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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
608 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024

TXZ245-212100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
608 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date             Sat 09/21/24            Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24
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          79          91          75          92
Temp             77 87 90 91 86 82 82 80 80 88 90 90 86 80 79 76 75 85 89 91 86
Dewpt            75 78 76 77 77 76 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 75 74 74 78 77 76 76
Min/Max RH                   61          85          60          96          62
RH               96 76 65 63 74 81 81 84 85 70 64 62 71 87 90 94 96 80 68 62 73
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE SE
Wind Spd          2  4  6  8  6  5  4  4  3  4  5  6  5  4  2  2  2  3  5  5  4
Wind Gust
Clouds           SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%)        SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR                      5           5          10          10          30
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.01        0.02           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                       SC SC SC SC
Tstms                                                               IS SC IS
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     2
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           3700  3700  1100   700  3600  3500  2100  1100  3900  3700
T Wind Dir             SE     E    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd              9    13    16    11     9    11    11     6     6     9


Date          Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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            73      92      73      92      73      93      71      93
Temp          78 74 89 86 78 74 89 86 77 73 89 87 76 72 89 87
Dewpt         75 74 76 76 75 72 74 75 73 70 73 72 71 68 70 71
Max/Min RH         99      62      97      58      92      54      90      49
RH            91 99 67 74 90 93 62 69 86 90 59 62 85 86 54 59
Pwind Dir          SE       E       E       E      NE      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR           10      30      20      30      20      20      10      20
Rain Shwrs          IS SC    IS SC SC IS IS IS IS       IS IS
Tstms               IS SC    IS SC SC IS       IS          IS

$$

TXZ231-212100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
608 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date             Sat 09/21/24            Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24
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          74          94          72          95
Temp             75 84 92 94 89 80 78 75 74 84 92 93 89 81 76 74 72 83 92 94 90
Dewpt            75 79 74 72 73 75 75 75 74 76 73 71 73 74 75 74 72 77 74 71 72
Min/Max RH                   49         100          49         100          47
RH              100 85 56 49 59 85 91 99100 76 53 49 59 81 97100100 84 56 47 57
Wind Dir          E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind Spd          2  4  6  9 11  6  4  2  2  4  6  8  9  5  2  2  2  2  4  4  6
Wind Gust
Clouds           B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)        B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR                     10           0          10           0          20
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                             IS IS
Tstms                                                                  IS IS
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           4900  5800  2000   800  5100  5600  2500   900  5800  7700
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd              9    13    18     9     9    11    13     6     5     8


Date          Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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            72      93      71      93      71      94      71      95
Temp          77 72 90 88 77 72 90 88 76 71 90 89 76 71 91 89
Dewpt         75 72 74 72 74 72 72 70 70 68 70 67 68 66 67 65
Max/Min RH        100      52     100      49      92      45      86      40
RH            94100 60 59 90 99 56 55 82 90 52 49 76 84 45 45
Pwind Dir          SE       E       E      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR            0      20      10      30       5      20       5      10
Rain Shwrs             IS          SC          IS
Tstms                  IS          SC          IS

$$

TXZ247-212100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
608 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date             Sat 09/21/24            Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24
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          80          88          79          88
Temp             80 86 87 88 85 82 83 81 80 86 87 88 84 82 81 81 79 84 85 87 84
Dewpt            76 77 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 75 74 76 77 77 76
Min/Max RH                   70          85          68          87          72
RH               90 74 73 70 77 83 80 82 85 73 71 68 74 82 85 84 87 76 76 72 76
Wind Dir         SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE SE
Wind Spd          5  6  8 10 10 10  9  8  6  6  8  8  8  8  6  5  4  4  6  6  8
Wind Gust
Clouds           SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%)        SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                     10           5          10          10          30
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01        0.01           0           0
Rain Shwrs                                                       SC SC SC SC
Tstms                                                               IS IS IS
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     2
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           3000  2900  1800  1500  3000  2900  2500  1900  2700  2400
T Wind Dir             SE     E    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd             10    13    18    14    10    11    13     9     6     9


