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FOUS54 KCRP 291953
PFWCRP

Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
253 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

TXZ245-300900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
253 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Date           06/29/24      Sun 06/30/24            Mon 07/01/24            Tue
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          94          78          95          78
Temp          93 89 85 84 82 81 90 92 93 89 84 82 81 79 89 94 93 89 83 82 80 78
Dewpt         79 79 79 78 77 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 77 76 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH                   91          63          97          56          96
RH            65 74 81 84 84 91 71 64 63 70 83 87 90 96 70 58 58 66 81 85 91 96
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE  S  E  E SE SE SE  S  S SW  W
Wind Spd      11  9  8  5  5  4  5  8  9  6  5  3  2  2  2  4  5  5  4  3  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR                     10          20          10           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                      IS
Tstms                           IS
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5     4
Mixing Hgt           1300   800  3500  3400  1900   800  4000  3600  1300  1000
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE     E    SE     S    NE    SE     S    SW
T Wind Spd             19    13    11    16    13     6     4    10    12    10


Date           07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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            94      80      93      80      93      81      94      79      94
Temp          93 89 83 80 92 88 83 80 93 88 83 81 92 89 83 80 92 89
Dewpt         76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 78 78 77 77 77 78 78
Min/Max RH         57      90      60      90      63      92      61      91      60
RH            59 67 83 90 62 70 82 90 63 72 84 91 64 69 84 91 63 69
Pwind Dir           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            5       5      20       0      10       0       5       0      10
Rain Shwrs                IS
Tstms                     IS

$$

TXZ231-300900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
253 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Date           06/29/24      Sun 06/30/24            Mon 07/01/24            Tue
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          98          76         100          75
Temp          98 93 84 81 79 78 87 95 97 92 84 80 78 76 86 96 99 95 85 80 77 75
Dewpt         74 73 76 77 76 76 77 74 73 73 75 77 76 76 77 73 70 70 72 75 75 74
Max/Min RH                   96          46         100          39          99
RH            46 52 79 88 91 96 71 51 46 53 74 90 94100 74 49 39 45 65 84 94 99
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE  E SE  E  E SE SE SE  S NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind Spd      12 12  9  4  2  2  5  8 11 11  4  2  1  1  2  5  6  8  5  3  2  1
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%)     FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR                      5          20          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                      IS IS IS
Tstms                           IS IS IS
LAL                     1     1     2     2     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5     5
Mixing Hgt           2500  1200  5900  6500  2400   600  5500  6900  3600   700
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S     E    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             20    10    11    18    14     6     5    12    16    10
Heat           Y


Date           07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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           100      75      99      77     100      76     101      75      99
Temp          97 95 80 75 96 93 81 77 97 94 81 76 98 95 80 76 96 94
Dewpt         71 70 74 74 72 72 76 75 73 74 76 75 72 72 75 75 72 72
Min/Max RH         37      97      43      94      43      98      37      99      42
RH            43 45 82 96 46 51 85 94 46 52 87 97 44 47 85 97 46 49
Pwind Dir           S      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <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 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       5       0       5       0       5       0       5

$$

TXZ247-300900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
253 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Date           06/29/24      Sun 06/30/24            Mon 07/01/24            Tue
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                      84          91          82          91          81
Temp          89 87 85 85 84 84 88 90 91 88 85 84 83 82 87 89 90 87 85 84 83 81
Dewpt         79 79 79 78 77 78 79 78 79 78 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 77 77 77 78
Max/Min RH                   82          68          86          65          90
RH            72 76 81 81 80 82 75 69 68 72 80 80 82 85 74 69 65 70 77 81 81 90
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE SE  S  S SW SW
Wind Spd      12 12 12 10 10  8  9 11 11 10  9  6  5  3  4  5  6  8  6  6  5  4
Wind Gust
Clouds        CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR                     10          20          10           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                   IS IS
Tstms                           IS
LAL                     1     1     2     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5     4
Mixing Hgt           1900  1500  3100  2800  1900  1800  2600  2300  1500  1800
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE     E    SE    SE     E    SE     S    SW
T Wind Spd             21    18    13    17    14     8     5    10    13    12


