Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 051118
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
618 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
TXZ245-052100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
618 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 94 79 94 79 94
Temp 81 89 94 93 88 83 82 80 80 87 93 93 89 83 82 81 79 87 92 93 88
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 64 96 61 96 58
RH 92 73 64 66 73 85 88 93 96 77 63 62 69 85 90 91 96 72 60 59 69
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 10 10 6 5 4 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 2700 2700 1000 600 3000 2800 1300 1100 3000 3000
T Wind Dir S SE SE E SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 17 12 9 9 10 11 9 8 12
Heat Y Y Y
Date Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 79 94 80 94 80 94 78 93
Temp 81 80 92 89 81 81 92 89 83 81 92 90 81 80 91 89
Dewpt 76 76 75 75 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 75 73 73
Max/Min RH 87 56 88 58 89 59 87 53
RH 85 87 58 65 85 88 62 68 81 88 62 65 84 84 56 60
Pwind Dir SE S S S S SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 10 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ231-052100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
618 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 77 102 75 101
Temp 80 89 99102 94 83 80 79 77 87 98101 98 85 79 77 75 86 97101 95
Dewpt 78 77 74 75 76 75 75 75 75 76 73 70 70 74 75 75 75 74 70 67 67
Min/Max RH 41 93 36 100 33
RH 93 69 46 42 56 77 84 87 92 70 46 37 41 69 88 94100 68 42 33 40
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 8 6 10 8 4 3 2 4 6 6 8 5 3 2 2 3 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4600 6200 2100 1100 4800 6800 3300 1000 6100 7400
T Wind Dir S SE SE E SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 9 9 10 13 9 9 12
Excess Heat W W W
Date Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 101 75 103 76 101 74 98
Temp 78 75 97 95 79 76 98 97 79 76 97 94 79 75 94 93
Dewpt 74 74 69 68 74 74 69 70 75 75 72 71 72 70 68 67
Max/Min RH 98 34 97 33 97 38 86 39
RH 87 96 41 41 85 96 39 42 88 97 46 47 79 84 43 43
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-052100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
618 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 80 90 81 90
Temp 82 86 89 89 84 83 82 81 81 85 88 90 87 83 82 82 81 86 89 89 86
Dewpt 79 80 79 79 79 79 78 78 79 80 79 79 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 76
Min/Max RH 74 97 70 91 67
RH 93 83 73 74 84 90 88 93 96 84 74 71 75 87 90 88 91 78 71 68 74
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE E SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 11 11 10 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 8 5 5 4 3 4 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2300 2300 1500 1300 2200 2000 1300 1500 2400 2500
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 16 11 9 10 11 10 8 11
Coast Flood Y Y
Date Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 81 90 82 90 82 90 80 89
Temp 82 82 88 86 83 84 89 86 83 83 89 87 83 82 88 86
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 87 64 82 66 88 66 87 62
RH 84 85 69 74 81 81 71 76 84 87 70 71 84 82 65 69
Pwind Dir SE S S S S SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-052100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
618 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 75 97 75 97
Temp 78 86 93 93 89 81 79 77 76 84 94 97 94 83 79 77 76 84 94 96 91
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 77 77 76 75 76 77 76 74 73 75 76 76 76 76 74 72 73
Min/Max RH 62 100 47 100 46
RH 100 77 62 62 67 88 91 94100 80 56 48 51 77 91 97100 77 53 46 56
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE E NE SE SE E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 11 11 10 6 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3300 3500 1300 600 4500 5400 2300 700 4900 5900
T Wind Dir S SE S E SE E SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 14 11 6 5 9 9 8 8 11
Heat Y Y Y
Date Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 96 77 96 76 96 73 93
Temp 78 76 93 90 80 77 93 91 80 77 92 90 79 74 90 88
Dewpt 76 75 73 73 75 75 74 74 76 76 76 74 74 72 71 71
Max/Min RH 98 48 94 51 98 53 95 49
RH 94 97 52 58 85 94 54 58 88 97 60 60 85 93 54 57
Pwind Dir SE S S S SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-052100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
618 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
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 102 79 100 76 99
Temp 80 90 99101 93 83 81 79 79 87 96100 95 83 80 78 76 87 96 99 93
Dewpt 78 78 76 77 77 76 75 76 77 78 76 74 74 77 77 77 76 76 72 70 71
Min/Max RH 43 93 45 100 40
RH 94 69 47 46 61 80 82 90 93 75 52 45 51 81 93 96100 71 47 40 50
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE NE E E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
Wind Spd 6 9 9 10 11 8 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 6 3 2 2 4 6 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4100 6300 1800 900 4800 5700 2600 900 5500 6100
T Wind Dir S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 16 16 10 11 10 13 9 9 13
Excess Heat W W W
Date Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
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 99 77 101 77 100 75 96
Temp 78 75 96 93 80 77 97 94 80 77 96 93 80 76 92 91
Dewpt 75 75 71 72 75 74 72 74 76 76 74 74 75 72 71 70
Max/Min RH 99 41 92 40 98 45 90 45
RH 90 99 45 51 84 90 44 53 88 97 50 54 84 87 50 50
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-052100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
618 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024
Date Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24 Fri 06/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 105 80 102 78 102
Temp 81 89 98105100 87 84 81 80 86 96102100 91 85 80 78 87 96102100
Dewpt 76 76 74 69 69 73 73 73 73 74 73 69 68 72 72 73 74 73 68 64 63
Min/Max RH 32 79 33 88 28
RH 84 65 47 32 37 63 70 77 79 68 48 35 36 54 65 79 88 63 40 29 30
Wind Dir SE SE SE E E E E E NE E E E E E SE SE E SE SE E E
Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 8 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 9 8 6 4 4 4 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 4200 7000 2300 1100 4700 6800 4700 700 6400 8300
T Wind Dir SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 18 10 10 10 13 11 10 12
Excess Heat W W W
Date Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24Tue 06/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 104 78 105 78 101 76 99
Temp 83 77 96101 83 78 97102 84 78 95 97 82 76 92 97
Dewpt 72 73 67 63 72 73 69 64 74 73 70 69 70 69 66 64
Max/Min RH 88 27 85 27 85 36 79 32
RH 70 87 39 29 70 85 40 29 72 85 45 40 67 79 43 34
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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