Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 250043
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
743 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
TXZ245-250900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
743 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 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 80 93 79 92 78
Temp 82 81 80 81 88 92 92 87 82 81 80 80 88 91 92 87 81 81 80 79
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 80 78 77 77 77 78 78 78 80 80 79 79 79 79 79 79
Max/Min RH 96 62 96 67 100
RH 88 90 96 93 79 65 63 74 87 90 94 96 78 71 67 76 93 93 97100
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 5 5 8 10 11 10 9 8 8 8 10 10 10 9 8 5 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 900 2500 2600 1400 1500 3100 3000 1800 1200
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 19 16 18 20 19 20 20 18 18 12
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 77 93 78 91 77 91 78 90
Temp 94 86 80 78 92 86 80 78 90 85 79 79 89 85 80 78 90 84
Dewpt 79 78 77 77 77 77 76 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 76
Min/Max RH 63 99 62 96 61 99 65 94 65
RH 63 77 91 99 63 76 88 96 67 76 91 93 68 76 88 94 66 77
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 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-250900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
743 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 102 75 105 76
Temp 83 80 78 77 88 99101 95 83 79 76 76 87 99104 98 85 81 78 77
Dewpt 74 75 75 76 77 73 73 72 73 74 75 75 76 74 72 75 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 99 41 100 36 97
RH 74 85 91 99 69 44 41 47 71 85 97 97 70 45 36 48 75 85 94 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 8 6 5 9 11 13 14 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 11 9 6 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC
Clouds(%) FW B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 1300 4400 4700 1900 1200 5100 7200 2300 1100
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 13 18 21 23 16 17 13 17 10
Excess Heat W W W
Heat Y Y Y Y
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 105 75 99 76 97 75 96 76 97
Temp 100 97 78 76 96 93 78 76 93 90 77 76 92 88 78 76 92 90
Dewpt 74 73 75 75 72 70 74 74 71 72 74 74 72 72 74 75 73 72
Min/Max RH 36 99 39 95 43 99 44 96 45
RH 44 47 90 97 47 47 88 94 49 55 90 94 52 59 88 96 53 56
Pwind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 20 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-250900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
743 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 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 82 89 81 88 81
Temp 82 82 82 82 86 88 88 84 83 82 81 81 86 87 88 85 82 82 82 81
Dewpt 79 79 80 80 80 80 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 79 80 79 80 80
Max/Min RH 93 73 96 76 97
RH 90 91 93 93 84 77 74 82 88 90 94 93 84 80 77 82 93 93 94 97
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 10 10 9 10 11 12 12 13 12 13 12 12 11 12 11 10 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1400 1900 2000 1500 1700 2500 2400 1600 1400
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 23 19 18 21 23 23 21 19 20 16
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 80 89 81 88 79 88 81 88
Temp 89 85 82 80 88 85 82 81 87 84 81 80 86 84 82 81 88 85
Dewpt 81 79 79 79 79 78 77 77 79 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 75 96 73 91 70 93 72 90 73
RH 78 82 91 96 77 81 87 90 78 80 88 93 76 80 85 90 74 79
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 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 5 10 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-250900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
743 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 94 77 94 77
Temp 81 79 79 78 87 94 94 89 81 80 79 78 87 93 94 89 82 81 79 78
Dewpt 77 77 77 78 79 77 74 74 76 77 77 77 79 78 78 77 77 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 59 100
RH 88 94 94100 77 58 53 61 85 91 94 97 77 62 60 68 85 88 97100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 11 6 6 6 10 13 16 13 11 11 10 9 11 13 14 12 11 8 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 B2 B2 SC CL FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW B1 B2 B2 SC CL FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1100 700 3400 3600 1300 800 4200 4300 2000 600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 16 20 16 14 19 18 13 9
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 98 76 94 77 92 75 91 76 91
Temp 95 91 80 76 93 89 79 77 89 86 78 75 88 85 78 77 88 86
Dewpt 78 77 75 76 75 75 76 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 76 75
Min/Max RH 52 100 52 94 54 100 58 94 59
RH 58 64 85100 56 64 91 94 64 68 88100 66 72 91 94 68 70
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-250900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
743 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 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 78 100 77 103 79
Temp 83 82 79 78 88 98 99 92 83 81 79 78 88 99102 95 85 82 81 79
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 78 75 76 75 76 77 76 76 77 75 76 78 78 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 46 99 42 95
RH 82 87 94 97 71 49 49 59 80 88 91 94 70 47 44 58 80 85 88 94
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 9 8 6 10 12 14 14 11 11 10 9 11 11 10 12 11 8 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1700 1100 4000 4100 1500 1100 4800 5400 1700 1000
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 20 13 18 21 20 18 18 14 18 12
Excess Heat W W W W W W W
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
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 102 76 98 78 97 77 96 77 96
Temp 98 93 80 77 95 91 80 78 93 88 79 77 92 87 79 78 92 88
Dewpt 76 77 76 75 74 74 76 75 74 75 75 76 75 76 76 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 43 98 46 96 49 97 49 97 50
RH 50 59 88 94 52 59 88 91 53 65 88 96 57 69 91 94 59 67
Pwind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 10 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ229-250900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
743 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024
Date 05/24/24 Sat 05/25/24 Sun 05/26/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 81 107 81 106 81
Temp 92 87 83 81 89100106105 92 86 82 81 88 98105104 93 87 83 81
Dewpt 74 75 74 75 75 74 71 70 74 74 72 73 74 73 68 64 71 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 82 31 77 28 82
RH 56 68 74 82 64 44 33 33 56 68 72 77 63 45 31 28 49 68 77 82
Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW NE E E SE SE E
Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 8 10 11 12 12 11 8 6 5 3 4 5 6 8 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 5
Mixing Hgt 1000 900 4400 6700 1800 1200 4900 6300 3600 700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SW N SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 12 14 17 24 12 8 9 14 9
Excess Heat W W W W W W W
Date 05/27Tue 05/28/24Wed 05/29/24Thu 05/30/24Fri 05/31/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 107 78 102 78 100 78 100 78 100
Temp 100103 84 78 95 97 81 78 93 94 80 78 92 94 80 79 92 95
Dewpt 73 65 74 74 70 68 74 74 71 69 73 73 72 70 74 75 72 70
Min/Max RH 27 88 35 88 36 88 36 88 38
RH 42 29 72 88 45 39 79 88 49 44 79 85 52 46 82 88 52 45
Pwind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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