Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 041528
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
TXZ245-042100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 79 93 80 94
Temp 92 92 88 83 82 81 81 88 91 92 88 83 81 81 81 88 93 93 89
Dewpt 80 80 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 79 79 78 78 77 78 79 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 66 96 66 93 61
RH 68 68 75 87 91 93 96 79 68 66 76 84 91 90 91 76 63 62 68
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 11 10 8 8 6 8 10 10 9 6 5 4 3 4 6 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2800 1000 1100 2700 2600 1800 1300 3500 3400
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 24 21 19 20 19 17 12 13 12
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 81 94
Temp 81 80 92 89 82 81 93 89 82 81 93 89 83 81 93 90
Dewpt 77 77 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 77 75 76 77 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 91 58 86 56 88 56 89 58
RH 88 90 60 64 84 85 58 65 82 87 57 66 82 88 59 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ231-042100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 104 78 104 75 101
Temp 98104 96 83 80 79 79 88 99103 96 82 80 77 76 86 98101 96
Dewpt 75 72 75 76 77 76 77 76 74 72 75 74 75 75 75 76 73 70 71
Min/Max RH 36 93 37 99 37
RH 48 36 50 79 93 91 93 68 46 37 51 78 85 94 97 72 45 37 44
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 13 11 9 8 6 8 8 9 11 8 5 4 3 4 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6500 2000 1700 4100 6300 2000 1100 5500 6500
T Wind Dir S SE S S SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 23 17 16 14 18 11 12 12
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 101 74 101 74 103 75 103
Temp 79 75 97 96 78 75 96 95 78 75 97 96 79 76 97 97
Dewpt 75 75 69 68 74 74 68 68 73 74 68 69 74 74 70 70
Max/Min RH 100 33 99 33 98 32 96 35
RH 88100 40 40 88 97 40 42 85 97 39 42 85 94 41 42
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ247-042100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 89 81 89 81 89
Temp 88 88 85 84 83 83 82 86 88 89 86 83 82 82 81 86 88 89 86
Dewpt 80 80 79 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 79 79 78 79 79 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 75 96 74 94 70
RH 78 78 82 88 91 91 96 84 77 75 80 87 90 91 94 81 74 70 76
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 14 14 13 13 13 10 11 11 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 8 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2300 1400 1500 2000 2000 1700 1600 2800 2700
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 24 25 21 20 19 19 16 14 12
Coast Flood
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 82 90 82 90 81 90 81 90
Temp 83 83 89 86 83 83 89 86 83 82 88 86 83 82 88 87
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 87 67 84 65 87 67 88 67
RH 84 85 69 74 82 83 67 72 82 85 71 75 84 87 72 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ234-042100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 78 95 76 96
Temp 93 92 88 82 81 80 79 86 93 94 90 83 79 78 77 86 93 96 91
Dewpt 79 78 78 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 76 76 77 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 64 97 59 98 51
RH 64 64 72 85 91 94 97 77 62 60 68 82 94 94 97 75 58 51 60
Wind Dir S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 17 14 11 11 9 8 10 11 12 11 8 5 4 2 4 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3700 1300 1200 3900 4000 1800 700 4400 5000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 23 18 14 19 17 13 9 10 10
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 96 75 96 76 96 76 96
Temp 79 75 93 92 79 75 93 90 79 77 93 90 80 77 94 90
Dewpt 76 75 74 74 75 75 73 73 75 75 73 74 75 75 74 75
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 48 95 49 95 50
RH 91100 54 56 88100 52 58 88 94 52 60 85 94 53 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-042100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
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 80 102 78 99
Temp 99101 95 84 82 81 80 90 99101 93 82 80 79 78 88 96 99 93
Dewpt 75 75 77 78 78 78 77 78 75 76 77 76 76 76 76 77 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 44 91 43 95 46
RH 48 44 57 81 88 90 91 68 46 45 59 82 88 91 94 71 50 46 55
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 12 14 11 10 8 6 9 10 11 12 10 6 5 4 6 8 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0.05 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5700 1600 1600 4900 4900 1700 1000 5200 5200
T Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 20 17 18 18 18 12 13 13
Excess Heat W W W
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
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 76 99 76 100 76 101
Temp 79 76 96 93 79 76 95 93 79 77 96 93 80 77 97 94
Dewpt 76 76 72 71 75 74 71 71 75 74 71 74 76 76 72 75
Max/Min RH 100 42 96 41 93 40 97 42
RH 91 99 47 50 88 94 46 50 88 92 45 53 87 96 46 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ229-042100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1028 AM CDT Tue Jun 4 2024
Date Tue 06/04/24 Wed 06/05/24 Thu 06/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 105 81 105 79 103
Temp 96103102 92 86 82 81 88 97104101 90 84 81 79 86 96102101
Dewpt 75 72 70 75 75 75 76 76 74 71 70 74 74 73 74 75 73 68 67
Min/Max RH 33 85 34 85 32
RH 51 37 36 58 70 79 85 68 48 35 37 60 72 77 85 70 48 34 33
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E SE SE E E
Wind Spd 8 8 8 10 9 8 5 6 6 6 8 9 6 6 5 5 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0 0.11 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6400 1100 1000 3900 6800 3700 900 4900 7100
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 18 14 11 10 18 13 10 11
Heat Y Y Y
Date Fri 06/07/24Sat 06/08/24Sun 06/09/24Mon 06/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 102 77 103 77 104 78 105
Temp 84 78 95100 83 77 95100 83 77 96102 84 78 97102
Dewpt 73 74 69 65 72 73 68 63 72 73 69 64 72 73 71 66
Max/Min RH 88 29 87 28 87 27 86 29
RH 70 88 43 32 70 87 42 30 70 87 42 29 67 85 43 31
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 10
$$
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