Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 181957
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
TXZ245-190900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
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 77 93 76 93 75
Temp 91 87 81 80 78 77 86 90 92 87 80 79 78 76 85 90 92 87 80 78 77 75
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 77 76 80 79 79 78 78 78 77 76 79 78 77 77 76 76 75 74
Max/Min RH 99 66 100 63 96
RH 67 76 90 93 96 97 81 72 66 76 93 96 97100 82 69 63 74 87 93 94 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 1 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 500 3100 3100 1700 1000 3500 3600 1700 1000
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 9 5 10 11 6 6 11 12 9
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 92 75 92 74 92 74 92 73 92
Temp 89 86 79 75 89 86 78 74 89 85 77 74 89 85 77 73 89 86
Dewpt 76 75 74 73 75 75 75 74 75 75 74 73 76 75 74 72 73 73
Min/Max RH 61 92 60 98 59 96 61 98 57
RH 65 71 84 92 63 70 90 99 63 71 90 97 66 71 90 99 59 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 20 10 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-190900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 96 74 97 73
Temp 95 90 81 78 77 75 85 93 95 90 81 78 76 75 84 94 96 91 80 77 75 74
Dewpt 75 77 77 78 77 75 80 77 76 77 78 78 76 75 79 75 74 74 76 76 75 74
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 49 100
RH 53 65 88100100100 84 60 54 66 90100100100 85 54 49 58 88 97100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 6 8 5 4 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 700 4900 5900 2100 1300 5600 7000 3100 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 10 9 11 16 9 8 11 16 9
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 72 96 72 95 72 95 71 95
Temp 92 90 76 72 93 90 76 72 92 89 77 72 91 89 76 71 92 89
Dewpt 74 72 75 72 74 72 74 72 73 71 74 72 73 71 74 71 71 68
Min/Max RH 49 100 47 100 47 100 49 100 44
RH 56 56 96100 53 55 94100 54 56 90100 56 56 92100 51 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 0 10 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-190900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
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 80 89 80 88 79
Temp 88 85 83 82 82 80 85 87 88 85 82 82 81 80 84 87 87 83 81 81 80 79
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 78 77 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 79 78 78 77 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 74 92 74 89
RH 75 80 85 87 88 90 81 79 74 80 87 88 91 91 84 75 75 82 84 85 85 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SE SE E SE SE SE S S E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 3 2 4 6 8 8 8 5 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 900 2200 2200 1800 1600 2300 2400 1900 1900
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 11 6 11 12 9 6 13 14 10
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 88 79 88 78 88 78 87 77 88
Temp 87 84 81 79 87 84 81 78 86 83 80 78 86 83 80 77 86 84
Dewpt 77 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 76 75 75 74 76 75 75 74 75 74
Min/Max RH 69 84 67 88 69 88 71 89 66
RH 72 76 82 85 67 74 81 89 72 76 84 89 73 77 84 89 70 71
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
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 SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 20 10 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-190900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 95 75 95 73
Temp 93 88 80 78 77 76 85 92 94 89 80 77 76 75 84 92 94 89 79 77 75 73
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 76 76 79 77 78 78 78 77 76 75 79 76 75 75 76 76 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 54 100
RH 62 70 91 97 97100 82 62 60 70 94100100100 85 60 54 64 91 97 97100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 400 400 4800 5100 1000 400 5100 6300 1200 400
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 5 4 9 10 5 5 10 11 6
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 73 94 73 94 72 93 72 94
Temp 91 88 76 73 91 88 76 73 91 87 75 72 90 87 75 72 91 88
Dewpt 74 73 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 73 74 72 73 73 73 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 53 99 50 99 53 100 52 97 50
RH 58 61 90100 56 61 94100 56 63 97100 58 63 94 97 52 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 20 5 20 5 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-190900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
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 77 95 75 95 75
Temp 94 89 81 79 78 77 86 92 94 89 81 79 77 76 85 91 93 89 80 77 77 75
Dewpt 76 77 78 78 78 77 79 77 77 78 78 78 77 76 79 76 76 76 77 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 58 100
RH 57 69 91 97 99100 80 61 58 70 93 97100100 83 62 58 67 91 99 96100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 8 10 6 4 3 2 3 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 3 4 6 9 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 0 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 600 4500 4900 2000 1200 5000 5100 2400 900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 9 9 11 13 9 9 12 13 9
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 93 74 94 73 94 73 94 73 93
Temp 90 87 77 74 91 88 77 73 91 88 77 73 90 87 76 73 90 87
Dewpt 75 74 75 73 74 73 75 73 73 73 74 73 73 73 75 72 72 71
Min/Max RH 56 98 53 100 51 99 53 99 50
RH 61 66 96 99 58 62 92100 56 61 90 99 59 62 96 97 56 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 5 20 5 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ229-190900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 99 78 99 76
Temp 96 94 87 82 80 78 85 94 98 95 87 82 80 78 84 94 98 94 86 80 78 76
Dewpt 70 71 74 76 75 75 76 72 71 70 74 76 75 75 76 72 68 69 72 73 74 74
Max/Min RH 91 42 91 38 92
RH 43 47 65 82 85 91 75 49 42 45 65 82 85 91 77 49 38 44 63 79 88 94
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 8 6 4 3 4 4 6 8 8 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 800 5000 6100 1700 1200 5600 7700 4700 1600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 11 9 11 17 10 9 11 16 12
Date 09/21Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 76 98 75 97 75 96 74 97
Temp 93 94 81 76 92 94 81 75 93 92 80 75 92 91 79 74 91 91
Dewpt 70 68 72 73 69 66 71 71 68 66 70 70 67 66 70 70 66 63
Min/Max RH 36 91 36 86 36 85 37 86 35
RH 47 43 74 90 47 40 72 87 44 43 72 84 44 44 74 87 44 40
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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