Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 211638
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1138 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
TXZ245-212100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1138 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 78 92
Temp 89 89 86 81 81 79 77 87 90 90 86 81 81 80 78 87 91 90 87
Dewpt 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 75 76 76 77 77 79 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 66 96 62 96 68
RH 69 69 75 85 87 90 96 74 64 64 70 85 87 91 96 76 70 69 76
Wind Dir E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 8 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 6 5 3 3 3 4 6 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 20 30 50
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.08 0.03 0 0.11
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3400 1200 600 3800 3600 2200 1200 3700 3500
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 20 14 11 13 16 13 10 11 14
Coast Flood W W
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
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 79 92 79 92 79 93
Temp 81 79 91 87 82 79 91 88 82 80 92 88 82 79 92 88
Dewpt 78 78 80 79 78 78 79 79 79 78 80 79 79 78 80 79
Max/Min RH 96 68 96 67 96 67 98 66
RH 90 96 69 76 88 96 69 76 90 96 69 76 90 97 67 76
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 20 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-212100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1138 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 73 92 73 93
Temp 86 89 86 79 76 74 73 82 89 91 88 80 76 75 73 83 90 92 87
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 75 74 73 77 75 73 73 74 74 73 73 77 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 62 100 52 100 62
RH 75 67 74 90 97100100 85 64 56 61 81 94 94100 84 67 62 72
Wind Dir E E E E E NE NE E E E SE E E NE NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 10 10 9 4 2 2 2 4 8 8 8 3 1 1 2 3 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 5 50
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.01 0.03 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4000 1400 600 4400 5400 2100 500 4700 4600
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 17 11 6 11 13 11 6 10 16
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 94 75 95 75 95 75 97
Temp 78 75 91 88 79 75 92 89 80 75 92 90 80 75 94 92
Dewpt 77 75 78 77 77 75 78 77 77 75 78 77 77 75 77 77
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 60 100 56 100 52
RH 97100 67 70 94100 64 68 91100 63 66 91100 58 61
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 0 10 0 5 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ247-212100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1138 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 81 89 81 89
Temp 87 88 85 83 83 82 81 86 88 87 86 83 83 82 81 86 88 88 86
Dewpt 78 77 77 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 75 76 77 77 77 78 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 69 84 67 90 70
RH 74 71 76 81 81 82 84 75 71 69 70 80 82 84 90 78 74 71 76
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 12 12 12 10 9 9 8 10 11 11 10 9 6 5 5 8 8 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.06 0.04 0.01 0.14
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2800 1800 1500 2900 2800 2300 1700 2700 2600
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 20 18 16 16 18 18 11 12 16
Coast Flood W W
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
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 81 89 82 90 82 90 82 91
Temp 84 82 88 87 84 82 89 87 84 83 89 87 84 82 89 87
Dewpt 78 78 80 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 80 78 79 78 79 79
Max/Min RH 90 72 91 71 88 72 88 70
RH 82 90 77 75 84 91 73 77 85 88 74 76 85 88 72 76
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 20 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-212100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1138 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 74 90 73 90
Temp 86 86 85 79 77 75 75 84 88 88 87 78 76 75 74 83 87 89 87
Dewpt 79 78 78 76 75 74 75 78 76 76 75 74 74 74 74 80 80 80 79
Min/Max RH 75 100 64 100 74
RH 80 77 80 91 94 97100 82 68 68 68 88 94 97100 91 80 75 77
Wind Dir E E E E E NE NE E E E SE SE E NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 8 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 8 4 2 2 3 4 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 10 5 40
QPF 12HR 0.24 0 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3900 600 400 4500 4700 1900 400 4400 4300
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 17 10 8 11 13 9 6 8 13
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 90 76 91 76 92 76 93
Temp 79 76 88 88 79 77 88 88 80 77 89 88 79 77 90 89
Dewpt 77 76 80 79 78 77 80 79 78 77 80 79 78 77 80 80
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 72 100 70 100 68
RH 94100 77 75 97100 77 75 94100 75 75 97100 73 75
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 20 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-212100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1138 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
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 75 90 76 91
Temp 86 88 85 79 77 76 75 82 87 88 86 80 78 77 76 83 87 90 87
Dewpt 78 76 76 76 76 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 75 75 76 78 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 65 100 62 99 70
RH 79 68 75 91 96 96100 85 72 66 69 87 91 94 99 85 79 71 75
Wind Dir E E E E E NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 11 11 11 4 2 2 4 6 9 10 9 4 2 2 3 5 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 40 20 70
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.02 0.08 0 0.30
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS NM NM NM NM
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4100 1400 500 3700 4600 1300 600 3400 3900
T Wind Dir E E E E E E NE E E
T Wind Spd 18 11 6 11 17 11 8 11 17
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
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 93 76 94 76 96
Temp 79 76 89 88 80 76 90 88 80 77 91 89 80 76 93 90
Dewpt 77 76 79 78 78 76 78 78 77 77 79 79 77 76 78 78
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 64 100 63 100 58
RH 94100 73 74 93100 69 73 91100 67 73 91100 62 70
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 50 5 10 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ229-212100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1138 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 76 92 76 94
Temp 86 89 87 81 79 77 76 82 88 91 90 84 79 77 76 83 90 93 90
Dewpt 74 72 73 74 74 74 73 74 72 71 70 72 72 72 73 75 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 54 91 49 90 52
RH 68 57 63 79 85 90 90 77 59 52 52 67 79 85 90 77 60 52 60
Wind Dir E E E E E E NE E E E E SE SE E NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 10 10 10 6 3 2 4 5 6 6 8 4 2 2 2 4 4 5 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 20 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.01 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
LAL 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 800 900 4300 5400 2200 400 5000 5400
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E E
T Wind Spd 16 13 8 9 11 11 8 10 14
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 96 78 97 79 99 79 100
Temp 81 78 91 92 82 78 92 94 83 79 93 95 84 79 94 97
Dewpt 75 76 75 74 76 76 74 73 76 75 74 72 76 76 74 71
Max/Min RH 94 51 94 46 88 43 91 40
RH 82 94 60 56 82 94 56 51 80 88 54 48 77 91 53 43
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 5 0 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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