Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 272008
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
308 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
TXZ245-280900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
308 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
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 94 81 93 83
Temp 92 88 83 83 81 81 89 92 92 88 84 84 83 81 90 93 92 88 85 85 84 84
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 77 78 79 79 80 79 79 79 78 79 80 79 80 79 79 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 94 64 93 65 84
RH 64 72 87 85 88 90 74 67 67 75 84 85 85 93 74 65 68 75 81 79 81 83
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 9 9 9 8 8 6 5 8 10 9 9 8 5 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 700 3600 3700 2100 1700 3500 3500 2400 1600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 12 13 18 19 18 17 18 19 13
Date 06/30Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24
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 93 79 94 81 94 81 93 82 93
Temp 92 88 83 80 93 90 84 82 94 89 83 81 92 88 84 82 93 89
Dewpt 79 78 77 77 77 76 78 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 78 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 64 92 58 88 58 90 63 90 63
RH 66 72 81 91 59 64 81 87 59 68 84 90 64 73 81 90 65 73
Pwind Dir SE S SE S S S SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 5 10 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-280900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
308 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 99 79 98 77
Temp 99 94 85 80 78 76 87 95 97 93 84 81 80 79 87 95 97 92 84 81 79 78
Dewpt 73 75 76 77 76 76 76 74 75 77 77 77 77 77 78 76 74 74 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 99 48 95 47 97
RH 44 54 74 91 93 99 70 51 50 59 80 88 90 94 75 55 47 57 79 88 94 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 6 8 6 4 3 2 6 9 10 11 9 8 5 4 8 11 12 12 8 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 800 5600 6100 2700 1600 4900 5100 3100 900
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 11 16 18 21 14 18 20 18 11
Heat Y
Date 06/30Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 75 99 74 99 76 99 77 100
Temp 94 92 79 75 96 95 79 75 96 94 81 76 96 93 81 77 97 94
Dewpt 74 73 76 75 73 70 75 74 72 71 75 75 74 74 76 76 74 74
Min/Max RH 47 100 40 99 40 98 45 98 44
RH 53 54 91100 48 44 88 97 46 47 82 97 50 53 85 97 49 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ247-280900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
308 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
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 83 91 83 91 84
Temp 90 88 85 84 84 83 87 89 89 88 85 85 84 83 88 90 90 87 86 85 85 84
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 79 79 79 79 79 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 87 71 87 70 82
RH 69 74 81 84 82 85 76 73 73 74 82 82 83 87 77 72 71 76 80 79 80 81
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 9 10 9 8 8 11 11 12 13 13 12 10 10 11 11 12 12 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.07 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1400 2500 2300 2200 2000 2900 3000 2600 2600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 14 18 23 21 17 18 21 18
Date 06/30Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24
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 91 83 91 83 90 85 90
Temp 90 87 85 83 90 88 85 84 90 88 84 83 89 87 85 85 90 88
Dewpt 79 78 77 77 77 76 78 78 77 77 78 78 79 78 78 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 69 83 64 81 65 85 69 83 70
RH 70 74 77 82 65 68 80 81 66 69 81 85 72 75 79 82 72 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 5 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-280900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
308 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 93 79 93 78
Temp 94 91 83 80 79 77 87 91 91 90 83 81 81 79 88 91 92 90 82 82 80 78
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 77
Max/Min RH 100 66 95 64 97
RH 60 66 85 94 94100 75 68 68 70 85 91 91 94 75 66 64 68 88 88 91 97
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 6 5 4 2 6 9 11 11 9 8 6 5 9 11 12 11 8 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC CL SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC CL SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 500 4800 4600 1800 700 4500 4500 2500 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 9 11 18 16 13 16 18 13 9
Date 06/30Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 75 96 76 95 78 94 78 95
Temp 91 90 79 75 93 93 79 76 93 91 81 78 91 89 81 79 92 90
Dewpt 77 76 77 75 75 73 75 75 75 75 77 76 78 77 78 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 60 100 49 98 52 94 60 94 60
RH 64 64 94100 56 52 88 97 56 60 88 94 66 68 91 94 64 66
Pwind Dir SE S SW S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 0 10 0 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-280900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
308 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
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 97 79 96 79
Temp 96 93 83 80 78 77 87 94 95 92 84 82 81 79 88 93 95 90 83 82 81 79
Dewpt 75 76 77 77 76 76 78 76 77 78 78 78 78 77 78 76 76 76 78 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 55 95 54 96
RH 52 58 82 91 94 97 74 57 57 65 81 87 90 94 73 59 55 63 84 85 90 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 8 10 6 4 4 4 8 9 11 11 10 8 6 6 9 11 13 12 9 6 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1700 800 5200 5200 1700 1500 4700 4600 2800 1000
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 10 16 18 20 16 18 20 18 13
Heat Y
Date 06/30Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24
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 97 75 97 77 97 77 98
Temp 91 90 79 76 93 92 79 75 94 92 81 77 94 91 81 78 95 93
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 75 73 75 75 74 74 75 76 75 76 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 56 100 47 100 47 98 52 96 50
RH 61 64 91100 56 53 88100 52 55 82 97 55 61 85 94 54 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S 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 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 5 5 0 5 0 10 0 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
TXZ229-280900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
308 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024
Date 06/27/24 Fri 06/28/24 Sat 06/29/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 102 81 101 80
Temp 100100 91 86 81 79 88 95100 99 90 86 83 81 88 96100 97 88 84 82 80
Dewpt 68 67 73 75 75 75 74 71 69 69 75 75 76 76 75 71 69 70 73 75 75 76
Max/Min RH 88 34 85 37 88
RH 36 34 56 70 82 88 63 46 37 38 62 70 80 85 66 45 37 42 61 74 79 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 6 9 8 6 6 5 6 8 9 11 11 10 9 8 10 11 12 14 11 8 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 700 5900 7300 3400 2000 5500 6800 4000 1400
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 10 12 16 21 18 18 19 20 12
Heat Y
Date 06/30Mon 07/01/24Tue 07/02/24Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 78 102 78 103 79 102 80 103
Temp 94 96 82 78 95 98 84 78 97100 85 79 96 98 84 80 97100
Dewpt 71 69 73 74 70 66 72 74 68 66 73 74 70 68 73 75 71 68
Min/Max RH 39 88 32 88 30 85 34 85 33
RH 47 42 74 88 45 35 67 88 39 33 67 85 43 38 70 85 43 36
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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