Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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212 FOUS54 KCRP 252003 PFWCRP Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 303 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 TXZ245-260900- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX 28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft 303 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 69 91 69 92 72 Temp 94 86 79 75 71 69 79 87 90 86 79 76 73 70 82 89 91 87 79 76 73 72 Dewpt 76 76 75 70 68 66 69 66 62 62 62 62 61 60 64 61 60 63 64 65 64 63 Max/Min RH 90 40 72 36 74 RH 57 72 87 84 90 90 73 49 40 45 56 61 68 71 54 39 36 45 61 67 72 72 Wind Dir SE SE N N N N N N N N NE N N NW NW NW W S S W W NW Wind Spd 4 3 3 4 5 6 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 Wind Gust Clouds FW B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW Clouds(%) FW B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12HR 30 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs SC SC Tstms SC SC LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 Mixing Hgt 1300 800 5600 6600 900 500 5200 6100 400 400 T Wind Dir N N N N N NW NW NW SW W T Wind Spd 11 16 18 16 9 9 9 9 8 8 Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 93 71 94 72 92 74 94 74 92 Temp 91 87 77 72 91 87 77 73 90 87 79 75 92 88 79 75 90 86 Dewpt 62 67 68 64 64 67 68 65 67 69 70 68 69 70 69 65 67 67 Min/Max RH 36 82 39 80 45 80 45 74 44 RH 38 51 75 77 42 51 74 77 47 55 73 78 47 56 71 72 47 54 Pwind Dir W SW N S NE S NE E NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 $$ TXZ231-260900- George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX 28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft 303 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 68 91 63 93 65 Temp 96 90 80 75 70 68 77 88 90 86 76 71 66 63 78 90 92 88 77 72 67 65 Dewpt 71 70 69 66 64 63 66 63 58 57 57 57 57 57 61 59 55 57 57 59 59 59 Max/Min RH 84 34 81 29 82 RH 45 52 69 74 81 84 68 43 34 37 52 62 72 80 56 36 29 35 50 65 75 80 Wind Dir N NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE N NW N N N N E SE SW NW Wind Spd 5 5 5 5 6 6 9 10 8 4 2 1 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 Wind Gust Clouds FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW Clouds(%) FW B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 Mixing Hgt 1700 1000 6100 7000 1100 500 6200 8000 500 500 T Wind Dir NE N N N NE N N N E SE T Wind Spd 16 13 18 14 9 5 6 10 6 5 Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 95 66 95 66 95 67 96 68 94 Temp 91 89 73 66 92 89 72 66 92 90 73 67 92 90 74 68 90 88 Dewpt 59 58 61 59 60 57 62 61 63 61 65 64 64 61 65 61 62 59 Min/Max RH 28 79 28 86 33 91 33 81 31 RH 34 35 67 77 35 34 70 83 39 39 76 89 40 39 74 77 40 38 Pwind Dir N S N E NE S NE E NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL FW CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ TXZ247-260900- Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX 28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft 303 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 88 73 88 74 Temp 89 84 81 79 76 74 79 84 87 84 81 78 75 73 79 85 87 84 81 80 77 75 Dewpt 77 76 75 72 71 69 70 68 65 63 64 64 64 64 65 62 63 64 66 67 67 66 Max/Min RH 87 47 73 43 75 RH 68 76 82 79 85 86 74 59 48 49 56 61 68 72 62 47 44 50 60 66 71 74 Wind Dir SE SE N N N N N N N N NE N N NW NW NW S S S SW W NW Wind Spd 5 5 5 8 10 12 12 11 10 8 8 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 Wind Gust Clouds FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) FW B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS SC IS Tstms IS SC IS LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mixing Hgt 2100 2100 4500 5600 3100 1100 3600 3500 2400 1000 T Wind Dir N N N N N NW NW W SW W T Wind Spd 12 18 19 16 11 9 10 11 11 10 Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 74 89 75 88 75 89 76 87 Temp 86 84 80 75 86 84 80 76 85 83 80 76 86 84 81 76 85 83 Dewpt 64 67 70 68 