74      88      75      89
Temp          80 80 78 77 81 83 77 75 84 85 77 74 85 85 78 76 86 86
Dewpt         80 80 77 76 81 80 76 75 81 79 76 74 79 79 77 76 81 81
Min/Max RH         97     100      91     100      81     100      80     100      80
RH           100100 97 97100 91 97100 91 82 97100 82 82 97100 85 85
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 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           80      70      80      30      60      20      50      20      50
Rain Shwrs    NM  O NM NM  O  O SC SC SC NM IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms         SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC

$$

TXZ241-170900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
242 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date           06/16/24      Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24            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                      77          97          77          93          75
Temp          98 92 83 81 79 77 87 93 95 90 82 80 78 77 85 89 90 85 81 79 77 77
Dewpt         72 73 76 76 76 75 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 75 75 74 75 74 74 75
Max/Min RH                   94          51          94          62          94
RH            44 55 79 87 90 94 70 56 51 60 79 85 90 92 75 64 63 70 82 85 89 94
Wind Dir       E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  N  N
Wind Spd      11 12  9  6  4  3  6 10 13 13 10  6  5  4  8 11 13 13 11  8  8  8
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                      5          20          20          60          40
QPF 12HR                      0        0.02        0.01        0.16        0.33
Rain Shwrs                      IS IS IS       IS IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC  O
Tstms                           IS IS IS       IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Obvis                               H  H  H  H  H  H
LAL                     1     1     2     2     1     2     3     3     2     3
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     3     3     3     3     3
Mixing Hgt           3100   900  4600  5700  3200  1100  4400  4300  3100  2200
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE     E     E     E     E    NE    NE
T Wind Spd             18    11    13    19    19    11    17    23    20    19


Date           06/19Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24
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            86      77      86      75      89      75      91      76      92
Temp          82 82 79 78 83 82 78 76 86 85 78 75 87 86 78 76 88 87
Dewpt         78 79 77 77 80 79 77 76 78 77 76 75 78 77 77 76 79 78
Min/Max RH         85      97      86      99      73     100      67     100      69
RH            88 91 94 97 93 93 96 99 77 79 94100 75 76 97100 75 76
Pwind Dir          NE       E       E       E       E       E       E       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           80      80      90      50      70      30      60      20      50
Rain Shwrs     O  O NM  O  O  O SC SC NM NM IS SC NM SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms         SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS    IS SC

$$

TXZ229-170900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
242 PM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Date           06/16/24      Mon 06/17/24            Tue 06/18/24            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          79          99          78
Temp         103100 89 84 81 79 87 96101 98 87 82 80 79 84 93 96 93 85 81 80 78
Dewpt         63 66 70 73 74 74 74 69 67 68 72 73 73 74 73 71 70 69 71 71 71 72
Max/Min RH                   85          33          85          43          82
RH            27 33 54 70 79 85 65 42 33 38 61 74 79 85 70 49 43 46 63 72 74 82
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind Spd      10 12 12 10  8  6  8  9 11 14 13 10  8  6  8  8 11 14 11  8  8  8
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%)     FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR                      0           5           0          20          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                 IS IS             SC
Tstms                                                      IS IS
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     1     1
Haines                  5     4     5     5     4     4     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt           1500  1300  6400  7700  3800  2000  6200  5900  4600  2400
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     E     E    NE
T Wind Spd             21    14    14    18    26    17    13    17    21    16


Date           06/19Thu 06/20/24Fri 06/21/24Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24
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      77      87      77      92      76      95      77      96
Temp          86 84 79 77 83 83 79 77 87 87 79 76 89 89 80 77 91 91
Dewpt         72 73 75 75 76 77 75 75 74 74 75 75 73 73 75 75 74 74
Min/Max RH         57      94      72      94      60      97      51      94      49
RH            63 70 88 94 80 82 88 94 65 65 88 97 59 59 85 94 58 58
Pwind Dir          NE      NE       E       E       E       E       E       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR           50      60      80      40      40      20      30      10      20
Rain Shwrs    SC SC SC NM  O  O SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC       IS IS
Tstms         IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC          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