Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 240733
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
233 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
TXZ245-242100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 80 78 88 90 90 87 83 82 80 79 88 91 91 87 82 82 81 79 88 90 92 88
Dewpt 78 78 80 79 79 79 79 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 79 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 68 96 67 94 66
RH 93 99 78 71 70 77 87 88 93 96 75 68 69 76 88 88 90 94 76 70 66 71
Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 5 6 5 4 4 2 2 4 6 8 6 5 5 4 3 4 6 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 2900 1000 700 3300 3200 2000 1500 3500 3500
T Wind Dir SE E SE S SE SE S S S SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 12 9 9 14 13 12 11 14
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 80 93 79 93
Temp 82 79 91 88 82 80 91 87 83 81 90 89 83 80 91 88
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 79 78 79 79
Max/Min RH 96 66 93 68 93 69 95 66
RH 87 96 68 74 87 93 69 78 90 93 72 73 88 94 69 74
Pwind Dir S S S S 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 FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 20 10 20 5 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-242100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 76 96 76 97
Temp 77 75 84 91 92 90 83 79 78 76 85 93 95 90 82 79 78 76 85 93 96 91
Dewpt 76 75 77 76 77 77 76 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 76 77 76 75 77 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 58 100 55 98 50
RH 97100 80 62 61 66 80 94 96100 77 59 55 64 82 94 94 97 77 57 50 60
Wind Dir E NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 1 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 6 4 3 2 4 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 4800 1800 1000 4700 4700 2600 1400 5800 5600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 5 11 16 9 9 14 17 11 11 14
Date Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 96 76 95 78 95 77 96
Temp 79 75 93 91 80 76 93 90 81 78 93 90 80 77 93 91
Dewpt 77 75 76 75 76 76 76 77 78 77 77 76 78 77 77 75
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 56 97 54 100 54
RH 94100 57 60 88100 59 66 91 97 59 63 94100 59 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ247-242100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 82 82 86 87 88 86 84 83 82 83 86 87 89 86 83 83 82 82 87 88 89 86
Dewpt 78 78 78 79 79 78 79 78 77 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 77
Min/Max RH 70 87 73 88 71
RH 87 87 78 76 75 77 85 87 85 85 79 76 73 76 84 85 87 87 76 75 72 75
Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 3 4 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 8 10 9 10 9 8 5 6 8 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2400 2300 1300 1100 2200 2300 2000 2000 2600 2500
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE SE S S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 13 14 11 10 13 16 13 11 14
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 82 90 83 90 82 91
Temp 83 82 88 87 84 83 88 87 84 84 89 87 84 83 88 87
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 79 79 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 88 71 87 72 88 73 87 71
RH 85 87 75 75 82 84 76 76 85 87 75 76 85 87 74 75
Pwind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 10 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ234-242100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 77 91 77 92
Temp 78 76 84 88 89 89 81 79 79 77 85 89 90 88 81 79 79 77 86 90 91 88
Dewpt 77 76 80 80 79 78 78 78 77 77 79 79 79 78 77 77 77 77 79 79 78 77
Min/Max RH 70 100 70 100 66
RH 97100 88 77 73 70 91 97 94100 82 73 70 72 88 94 94100 80 70 66 70
Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S
Wind Spd 2 2 3 5 8 8 4 3 2 2 3 6 9 10 6 4 3 2 4 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 0 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3200 3300 800 500 4000 3900 2000 700 4400 4800
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S SE S S S SE
T Wind Spd 5 11 11 6 8 12 11 9 9 12
Date Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 92 76 91 78 92 77 93
Temp 79 76 91 88 79 77 91 87 81 78 90 89 80 78 92 88
Dewpt 77 76 79 78 77 77 79 79 79 78 79 78 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 68 100 66 100 64
RH 94100 68 72 94100 68 77 94100 70 70 94100 66 72
Pwind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 20 0 20 5 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-242100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
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 93 77 95 77 95
Temp 78 76 84 89 90 88 82 79 78 77 85 91 94 90 82 80 79 77 85 92 94 90
Dewpt 77 76 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 78 77 77 77 76 76 77 76 76 77
Min/Max RH 66 100 60 99 56
RH 97100 81 71 69 72 88 96 97100 79 65 60 67 85 91 93 99 78 60 57 66
Wind Dir E NE E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 2 2 6 8 8 4 3 2 2 4 6 8 10 6 5 4 2 4 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 3700 1100 800 4300 4400 2300 1000 5300 4900
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 5 11 12 8 9 13 14 10 11 14
Date Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
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 95 77 94 79 94 78 94
Temp 79 76 92 90 80 77 91 90 82 79 91 89 82 78 91 90
Dewpt 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 77 78 78 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 61 96 59 100 57
RH 94100 62 66 90100 64 70 88 96 66 68 90100 64 63
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 FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 20 5 20 5 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-242100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
233 AM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024
Date Mon 06/24/24 Tue 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 79 99 79 100
Temp 80 78 85 91 96 95 88 84 81 79 85 93 98 97 88 84 81 79 86 94 99 98
Dewpt 75 76 75 73 72 72 75 75 75 76 75 72 71 71 75 75 75 74 75 72 70 70
Min/Max RH 43 91 42 86 38
RH 85 94 72 56 46 48 66 74 82 91 72 51 42 43 66 74 82 85 70 49 39 41
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 4 6 8 8 6 4 4 6 6 8 10 8 6 6 5 6 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4900 5700 2600 1300 5600 6300 4300 1400 5900 7600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 10 16 10 10 13 18 12 11 12
Date Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 100 79 99 80 100 79 99
Temp 84 79 94 97 83 79 94 96 84 80 94 96 83 79 94 96
Dewpt 74 75 72 69 74 75 73 72 76 76 74 72 75 76 73 71
Max/Min RH 88 38 88 42 88 42 91 42
RH 72 88 49 40 74 88 51 46 77 88 53 46 77 91 51 45
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10
$$
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