Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 270613
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
113 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
TXZ245-272100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
113 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 80 93 82 93
Temp 81 80 89 92 92 88 83 83 81 81 89 91 92 89 86 85 83 83 90 92 92 89
Dewpt 77 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 80 79 79 78 79 79 80 79 80 79
Min/Max RH 64 93 67 88 66
RH 87 94 74 66 65 71 85 87 91 91 74 68 67 74 81 80 87 87 73 67 67 73
Wind Dir S SW S S SE S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 2 3 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 9 10 9 8 8 6 5 8 10 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.04 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 3400 3200 1100 700 3900 3800 2200 1700 3800 4100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 6 11 13 13 16 19 18 18 18 18
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 93 80 94 81 93 82 93
Temp 84 82 92 89 83 81 93 90 83 81 93 89 84 82 92 89
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 87 64 92 60 90 62 87 63
RH 84 87 65 70 87 91 61 66 82 90 62 69 81 87 64 71
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 0 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-272100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
113 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 76 98 78 98
Temp 78 76 86 94 98 95 85 80 78 76 87 95 97 93 84 81 80 78 88 95 97 92
Dewpt 76 76 77 74 73 74 75 76 76 75 77 74 75 76 77 78 77 77 77 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 44 97 49 98 46
RH 94100 76 53 45 51 72 88 93 97 72 51 50 58 79 91 91 97 70 51 46 56
Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 6 9 6 4 3 3 6 10 11 11 10 8 6 4 9 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 900 5000 6000 2200 1000 5300 5400 2900 1400 5100 5600
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 16 11 16 19 21 14 19 20
Heat Y Y
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 97 76 99 75 100 76 99
Temp 81 78 94 92 79 76 96 95 80 75 97 94 80 77 96 93
Dewpt 77 76 75 73 76 75 73 70 75 75 72 71 75 75 73 73
Max/Min RH 96 46 99 39 99 41 95 44
RH 88 94 54 54 91 99 47 45 85 99 45 47 85 94 47 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ247-272100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
113 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 83 90 84 91
Temp 83 83 87 89 89 87 84 84 84 83 87 89 90 87 86 85 84 85 88 89 90 87
Dewpt 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 80 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 69 88 72 84 71
RH 81 84 76 73 71 74 81 84 84 87 78 75 72 76 79 81 84 83 75 73 71 76
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 5 4 6 9 9 10 10 10 8 9 11 12 12 13 13 12 10 10 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.03 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 2600 2300 1500 1500 2400 2500 2400 2300 3100 3000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 8 12 17 18 16 19 21 20 18 19
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 84 90 82 91 82 91 84 90
Temp 85 84 90 87 84 82 88 88 84 83 88 88 85 85 89 88
Dewpt 79 78 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 82 69 87 67 85 69 81 70
RH 81 82 71 74 82 87 72 70 81 85 73 73 80 80 72 73
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 5 0 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-272100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
113 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 77 92 79 93
Temp 79 77 87 91 93 90 82 80 79 77 87 90 91 89 83 81 81 79 88 91 92 89
Dewpt 77 77 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 79 79 79 79 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 62 100 68 97 64
RH 94100 77 66 62 68 88 94 94100 77 70 68 73 88 91 91 97 75 66 64 70
Wind Dir S SW SW SW SE S S S S S S S S S SE S S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 3 3 6 9 6 5 4 3 6 11 12 11 10 8 6 5 8 11 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 4300 4800 700 500 3600 4100 1800 700 4300 4600
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 10 13 18 16 12 16 18
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 94 76 96 76 95 78 94
Temp 81 78 91 90 79 76 93 92 80 76 92 90 80 78 93 88
Dewpt 78 77 78 77 78 76 76 74 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 58 100 49 100 56 97 59
RH 91 97 66 66 97100 58 56 91100 60 64 91 97 60 70
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 0 5 0 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ241-272100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
113 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
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 97 77 96 79 97
Temp 78 76 86 93 96 93 83 81 79 77 88 94 95 92 85 82 81 79 88 94 96 91
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 75 76 77 77 76 77 77 76 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 76 76 77
Min/Max RH 52 99 56 97 53
RH 94100 76 58 52 58 82 87 91 99 71 57 58 64 80 90 91 97 73 57 53 64
Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 3 4 8 10 6 5 4 4 8 10 11 11 11 8 6 6 10 11 13 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 4300 5200 1800 800 5400 4900 2300 1300 4900 4900
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 6 11 14 11 16 20 20 14 18 20
Heat Y Y
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
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 95 76 97 76 98 77 97
Temp 82 79 92 91 80 76 94 93 80 76 95 92 81 77 94 92
Dewpt 78 77 76 75 77 76 74 73 76 75 73 74 76 76 75 76
Max/Min RH 95 55 100 47 98 47 97 50
RH 88 94 60 61 91100 54 53 87 97 51 56 84 97 54 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 5 0 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ229-272100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
113 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date Thu 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 80 102 81 101
Temp 81 79 87 95101100 91 86 82 80 88 96101 99 89 86 82 81 87 96101 98
Dewpt 75 75 75 72 68 67 73 75 75 74 74 71 69 70 74 75 75 75 75 72 68 69
Min/Max RH 32 82 35 83 34
RH 82 88 68 48 35 34 56 70 79 82 63 45 36 39 61 70 79 82 68 46 35 39
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 8 6 5 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 10 11 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 5200 7300 1800 1000 6200 7200 4700 1900 6400 6600
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 6 10 17 11 14 16 23 18 20 20
Heat Y Y
Date Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 80 101 78 102 78 102 79 102
Temp 83 80 95 97 84 78 96100 85 78 97100 85 79 96 98
Dewpt 75 76 71 69 73 74 68 64 71 73 68 65 73 74 69 68
Max/Min RH 89 37 89 30 86 29 86 33
RH 77 88 46 40 70 88 40 31 63 85 39 32 67 85 42 38
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 5 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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