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FOUS54 KCRP 270503
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1203 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

TXZ245-272100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1203 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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                      92          67          94          68          94
Temp          69 67 80 89 92 86 78 75 70 68 81 90 92 85 79 76 72 69 81 89 91 85
Dewpt         61 60 64 61 61 64 66 67 66 63 66 63 63 66 68 68 66 63 66 63 64 67
Min/Max RH                   37          86          37          83          39
RH            76 80 59 39 37 48 67 78 86 83 61 41 38 53 68 78 80 81 60 41 40 55
Wind Dir       N NW NW NW NW  S  S SW NW NW NW  N SE  S  S SW NW NW  N  N SE SE
Wind Spd       2  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  4  3
Wind Gust
Clouds        CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mixing Hgt      400  5400  5900   500   400  4300  4600   500   400  4300  4600
T Wind Dir        N    NW    NW     S     W    NW    NW    SW    NW     N    NW
T Wind Spd        5     5     8    10     6     6     6     9     8     6     8


Date          Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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            70      93      71      93      70      92      71      91
Temp          76 70 88 83 76 71 90 84 76 70 89 83 76 72 87 82
Dewpt         68 65 67 69 71 69 69 70 70 67 69 70 70 68 72 72
Max/Min RH         88      47      96      48      90      50      90      57
RH            78 86 50 63 84 95 50 63 81 89 52 65 81 89 60 72
Pwind Dir          SW      SE       S      NE       E      NE       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            5       0       5      10       5      10      10      20
Rain Shwrs                                              IS IS
Tstms                                                      IS

$$

TXZ231-272100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1203 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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                      94          64          96          65          95
Temp          65 63 79 89 93 90 78 72 67 65 79 91 94 90 79 73 69 66 80 92 94 88
Dewpt         56 56 61 58 55 57 57 59 59 57 61 58 56 58 58 59 58 57 61 59 56 58
Min/Max RH                   27          77          28          73          28
RH            72 77 54 35 28 34 48 65 75 75 54 33 28 35 49 62 68 72 52 33 28 36
Wind Dir      NW NW  N NW  N NW SE SE  N NE  N  N  N NE  E SE  N  N  N  N  N  E
Wind Spd       1  2  2  3  3  1  1  1  2  2  2  4  3  2  1  1  2  2  2  3  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            6     6     6     6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mixing Hgt      500  5700  7000   300   500  6100  7600   400   500  5500  7000
T Wind Dir        N     N     N     S     W     N    NE     E    NE     N    NE
T Wind Spd        4     5     8     6     5     6     8    10     6     5     6


Date          Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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            65      96      66      96      68      95      68      93
Temp          72 66 92 90 73 67 92 89 73 69 91 88 74 69 89 86
Dewpt         62 61 62 59 67 66 64 61 66 64 64 62 68 66 67 66
Max/Min RH         85      30      99      34      90      36      94      44
RH            70 84 37 35 81 97 40 39 79 86 41 43 83 92 48 51
Pwind Dir           S       E      SE      NE       E      NE      SE       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       5       0       5       5      20
Rain Shwrs                                                 IS
Tstms                                                      IS

$$

TXZ247-272100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1203 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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                      89          74          90          75          89
Temp          76 74 80 86 87 84 82 80 77 75 81 86 87 84 82 80 78 75 81 86 87 83
Dewpt         64 65 66 63 63 65 67 68 69 67 68 65 65 67 69 70 69 68 68 66 67 68
Min/Max RH                   42          78          47          78          50
RH            68 73 61 47 44 53 61 67 76 76 64 50 48 56 65 71 74 78 65 51 51 60
Wind Dir       N NW NW NW  S  S  S SW  W NW NW  N SE  S  S SW  W NW  N NE SE SE
Wind Spd       5  5  4  4  4  5  5  3  4  5  5  4  4  5  5  3  4  5  5  5  5  5
Wind Gust
Clouds        CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mixing Hgt      700  3800  3900  1600  1100  2400  2100  1100   800  2200  2100
T Wind Dir        N    NW    SW     S     W    NW     S     S    NW     N    SE
T Wind Spd        8     6     8    12     9     8     6    10     8     6    10
Coast Flood    Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date          Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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            75      88      76      88      76      88      76      87
Temp          80 76 85 82 80 76 86 83 80 76 85 82 80 77 85 81
Dewpt         70 70 70 70 71 71 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 70 73 73
Max/Min RH         82      59      85      61      81      62      81      67
RH            72 82 62 67 76 85 63 66 73 81 63 68 74 81 68 76
Pwind Dir           S       E      SE      NE       E      NE       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR            5       5       5      10      10      10      10      20
Rain Shwrs                                              IS IS
Tstms                                                      IS

