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FOUS54 KCRP 021423
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
923 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

TXZ245-022100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
923 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

Date             Tue 07/02/24            Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24
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          80          94          80          93
Temp                88 93 93 89 83 82 82 80 89 92 93 89 84 83 82 81 89 92 92 89
Dewpt               81 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 77
Min/Max RH                   58          91          60          88          62
RH                  83 61 59 69 82 84 85 90 69 63 61 70 81 82 85 87 69 64 62 68
Wind Dir            SW SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd             2  5  6  5  5  4  4  3  5  8  9  9  8  6  6  5  8  9 10  9
Wind Gust
Clouds              FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)           FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR                      5           0          10           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                           1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                        5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt                 3200  1200   700  3800  3700  2300  1600  4300  4100
T Wind Dir                    S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S
T Wind Spd                   12    14    12    12    16    17    13    14    17


Date          Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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            80      93      80      94      79      91      79      92
Temp          83 81 92 89 82 80 93 89 83 80 91 87 83 80 90 87
Dewpt         76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 77 77 78 78
Max/Min RH         87      58      90      57      89      63      92      65
RH            80 85 59 64 82 88 58 67 83 88 63 74 82 91 67 76
Pwind Dir           S       S       S      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       5       5      20      20      30      20      30
Rain Shwrs                      IS IS    IS SC SC    IS SC SC
Tstms                           IS IS    IS IS IS    IS SC SC

$$

TXZ231-022100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
923 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

Date             Tue 07/02/24            Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24
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                     100          75          99          76         100
Temp                85 96100 95 85 80 77 75 86 96 99 93 84 81 78 77 87 97 99 95
Dewpt               77 72 69 70 73 75 74 73 75 72 72 73 75 76 76 75 75 72 71 73
Min/Max RH                   37          94          42          96          41
RH                  75 46 37 46 67 85 90 94 69 46 42 52 74 85 93 94 68 45 41 49
Wind Dir             S  S SE SE SE  S  S SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
Wind Spd             2  5  8 11  8  5  4  2  6  8 11 11  9  6  4  5  9 10 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds              FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%)           FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR                      5           0          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Obvis                                     H
LAL                           1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                        5     5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt                 6600  2300  1000  5900  6200  3100  1300  6500  6500
T Wind Dir                    S    SE     S     S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE
T Wind Spd                   14    18    12    16    18    20    11    17    17


Date          Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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     100      74      99      76      96      75      94
Temp          80 77 97 94 79 75 96 95 80 77 94 93 80 76 92 90
Dewpt         75 75 70 71 74 74 71 69 75 74 71 70 75 74 72 72
Max/Min RH         95      37      99      38      93      44      95      50
RH            85 94 42 47 85 97 44 44 85 90 48 47 87 94 53 56
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       5       5      10      10      20      10      20
Rain Shwrs                                     IS          IS
Tstms                                          IS          IS

$$

TXZ247-022100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
923 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

Date             Tue 07/02/24            Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24
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                      91          83          91          83          90
Temp                85 89 90 88 85 84 84 83 88 89 90 88 85 84 84 84 88 89 89 86
Dewpt               81 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 78 78 78 77
Min/Max RH                   66          82          67          82          69
RH                  90 69 67 70 77 79 80 81 73 69 67 71 80 80 80 81 73 70 69 76
Wind Dir            SW  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd             4  5  8  9  8  9  8  6  8  9 11 11 11 10  9  9 10 11 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)           FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR                      5           5          20           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                     IS IS
Tstms                                          IS
LAL                           1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                        5     4     4     4     3     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt                 2400  1700  1400  3000  2800  2400  2200  3500  3000
T Wind Dir                    S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S
T Wind Spd                   12    18    17    11    17    18    16    16    17


Date          Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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            83      90      82      91      82      89      82      90
Temp          84 83 89 87 84 83 89 88 84 82 88 86 84 82 88 87
Dewpt         77 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78
Max/Min RH         83      65      82      65      87      69      85      70
RH            79 82 67 69 79 81 67 70 80 87 70 75 81 85 73 74
Pwind Dir           S       S       S      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       5       5      20      20      30      20      30
Rain Shwrs                      IS IS    IS SC SC    IS SC SC
Tstms                              IS    IS IS IS    IS IS SC

$$

TXZ234-022100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
923 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

