Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 241708
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1208 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
TXZ245-250900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1208 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri
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 93 73 92 70
Temp 91 86 80 78 76 73 84 90 92 87 80 77 74 73 82 89 91 87 79 76 72 71
Dewpt 77 77 76 75 74 73 77 75 75 74 72 71 66 64 66 63 61 61 61 60 60 59
Max/Min RH 100 58 81 37 67
RH 63 75 87 93 94100 81 62 58 66 78 80 77 73 59 43 38 42 55 58 65 65
Wind Dir SE SE SE E N N N NE E E NE N N N N N N N N NW NW NW
Wind Spd 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 8 5 4 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3100 900 500 4200 3800 1300 1600 6200 7800 700 500
T Wind Dir SE SE NE N NE NE N N N N NW
T Wind Spd 11 9 4 6 9 9 13 16 13 8 8
Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 92 73 93 75 93 76 93
Temp 90 87 77 74 90 87 78 74 92 88 80 75 92 88 80 77 92 87
Dewpt 61 65 68 66 66 69 69 67 67 69 70 68 69 71 71 70 69 70
Min/Max RH 36 78 44 80 44 79 47 82 47
RH 38 48 72 76 46 56 74 78 45 55 72 77 48 58 74 79 48 57
Pwind Dir W SW W SW N S E SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ231-250900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1208 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 96 69 91 64
Temp 94 88 80 76 74 72 84 93 93 87 78 74 72 69 79 88 90 86 75 71 66 64
Dewpt 73 75 76 75 74 72 77 74 71 70 69 66 64 62 64 61 57 57 57 58 58 57
Max/Min RH 100 48 79 33 79
RH 51 66 87 97100100 81 54 49 57 74 77 77 79 60 41 33 38 53 64 75 77
Wind Dir E SE SE SE E NW N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE E NW NW
Wind Spd 5 6 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 6 8 6 2 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.14 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
Mixing Hgt 5900 1600 600 6100 5700 1800 1700 7000 8400 400 500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE N N NE NE N N NE N
T Wind Spd 10 11 4 5 11 13 10 13 12 9 5
Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 67 94 68 96 69 97 70 95
Temp 90 88 73 67 91 89 74 68 92 91 75 69 93 91 75 70 92 89
Dewpt 59 59 62 62 64 62 64 63 65 62 66 64 65 63 67 66 66 63
Min/Max RH 32 85 35 85 33 86 33 89 35
RH 36 37 68 83 41 40 71 83 41 38 75 85 40 40 75 86 43 42
Pwind Dir N S NW SE N SE E SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-250900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1208 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri
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 89 75 89 73
Temp 88 84 82 81 80 78 84 87 88 85 81 80 77 75 81 85 88 85 81 78 75 74
Dewpt 77 76 76 75 76 76 77 75 75 74 73 72 69 67 68 65 63 62 63 63 63 63
Max/Min RH 94 66 78 43 71
RH 69 76 81 82 88 94 80 69 66 70 77 78 77 75 65 53 43 47 54 59 67 70
Wind Dir E SE SE E NE N N NE E E NE NE N N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 8 6 5 3 3 4 5 6 6 5 5 6 10 10 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2400 1500 1000 2600 2200 3000 2700 5300 5900 4100 900
T Wind Dir E SE E N E NE NE N N N NW
T Wind Spd 11 10 5 8 10 10 17 18 13 9 10
Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 88 75 88 75 89 76 89 78 88
Temp 85 84 81 76 86 83 80 76 86 84 81 77 86 86 82 79 87 84
Dewpt 62 66 69 68 68 69 70 69 69 71 71 70 72 71 72 72 72 71
Min/Max RH 44 77 53 81 54 82 59 80 57
RH 46 54 68 76 55 63 73 80 56 64 73 81 61 63 73 79 60 65
