Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 191723
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1223 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
TXZ245-200900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1223 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 78 91 77 91 77
Temp 86 84 81 81 79 80 87 89 90 87 82 82 79 78 87 89 91 88 82 81 79 79
Dewpt 79 79 78 78 78 78 80 80 79 79 77 77 76 77 79 78 78 77 77 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 96 70 96 66 96
RH 81 87 91 93 96 93 81 75 70 78 85 85 90 96 78 70 66 71 84 85 93 91
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 21 19 19 20 18 20 14 13 13 13 10 9 8 6 8 10 10 9 6 5 4 5
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 90 80 60 70 30
QPF 12HR 0.58 0.21 0.18 0.12 0.03
Rain Shwrs O O O O O O O NM NM NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms O O NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1700 1500 1200 3600 3700 2500 1300 4300 4200 2600 800
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 33 33 27 32 31 23 16 18 20 16 11
Coast Flood W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Flood A A A A A A A
Trop Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Date 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 77 92 78 92 79 92 79 93
Temp 90 88 81 78 90 88 82 79 90 89 82 79 91 89 83 80 92 89
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 79 78 79 78 80 79 78 78 80 79 79 79 81 80
Min/Max RH 64 97 68 97 69 99 68 97 68
RH 67 71 88 96 72 72 91 96 73 74 88 97 72 74 87 96 70 77
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 60 30 50 20 40 10 30
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS SC NM NM IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ231-200900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1223 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 89 74 91 72
Temp 82 79 77 77 76 76 81 87 88 84 79 77 76 74 82 88 90 86 79 76 74 74
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 75 76 79 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 78 77 76 76 76 76 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 64 100
RH 85 91 97 97 97100 94 80 74 82 94 97 97100 90 70 64 72 91 99100100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 17 21 23 23 21 17 16 16 17 13 10 6 6 5 8 11 10 9 4 2 2 3
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 90 80 30 60 10
QPF 12HR 1.22 0.70 0.11 0.18 0
Rain Shwrs O O O NM NM O O NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC NM SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 2200 1600 1300 3000 3500 2400 900 4900 5800 2500 700
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 27 29 27 26 29 18 11 17 16 13 8
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 73 93 75 94 76 94 77 97
Temp 89 87 78 74 90 88 78 75 91 89 79 76 91 90 80 77 94 91
Dewpt 76 74 76 74 78 77 77 75 79 78 78 76 79 78 78 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 58 100 62 100 62 100 60 100 56
RH 66 65 94100 68 69 97100 67 69 97100 67 68 94100 61 65
Pwind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 60 20 40 10 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC NM IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-200900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1223 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 82 89 81 89 81
Temp 87 84 83 83 82 84 87 88 89 86 84 83 83 83 86 88 89 87 84 83 83 83
Dewpt 79 79 79 79 78 79 80 80 79 78 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 90 72 84 68 82
RH 79 84 87 87 90 85 80 77 72 76 81 81 83 82 76 73 68 74 80 81 82 82
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 24 25 26 24 23 19 20 18 19 18 17 14 13 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 90 80 70 70 40
QPF 12HR 0.60 0.20 0.23 0.10 0.04
Rain Shwrs O O O O O O O NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC NM
Tstms O O NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
LAL 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 2400 2500 3200 3400 2900 2200 3600 3700 3000 2700
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 39 42 35 34 32 26 21 20 19 20 16
Coast Flood W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Flood A A A A A A A
Trop Storm W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Date 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 81 90 82 90 82 90 82 90
Temp 88 86 83 82 88 87 84 84 89 87 84 83 89 87 84 84 89 88
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 79 78 79 79 80 79 78 79 80 79 79 79 81 80
Min/Max RH 69 87 70 88 71 90 73 88 73