Date             Tue 07/02/24            Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24
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                      97          77          94          78          95
Temp                86 94 95 91 83 80 78 77 88 92 94 91 83 81 80 78 90 95 93 89
Dewpt               77 74 75 74 76 77 76 76 78 77 76 75 77 77 77 76 77 76 76 75
Min/Max RH                   48          97          56          96          54
RH                  75 53 53 58 80 91 94 97 72 62 56 60 82 88 91 94 66 54 58 64
Wind Dir            SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd             3  4  8 10  6  4  3  2  4  8 11 11  8  5  4  4  6  9 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds              SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL
Clouds(%)           SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR                      5           0          10           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                           1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                        4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt                 6100   700   500  4700  5300  2400   600  5700  5500
T Wind Dir                    S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S     S
T Wind Spd                   11    12     9    10    14    13     9    13    14


Date          Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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      97      75      96      77      92      77      92
Temp          80 77 94 92 79 76 93 92 80 78 92 90 81 77 91 90
Dewpt         76 75 74 73 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 75 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH         95      46      98      49      93      55      97      57
RH            88 94 53 54 88 97 54 56 85 91 56 62 85 97 60 62
Pwind Dir           S       S       S      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0      10       5      30      10      30      10      30
Rain Shwrs                      IS SC       SC SC       IS SC
Tstms                           IS SC       IS SC       IS SC

$$

TXZ241-022100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
923 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

Date             Tue 07/02/24            Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24
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                      98          76          97          77          98
Temp                84 94 97 93 83 80 78 76 87 95 97 92 84 82 79 78 88 95 98 93
Dewpt               78 73 72 73 75 75 74 75 75 74 75 75 76 77 76 76 75 74 73 74
Min/Max RH                   44          96          48          96          46
RH                  84 51 46 54 77 85 88 96 69 51 50 58 79 85 91 94 67 50 46 55
Wind Dir             S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE  S SE SE SE
Wind Spd             4  6  9 11  8  6  4  4  8  9 11 12  9  6  5  5  9 10 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds              B1 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC CL
Clouds(%)           B1 CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC CL
PoP 12HR                      5           0          10           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Obvis                                     H
LAL                           1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                        5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt                 5800  1900   800  5400  5500  2600   900  5800  6000
T Wind Dir                   SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE
T Wind Spd                   14    17    11    13    18    18    11    17    18


Date          Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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      99      75      98      77      94      76      95
Temp          81 77 96 93 79 75 95 93 81 77 92 90 79 76 92 91
Dewpt         75 75 72 72 74 75 72 73 75 75 73 74 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH         95      41     100      43      94      50      99      52
RH            82 94 47 51 85 99 47 52 82 92 54 59 88 97 56 58
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE       E      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0      20      10      20      10      20
Rain Shwrs                         IS       IS IS          IS
Tstms                              IS          IS          IS

$$

TXZ229-022100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
923 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024

Date             Tue 07/02/24            Wed 07/03/24            Thu 07/04/24
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                     103          78         102          78         103
Temp                85 96102101 90 85 81 78 87 97101 99 90 85 81 79 86 97102101
Dewpt               73 67 63 64 70 72 72 72 72 68 66 68 72 74 74 74 72 70 66 66
Min/Max RH                   27          82          32          86          30
RH                  67 39 28 30 52 65 74 82 61 39 32 37 56 70 79 85 63 42 31 32
Wind Dir             S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE
Wind Spd             4  6  9 11 11  9  6  4  8  9 11 12 11  9  6  6  9 10 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds              FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%)           FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW 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
Haines                        5     5     4     4     4     4     4     5     5
Mixing Hgt                 7500  1700  1200  6000  7700  4800  1200  6700  7600
T Wind Dir                    S    SE     S     S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE
T Wind Spd                   14    20    11    14    18    21    12    16    17


Date          Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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     103      77     102      78     100      77      96
Temp          84 79 97101 84 77 96 99 85 78 95 98 83 78 92 95
Dewpt         72 74 68 63 71 73 67 63 72 73 68 65 72 72 68 66
Max/Min RH         85      27      89      29      85      32      83      37
RH            67 85 39 29 65 87 39 31 65 85 42 34 70 82 46 39
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE       E      SE       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       5      10       5      10      10      10

$$

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