Pwind Dir W SW W SW E S E SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-250900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1208 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 93 69 90 63
Temp 93 87 78 76 74 73 83 90 92 86 77 74 71 69 78 87 89 84 74 69 66 64
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 73 73 77 74 73 72 69 65 63 61 64 61 58 58 56 56 55 55
Max/Min RH 100 54 77 35 74
RH 56 68 91 97 97100 82 60 54 63 76 74 77 75 62 42 35 41 53 63 69 72
Wind Dir SE SE E E NW N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 4 5 6 6 8 9 10 9 4 2 2 3 3
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5400 600 400 4800 5800 1300 1100 6900 8000 800 400
T Wind Dir SE SE W NW N NE N NE N N N
T Wind Spd 8 6 3 6 9 9 11 16 13 10 6
Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 67 93 68 95 69 95 70 94
Temp 88 86 72 67 89 87 73 68 91 89 74 70 92 88 74 70 90 88
Dewpt 59 60 64 63 65 65 66 63 65 64 66 66 67 65 67 66 67 65
Min/Max RH 33 87 40 86 36 91 38 90 39
RH 38 41 76 86 45 47 79 83 43 44 76 88 45 46 78 86 46 47
Pwind Dir NW W NW SW N S N E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-250900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1208 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri
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 95 71 91 66
Temp 91 87 79 77 75 73 83 91 94 88 79 75 73 71 80 86 91 86 76 71 68 67
Dewpt 75 76 76 76 75 73 77 74 71 72 72 71 67 65 65 62 59 59 60 60 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 49 86 35 81
RH 60 70 91 96100100 81 57 49 58 79 86 81 80 62 44 35 41 58 67 76 79
Wind Dir E SE SE E NE N N N NE E E N N N N N N NE E SW W W
Wind Spd 6 6 2 1 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 3 4 6 8 8 6 3 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.32 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
Mixing Hgt 3500 1100 500 5300 5700 1700 1200 6200 7900 400 400
T Wind Dir E SE E N NE E N N N SE W
T Wind Spd 12 9 4 6 10 9 10 13 12 9 6
Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
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 68 94 70 95 70 95 71 94
Temp 89 88 73 68 90 88 74 70 91 89 75 70 91 89 75 71 90 88
Dewpt 60 61 64 64 64 64 67 65 65 64 68 66 65 66 69 68 67 66
Min/Max RH 32 88 36 87 36 90 37 91 39
RH 38 40 73 86 43 44 78 85 42 43 81 87 43 46 81 89 47 49
Pwind Dir NW S NW S N S SE SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ229-250900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1208 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024
Date 09/24/24 Wed 09/25/24 Thu 09/26/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 97 71 94 66
Temp 96 92 84 80 77 75 83 92 95 90 81 76 73 71 80 89 93 89 80 73 68 67
Dewpt 68 69 71 73 73 73 73 70 67 67 66 63 62 60 59 55 53 53 53 54 55 55
Max/Min RH 94 40 71 26 68
RH 40 47 65 79 87 94 72 49 40 47 61 64 68 68 49 32 26 29 40 51 62 66
Wind Dir E E SE E E E N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N E E E NE
Wind Spd 4 6 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5
Mixing Hgt 6600 700 600 6700 6300 2500 1400 7100 8500 600 400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE N N NE NE NE N NE E
T Wind Spd 8 12 5 5 11 16 12 12 11 10 8
Date 09/27Sat 09/28/24Sun 09/29/24Mon 09/30/24Tue 10/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 68 96 69 97 71 98 71 96
Temp 90 91 76 68 91 91 77 69 92 93 78 71 93 93 79 71 91 91
Dewpt 55 55 57 58 59 56 59 61 59 58 59 60 59 57 60 62 61 58
Min/Max RH 24 70 27 75 26 69 26 73 28
RH 30 30 52 69 34 31 54 75 33 31 52 68 32 30 52 72 37 33
Pwind Dir NE E N E NE SE E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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