Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 010757
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
TXZ245-012100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 95 78 94 80 94
Temp 81 80 89 93 93 90 83 82 80 78 89 93 93 89 84 83 82 80 89 92 93 90
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 58 99 59 90 61
RH 90 93 73 62 60 67 84 88 91 97 70 60 61 69 80 83 85 90 69 62 61 67
Wind Dir SE E E SE SE S S S SW W SW SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 1 1 5 6 5 4 2 2 1 1 5 6 8 6 5 6 4 6 8 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3500 3200 900 600 3400 3300 2000 1200 4700 4600
T Wind Dir E SE S SW SW S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 4 10 11 9 6 12 14 11 11 16
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 83 94 82 94 82 95 80 92
Temp 85 83 93 90 85 82 93 90 85 82 93 91 84 81 92 88
Dewpt 77 77 77 78 77 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 84 60 84 57 86 57 85 61
RH 79 82 61 68 78 82 58 64 76 85 58 63 78 84 61 68
Pwind Dir S S S S SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-012100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 74 100 75 99
Temp 77 77 86 95 99 95 85 79 76 74 86 97100 95 85 80 77 75 87 96 99 94
Dewpt 76 76 77 75 71 71 73 75 75 74 76 72 69 70 72 75 74 74 75 71 72 72
Min/Max RH 40 100 37 98 41
RH 97 99 75 52 40 46 67 88 96100 71 44 37 45 65 85 89 97 68 45 42 49
Wind Dir N N E SE SE SE SE S S N S SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 0 0 1 4 6 9 5 2 1 0 2 5 8 11 9 5 4 3 6 8 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5400 6900 2300 800 4800 6700 3100 1000 6400 6600
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 4 11 14 9 9 13 18 11 13 17
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 100 76 101 75 99 76 97
Temp 81 76 97 95 81 76 97 95 80 76 96 94 81 76 94 93
Dewpt 76 75 72 73 75 75 70 70 75 75 72 71 74 74 70 69
Max/Min RH 98 40 97 37 100 39 96 39
RH 85 97 44 49 82 96 42 45 85 99 46 47 81 94 45 46
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-012100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 82 91 83 90
Temp 83 83 88 90 90 87 85 84 83 82 87 89 90 88 85 84 84 83 88 89 90 88
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 77 77 78 78 77 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 78
Min/Max RH 64 88 67 83 66
RH 84 84 75 69 66 73 80 82 84 87 76 69 67 69 77 79 80 82 72 69 66 73
Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE S S SW W SW S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 2 6 8 8 6 5 5 3 2 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2800 2300 1200 1200 2000 2300 2100 2200 3400 3400
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW SW S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 5 10 13 12 6 12 16 16 12 17
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 83 90 83 91 81 90
Temp 85 84 90 88 84 83 89 88 84 83 90 88 84 82 88 87
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 81 67 82 65 84 64 84 66
RH 79 80 68 74 80 81 67 70 79 82 66 70 79 84 71 70
Pwind Dir S S S S SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ234-012100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 77 97 77 94
Temp 77 77 87 93 95 93 83 79 78 77 86 94 95 91 83 80 79 77 87 92 93 90
Dewpt 77 77 79 76 75 75 76 77 77 77 78 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 78 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 53 100 51 97 55
RH 100100 77 58 53 56 80 94 97100 77 54 53 60 80 88 91 97 75 58 56 62
Wind Dir SE N N E SE S S S SW W SW S SE S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 1 1 1 2 5 8 5 3 2 1 2 4 8 10 6 4 3 2 4 8 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW SC CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4800 5900 600 500 4100 4500 1500 500 5900 5900
T Wind Dir SW SE S SW SW S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 3 8 11 9 4 11 11 9 10 14
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 94 77 96 76 94 77 92
Temp 81 78 92 91 81 77 93 91 80 77 92 91 80 77 91 90
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 77 75 74 75 76 76 74 75 75 75 74 75
Max/Min RH 94 58 95 51 99 52 94 55
RH 88 94 60 62 88 94 54 60 88 97 56 60 85 94 58 62
Pwind Dir S S S S SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-012100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
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 98 75 99 76 98
Temp 77 77 87 94 97 93 83 80 77 75 86 95 99 93 84 80 78 76 87 95 97 92
Dewpt 77 77 77 75 73 73 75 77 76 75 76 73 71 73 75 75 75 75 75 73 74 74
Min/Max RH 46 99 41 98 47
RH 99100 72 54 47 52 77 91 96 99 71 49 41 52 76 85 91 97 68 50 48 56
Wind Dir SE NE E E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 1 2 6 9 10 6 3 2 1 2 6 9 11 8 6 4 5 6 9 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5100 6100 1700 800 4600 5700 2400 800 5900 5800
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 11 13 10 9 13 17 11 13 18
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
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 77 99 76 98 77 95
Temp 81 77 96 94 81 77 96 93 80 76 95 93 81 77 92 91
Dewpt 76 76 73 75 75 75 72 72 75 75 72 73 75 75 72 73
Max/Min RH 98 44 95 42 99 44 95 47
RH 85 97 49 55 82 94 47 52 85 97 48 54 84 94 52 56
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-012100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 77 104 78 102
Temp 80 78 86 93100 99 90 84 79 77 87 97103101 91 85 81 78 87 96101 99
Dewpt 74 75 74 70 67 66 70 72 73 74 73 67 63 64 69 72 72 72 72 68 66 67
Min/Max RH 32 90 27 82 32
RH 82 91 68 47 34 34 52 67 82 90 63 38 27 30 49 65 74 82 61 40 32 36
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 1 2 4 6 10 9 6 3 2 3 6 9 11 11 8 6 5 8 9 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5800 7700 1300 800 5800 7800 5000 1400 6900 8200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 16 9 10 16 20 11 13 17
Date Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 103 79 103 78 102 79 101
Temp 85 79 97101 86 79 97101 84 78 96100 85 79 95100
Dewpt 73 74 69 66 72 74 68 63 71 73 68 65 71 73 67 64
Max/Min RH 86 30 85 27 86 29 83 30
RH 67 85 40 32 63 85 39 29 65 85 40 32 63 82 40 31
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
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