Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 201928
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
227 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
TXZ245-210900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
227 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
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 90 77 89 77
Temp 88 83 79 78 79 78 85 89 89 84 79 78 78 78 85 88 88 84 79 78 78 77
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 77 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 76 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 99 69 99 70 99
RH 71 82 96 97 96 99 84 70 69 81 94 97 97 96 81 72 70 81 93 96 96 99
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 10 11 10 9 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
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 1200 900 2800 3000 1500 1400 3100 3000 1900 1600
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 17 18 20 19 17 18 21 18 19
Date 05/23Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
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 77 90 78 91 78 91 79 92
Temp 88 84 79 77 89 85 79 79 91 85 79 79 91 85 80 79 92 86
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 79 78 79 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 66 99 66 99 66 99 68 100 66
RH 69 80 94 99 68 81 97 97 66 81 99 97 68 81 97 99 67 81
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-210900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
227 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 98 76 97 76
Temp 98 92 80 77 77 76 84 94 97 91 80 78 77 76 85 94 96 91 80 77 77 77
Dewpt 68 71 74 75 74 75 75 73 72 74 75 75 74 74 75 72 72 72 73 74 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 45 94 45 98
RH 38 50 82 94 90 97 74 51 45 57 85 91 90 94 71 49 46 55 81 90 96 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 10 8 6 6 8 10 11 14 11 9 8 8 11 12 14 14 11 11 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) CL CL B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 1400 4600 5100 2200 1600 4500 4500 2400 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 16 18 19 21 16 20 21 20 16
Date 05/23Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 98 75 100 75 102 77 104 77 103
Temp 94 91 78 76 97 94 79 76 99 95 80 77 99 96 81 77 99 96
Dewpt 71 72 75 75 73 73 75 75 74 73 76 76 73 73 76 76 74 74
Min/Max RH 43 99 43 99 40 98 37 98 40
RH 47 54 91 97 47 51 88 97 45 49 88 97 44 48 85 97 45 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-210900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
227 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
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 86 79
Temp 85 82 80 80 80 80 83 86 86 83 80 80 80 79 83 86 85 83 80 80 79 79
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 78 78 77 77 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 78
Max/Min RH 99 80 96 77 97
RH 80 87 94 94 94 96 88 80 80 88 94 94 93 96 87 80 79 85 96 94 94 96
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 10 10 8 8 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 11 12 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
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 1400 1200 1800 1800 1400 1600 2500 2500 1900 2000
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 19 19 20 20 19 19 21 21 21
Date 05/23Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
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 86 79 87 80 88 81 88 81 89
Temp 85 83 80 79 87 83 81 80 87 84 81 81 87 85 82 82 87 85
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 79 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 80 79 80 80 80 79
Min/Max RH 77 97 75 97 78 98 78 98 75
RH 79 84 94 97 77 85 96 96 79 85 96 96 79 83 94 96 80 82
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-210900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
227 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 91 77 90 76
Temp 91 85 78 77 78 78 84 90 91 86 80 79 78 77 83 88 90 86 79 78 78 77
Dewpt 74 75 76 76 77 77 78 77 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 77 76 75 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 64 98
RH 58 72 94 97 97 97 82 66 62 72 91 94 97 97 82 70 64 70 91 94 94 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 10 8 6 6 10 11 14 13 11 9 8 8 11 14 16 14 11 10 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 700 4000 4100 1400 900 3900 3900 2000 700
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 17 19 16 12 18 21 17 13
Date 05/23Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 77 92 77 94 78 94 78 95
Temp 89 85 79 77 90 87 79 78 92 88 79 80 92 88 81 79 93 89
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 76 75 77 77 76 76 78 78 77 77 79 79 78 77
Min/Max RH 63 99 60 99 56 100 58 100 58
RH 66 72 91 97 64 68 94 97 60 68 97 94 62 70 94100 62 68
Pwind Dir S SE S SE S SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-210900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
227 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
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 97 78 97 77
Temp 96 89 80 79 79 77 86 94 96 89 81 80 79 78 85 94 96 89 81 79 78 77
Dewpt 73 74 77 77 77 77 77 75 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 74 75 75 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 99 53 94 50 98
RH 47 63 91 93 93 99 75 54 54 69 90 93 91 94 76 54 51 63 85 91 94 97
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 12 10 8 6 6 10 11 14 14 11 10 9 9 11 13 16 16 11 11 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1700 1300 4400 4600 1700 1200 4500 4300 1800 1300
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 16 18 21 19 16 20 23 18 18
Date 05/23Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
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 98 78 99 78 101 78 102 78 101
Temp 94 90 80 78 96 92 81 78 98 93 81 79 99 94 82 79 98 93
Dewpt 74 76 76 77 75 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 75 77 77 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 50 98 47 96 46 96 44 97 48
RH 54 64 88 97 51 60 90 96 51 58 88 94 47 59 85 96 51 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ229-210900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
227 PM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 102 79 102 79
Temp 100 99 86 81 80 80 85 94102100 88 83 80 79 86 95101 99 88 83 81 79
Dewpt 67 66 72 74 74 74 74 74 72 72 75 75 74 74 73 71 68 69 74 74 74 75
Max/Min RH 85 37 85 34 88
RH 34 34 63 79 82 82 70 53 39 41 66 77 82 85 65 46 35 38 63 74 79 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 10 11 11 11 10 8 9 11 11 11 12 11 11 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) CL FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1900 3800 5800 2000 1600 5000 6200 3300 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 18 16 16 21 17 19 19 19 16
Date 05/23Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24Mon 05/27/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 103 79 107 80 108 81 108 81 105
Temp 96100 84 79 99104 84 80100104 86 81100105 87 81 98100
Dewpt 72 69 73 75 73 67 74 74 74 68 74 74 73 67 74 74 73 70
Min/Max RH 35 88 29 82 30 80 28 80 35
RH 46 37 70 88 44 31 72 82 44 32 68 79 42 30 65 79 45 38
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 5
$$
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