Date          Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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      88      77      89      76      89      76      88
Temp          81 78 86 84 81 78 86 84 80 77 86 84 80 76 85 84
Dewpt         76 75 76 76 75 74 76 75 74 73 74 73 73 71 72 72
Max/Min RH         91      71      90      67      88      62      86      60
RH            85 91 74 76 84 89 73 73 81 87 67 69 79 86 64 66
Pwind Dir          SE       E      SE       E      NE      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR           20      30      20      30      20      20      20      20
Rain Shwrs       IS SC SC    IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms            IS IS SC    IS SC SC IS       IS

$$

TXZ234-212100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
608 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date             Sat 09/21/24            Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24
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          74          93          72          93
Temp             75 85 92 92 86 79 77 74 74 84 89 92 87 77 76 74 73 83 90 92 87
Dewpt            74 77 73 72 74 75 74 74 73 76 75 73 74 75 75 74 73 77 75 74 75
Min/Max RH                   52         100          54         100          56
RH               97 77 54 52 68 88 90100 97 77 64 54 65 94 97100100 82 62 56 68
Wind Dir          E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE  E NE NE  E  E SE
Wind Spd          2  4  6 10 10  5  4  3  2  4  6  8  8  4  2  2  2  2  3  5  5
Wind Gust
Clouds           B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%)        B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR                      5           0          20           0          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0        0.01
Rain Shwrs                                     IS IS                   SC SC
Tstms                                                                  IS IS
Obvis            PF                PF PF PF
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           5100  5400   500   400  4300  5000  1100   400  5300  6000
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     E    SE    SE
T Wind Spd              8    13    11     6     6    11     9     5     4     8


Date          Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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            73      93      72      92      72      93      71      92
Temp          77 73 90 87 77 73 89 86 75 72 89 87 75 71 89 86
Dewpt         75 73 74 74 73 71 74 72 70 68 71 69 68 65 68 67
Max/Min RH        100      55      95      54      87      47      82      45
RH            94100 60 65 87 93 61 63 84 87 56 55 79 81 50 53
Pwind Dir          SE       E       E      NE      NE      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            5      30      10      30      10      20       5      10
Rain Shwrs             SC          SC          IS
Tstms                  SC          SC          IS

$$

TXZ241-212100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
608 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date             Sat 09/21/24            Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24
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          75          94          73          93
Temp             76 85 90 92 87 80 78 76 75 85 91 93 88 79 76 75 73 83 90 93 87
Dewpt            76 78 76 75 76 76 76 75 74 76 74 72 74 75 75 75 73 76 74 73 74
Min/Max RH                   58          97          52         100          53
RH              100 81 65 58 69 90 94 96 97 76 58 52 63 88 97 99100 81 60 53 65
Wind Dir          E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind Spd          2  5  8 10 11  6  4  3  2  4  6  8 10  4  2  2  2  2  4  5  8
Wind Gust
Clouds           B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%)        B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR                     20           0          20           5          30
QPF 12HR                   0.07           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs       IS    IS                      IS IS                   SC SC
Tstms                  IS                                              IS IS
Obvis            PF                      PF
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           3500  4100  1700   600  4400  5100  2400  1000  5200  6400
T Wind Dir             SE     E    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd              9    13    16     9     9    12    12     8     6     9


Date          Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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            73      93      73      93      73      93      72      93
Temp          77 73 89 87 77 73 89 87 76 73 89 87 76 72 90 88
Dewpt         75 73 74 74 75 73 72 72 72 70 71 69 70 68 68 67
Max/Min RH        100      55     100      51      90      48      89      44
RH            94100 61 65 92100 57 62 87 89 55 55 82 87 48 51
Pwind Dir          SE       E       E       E      NE      NE      NE       N
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            5      30      10      40      10      20      10      20
Rain Shwrs             SC          SC          IS          IS
Tstms                  SC          SC          IS          IS

$$

TXZ229-212100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
608 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024

Date             Sat 09/21/24            Sun 09/22/24            Mon 09/23/24
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          97          75          97
Temp             78 85 92 95 92 85 80 78 77 83 91 96 93 85 80 77 75 83 91 96 93
Dewpt            76 76 73 70 71 73 75 74 74 74 71 68 68 70 72 72 72 73 69 65 65
Min/Max RH                   42          90          40          91          36
RH               94 75 54 45 51 67 85 88 90 74 52 40 44 61 77 85 90 72 49 36 40
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E
Wind Spd          4  6  6  8 11 11  8  6  5  6  6  6  8  8  6  4  3  3  3  4  6
Wind Gust
Clouds           SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)        SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                      5           0           5           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     5     5
Mixing Hgt           5000  6100   800  1200  5100  6500  3500  1000  6400  8600
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     E
T Wind Spd             11    13    19    13    11    10    14     9     5     8


Date          Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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      96      74      93      73      95      72      95
Temp          80 75 91 91 80 74 89 89 78 73 89 90 79 72 91 91
Dewpt         70 71 69 68 70 71 69 66 67 66 65 64 65 64 62 61
Max/Min RH         87      39      91      44      80      37      77      34
RH            72 87 49 47 72 90 52 47 69 79 45 42 62 76 38 37
Pwind Dir          SE       E      SE       E       E      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR            0      10      10      20       5      10       5      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