Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 251543
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1043 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
TXZ245-252100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1043 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 79 92
Temp 91 90 86 82 82 80 80 88 90 92 88 82 82 80 79 88 91 92 88
Dewpt 80 79 79 78 78 77 78 80 79 78 78 78 78 77 78 79 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 68 96 65 97 65
RH 71 71 79 87 87 91 93 78 70 65 71 88 87 91 96 75 67 65 74
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 6 5 5 4 3 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 3 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3100 1600 800 3500 3400 2100 1400 3800 3800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 14 14 11 11 13 13 11 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 79 92 81 92 80 93 79 93
Temp 82 80 91 87 83 81 91 88 83 80 91 87 83 79 91 88
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 79 78 79 79 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 93 67 93 67 96 66 97 64
RH 87 93 68 76 88 93 68 76 85 96 67 76 85 97 67 71
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 5 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-252100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1043 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 76 97 76 97
Temp 93 95 91 83 79 78 76 85 94 96 92 83 80 78 76 85 94 96 92
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 77 76 75 77 75 75 74 75 77 76 76 77 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 54 97 50 99 49
RH 57 55 62 80 93 93 97 76 54 50 56 77 90 94 99 76 54 49 56
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 9 6 4 3 2 4 6 8 9 6 4 2 2 3 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5200 2000 1000 4800 5200 2800 1000 5700 6500
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 17 11 11 13 14 10 11 16
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 96 77 96 77 96 76 97
Temp 80 76 93 90 80 77 93 90 81 77 93 90 80 76 94 91
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 78 76 76 75 78 77 76 74 77 76 76 74
Max/Min RH 97 54 97 54 99 53 100 50
RH 90 97 58 64 94 97 57 62 91 99 57 60 90100 56 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 10 5 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ247-252100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1043 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 90 82 90
Temp 88 88 85 84 83 83 82 87 88 89 86 83 83 83 82 87 89 88 87
Dewpt 79 79 78 78 78 77 78 78 79 78 77 78 78 77 78 78 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 73 88 71 88 70
RH 75 75 79 82 85 84 87 75 74 71 75 84 85 84 88 76 72 72 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 10 9 10 10 9 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 5 8 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 1800 1300 2400 2400 2000 1800 2700 2700
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 16 12 14 16 14 12 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 82 90 83 90 83 90 82 90
Temp 83 83 88 87 84 83 89 87 84 84 89 87 84 83 88 87
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 79 79 80 79 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 88 73 88 72 88 71 87 70
RH 84 85 76 75 84 88 74 78 84 85 72 75 82 85 73 74
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 20 10 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-252100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1043 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 92 76 93
Temp 89 89 88 81 79 78 77 86 89 91 88 81 79 78 76 86 90 92 89
Dewpt 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 79 79 79 77 77 77 77 76 79 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 70 100 68 100 64
RH 75 75 75 91 97 97100 80 73 68 70 88 94 97100 80 68 64 70
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 9 9 6 4 4 2 4 6 8 9 6 4 3 2 3 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4200 900 600 3800 4400 1800 600 5200 5600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 9 10 11 11 9 11 14
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 92 78 92 77 93 76 93
Temp 79 77 91 88 81 78 91 88 81 77 90 88 79 76 91 89
Dewpt 77 77 79 78 78 77 79 78 78 77 78 78 77 76 78 77
Max/Min RH 100 68 97 66 100 64 100 62
RH 94100 68 72 91 97 68 72 91100 68 72 94100 66 68
Pwind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 20 5 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-252100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1043 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 76 95 76 96
Temp 91 93 89 82 80 78 76 86 92 94 91 82 80 78 76 86 93 95 90
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 58 100 56 100 54
RH 65 61 67 85 91 93100 76 60 57 62 85 91 96100 75 58 54 64
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 6 6 4 2 5 6 9 10 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 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 2
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4300 1900 900 4400 4300 2300 900 5300 5800
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 11 11 13 13 10 12 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 77 94 79 95 78 94 77 95
Temp 81 77 91 89 82 79 92 89 81 78 91 89 80 77 92 90
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 78 77 76 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 99 60 97 59 99 58 99 56
RH 87 99 64 68 88 97 63 68 90 99 64 67 90 99 62 64
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 20 5 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ229-252100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1043 AM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 79 100 79 101
Temp 93 98 97 89 84 81 79 86 94 99 98 90 85 81 79 86 95100 99
Dewpt 72 70 71 74 75 75 75 74 72 70 69 73 74 74 75 75 72 69 68
Min/Max RH 39 88 39 88 35
RH 51 41 43 61 74 82 88 68 49 39 39 58 70 79 88 70 48 37 37
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 8 8 6 5 6 6 6 9 8 6 5 4 4 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6800 1600 1500 5400 6600 4700 1400 6500 7700
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 18 13 11 12 14 10 10 13
Date Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 99 80 99 80 99 78 99
Temp 84 79 94 96 84 80 94 96 83 80 93 95 83 78 93 95
Dewpt 74 74 72 71 75 76 73 71 76 76 73 71 74 75 72 70
Max/Min RH 85 42 88 41 88 41 91 41
RH 72 85 49 45 74 88 51 45 80 88 52 46 74 91 51 45
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 10 5 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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