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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

TXZ245-262100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Date             Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24
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          66          93          67          94
Temp          71 69 79 87 90 85 77 74 69 66 80 89 92 87 77 75 70 68 81 90 92 89
Dewpt         69 68 70 68 64 63 64 63 62 61 66 61 60 64 66 66 65 63 66 62 63 66
Min/Max RH                   42          86          34          86          37
RH            92 95 74 54 43 48 64 69 78 84 62 40 35 47 69 75 83 83 61 40 38 47
Wind Dir       N  N  N NE NE NE  N  N NW NW NW NW NW  S  S SW NW NW NW  N SE  S
Wind Spd       5  8  9  9  6  4  2  2  2  3  3  4  4  6  5  3  3  3  5  3  4  3
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mixing Hgt           4800  5900   700   400  5500  6300   700   500  4600  4700
T Wind Dir              N     N     N     N    NW    NW    SW     W    NW    NE
T Wind Spd             16    13     9     6     9    10     9     6     6     6


Date          Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24
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      94      74      93      75      93      75      92
Temp          78 73 92 87 79 74 91 87 79 76 91 87 79 76 91 86
Dewpt         68 64 64 68 70 67 69 70 71 69 70 71 71 68 69 71
Max/Min RH         78      39      80      47      81      48      81      48
RH            72 73 41 53 74 79 49 57 77 79 50 58 76 77 50 61
Pwind Dir          SW      NE       S       E      SE      NE       E      NE
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            0       5       5       5      10      10      10      20
Rain Shwrs                                              IS IS

$$

TXZ231-262100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Date             Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24
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          63          95          64          96
Temp          70 68 78 87 90 86 76 71 65 63 78 91 94 89 77 71 66 66 79 92 95 90
Dewpt         64 62 66 64 59 58 57 59 58 56 60 58 56 57 57 59 59 58 62 59 56 58
Min/Max RH                   33          80          29          81          27
RH            81 83 68 46 35 39 52 65 77 80 54 34 29 35 51 67 77 75 56 33 27 34
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N  N  N NE  N  N  N NW NW  N NE SE SE NE  N  N  N  N NE
Wind Spd       6  8 10 10  8  4  1  1  2  2  2  4  4  2  3  2  2  2  3  4  3  1
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%)     FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL 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
Haines                  5     5     5     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mixing Hgt           5300  6700  1000   500  5900  7300   600   500  6400  8100
T Wind Dir              N     N    NE     N     N     N    SE     E    NE    NE
T Wind Spd             14    13     6     5     6     8     9     6     5     8


Date          Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24
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      95      67      95      68      95
Temp          72 65 93 90 73 66 92 90 74 67 92 90 74 68 91 89
Dewpt         59 58 59 58 63 62 64 62 68 66 67 63 69 65 65 63
Max/Min RH         78      27      87      33      99      36      93      37
RH            64 78 32 34 71 87 40 39 82 97 44 41 84 90 42 43
Pwind Dir           E       N       S      NE      SE      NE      SE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       5       5      10       5      10

$$

TXZ247-262100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Date             Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24
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                      88          74          89          74          89
Temp          76 74 79 84 88 84 81 79 76 74 80 86 88 85 80 80 77 76 80 86 88 85
Dewpt         71 71 72 69 66 64 64 65 65 65 66 63 64 66 67 68 67 66 67 65 66 67
Min/Max RH                   48          74          44          74          48
RH            85 90 78 60 49 50 57 62 69 74 62 47 44 53 64 67 73 71 65 50 48 54
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N NE NE NE  N  N NW NW NW  S  S  S SW  W NW NW  N SE  S
Wind Spd      10 13 12 11 10  8  6  5  5  5  5  4  5  6  6  5  6  5  6  3  5  5
Wind Gust
Clouds        B1 SC SC CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     B1 SC SC CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           0           0
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5     5
Mixing Hgt           3700  4800  2500   800  4600  4200  1100  1100  2800  2400
T Wind Dir              N     N     N     N    NW     W    SW     W    NW     S
T Wind Spd             17    13    11     9    10    10    12    10     8     6


