Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 171713
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1213 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
TXZ245-180900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1213 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 75 91 76 92 75
Temp 89 85 79 78 77 76 85 89 89 84 79 77 77 76 86 90 91 86 79 78 77 75
Dewpt 76 77 77 76 75 75 78 78 78 78 77 77 76 76 78 78 78 78 78 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 99 68 100 66 100
RH 66 76 93 94 96 96 80 69 69 81 93 97 98 99 77 68 68 76 95 96 97100
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 3 2 1 3 5 6 9 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 9 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL 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 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 800 500 3000 2800 1600 1000 3100 3000 1700 1000
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 12 9 6 11 12 8 6 11 11 6
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 74 92 74 91 74 91 73 92
Temp 90 86 78 75 89 86 78 75 89 86 77 74 88 85 76 74 89 87
Dewpt 76 76 75 73 74 75 73 72 73 75 74 72 74 73 73 72 74 74
Min/Max RH 60 96 58 92 58 95 59 98 57
RH 64 71 90 94 61 69 83 91 60 70 89 93 63 68 90 95 60 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE 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 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-180900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1213 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 95 74 97 74
Temp 95 90 81 77 75 74 84 92 94 89 81 78 77 75 85 94 95 90 81 77 76 75
Dewpt 70 73 76 76 75 74 78 76 76 75 77 77 77 75 79 76 75 75 76 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 51 100
RH 45 58 85 99100100 82 60 55 64 89 97100100 82 56 51 62 85100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 6 3 2 1 3 5 6 8 5 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6600 1400 700 4900 6200 2800 1500 5600 6600 2600 1300
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 16 9 9 11 16 10 9 11 16 8
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 73 95 72 95 72 95 71 95
Temp 93 91 76 73 92 90 76 72 92 90 77 72 91 89 76 71 91 90
Dewpt 75 72 75 73 73 72 74 72 72 69 73 71 71 70 72 70 70 68
Min/Max RH 48 100 47 100 44 98 46 98 44
RH 55 55 95100 53 55 91100 52 52 88 97 52 53 88 97 50 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 5 5 0 10
$$
TXZ247-180900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1213 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 79 88 79
Temp 86 83 82 81 81 80 85 86 86 83 81 80 80 80 85 86 88 84 82 81 80 79
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 76 76 78 78 79 77 77 77 77 77 78 79 79 78 78 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 90 78 94 74 93
RH 75 81 84 87 87 90 80 79 80 83 88 89 92 92 80 79 74 81 89 90 91 92
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 8 6 5 3 5 6 9 10 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 10 6 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 1200 1000 2200 2100 1700 1500 2200 2200 1900 1600
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 13 10 6 11 13 9 8 11 12 9
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 87 77 87 77 88
Temp 86 84 81 79 86 84 81 78 85 84 80 78 85 84 80 77 85 84
Dewpt 77 76 75 75 75 75 73 73 74 75 74 73 75 74 74 73 75 74
Min/Max RH 70 88 68 83 67 88 68 87 67
RH 75 75 83 87 70 73 78 83 69 73 82 87 71 73 83 86 71 71
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE 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 FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 10 10 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ234-180900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1213 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 94 75 95 74
Temp 94 88 79 77 75 75 84 92 93 87 78 78 76 75 84 92 93 88 79 77 76 74
Dewpt 71 74 76 76 75 74 78 76 75 75 77 76 76 75 77 76 75 75 77 76 75 74
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 55 100
RH 47 63 91 97100 97 82 60 56 68 94 94100 99 80 60 55 67 92 96 98100
Wind Dir SE S S S S E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S E
Wind Spd 6 8 5 2 2 1 2 4 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6200 500 400 4900 5700 1300 400 4300 5100 1500 400
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 9 11 6 5 11 11 6 5 9 10 5
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 73 93 73 93 72 92 72 94
Temp 92 88 76 73 91 87 75 73 91 87 75 73 90 87 75 73 90 87
Dewpt 74 73 75 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 73 72 71 72 72 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 50 100 51 96 50 99 51 98 49
RH 54 62 95 99 55 62 89 94 54 61 93 98 54 61 90 95 54 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 5 10 0 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-180900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1213 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 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 93 76 95 75
Temp 93 87 80 77 76 75 84 91 92 87 80 78 77 76 85 92 94 89 81 78 77 75
Dewpt 74 76 76 76 76 75 78 77 77 76 77 78 77 76 78 76 76 77 78 78 77 75
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 56 100
RH 55 70 90 97 99100 82 64 61 71 92 97 98100 81 61 57 68 89 99 99100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 6 2 2 1 4 5 8 9 5 4 3 2 4 5 8 8 4 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis F F F+
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 5300 1300 600 4500 5200 2300 1200 4800 6100 2400 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 12 8 9 12 14 9 9 12 13 8
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 95 74 93 73 95 72 93 72 94
Temp 92 89 77 75 91 88 76 74 91 89 76 73 90 88 75 73 90 88
Dewpt 75 75 76 75 74 73 74 73 72 72 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 53 100 53 98 47 98 50 96 48
RH 58 65 94 99 58 63 90 95 54 57 89 96 56 59 89 94 55 56
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 5 10 0 10
$$
TXZ229-180900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1213 PM CDT Tue Sep 17 2024
Date 09/17/24 Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 96 78 99 78
Temp 95 93 85 81 78 77 84 92 95 92 85 81 79 78 85 93 98 94 87 82 80 78
Dewpt 67 68 71 74 74 74 75 72 71 71 74 75 76 75 76 72 70 70 74 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 91 46 91 40 89
RH 40 44 63 79 88 90 74 52 46 49 70 81 89 90 73 50 40 46 64 79 85 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 4 4 3 5 5 6 8 8 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 8 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6700 600 1000 5600 6600 3500 1700 6100 7900 3900 1800
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 13 11 10 10 18 12 11 11 16 11
Date 09/20Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 76 98 75 97 74 97 74 97
Temp 94 95 81 76 93 94 80 76 92 94 80 74 91 92 79 74 92 92
Dewpt 71 68 73 73 69 68 71 71 68 65 69 70 67 65 69 69 65 62
Min/Max RH 37 90 37 85 35 86 35 85 33
RH 47 41 77 90 46 43 74 84 46 39 69 86 45 40 70 84 42 36
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10 5 5 0 5
$$
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