Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 232233
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
533 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
TXZ245-240900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 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 92 73 92 70
Temp 85 80 79 78 76 86 90 90 84 80 78 75 73 83 89 91 87 78 76 72 70
Dewpt 77 76 76 75 75 78 77 77 76 77 75 74 73 76 73 73 73 72 70 67 64
Max/Min RH 97 64 100 55 83
RH 76 87 90 91 96 79 66 66 77 90 91 96 99 80 59 55 65 81 81 82 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE NE NE E SE SE SE SE NE N N NE E E NE N N N
Wind Spd 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 6 5 4 2 3 4 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 800 600 3500 3500 1700 900 3900 3600 1200 1000
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE NE NE E E N
T Wind Spd 11 8 9 11 10 5 10 11 9 10
Date 09/26Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24
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 92 67 93 69 93 71 93 71 94
Temp 88 85 73 67 88 86 75 69 90 86 77 72 91 86 77 71 90 87
Dewpt 63 62 61 59 61 64 67 63 65 69 71 68 70 71 71 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 38 76 36 82 41 89 48 93 49
RH 44 46 67 75 40 48 75 80 45 57 81 87 51 61 82 92 53 61
Pwind Dir N N NW SW W S SW S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ231-240900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 94 72 94 70
Temp 90 81 77 75 73 83 92 93 88 80 76 74 72 83 91 93 89 79 76 73 70
Dewpt 72 75 76 75 73 78 75 73 75 76 75 74 72 75 72 68 69 69 68 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 44 79
RH 56 84 96100100 85 59 53 66 87 97100 99 78 53 44 53 72 77 77 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE E NE NE NE E SE SE SE E N N NE NE NE E N N N
Wind Spd 6 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 2 1 1 2 3 6 6 4 2 2 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1100 600 5500 5800 2000 700 6500 7700 1000 800
T Wind Dir SE E E E SE E NE NE E N
T Wind Spd 12 5 6 10 12 5 6 11 10 8
Date 09/26Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 63 94 67 95 68 97 69 97
Temp 89 87 70 64 89 89 72 67 91 89 74 68 93 91 75 69 93 91
Dewpt 60 57 58 58 60 59 59 59 62 62 63 63 65 62 66 65 66 65
Min/Max RH 33 83 31 78 33 86 32 88 35
RH 38 36 64 80 37 37 64 76 39 40 69 84 40 39 74 86 42 43
Pwind Dir N N NW NE N SE NW SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-240900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 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 89 77 89 75
Temp 84 83 82 81 80 85 87 87 84 82 81 79 78 83 87 88 84 82 80 77 75
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 76 78 78 77 76 76 75 75 75 76 74 74 73 72 72 69 67
Max/Min RH 88 70 92 62 78
RH 76 80 84 84 88 80 75 71 79 82 84 86 92 80 66 62 70 73 77 77 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE NE E E E E SE NE N N NE NE E NE N N N
Wind Spd 6 6 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 3 3 5 6 8 8 6 6 6 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.26 0.01 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 1000 2200 2500 2000 1800 2400 2100 1600 1500
T Wind Dir E SE E E E NE NE E E N
T Wind Spd 12 10 10 11 11 8 9 11 10 12
Date 09/26Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24
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 73 89 74 88 76 88 76 89
Temp 86 85 79 73 86 84 80 75 86 84 81 77 86 84 81 76 86 84
Dewpt 65 63 63 63 63 66 68 67 67 70 73 71 71 72 73 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 44 70 43 77 50 85 58 86 60
RH 51 47 58 70 47 54 68 76 53 62 77 83 61 67 77 86 63 68
Pwind Dir N N W SW W S SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ234-240900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 94 72 93 69
Temp 86 80 77 76 75 83 92 91 84 78 76 73 72 81 89 92 87 78 75 71 69
Dewpt 75 75 76 75 74 78 76 76 76 75 75 73 72 75 72 70 70 68 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 97 58 100 49 73
RH 70 85 97 97 97 85 60 62 77 91 97100 99 81 57 49 56 71 69 72 72
Wind Dir SE SE SE N NE NE NE E E SE SE N N N N NE NE NE N N N
Wind Spd 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 4 4 4 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 40 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.07 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 400 400 5100 5800 1000 400 4700 6800 400 400
T Wind Dir SE E NE E SE E N NE NE N
T Wind Spd 9 5 5 9 8 4 9 11 8 10
Date 09/26Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 65 91 66 93 69 95 68 95
Temp 87 85 70 65 88 86 71 66 89 87 74 69 91 88 73 69 90 89
Dewpt 61 59 57 56 59 58 60 59 64 64 66 65 65 66 68 65 68 65
Min/Max RH 37 74 33 79 38 89 37 89 39
RH 42 41 63 72 38 39 68 77 44 47 76 86 43 48 83 86 48 46
Pwind Dir N N NW NW NW S W S N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-240900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 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 74 92 74 94 71
Temp 89 80 77 76 74 84 90 90 85 79 77 76 74 83 90 93 88 79 76 73 71
Dewpt 74 75 76 76 74 78 76 75 76 77 76 75 74 76 73 70 72 71 69 67 65
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 47 83
RH 63 85 97 99100 83 64 62 74 93 97 97 99 81 58 47 59 79 79 83 80
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE NE NE E E SE SE SE N N N NE NE E E N N N
Wind Spd 6 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 4 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0.01 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1400 500 3800 4500 1400 500 5300 6800 1400 700
T Wind Dir E SE E E E E NE NE SE NW
T Wind Spd 11 5 8 12 10 4 6 12 9 8
Date 09/26Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24
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 92 66 94 68 95 70 96 71 95
Temp 88 87 71 66 89 88 73 68 90 89 74 71 91 90 75 71 91 89
Dewpt 61 59 61 60 60 62 64 62 63 64 68 66 66 67 70 68 67 67
Min/Max RH 34 82 33 80 35 89 36 93 39
RH 42 40 71 80 39 41 73 79 40 44 82 86 44 47 84 91 46 48
Pwind Dir N W NW SW NW S SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ229-240900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
533 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 75 96 73
Temp 94 85 81 78 76 83 92 96 91 84 80 77 75 83 91 94 90 82 80 75 73
Dewpt 64 68 72 73 73 74 71 68 69 71 73 73 72 73 69 66 65 64 64 62 61
Max/Min RH 90 40 91 39 66
RH 37 57 74 85 90 74 51 40 49 65 79 89 89 72 49 39 44 54 59 64 65
Wind Dir E SE SE SE E E E E E E SE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 3 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 600 600 5100 6600 1600 600 6400 6800 3400 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 8 5 9 12 4 6 11 11 9
Date 09/26Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 67 96 69 97 69 98 71 98
Temp 90 91 75 67 90 91 76 69 92 91 77 71 93 93 78 71 92 92
Dewpt 56 54 55 56 55 56 55 57 56 56 59 60 59 57 60 62 61 59
Min/Max RH 27 68 25 66 25 71 25 74 27
RH 31 29 50 67 30 31 48 65 30 30 54 69 32 30 54 72 36 33
Pwind Dir N E N NE N E N SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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