Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 270738
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
237 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
TXZ245-272100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
237 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 78 92 78 91
Temp 82 81 89 94 92 86 81 80 79 79 87 91 91 86 81 80 79 79 85 90 90 86
Dewpt 79 80 81 81 80 79 78 78 78 78 80 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 65 99 67 96 65
RH 91 96 79 67 69 80 91 94 96 97 79 69 68 78 93 94 93 94 80 67 66 74
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 4 6 8 6 8 4 4 4 6 10 11 9 8 5 5 5 8 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B2 B1 FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC B2 B1 FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2500 2400 1400 800 2500 2500 1900 1600 3700 3600
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 13 11 14 18 16 14 16 18
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
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 91 79 91 79 91 79 91
Temp 80 79 90 85 80 80 89 86 81 79 89 86 80 79 90 87
Dewpt 77 77 77 76 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 95 65 94 65 96 65 95 65
RH 90 94 67 75 94 90 68 76 91 96 68 75 93 94 68 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-272100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
237 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 105 77 100 77 98
Temp 81 81 89101104 96 82 79 78 78 87 96 98 92 81 81 79 77 87 96 97 92
Dewpt 77 78 79 76 73 73 75 75 76 76 76 73 73 74 75 76 75 74 73 71 71 73
Min/Max RH 39 97 44 92 43
RH 90 91 73 46 39 48 79 88 94 96 71 48 44 55 82 85 88 90 63 46 43 53
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 2 3 6 8 11 8 6 4 4 8 11 11 12 10 8 6 5 8 10 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B2 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.11 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4300 5400 2300 1400 5000 5000 2700 1500 6100 6900
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 16 18 11 14 19 20 12 14 17
Excess Heat W W W W W W
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 98 77 97 79 97 78 98
Temp 79 77 96 91 79 78 94 91 79 79 95 92 80 79 95 92
Dewpt 75 75 72 71 75 75 72 72 75 76 73 72 75 75 73 72
Max/Min RH 95 43 91 45 92 45 90 44
RH 88 94 47 52 88 91 49 54 88 91 50 53 85 90 50 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 10 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-272100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
237 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 80 89 80 88
Temp 82 82 86 88 88 84 82 82 81 81 85 88 87 84 81 81 80 82 84 87 88 84
Dewpt 80 81 81 81 80 80 79 79 79 79 80 80 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 75 99 75 94 73
RH 96 97 87 80 79 87 93 91 94 94 85 78 77 84 91 91 94 90 83 78 73 81
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 5 6 8 9 9 10 8 6 6 8 10 11 11 10 10 10 8 10 11 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1800 1500 1400 1600 1800 1800 1800 1700 2700 2500
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 16 13 14 18 18 17 18 18
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
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 88 81 88 81 88 80 89
Temp 81 80 87 84 82 81 87 85 82 82 87 84 82 80 87 85
Dewpt 77 78 79 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 78 79 79 79 78
Max/Min RH 93 73 92 73 93 73 96 73
RH 88 93 76 79 90 90 76 80 88 90 78 81 91 96 76 79
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-272100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
237 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 77 94 77 93
Temp 80 80 87 95 98 91 81 80 78 78 86 92 93 88 82 81 79 77 85 91 92 87
Dewpt 78 78 80 79 78 77 77 78 77 77 78 76 76 77 77 77 76 75 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 53 100 57 95 59
RH 94 94 80 60 53 64 88 94 97 97 77 60 58 70 85 88 91 94 75 62 60 70
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 2 4 6 10 11 8 5 4 4 6 11 13 12 9 8 6 5 8 11 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 CL FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 CL FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 4600 1000 700 4200 4100 1900 700 4900 5400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 12 9 14 18 14 10 13 17
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 92 77 91 77 92 78 92
Temp 79 76 91 86 79 78 90 87 80 78 91 87 79 78 91 87
Dewpt 76 75 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 77 76 77 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 99 60 97 60 98 63 94 61
RH 91 97 62 70 91 94 64 68 88 94 64 70 94 94 64 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 10 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ241-272100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
237 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
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 78 98 78 98
Temp 81 81 89 98100 91 82 80 79 78 87 95 97 90 81 81 80 78 86 94 96 90
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 76 76 77 78 77 77 76 76 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 48 97 51 96 50
RH 93 93 74 55 49 65 88 91 94 97 76 54 52 65 90 88 93 94 72 54 50 64
Wind Dir SE SE SE E E SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 4 6 11 11 9 6 5 5 8 11 13 12 10 8 6 6 9 11 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC FW CL SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC FW CL SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0.11 0.13
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 4400 1700 1000 4600 4800 2100 1300 5900 5700
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 14 17 11 14 20 18 17 16 18
Excess Heat W W W W W W
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
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 79 96 79 97 79 97
Temp 80 78 94 89 81 80 94 90 81 79 94 90 81 79 94 89
Dewpt 76 76 74 75 77 76 74 75 78 77 75 76 77 77 75 76
Max/Min RH 96 50 90 50 93 52 96 52
RH 88 94 53 63 87 88 53 62 91 93 55 63 88 94 54 66
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 FW SC B2 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-272100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
237 AM CDT Mon May 27 2024
Date Mon 05/27/24 Tue 05/28/24 Wed 05/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 108 79 100 78 99
Temp 83 83 90 99106102 88 84 81 79 86 94 99 96 88 82 80 78 85 92 98 95
Dewpt 77 78 79 74 68 68 73 74 74 74 75 73 72 72 75 75 75 74 73 72 70 70
Min/Max RH 28 85 42 89 40
RH 82 85 70 45 30 34 61 72 79 85 70 51 42 46 66 79 85 88 67 52 41 45
Wind Dir SE E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 6 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 0 0.43 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 1 2
Haines 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4500 7100 1200 1300 4800 7100 3100 1600 5600 7100
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 19 12 16 18 20 16 14 16
Excess Heat W W W W W W
Date Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24Sat 06/01/24Sun 06/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 100 79 101 79 100 79 100
Temp 81 78 93 96 82 80 95 98 82 80 93 97 82 79 93 97
Dewpt 74 75 72 71 74 75 72 70 75 75 74 72 75 74 73 71
Max/Min RH 91 39 85 36 85 40 86 40
RH 79 91 51 45 77 85 48 41 79 85 54 45 79 85 52 43
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 5 30 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS
$$
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