Date          Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24
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      89      77      88      76      88      78      88
Temp          81 75 86 85 81 77 86 84 80 77 85 84 81 78 86 84
Dewpt         69 68 66 68 70 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 71 72
Max/Min RH         81      51      78      59      84      60      79      59
RH            69 79 52 57 70 78 61 65 74 82 65 68 74 78 61 68
Pwind Dir          SW      NE       S       E      SE      NE       E      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR            0       5       5       5      10      10      20      20
Rain Shwrs                                           IS IS IS

$$

TXZ234-262100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Date             Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24
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                      90          63          93          65          95
Temp          71 69 78 86 88 84 74 69 65 63 78 89 92 87 75 71 66 66 79 91 94 89
Dewpt         66 66 67 65 61 60 58 57 57 57 61 59 57 58 59 58 57 56 61 59 57 59
Min/Max RH                   38          81          31          73          29
RH            84 90 69 50 40 44 57 66 75 81 56 37 31 38 58 63 73 70 54 34 29 37
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N SE NW NW NW  N  N  N NE
Wind Spd       8 10 11 11 11  5  2  2  3  4  4  5  5  4  3  2  3  4  5  5  4  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%)     SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL 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
Haines                  5     5     5     5     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mixing Hgt           5500  6500   400   400  6300  7000   500   400  6100  7600
T Wind Dir              N     N     N     N    NW     N    SE    NW     N     N
T Wind Spd             16    13     8     6     9    11     8     5     8     8


Date          Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24
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            66      95      67      95      69      94      69      94
Temp          73 66 91 88 72 67 91 88 73 69 91 88 74 69 91 88
Dewpt         60 58 61 61 65 63 66 66 70 67 68 67 69 65 65 66
Max/Min RH         75      31      87      37      97      40      90      40
RH            64 75 37 40 79 87 44 48 90 93 47 50 84 87 42 48
Pwind Dir           N       N       S      NE       S      NE      SW      NE
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            0       0       0       5       5      10       5      10

$$

TXZ241-262100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Date             Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24
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          66          94          66          95
Temp          73 71 78 86 90 86 76 72 68 66 80 89 93 88 76 71 68 67 80 91 94 89
Dewpt         66 65 67 66 63 62 64 63 61 60 63 59 57 59 62 63 62 61 64 61 59 61
Min/Max RH                   40          83          30          83          31
RH            79 80 70 52 41 45 66 73 80 83 57 37 30 38 62 76 81 81 58 37 31 39
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N  N NE  E  W  W NW  N  N  N  E  S SW SW  N NW  N  N  E
Wind Spd       6  9 10 11  8  4  2  2  2  3  2  3  2  3  5  3  3  3  2  3  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%)     FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL 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
Haines                  5     5     5     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mixing Hgt           5000  6100   900   400  6000  7000   400   400  6100  7800
T Wind Dir              N     N    SE    NW    NW     N     S     W     N    NE
T Wind Spd             14    14     6     5     8     8    10     8     5     6


Date          Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24
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      94      69      94      69      92
Temp          72 67 91 88 73 68 90 88 73 69 90 88 73 69 88 87
Dewpt         64 62 60 62 66 64 65 66 69 67 67 67 70 67 67 67
Max/Min RH         87      30      89      37      97      42      93      43
RH            76 84 36 41 79 89 43 48 87 93 47 50 90 93 49 52
Pwind Dir          SW       N       S       E       S      NE       S      NE
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            0       5       5       5       5      10      10      20
Rain Shwrs                                                 IS

$$

TXZ229-262100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Date             Thu 09/26/24            Fri 09/27/24            Sat 09/28/24
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          66          96          67          96
Temp          71 69 78 86 91 89 79 74 68 66 79 90 95 91 80 75 69 68 80 91 95 91
Dewpt         59 58 60 57 54 54 53 55 54 53 56 54 52 53 52 54 55 55 57 54 51 52
Min/Max RH                   27          63          23          65          23
RH            66 68 54 37 29 30 41 51 61 63 45 30 23 28 38 48 61 63 45 29 23 27
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE  N  E  N  N  N SE  E NE NE  N  N  N NE
Wind Spd       6  6  8  8  6  4  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  2  2  3  4  4  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%)     FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL 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
Haines                  6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6     6
Mixing Hgt           5100  6500   500   400  5600  7300   500   500  6700  8400
T Wind Dir              N     N    NE    NE    NE     N     E    NE    NE    NE
T Wind Spd             13    12     9     8     5     8     6     6     6     8


Date          Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24
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      97      67      98      69      97      69      95
Temp          75 67 92 92 74 67 93 92 77 69 93 93 76 69 90 91
Dewpt         54 54 54 51 55 56 56 55 60 62 61 57 61 62 60 59
Max/Min RH         63      22      70      24      78      27      78      29
RH            48 63 28 25 51 68 29 29 56 78 35 30 60 78 37 34
Pwind Dir          NE      NE       E       E      SE       E       E       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR            0       0       0       0       0       5       5       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