Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 182039
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
339 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
TXZ245-190900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
339 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
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 76 87 77 90 77
Temp 89 84 80 80 78 77 83 85 85 84 81 82 80 79 87 89 90 87 82 81 79 78
Dewpt 77 76 76 77 76 77 80 80 80 79 78 78 78 78 80 80 80 79 78 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 100 84 96 72 96
RH 68 77 88 91 94100 91 84 85 87 91 88 93 96 81 76 72 76 87 88 91 96
Wind Dir E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 13 13 13 11 11 11 13 13 14 16 16 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 10 8 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 90 100 90 80 50
QPF 12HR 2.43 4.29 0.90 0.28 0.07
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC NM O O O O O O O O O O O NM NM SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM O NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 1500 1700 2100 1900 1600 3700 3800 2300 1100
T Wind Dir E NE E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 27 26 29 32 31 26 27 28 21 14
Coast Flood W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Trop Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24
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 90 77 91 77 92 78 91 78 92
Temp 89 88 81 78 90 88 81 78 90 88 82 79 90 88 83 79 91 88
Dewpt 78 78 77 76 78 77 77 77 79 79 78 78 80 79 78 78 81 79
Min/Max RH 69 97 65 99 68 96 69 98 69
RH 71 74 87 96 68 69 88 99 71 76 88 96 73 76 87 97 72 76
Pwind Dir E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 30 50 20 70 40 60 20 40
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC IS NM NM IS SC NM SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-190900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
339 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 83 74 88 74
Temp 93 87 81 78 76 75 78 81 80 78 77 77 76 76 80 85 87 83 79 77 76 74
Dewpt 73 72 73 73 73 73 76 77 77 78 77 77 76 76 78 79 79 78 77 77 76 74
Max/Min RH 100 89 100 76 100
RH 52 61 77 85 90 94 94 90 91 99100100100 99 94 82 76 85 96100 99100
Wind Dir E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 14 16 12 10 10 11 13 13 16 14 13 13 13 13 16 16 16 12 9 6 5 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 100 80 80 30
QPF 12HR 0.12 3.40 2.40 0.73 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC IS O O O O O O O O O O NM NM IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3200 2100 2000 1700 1600 1300 3800 3800 2000 900
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 21 20 27 25 26 19 25 26 17 11
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 74 92 74 93 75 92 76 94
Temp 87 85 77 74 89 87 77 74 90 87 79 76 89 88 79 76 91 89
Dewpt 78 77 76 74 78 76 76 74 78 78 78 76 80 79 78 76 79 79
Min/Max RH 69 100 63 100 65 100 66 100 61
RH 75 77 97100 69 70 97100 69 75 97100 74 75 97100 68 73
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 10 40 5 60 20 50 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC NM IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS SC IS IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ247-190900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
339 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
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 79 87 81 89 81
Temp 88 84 82 82 81 80 84 86 86 84 83 83 83 83 87 88 89 87 84 83 82 82
Dewpt 77 76 77 77 78 79 80 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 82 87 72 86
RH 70 77 84 87 90 97 88 83 84 84 87 87 87 87 79 77 73 74 81 83 84 85
Wind Dir E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 18 19 19 18 18 18 19 19 21 21 23 21 19 18 18 17 18 17 14 13 12 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 90 100 90 90 70
QPF 12HR 3.22 3.51 0.81 0.26 0.10
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC NM O O O O O O O O O O O NM NM NM NM NM NM NM
Tstms NM SC SC SC SC NM NM NM O O NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 2600 1800 2000 2500 2500 2500 3700 3700 3100 2800
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 33 32 36 36 36 33 31 29 25 19
Coast Flood W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Trop Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24
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 89 81 89 81 90 82 90 82 90
Temp 88 87 83 82 89 87 84 82 89 87 84 82 88 87 84 83 89 87
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 79 78 78 78 80 79 79 79 80 79
Min/Max RH 70 87 68 88 72 90 71 90 72
RH 74 74 81 84 69 73 81 88 74 76 84 90 77 76 85 87 74 77
Pwind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 40 50 20 70 40 60 30 40
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC SC IS NM NM IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ234-190900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