$$

TXZ234-272100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1203 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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          63          95          64          94
Temp          64 62 78 88 92 88 75 70 66 64 79 90 93 87 76 72 68 65 79 90 92 87
Dewpt         55 55 60 58 57 57 59 59 56 56 61 59 58 59 60 59 58 56 60 58 57 59
Min/Max RH                   31          75          31          74          31
RH            73 78 54 36 31 35 58 68 70 75 54 35 31 39 58 64 70 73 52 34 31 39
Wind Dir       N NW NW  N  N  N  E  W NW NW  N  N  N  E NE NW NW  N  N  N  N  E
Wind Spd       2  3  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  4  3
Wind Gust
Clouds        CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            5     6     6     6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mixing Hgt      400  6100  6800   400   400  5600  7400   400   400  5100  7200
T Wind Dir        N     N     N     S    NW     N    NE    NE    NW     N    NE
T Wind Spd        5     6     9     5     6     8     9     9     5     6     8


Date          Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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            67      95      68      96      69      95      68      93
Temp          72 68 91 87 72 69 91 87 73 69 90 85 73 69 88 84
Dewpt         64 61 62 64 69 66 65 65 67 65 64 65 68 66 68 69
Max/Min RH         82      35      94      37      89      40      92      49
RH            76 78 38 46 90 90 42 48 81 87 42 51 84 90 52 61
Pwind Dir           S      NE       S      NE      NE      NE       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       5       5       0       5       5      20
Rain Shwrs                                                 IS
Tstms                                                      IS

$$

TXZ241-272100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1203 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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                      94          66          95          68          95
Temp          68 66 79 89 93 89 76 72 68 67 81 90 93 88 78 73 70 69 81 90 93 87
Dewpt         63 61 64 59 56 59 63 64 63 62 65 60 58 60 64 65 63 61 63 60 58 61
Min/Max RH                   29          86          31          80          31
RH            83 84 59 36 30 37 64 76 84 84 58 38 31 40 61 76 78 77 55 37 31 41
Wind Dir      NW NW  N  N  N  N  S  S SW NW NW  N  N  E SE  S  W NW  N  N NE SE
Wind Spd       2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            5     6     6     6     5     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mixing Hgt      400  5800  6700   400   400  5400  7300   400   400  5100  7500
T Wind Dir        W    NW     N     S    SW    NW    NE    SE     W     N    NE
T Wind Spd        5     5     6     9     8     5     8    11     6     5     6


Date          Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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            68      95      69      94      69      93      69      91
Temp          73 68 90 87 74 70 90 86 73 69 88 85 73 70 87 84
Dewpt         66 63 63 64 69 67 66 65 69 66 65 66 69 67 69 70
Max/Min RH         85      36      94      39      93      41      93      50
RH            79 83 41 46 86 92 46 49 87 90 47 52 87 90 55 62
Pwind Dir           S       E       S      NE      SE      NE       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            5       5       0       5       5      10       5      20
Rain Shwrs                                                 IS
Tstms                                                      IS

$$

TXZ229-272100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1203 AM CDT Fri Sep 27 2024

Date             Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24            Sun 09/29/24
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          67          97          67          97
Temp          67 66 79 89 95 91 81 75 69 68 80 91 95 91 82 75 71 68 81 92 96 91
Dewpt         54 54 56 53 52 54 53 54 54 54 56 54 52 53 53 55 56 55 57 54 52 52
Min/Max RH                   23          62          23          64          23
RH            63 65 45 29 23 29 38 48 59 61 44 29 23 28 37 50 59 63 44 28 23 27
Wind Dir      NE NE  E  N  N  N  S NE NE NE NE  N  N NE  E  E NE  N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd       2  2  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%)     FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines            6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mixing Hgt      400  5400  6700   300   300  6700  8300   400   400  6200  8700
T Wind Dir        E    NE     N     N    NE    NE     N    NE    NE    NE    NE
T Wind Spd        6     5     6     5     6     8     8    11     9     5     6


Date          Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24Thu 10/03/24
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            68      98      69      98      70      96      70      96
Temp          75 68 92 92 76 70 92 91 77 70 90 89 76 70 89 89
Dewpt         56 57 57 53 58 61 58 55 59 61 59 56 61 63 62 60
Max/Min RH         68      24      73      25      74      28      78      33
RH            52 68 31 27 54 73 32 30 54 73 35 33 60 78 41 38
Pwind Dir           E       E      SE      NE       E       E      SE       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       0       5

$$

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