RH 71 74 82 87 74 75 85 85 75 76 84 87 75 77 84 85 77 78
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 50 70 40 50 20 40 20 30
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC NM NM IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ234-200900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1223 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 87 74 89 74
Temp 79 78 79 78 77 78 83 85 86 84 79 78 76 75 83 86 88 86 79 77 76 75
Dewpt 78 78 77 76 76 76 80 81 81 79 77 76 75 75 79 78 78 77 76 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 82 100 72 100
RH 97100 94 94 97 94 91 88 85 85 94 94 97100 88 77 72 75 91 94 97100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 19 18 21 21 16 16 16 16 17 13 11 9 8 6 9 10 11 9 5 4 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 70 70 30 50 10
QPF 12HR 0.40 0.52 0.02 0.16 0
Rain Shwrs O NM NM NM SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms NM NM SC SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1800 1100 1000 3300 3800 1700 500 5000 4900 1900 400
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 26 27 25 27 26 16 10 16 16 11 8
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 74 91 76 91 76 91 77 92
Temp 88 87 78 75 88 87 79 77 88 87 80 77 89 88 80 78 89 88
Dewpt 77 76 76 75 80 79 78 77 80 79 78 77 80 79 78 78 80 80
Min/Max RH 66 100 70 100 73 100 70 100 70
RH 70 70 94100 77 77 97100 77 77 94100 75 75 94100 75 77
Pwind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 50 20 40 10 30 5 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ241-200900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1223 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 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 77 88 75 90 75
Temp 81 79 79 79 78 79 83 85 87 84 80 78 77 75 83 87 89 86 79 77 76 76
Dewpt 79 78 78 77 77 77 79 80 79 79 77 76 75 75 78 78 77 76 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 77 100 69 99
RH 94 97 97 94 97 94 90 84 77 84 91 93 94100 86 76 69 74 91 96 96 96
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 21 24 24 24 23 19 17 17 17 13 10 8 6 6 8 11 11 10 4 2 2 4
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 90 90 50 80 30
QPF 12HR 1.69 0.69 0.21 0.20 0.02
Rain Shwrs O O O O O O O NM NM SC SC SC SC O O NM NM IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms NM O NM NM SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1700 2000 1800 3600 3500 1800 700 4400 4900 2200 600
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 31 39 29 28 31 17 12 16 18 13 9
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
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 76 91 76 92 77 93 77 94
Temp 87 86 78 76 88 87 79 77 88 87 80 77 90 88 80 77 91 89
Dewpt 77 77 77 76 78 78 77 77 79 78 78 77 79 78 78 77 79 79
Min/Max RH 66 99 70 100 70 100 66 100 62
RH 73 75 96 99 74 76 94100 75 75 94100 71 73 94100 69 72
Pwind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 30 70 30 50 10 30 10 30
Rain Shwrs NM NM IS SC NM NM IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ229-200900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1223 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024
Date 06/19/24 Thu 06/20/24 Fri 06/21/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 89 77 92 75
Temp 83 79 77 78 77 78 80 84 88 86 80 79 78 77 82 87 91 89 82 79 77 76
Dewpt 73 73 73 74 74 74 75 76 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 73 72 72 74 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 91 66 90 54 94
RH 72 82 87 88 90 88 85 77 66 70 85 88 88 90 79 63 54 57 77 85 90 90
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E NE
Wind Spd 18 16 19 23 20 16 14 16 17 16 12 10 9 8 9 10 10 10 6 3 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 90 60 30 50 5
QPF 12HR 1.27 0.73 0.10 0.17 0
Rain Shwrs NM O O NM SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 2500 1600 1700 3000 4200 2400 900 5000 5200 2400 800
T Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 27 29 28 28 28 19 13 16 17 13 9
Flood A A A A A A A
Date 06/22Sun 06/23/24Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 76 95 78 96 78 97 79 99
Temp 88 91 80 76 90 92 81 78 91 93 82 78 92 94 83 79 94 97
Dewpt 72 71 73 74 73 73 75 75 75 74 76 76 75 74 76 77 74 73
Min/Max RH 49 94 51 91 49 94 48 94 45
RH 59 52 79 94 58 54 82 91 60 54 82 94 58 53 80 94 53 46
Pwind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE MM
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 40 10 30 5 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
$$
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