Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 230723
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
223 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
TXZ245-232100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
223 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 92 75 92 73 93
Temp 78 76 86 90 90 85 80 79 77 76 85 90 91 86 79 78 75 73 84 90 90 86
Dewpt 75 74 78 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 79 77 77 76 76 75 74 73 76 73 73 72
Min/Max RH 63 99 64 100 55
RH 91 92 76 66 65 77 88 91 93 96 83 67 65 74 89 92 96 99 79 59 57 62
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE E SE SE SE SE E N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 50 30 50
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.02 0.04 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3300 3500 800 600 3500 3200 1600 800 4000 3700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE NE E SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 5 9 11 8 6 9 9 4 8 9
Date Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
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 71 91 66 91 73 92 71 93
Temp 77 71 88 85 72 66 87 86 76 73 89 86 76 71 89 87
Dewpt 67 63 63 60 60 58 61 64 67 64 67 70 70 67 68 70
Max/Min RH 76 38 78 39 76 46 87 48
RH 71 74 44 43 66 76 43 48 73 73 48 58 81 86 51 59
Pwind Dir N N N NW W W SW E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-232100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
223 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 74 95 72 94
Temp 74 72 83 92 93 90 81 77 75 74 83 92 94 89 80 76 73 72 82 91 91 86
Dewpt 73 72 77 73 71 72 75 76 75 74 78 75 74 74 75 75 73 72 76 73 71 70
Min/Max RH 47 100 53 100 51
RH 97100 82 54 48 56 82 97100100 85 59 53 62 86 99100100 82 56 52 59
Wind Dir SE E S NE NE E SE SE SE NE E E E E SE SE SE NE N N NE NE
Wind Spd 2 1 2 2 4 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5700 7200 1600 700 5700 6300 2600 600 5900 6200
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE NE E SE S NE NE
T Wind Spd 4 6 13 5 6 9 11 5 6 11
Date Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 90 63 92 67 93 68 95
Temp 75 67 87 86 70 63 88 88 72 67 89 88 74 69 90 89
Dewpt 63 60 60 56 56 55 59 59 62 62 64 62 64 63 66 62
Max/Min RH 79 34 76 34 86 36 84 35
RH 68 78 39 37 61 74 38 39 71 85 44 42 71 82 45 40
Pwind Dir N N N NW N NW E N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-232100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
223 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 79 88 77 89
Temp 81 80 85 87 87 84 83 82 81 79 85 86 88 84 82 81 79 78 83 86 88 84
Dewpt 76 75 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 78 78 77 76 76 75 75 75 76 75 74 72
Min/Max RH 69 90 71 92 63
RH 85 85 78 74 73 79 81 84 85 90 80 78 71 76 82 84 86 91 78 70 63 67
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 3 4 5 6 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 40 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0.03 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 2500 1400 1400 2500 2400 1800 1400 2400 2200
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE NE E SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 6 9 12 9 6 9 11 8 9 10
Date Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
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 72 89 71 88 74 88 76 89
Temp 79 73 84 84 77 71 84 84 78 74 85 84 80 77 86 84
Dewpt 69 66 65 62 63 62 63 65 68 67 68 70 71 69 70 71
Max/Min RH 82 44 73 46 80 56 81 55
RH 73 80 53 47 61 72 49 54 71 78 58 64 74 79 60 64
Pwind Dir N N N NW W W SW NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5 0 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-232100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
223 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 74 93 72 92
Temp 75 74 83 90 90 86 79 77 76 74 84 90 92 86 78 76 73 72 81 88 90 85
Dewpt 74 74 78 76 76 76 76 76 75 74 78 76 75 76 76 75 73 72 75 73 72 71
Min/Max RH 60 100 58 100 54
RH 97100 85 64 64 72 91 97 97100 82 64 58 72 93 97 99 99 81 61 55 64
Wind Dir E NE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N NE E E SE SE SE N N N N NE N
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 8 8 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 5 50 20 50
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.17 0.01 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 4300 400 400 4700 4800 900 400 5000 4700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E NE E SE SW N N
T Wind Spd 4 8 9 4 4 6 8 4 8 10
Date Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 66 88 64 90 66 91 68 94
Temp 72 66 85 84 70 64 86 84 70 66 87 86 72 68 89 87
Dewpt 63 60 61 58 56 56 61 62 62 62 66 65 66 63 66 66
Max/Min RH 81 37 76 38 87 43 85 39
RH 72 80 44 41 61 74 43 47 76 86 50 50 80 83 47 49
Pwind Dir N N N NW NW NW NW NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-232100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
223 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
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 94 74 93 74 93
Temp 75 73 84 91 94 88 80 77 75 74 84 90 92 88 81 78 76 74 83 89 92 87
Dewpt 74 73 76 73 72 74 76 76 75 74 78 75 75 75 76 75 74 74 76 73 71 71
Min/Max RH 50 100 58 99 50
RH 96100 79 57 50 62 88 97100100 83 63 58 67 84 93 95 97 79 58 50 59
Wind Dir E NE SE E E SE SE SE SE NE NE E E E SE SE SE N N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 4 6 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 2 2 2 2 4 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 40 20 50
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5000 6200 1500 500 4600 4600 2300 600 5500 6800
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE E E SE SE N NE
T Wind Spd 5 8 11 5 6 11 9 4 6 10
Date Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
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 69 90 64 92 68 93 69 94
Temp 75 69 86 86 69 65 87 87 73 68 89 88 74 70 90 88
Dewpt 68 62 60 58 58 57 59 61 64 63 65 65 67 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 79 35 78 34 85 39 90 38
RH 78 77 42 40 67 76 40 42 75 83 46 46 79 88 45 46
Pwind Dir N N N N S NW S NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ229-232100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
223 AM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024
Date Mon 09/23/24 Tue 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 76 96 75 94
Temp 77 75 83 91 95 93 85 81 78 76 83 92 95 90 84 80 77 75 82 89 93 88
Dewpt 73 73 74 68 65 65 67 71 73 72 73 71 69 69 71 73 73 72 73 69 67 67
Min/Max RH 34 87 43 92 43
RH 87 94 74 47 37 40 55 72 85 87 72 51 43 50 65 79 89 89 75 51 43 50
Wind Dir SE E SE E E E E SE E NE E E E E SE SE E E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.01 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5600 7400 700 600 5800 6700 2900 600 6600 7500
T Wind Dir SE E SE E E E SE SE NE NE
T Wind Spd 5 6 10 6 6 9 11 6 5 10
Date Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 93 66 94 69 96 70 97
Temp 77 69 88 88 72 66 88 89 75 69 89 90 77 70 90 92
Dewpt 61 57 54 53 54 54 55 56 59 59 59 58 60 61 61 58
Max/Min RH 65 26 66 28 71 29 73 28
RH 59 65 31 30 53 65 32 33 58 70 36 34 56 72 38 32
Pwind Dir NE N NE N NE N E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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