Date           07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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      83      90      83      90      83      91      83      91
Temp          89 87 84 83 89 87 84 83 89 87 85 83 89 88 84 83 90 88
Dewpt         77 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 78
Min/Max RH         66      85      67      84      70      85      66      85      66
RH            67 71 79 85 69 72 79 84 72 75 80 85 70 70 80 85 68 72
Pwind Dir           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            5       5      10       5      10       0       5       0      10

$$

TXZ234-300900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
253 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Date           06/29/24      Sun 06/30/24            Mon 07/01/24            Tue
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          95          76          97          75
Temp          94 90 83 81 79 78 88 92 94 91 82 80 78 76 86 93 96 93 83 80 77 76
Dewpt         77 78 78 78 77 77 79 77 76 77 77 77 77 76 78 75 73 74 74 76 76 76
Max/Min RH                   97          56         100          48         100
RH            58 68 85 91 94 97 75 62 56 64 85 91 97100 77 56 48 54 74 88 97100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S SW  N  N  E SE  S  S  S SW  W
Wind Spd      12 11  8  5  4  3  5  8  9  9  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  8  5  4  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR                      5          20           5          10           0
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                      IS
Tstms                           IS
LAL                     1     1     2     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     5     5     5     5     5     4     4
Mixing Hgt            800   400  5200  5400  1400   400  4700  6300  2000   500
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SW     N    SE     S    SW
T Wind Spd             13     9     9    12    10     6     4     8    11     9
Heat           Y


Date           07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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      93      78      95      77      95      76      94
Temp          93 92 81 78 91 90 81 78 92 90 80 78 93 90 80 77 91 90
Dewpt         74 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 78 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 76 77
Min/Max RH         51      95      60      94      58      96      54     100      58
RH            54 60 85 94 64 64 85 94 64 66 91 94 58 64 91100 62 66
Pwind Dir           S       S       S       S       S       S       S       S      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR            5       0      20       0      10       0       5       5      20
Rain Shwrs                IS IS                               IS IS
Tstms                     IS IS                               IS IS

$$

TXZ241-300900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
253 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Date           06/29/24      Sun 06/30/24            Mon 07/01/24            Tue
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          96          75          98          75
Temp          96 91 84 82 80 78 88 93 95 91 83 80 78 76 87 94 98 93 83 80 77 75
Dewpt         75 75 78 78 77 77 77 75 75 75 76 77 77 76 77 74 72 73 75 76 76 75
Max/Min RH                   96          52         100          44         100
RH            51 59 83 87 90 96 70 56 53 60 80 90 97100 73 53 44 52 77 88 96100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE NE  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind Spd      13 12  9  6  4  3  6 10 11 11  5  2  2  2  3  6  8  9  5  4  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR                      5          30          10           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                      IS SC IS
Tstms                           IS SC IS
LAL                     1     1     2     2     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     4
Mixing Hgt           2500   900  5500  5800  2100   500  5500  5900  2600   700
T Wind Dir             SE    SE     E     E    SE    SE     E    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             18    10    13    19    12     6     6    13    13     9
Heat           Y


Date           07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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            98      76      97      77      98      77      99      76      98
Temp          94 93 81 76 94 92 81 78 95 93 81 77 96 93 80 77 95 93
Dewpt         73 72 75 75 74 75 76 76 75 76 76 76 73 74 75 76 74 74
Min/Max RH         44      98      49      96      49      97      44      99      47
RH            52 51 82 97 52 57 85 96 53 58 85 96 48 53 85 97 51 55
Pwind Dir           S      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <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 SC SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       5       0       5       0       0       0      10

$$

TXZ229-300900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
253 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024

Date           06/29/24      Sun 06/30/24            Mon 07/01/24            Tue
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         100          78         102          77
Temp         102 99 88 84 82 81 86 94 98 95 88 82 80 78 87 95101 99 90 84 79 77
Dewpt         69 70 72 75 76 76 75 72 70 70 71 73 74 74 74 70 65 65 69 72 73 73
Max/Min RH                   85          41          89          30          89
RH            35 39 59 74 82 85 70 49 41 45 57 74 82 88 65 45 31 33 50 67 82 87
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE  E SE  E  E SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE
Wind Spd      12 14 11  8  6  5  6  8 10 11  8  4  2  2  3  5  8 10  8  6  4  3
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     FW CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                      0          20           5           5           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs                            IS
Tstms                                 IS
LAL                     1     1     1     2     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     5
Mixing Hgt           1300  1300  5900  7100  4000   800  6100  7900  4800   800
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE     E    SE     S    SE    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             21    12    13    18    18     6     8    13    17    10
Heat           Y


Date           07/02Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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           104      79     102      79     102      79     104      78     102
Temp          97101 85 79 97 98 85 79 97100 85 79 97101 84 78 97 99
Dewpt         67 64 71 72 68 67 73 74 70 67 73 75 69 65 72 74 68 65
Min/Max RH         28      80      32      86      32      88      28      89      30
RH            38 30 63 79 39 37 67 85 42 34 67 88 40 31 67 88 39 33
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <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 SC FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       0       0       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