Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 211957
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
TXZ245-220900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon
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 91 78 92 79
Temp 89 86 81 80 79 79 87 89 90 86 81 81 80 78 87 91 90 87 82 81 80 79
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 75 76 77 76 76 75 76 76 77 77 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 78
Max/Min RH 94 62 96 68 96
RH 68 74 87 90 88 90 74 66 64 70 85 87 91 96 76 70 69 76 88 90 91 96
Wind Dir E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 6 5 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 4 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 50 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0.05 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 900 600 3600 3600 2200 1200 3700 3500 2200 1000
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 11 13 16 13 10 11 14 13 9
Coast Flood W
Date 06/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
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 79 92 79 92 79 93 79 93
Temp 91 87 82 79 91 88 82 80 92 88 82 79 92 88 82 79 91 88
Dewpt 80 79 78 78 79 79 79 78 80 79 79 78 80 79 79 79 80 79
Min/Max RH 68 96 67 96 67 98 66 99 67
RH 69 76 88 96 69 76 90 96 69 76 90 97 67 76 90 99 70 75
Pwind Dir SE S SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 20 5 20 5 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-220900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 92 73 93 75
Temp 89 86 79 76 75 73 82 87 91 88 80 76 75 73 83 90 92 87 81 78 77 75
Dewpt 76 75 75 75 74 73 76 75 73 73 74 74 73 73 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 62 100
RH 65 70 88 97 97100 82 68 56 61 81 94 94100 84 67 62 72 88 97 97100
Wind Dir E E E E NE NE E E E SE E E NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E
Wind Spd 10 9 4 2 2 2 4 8 8 8 3 1 1 2 3 6 6 8 3 2 1 1
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 50 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.13 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1700 600 4400 5400 2100 500 4700 4600 2800 800
T Wind Dir E E E E SE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 6 11 13 11 6 10 16 12 6
Date 06/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 75 95 75 95 75 97 76 98
Temp 91 88 79 75 92 89 80 75 92 90 80 75 94 92 81 77 95 92
Dewpt 78 77 77 75 78 77 77 75 78 77 77 75 77 77 77 76 77 76
Min/Max RH 62 100 60 100 56 100 52 100 50
RH 67 70 94100 64 68 91100 63 66 91100 58 61 88 99 56 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 0 10 0 5 0 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ247-220900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon
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 81 89 81 89 81
Temp 88 85 83 82 82 82 86 87 87 86 83 83 82 81 86 88 88 86 84 84 83 82
Dewpt 77 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 76 75 76 77 77 77 78 79 78 78 78 78 77 78
Max/Min RH 85 66 90 70 90
RH 70 75 82 84 82 82 75 72 69 70 80 82 84 90 78 74 71 76 84 82 84 90
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 12 10 9 9 8 10 11 11 10 9 6 5 5 8 8 10 9 8 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 40 50 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.06 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1500 1300 2900 2800 2300 1700 2700 2600 2200 1600
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 16 18 18 11 12 16 16 12
Coast Flood W
Date 06/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
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 82 90 82 90 82 91 82 90
Temp 88 87 84 82 89 87 84 83 89 87 84 82 89 87 85 83 89 88
Dewpt 80 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 80 78 79 78 79 79 79 79 80 79
Min/Max RH 72 91 71 88 72 88 70 88 72
RH 77 75 84 91 73 77 85 88 74 76 85 88 72 76 82 88 74 75
Pwind Dir SE S SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 5 10 5 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-220900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 90 73 90 76
Temp 87 85 79 76 76 74 83 87 88 87 78 76 75 74 83 87 89 87 80 79 78 76
Dewpt 78 77 76 75 75 74 78 76 76 75 74 74 74 74 80 80 80 79 78 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 74 100
RH 75 77 91 97 97100 85 70 68 68 88 94 97100 91 80 75 77 94 94 97100
Wind Dir E E E E NE NE E E E SE SE E NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Spd 10 8 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 8 4 2 2 3 4 6 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 40 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 700 400 4500 4700 1900 400 4400 4300 1800 600
T Wind Dir E E E E SE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 8 11 13 9 6 8 13 10 5
Date 06/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 76 91 76 92 76 93 76 93
Temp 88 88 79 77 88 88 80 77 89 88 79 77 90 89 80 77 90 88
Dewpt 80 79 78 77 80 79 78 77 80 79 78 77 80 80 78 77 80 79
Min/Max RH 74 100 72 100 70 100 68 100 66
RH 77 75 97100 77 75 94100 75 75 97100 73 75 94100 73 75
Pwind Dir SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 20 0 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-220900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon
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 90 76 91 76
Temp 89 86 79 77 76 75 82 86 88 86 80 78 77 76 83 87 90 87 81 79 78 76
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 75 75 76 78 79 79 78 78 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 62 99 70 100
RH 67 74 90 92 97100 84 73 66 69 87 91 94 99 85 79 71 75 90 94 97100
Wind Dir E E E E NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E SE E E E
Wind Spd 11 11 4 2 2 4 6 9 10 9 4 2 2 3 5 6 8 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 70 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.29 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1500 500 3700 4600 1300 600 3400 3900 2200 700
T Wind Dir E E E E E NE E E SE E
T Wind Spd 11 6 11 17 11 8 11 17 11 6
Date 06/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
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 76 93 76 94 76 96 77 96
Temp 89 88 80 76 90 88 80 77 91 89 80 76 93 90 81 77 93 91
Dewpt 79 78 78 76 78 78 77 77 79 79 77 76 78 78 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 66 100 64 100 63 100 58 99 57
RH 73 74 93100 69 73 91100 67 73 91100 62 70 90 99 61 65
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 FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 50 5 10 0 10 5 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ229-220900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 92 76 94 78
Temp 89 88 81 78 77 76 81 86 91 90 84 79 77 76 83 90 93 90 83 81 79 78
Dewpt 72 73 74 74 74 73 75 72 71 70 72 72 72 73 75 74 73 74 76 75 75 76
Max/Min RH 94 49 90 52 94
RH 57 61 79 88 90 90 82 63 52 52 67 79 85 90 77 60 52 60 80 82 88 94
Wind Dir E E E E E NE E E E E SE SE E NE E E E SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 10 10 6 3 2 4 5 6 6 8 4 2 2 2 4 4 5 8 5 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW CL SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 800 900 4300 5400 2200 400 5000 5400 2900 700
T Wind Dir E E E E SE E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 8 9 11 11 8 10 14 13 9
Date 06/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 78 97 79 99 79 100 80 101
Temp 91 92 82 78 92 94 83 79 93 95 84 79 94 97 85 80 96 97
Dewpt 75 74 76 76 74 73 76 75 74 72 76 76 74 71 75 76 73 71
Min/Max RH 51 94 46 88 43 91 40 88 40
RH 60 56 82 94 56 51 80 88 54 48 77 91 53 43 72 88 48 43
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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