Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 250514
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1213 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
TXZ245-252100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1213 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 79 92 78 92
Temp 80 80 88 90 91 88 83 82 80 79 88 91 91 87 82 81 80 79 88 91 91 87
Dewpt 78 78 80 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 78 79 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 67 96 66 98 66
RH 94 93 78 71 70 75 85 87 93 96 75 67 67 75 87 91 93 97 77 69 68 76
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 4 6 8 6 5 4 4 3 4 6 6 5 5 4 3 2 3 6 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 3100 3200 1800 1200 3800 3700 2200 1200 3600 3600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 14 16 12 11 13 13 10 10 13
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
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 80 92 79 92 79 93
Temp 82 79 92 86 83 80 92 87 83 79 92 87 82 79 92 87
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 78 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 96 67 96 67 97 65 96 65
RH 87 96 67 80 87 96 67 76 87 97 66 75 87 96 66 75
Pwind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 30 10 40 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ231-252100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1213 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 76 97 75 96
Temp 78 76 85 93 94 90 83 79 78 76 85 93 96 92 83 79 77 75 85 93 96 91
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 76 75 75 75 76 76 75 77 76 75 74
Min/Max RH 54 100 51 100 50
RH 94100 77 57 56 63 80 94 93100 78 57 51 58 77 91 96100 77 57 50 58
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 6 8 9 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 9 5 3 2 2 2 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 4800 5000 2200 1100 5100 5700 2900 800 5300 5200
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 9 13 18 11 11 13 16 10 11 13
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 96 77 95 76 95 75 96
Temp 79 76 93 90 80 77 92 90 80 77 92 89 79 75 93 91
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 78 77 77 76 77 77 77 75 77 75 76 74
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 57 100 56 100 50
RH 91100 59 64 93100 62 64 91 99 62 64 94100 58 57
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 20 5 30 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ247-252100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1213 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 82 89 82 89
Temp 83 82 86 88 88 86 84 83 83 82 87 88 88 87 84 83 82 82 86 89 88 86
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 78 78 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 72 88 71 88 72
RH 85 87 79 75 74 77 82 85 85 88 76 73 72 74 81 82 85 87 76 73 74 76
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 5 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 5 6 8 9 9 8 8 5 5 5 8 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 2400 2400 2000 2000 2800 2800 2400 2200 2600 2700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 14 18 16 12 14 16 13 11 14
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
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 83 90 82 90 82 90
Temp 83 82 89 86 84 83 89 87 84 83 88 87 84 82 89 87
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 78 79 78 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 88 72 88 72 86 70 87 71
RH 84 88 73 80 85 88 74 76 84 85 74 74 82 87 73 75
Pwind Dir S S SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 20 10 40 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ234-252100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1213 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 77 92 75 91
Temp 78 77 85 88 89 88 81 79 78 77 85 89 91 89 81 79 77 76 85 89 91 88
Dewpt 78 77 80 80 79 78 78 78 77 77 80 79 78 78 77 77 77 76 79 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 70 100 66 100 68
RH 100100 85 77 73 72 91 97 97100 85 73 66 70 88 94100100 82 70 68 72
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 6 9 9 6 4 3 2 4 6 8 8 5 4 2 2 3 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC CL CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC CL CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 3400 3800 1500 600 3500 3800 1900 500 4800 4600
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 6 8 13 13 9 9 12 12 8 9 12
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 91 77 92 77 92 76 92
Temp 79 77 88 88 80 78 90 88 80 77 91 88 79 76 90 89
Dewpt 77 77 79 79 78 77 79 78 78 77 79 78 77 76 78 77
Max/Min RH 100 70 98 66 100 67 100 64
RH 94100 75 75 94 97 70 72 94100 68 72 94100 68 68
Pwind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 20 5 40 5 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-252100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1213 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
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 77 95 76 94
Temp 78 77 85 92 93 89 82 79 78 77 85 92 94 90 82 80 78 76 85 91 93 90
Dewpt 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 78 77 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 58 98 57 100 58
RH 96100 80 62 60 68 85 93 94 97 80 63 57 63 85 91 97 99 79 63 58 65
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 6 8 10 6 5 3 2 4 6 8 10 6 4 2 2 4 6 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 700 4200 4600 1500 900 4900 4800 2600 900 5200 4400
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 9 13 17 10 11 13 14 9 11 16
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
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 94 78 93 78 94 77 95
Temp 80 77 91 89 81 78 91 88 81 78 91 89 80 77 92 90
Dewpt 77 77 78 77 78 77 78 77 78 78 78 76 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 99 62 97 61 99 60 99 56
RH 90 99 66 69 90 97 67 69 90 99 66 67 91 99 62 64
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 20 5 40 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ229-252100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1213 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 79 100 78 99
Temp 81 79 85 92 97 95 87 83 80 79 86 94 99 97 89 83 80 78 85 94 99 97
Dewpt 76 75 75 72 70 71 75 75 75 75 75 72 70 70 74 74 74 75 75 72 69 69
Min/Max RH 41 89 39 91 37
RH 85 88 72 52 42 46 68 77 85 88 70 49 39 42 61 74 82 91 72 49 38 40
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 8 10 9 6 6 4 6 6 6 9 8 6 4 4 4 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 5400 6600 3400 1500 5600 7000 4700 1300 5900 6600
T Wind Dir S SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 19 13 11 12 18 11 10 13
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 99 80 97 79 98 78 99
Temp 83 78 94 94 83 80 93 93 83 79 93 93 82 78 93 95
Dewpt 74 74 72 71 75 76 74 72 75 76 73 72 75 76 72 70
Max/Min RH 88 42 88 45 91 43 94 41
RH 74 88 49 47 77 88 54 51 77 91 52 51 79 94 51 45
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 5 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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