339 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 79 75 86 74
Temp 87 83 79 77 76 74 76 78 79 79 78 78 77 77 81 84 85 84 79 78 76 75
Dewpt 76 75 74 75 74 74 76 78 79 79 78 77 76 76 80 81 81 79 77 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 94 100 85 100
RH 70 77 85 94 94100100100100100100 97 97 97 97 91 88 85 94 94 97100
Wind Dir E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE
Wind Spd 16 16 16 12 12 14 16 16 17 16 16 16 13 12 14 16 16 11 9 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 100 70 70 20
QPF 12HR 0.59 3.03 0.48 0.39 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC O O O O NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM IS IS IS IS NM
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC NM SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1800 1000 1600 1900 1400 700 3600 3300 1400 500
T Wind Dir E NE NE E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 20 19 27 27 20 17 23 24 13 10
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 87 74 89 74 90 76 90 76 91
Temp 84 85 77 74 86 87 77 75 87 86 79 76 87 87 80 77 89 87
Dewpt 80 78 76 74 79 78 76 75 81 79 78 76 81 80 78 77 81 81
Min/Max RH 78 100 72 100 77 100 77 100 75
RH 88 80 97100 80 75 97100 82 80 97100 82 80 94100 77 82
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 10 40 5 60 20 50 10 30
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC SC NM IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC IS IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ241-190900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
339 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
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 76 82 77 87 75
Temp 91 86 81 79 78 77 79 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 82 85 86 84 80 78 77 76
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 75 75 77 78 79 79 78 77 77 77 79 80 80 78 78 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 99 91 99 81 99
RH 59 70 81 88 91 96 94 94 97 99 97 94 94 96 91 87 81 84 94 96 97 99
Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE N NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 16 16 12 10 10 11 12 14 16 14 14 13 12 12 14 16 16 12 9 6 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 60 100 90 90 50
QPF 12HR 0.61 5.50 2.21 0.67 0.10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC O O O O O O O O O O NM NM SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC NM NM NM SC NM SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC IS SC
LAL 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2600 1700 1500 1100 1200 1300 3300 3900 1200 700
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 23 21 25 23 23 20 25 27 18 11
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24
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 89 75 91 75 90 76 91 77 93
Temp 86 85 78 75 87 87 78 75 87 86 79 77 88 87 80 78 90 88
Dewpt 79 78 76 75 78 77 76 75 79 78 78 77 80 79 78 77 80 79
Min/Max RH 73 100 67 100 72 100 72 99 66
RH 82 80 96100 74 74 96100 77 78 96100 76 79 93 99 73 76
Pwind Dir E E E E E E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 20 50 10 70 30 60 20 30
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC SC NM NM IS SC SC NM IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-190900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
339 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024
Date 06/18/24 Wed 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 86 77 89 77
Temp 97 93 85 82 80 79 81 83 82 79 77 78 78 77 80 84 88 85 80 79 78 77
Dewpt 69 69 71 71 71 72 72 72 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 76 76 77 76 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 82 70 90 68 94
RH 40 46 63 69 74 79 74 70 74 85 90 88 88 90 85 77 68 77 88 88 91 94
Wind Dir E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 12 16 12 10 10 10 11 13 16 16 14 13 16 13 13 16 16 13 11 9 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 80 90 70 30
QPF 12HR 0 1.23 2.52 1.08 0.05
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O O O O O NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2900 2000 2300 2200 1600 1500 3600 4400 2200 1100
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 21 18 26 27 27 24 25 25 18 12
Flood A A A A A A A A A A A A A A
Date 06/21Sat 06/22/24Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 75 94 77 95 78 96 79 97
Temp 87 88 79 75 89 91 80 77 90 89 82 78 91 91 82 79 92 93
Dewpt 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 76 75 74 76 77 76 75
Min/Max RH 60 97 52 91 54 94 51 94 51
RH 68 66 85 97 61 58 82 90 60 61 79 94 60 58 82 94 60 56
Pwind Dir E E E SE E E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 5 40 10 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC
$$
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