Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 191038
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
538 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
TXZ245-192100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
538 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 74 90 78 90
Temp 76 83 88 88 83 77 76 75 76 85 89 89 84 79 79 79 79 85 90 89 85
Dewpt 75 77 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 65 100 65 96 66
RH 97 83 67 66 77 94 97 99 96 76 66 66 79 96 91 91 94 80 67 69 79
Wind Dir SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 5 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 8 11 10 10 10 8 10 10 13 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Obvis PF H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 2600 900 1000 2800 2700 1700 1400 3400 3300
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 10 11 14 13 13 13 18 16 19 18
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 90 79 91 78 91 78 92
Temp 80 79 89 84 79 79 90 85 80 79 90 87 81 79 91 88
Dewpt 77 76 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 93 68 95 67 95 65 99 64
RH 91 91 71 80 93 93 69 76 90 94 68 74 93 96 68 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-192100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
538 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 73 98 76 99
Temp 75 81 91 94 91 78 75 75 74 83 93 97 92 79 77 76 77 84 95 98 91
Dewpt 74 74 70 67 67 72 73 72 73 73 70 68 69 74 74 74 74 75 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 40 100 39 95 43
RH 99 79 50 41 45 82 96 90 97 72 47 39 47 85 90 94 92 74 47 43 55
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 5 8 11 8 6 5 4 5 6 9 12 11 9 9 8 10 11 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 FW FW CL FW B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV B2 FW FW CL FW B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4500 5500 1800 1400 4400 5100 2500 1700 5300 5700
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 9 12 18 13 13 14 20 14 18 18
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 99 75 98 76 100 76 102
Temp 78 77 96 93 78 76 95 92 78 77 97 94 79 76 98 95
Dewpt 75 74 71 71 75 75 72 71 74 75 73 73 75 75 73 72
Max/Min RH 95 41 96 43 94 41 98 38
RH 91 92 45 50 91 96 47 51 88 94 46 50 88 97 45 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0
$$
TXZ247-192100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
538 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 86 78 87 79 86
Temp 77 82 84 84 81 79 78 78 78 83 86 85 83 80 80 79 80 83 86 85 82
Dewpt 77 77 77 76 75 75 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 73 96 75 95 77
RH 99 85 79 76 84 90 96 93 93 83 76 76 84 94 93 94 93 87 80 79 87
Wind Dir SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 9 11 11 12 11 12 11 11 13 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF H H H H 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 1900 1900 1900 1200 1900 1800 1700 1600 2200 2200
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 10 12 18 16 13 13 19 19 19 18
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 80 86 80 86 80 88 80 88
Temp 80 80 85 83 80 80 86 84 80 80 87 84 81 81 87 84
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 77 78 77 78 77 78 78 79 78 79 79
Max/Min RH 93 81 95 76 94 74 96 76
RH 93 93 81 85 94 93 78 81 93 91 76 82 94 93 78 85
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-192100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
538 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 72 92 76 91
Temp 72 81 88 89 86 75 74 74 74 83 90 91 86 78 78 77 76 84 89 91 86
Dewpt 72 76 75 71 72 73 73 73 74 75 74 73 74 76 76 76 76 78 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 54 100 56 100 61
RH 100 85 66 56 63 94 97 97100 77 60 56 68 94 94 97100 82 66 62 72
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 5 8 10 6 4 4 4 6 8 11 11 9 8 8 8 11 13 16 14
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV B2 FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Obvis H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 4500 600 600 4500 4800 2000 800 4800 4700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 9 11 12 10 12 13 16 12 18 19
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 92 77 91 77 93 77 94
Temp 79 77 91 86 79 78 90 86 79 78 92 87 80 78 93 89
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 76 76 75 74 76 76 76 75 78 77 77 75
Max/Min RH 98 60 97 59 95 57 99 56
RH 91 97 62 70 91 94 62 68 91 94 60 68 94 97 60 64
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-192100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
538 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
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 96 74 98 77 98
Temp 75 83 92 94 89 78 77 76 75 85 93 97 90 80 78 78 77 86 95 97 90
Dewpt 75 76 72 70 72 75 75 75 75 75 72 72 74 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 46 100 46 97 49
RH 100 80 53 46 58 91 96 97 99 73 51 46 61 91 94 94 96 74 53 50 65
Wind Dir SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 6 9 11 8 6 5 4 6 8 11 13 11 9 9 8 11 11 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 FW CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 FW CL CL SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4300 4800 1600 1100 4300 4700 2300 1600 5400 5200
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 9 12 16 12 12 14 17 14 18 19
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 99 78 98 78 99 78 101
Temp 79 78 96 90 80 78 95 90 81 78 96 93 80 78 98 93
Dewpt 76 76 73 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 95 45 96 49 95 48 98 45
RH 91 93 49 62 88 94 54 62 87 94 53 59 91 97 51 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-192100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
538 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024
Date Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 76 102 78 103
Temp 75 82 91 98 98 86 79 77 77 84 94101 99 88 81 79 78 85 95102100
Dewpt 72 73 70 65 62 68 72 72 72 73 71 67 67 72 74 74 74 74 72 70 69
Min/Max RH 31 87 31 89 34
RH 90 74 50 34 31 55 79 85 85 70 47 33 36 59 79 85 88 70 48 36 37
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 11 12 11 9 8 9 8 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 FW CL CL CL FW B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4000 5800 1100 1400 4600 5300 3700 1800 4500 6500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 10 12 18 16 13 13 23 17 16 16
Date Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 104 79 104 79 105 79 106
Temp 83 79 96103 84 80 97101 83 80 98103 85 80 99104
Dewpt 74 74 71 69 73 74 72 69 73 74 73 67 73 74 73 68
Max/Min RH 86 32 82 33 83 30 83 30
RH 74 85 45 34 70 82 45 36 72 82 45 32 67 82 44 32
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
$$
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