Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 231649
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1148 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
TXZ245-232100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1148 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 78 92 78 93
Temp 89 89 86 82 81 80 80 88 91 91 87 82 81 80 79 88 92 92 88
Dewpt 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 79 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 68 97 68 95 65
RH 73 73 79 87 90 93 93 77 70 69 77 88 91 93 94 75 67 67 74
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 4 6 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 5 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 1100 700 3000 3000 2000 1200 3200 3400
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 8 10 13 12 9 10 14
Coast Flood Y Y
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 92 79 92 79 92 80 93
Temp 82 79 90 88 82 79 90 88 82 80 91 88 83 80 91 88
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 80 79 79 78 79 79
Max/Min RH 96 67 97 67 94 67 94 68
RH 88 96 72 72 88 96 70 74 88 94 71 75 87 94 69 75
Pwind Dir S SE S S S S SE SE
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 FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 20 5 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-232100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1148 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 76 94 76 95
Temp 90 91 89 81 78 77 76 84 91 93 89 82 79 78 76 84 92 94 90
Dewpt 76 77 76 77 77 76 76 78 77 77 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 61 100 59 100 56
RH 65 63 66 87 97 97100 82 64 59 66 84 94 96100 80 61 56 64
Wind Dir E SE SE SE E E NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 3 2 1 2 2 5 8 8 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 5 20 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.01 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 1700 800 4500 5000 2600 1000 5000 4900
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 6 9 13 16 10 11 14
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 96 75 96 76 96 78 96
Temp 79 75 93 90 79 76 93 91 80 76 93 90 80 78 93 90
Dewpt 77 75 77 77 77 76 77 76 78 76 77 77 77 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 55 100 54 99 54
RH 94100 59 65 94100 60 62 93100 59 66 91 99 58 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ247-232100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1148 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 82 91
Temp 87 87 85 83 83 82 82 86 87 89 86 84 83 82 82 86 89 90 87
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 78 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 71 91 73 87 71
RH 76 76 79 85 85 87 88 79 76 73 78 84 85 87 85 79 73 71 74
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 9 8 5 5 4 5 8 9 9 8 8 5 5 6 8 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.02 0.01 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2400 1700 1200 2100 2300 2000 1900 2100 2500
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 11 10 13 14 11 10 14
Coast Flood Y Y
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 82 90 82 90
Temp 83 83 88 87 84 83 88 86 84 82 88 87 84 83 89 87
Dewpt 78 78 80 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 80 79 79 78 80 79
Max/Min RH 88 70 90 71 88 73 87 73
RH 85 87 77 74 82 88 74 79 84 88 78 76 85 87 75 76
Pwind Dir S SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 20 5 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-232100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1148 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 92 76 92
Temp 88 89 88 81 78 78 76 85 89 91 89 81 79 78 76 85 89 91 88
Dewpt 79 79 78 77 77 77 76 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 76 80 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 70 100 66 100 68
RH 75 73 72 88 97 97100 82 73 66 70 91 97 97100 85 73 68 72
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 8 8 8 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 5 3 2 2 4 8 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 0 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 900 500 3900 4800 1900 600 4700 4600
T Wind Dir E SE E SE SE SE S SE S
T Wind Spd 13 9 5 9 12 11 6 9 13
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 92 77 92 77 92 78 92
Temp 79 77 90 89 79 77 90 89 79 77 91 89 80 78 91 89
Dewpt 78 77 79 78 77 77 79 78 78 77 79 78 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 66 100 64 100 64
RH 97100 70 70 94100 70 70 97100 68 70 94100 68 70
Pwind Dir S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 20 0 20 5 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-232100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1148 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
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 76 93 76 94
Temp 86 89 87 81 79 78 76 85 90 92 89 82 80 78 76 85 91 93 90
Dewpt 78 79 78 77 77 77 76 78 78 78 77 78 78 77 76 78 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 68 100 65 100 60
RH 79 73 74 88 96 96100 81 70 65 69 87 94 96100 80 65 60 67
Wind Dir E E E E E E NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 8 3 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 5 3 2 2 4 6 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 60 5 30 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.50 0.03 0.07 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC
Obvis F
LAL 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3700 1700 700 4100 4200 2400 800 5000 5200
T Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 5 9 13 13 8 11 16
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 94 77 94 77 94 79 95
Temp 80 77 91 89 80 77 91 90 81 77 91 89 81 79 92 90
Dewpt 77 76 77 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 78 78 78 78 78 77
Max/Min RH 99 60 99 60 99 61 96 57
RH 91 99 64 69 90 99 64 69 91 99 65 71 90 96 65 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-232100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1148 AM CDT Sun Jun 23 2024
Date Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 78 96 79 98
Temp 89 93 92 85 82 80 78 85 92 95 93 87 83 81 79 86 94 98 96
Dewpt 72 71 73 75 75 75 75 76 74 72 73 75 76 75 76 75 73 71 71
Min/Max RH 49 91 48 91 41
RH 57 49 54 72 79 85 91 75 56 48 52 68 80 82 91 70 51 42 45
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 8 5 3 2 2 4 4 6 9 8 5 4 4 6 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5700 1300 800 5200 5200 3000 1100 5800 6800
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 6 9 13 17 10 11 13
Date Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 98 79 98 79 99 80 99
Temp 84 78 93 96 84 79 93 96 84 79 94 96 84 80 94 95
Dewpt 75 75 72 71 75 75 73 71 75 76 73 72 76 76 74 73
Max/Min RH 91 40 88 42 91 42 88 43
RH 74 91 51 45 74 88 52 45 74 91 51 46 77 88 53 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10
$$
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