Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 252008
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
308 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
TXZ245-260900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
308 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri
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 80 93 79 92 79
Temp 91 87 83 82 81 80 88 91 91 87 82 82 80 79 88 91 92 87 84 83 81 80
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 77 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 94 65 95 64 93
RH 68 76 85 87 87 94 75 69 67 75 87 87 91 94 75 66 65 76 85 84 90 93
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 8 6 5 4 4 3 4 6 8 8 6 5 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 20 10
QPF 12HR MM MM MM MM 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 700 3400 3300 2000 1300 3300 3600 2200 1000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 12 13 14 11 11 16 18 14
Date 06/28Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 92 80 93 80 93 79 93 80 92
Temp 91 87 83 80 91 87 83 80 91 88 82 79 91 87 82 80 92 88
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 80 80 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 67 96 68 93 65 96 63 95 64
RH 68 76 88 96 71 79 85 93 67 71 87 96 66 72 85 94 65 74
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 5 20 10 30 10 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-260900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
308 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 75 96 76
Temp 95 91 83 79 78 76 85 93 95 92 83 80 77 75 86 93 95 91 83 80 78 76
Dewpt 76 76 76 77 76 75 76 75 74 75 76 77 76 75 77 74 75 75 76 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 50 100 52 99
RH 55 63 80 94 94 97 75 55 51 57 80 90 96100 75 54 52 59 80 90 93 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 6 5 4 2 5 6 8 10 6 4 2 2 4 6 8 11 8 4 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR MM MM MM MM 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 1000 5100 5500 2000 1000 5000 5700 2900 1000
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 12 12 13 18 11 10 14 18 11
Date 06/28Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 78 96 77 96 76 97 76 98
Temp 92 90 81 78 94 90 80 77 93 91 79 76 94 92 80 76 95 93
Dewpt 76 76 77 77 75 75 77 76 76 74 76 75 75 73 76 75 74 73
Min/Max RH 56 97 51 97 52 98 47 98 46
RH 60 64 88 97 54 62 91 97 58 58 91 97 54 54 88 97 51 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 0 10 5 30 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS
$$
TXZ247-260900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
308 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri
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 82 89 82 90 82
Temp 88 86 84 83 83 83 86 88 88 85 84 83 83 82 87 89 88 86 84 84 83 82
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 77 78 78 79 78 77 78 78 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 79
Max/Min RH 87 69 88 70 90
RH 74 76 82 85 82 85 78 74 74 78 82 85 84 88 75 73 72 77 82 81 84 90
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 9 10 10 10 9 8 5 6 8 11 10 10 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 20 10
QPF 12HR MM MM MM MM 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1300 2600 2500 1900 1800 2700 2700 2200 2200
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 13 14 16 13 11 17 20 19
Date 06/28Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 90 83 90 82 90 82 90 82 90
Temp 89 86 84 83 88 87 84 82 88 87 84 82 88 87 84 82 89 87
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 80 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 72 88 73 88 68 88 68 87 69
RH 74 79 85 88 77 78 81 88 73 74 82 88 73 72 81 87 72 75
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 5 20 10 30 10 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-260900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
308 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 92 76 93 77
Temp 89 88 81 79 79 77 85 90 90 88 81 79 78 76 85 90 91 89 81 80 79 77
Dewpt 79 79 78 78 77 77 79 79 78 78 77 77 77 76 79 78 78 78 77 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 66 100
RH 73 75 91 97 94100 82 70 68 72 88 94 97100 82 68 66 70 88 91 91100
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 6 4 4 2 5 8 9 9 6 4 2 2 4 6 10 11 8 5 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 20 5
QPF 12HR MM MM MM MM 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 700 500 4000 4400 1500 500 3500 3800 1800 400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 9 9 12 12 9 9 13 12 9
Date 06/28Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 78 92 78 93 77 92 76 93
Temp 89 88 81 78 90 88 80 78 90 89 79 77 91 89 79 76 91 89
Dewpt 78 78 78 77 78 79 78 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 78 77
Min/Max RH 69 98 67 97 62 100 60 100 64
RH 70 72 91 97 68 75 94 97 68 68 94100 64 68 94100 66 68
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 0 20 5 30 5 10 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-260900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
308 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri
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 77 95 77 95 78
Temp 93 90 83 80 78 77 86 91 94 90 82 80 78 77 84 91 94 90 83 81 79 78
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 76 75 77 76 76 76 77 77 76 76 77 76 77 76 76 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 96 55 98 57 97
RH 60 66 82 91 94 94 75 62 57 64 84 90 94 97 80 62 57 64 80 87 91 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 10 11 8 6 4 3 6 8 10 11 6 4 2 2 4 6 10 11 8 6 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 20 5
QPF 12HR MM MM MM MM 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1700 900 4400 5000 1500 800 5000 5000 2400 600
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 11 13 14 16 9 10 14 16 10
Date 06/28Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
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 80 94 78 93 77 95 77 97
Temp 91 89 81 80 92 89 82 78 90 88 80 77 92 90 80 77 94 91
Dewpt 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 77 76 76 76 76 75 77 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 63 92 59 94 59 97 53 96 51
RH 64 70 90 91 62 68 85 94 66 68 88 97 60 61 90 96 56 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 0 20 10 30 10 20 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-260900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
308 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024
Date 06/25/24 Wed 06/26/24 Thu 06/27/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 101 79 101 79
Temp 97 97 89 84 81 80 85 93 99 98 90 85 81 79 86 94100 97 88 83 81 79
Dewpt 70 70 74 75 75 75 74 71 69 69 73 75 75 74 74 71 68 69 73 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 85 36 86 35 85
RH 42 42 61 74 82 85 70 49 38 39 58 72 82 85 68 47 36 40 61 77 82 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 10 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 9 8 6 4 5 5 8 11 10 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR MM MM MM MM 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1500 5300 6800 3600 1300 5500 6800 4800 1300
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 13 11 11 16 11 9 12 20 14
Date 06/28Sat 06/29/24Sun 06/30/24Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 80 99 80 98 79 99 79 101
Temp 94 96 84 80 95 95 83 80 93 93 82 79 94 95 83 79 95 98
Dewpt 72 72 75 76 72 71 75 75 73 70 73 75 70 69 73 74 71 68
Min/Max RH 42 88 39 86 43 88 39 85 35
RH 49 46 74 88 48 46 77 85 52 47 74 88 46 43 72 85 46 38
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 20 10 10 5 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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