67 68 70 68 69 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 Min/Max RH 46 82 51 78 55 84 56 78 56 RH 48 57 71 79 53 58 72 76 58 64 74 82 59 62 71 77 59 62 Pwind Dir NW SW NE S NE SE NE E NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 $$ TXZ234-260900- Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX 28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft 303 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 69 90 63 92 65 Temp 95 87 78 74 71 69 77 87 89 84 75 70 66 64 78 88 92 86 76 70 67 65 Dewpt 73 73 69 67 66 64 66 63 60 59 57 57 57 56 61 59 57 57 57 57 57 56 Max/Min RH 84 38 77 31 74 RH 49 63 74 79 84 84 69 45 38 43 54 63 74 74 56 38 31 37 52 63 71 72 Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N NE N NW NW Wind Spd 6 6 6 8 8 9 11 11 10 4 3 2 4 4 4 6 5 2 2 2 2 3 Wind Gust Clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 Mixing Hgt 500 400 5900 6700 1000 400 6500 8000 500 400 T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NW T Wind Spd 13 16 19 14 9 6 9 11 8 4 Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 94 66 94 67 94 68 94 68 92 Temp 90 88 72 66 91 88 72 67 91 88 73 68 91 88 74 68 89 86 Dewpt 59 59 62 59 61 60 63 62 64 64 68 65 66 64 66 61 63 62 Min/Max RH 30 79 31 85 37 92 38 80 36 RH 36 38 71 77 37 40 73 83 41 44 84 89 44 44 76 77 43 45 Pwind Dir NW SW N NE NE S NE NE NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 $$ TXZ241-260900- Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX 27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft 303 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat 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 71 91 66 93 66 Temp 96 90 80 76 73 71 78 86 90 86 75 73 68 66 81 89 93 88 77 73 69 67 Dewpt 72 73 74 70 66 64 67 64 60 60 61 61 60 59 62 59 57 59 61 62 62 61 Max/Min RH 82 37 81 30 84 RH 47 58 81 81 79 79 69 48 37 42 60 67 74 79 54 36 30 38 59 70 78 83 Wind Dir NE E NE N N N N N N N E W W NW N NW N NE SE S SW W Wind Spd 4 3 2 5 6 8 9 10 8 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 Wind Gust Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 Mixing Hgt 1400 800 5500 7000 500 400 6100 7900 400 400 T Wind Dir NE N N N E NW N N SE SW T Wind Spd 12 14 18 13 8 6 6 9 9 6 Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 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 68 95 68 94 67 94 69 93 Temp 90 89 73 68 91 89 73 68 90 88 72 68 90 88 74 69 89 87 Dewpt 61 61 65 62 62 62 66 64 64 64 68 66 66 65 67 64 63 63 Min/Max RH 31 84 32 89 36 97 38 85 37 RH 38 40 76 82 39 40 79 86 43 44 86 92 45 45 79 83 43 45 Pwind Dir N S N S NE S NE E NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5 $$ TXZ229-260900- La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX 28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft 303 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Date 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri 09/27/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 69 93 65 95 66 Temp 97 92 83 77 71 69 78 88 92 88 78 73 67 65 79 90 94 91 80 74 69 66 Dewpt 66 66 60 60 61 59 60 56 53 52 52 54 55 54 56 54 52 52 52 53 54 54 Max/Min RH 71 26 69 24 65 RH 36 43 46 56 71 70 54 34 27 29 40 51 64 67 45 30 24 27 38 48 58 64 Wind Dir N NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE N NE N N NE E E NE NE Wind Spd 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 Mixing Hgt 700 900 6000 7100 1200 500 6600 8700 600 500 T Wind Dir NE N N N NE NE NE N NE NE T Wind Spd 18 12 16 12 10 6 6 9 9 9 Date 09/28Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24Wed 10/02/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 96 67 97 68 97 69 97 70 95 Temp 91 92 75 67 92 92 75 68 92 92 76 69 92 92 77 70 90 90 Dewpt 54 52 55 55 54 52 54 56 57 54 58 59 58 55 59 59 57 54 Min/Max RH 23 66 22 66 24 71 26 68 26 RH 29 26 50 64 28 26 48 65 31 28 54 70 32 29 54 67 33 29 Pwind Dir N E NE NE NE E NE E NE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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