Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 100238
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
938 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
TXZ245-100900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
938 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
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 76 91 77
Temp 82 80 78 78 86 91 92 88 82 81 78 77 85 90 90 86 81 80 78 78
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 77 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 74 75 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 59 99 59 92
RH 88 91 97 97 76 61 61 68 82 87 94 99 75 63 60 70 84 87 90 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 6 5 4 3 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 3100 3400 1400 1000 4400 4000 2100 1100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 6 9 9 4 6 11 13 9
Date 06/12Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 78 93 78 94 77 94 79 93
Temp 91 88 81 78 91 88 81 78 93 89 81 78 93 89 82 80 92 89
Dewpt 74 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 73 73 75 75 74 75 77 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 55 90 57 91 51 92 54 93 59
RH 58 66 81 90 60 63 84 91 53 60 82 91 55 63 84 93 60 69
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-100900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
938 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 98 73 99 74
Temp 86 82 80 79 88 91 96 93 83 79 76 74 85 95 98 94 84 79 76 75
Dewpt 76 77 78 78 75 72 70 70 73 75 74 74 74 70 70 70 72 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 40 100 40 98
RH 72 85 94 97 67 54 43 47 72 87 94100 70 45 40 45 66 85 94 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE E NE NE E E SE SE SE E SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 4 2 4 4 6 8 5 2 2 2 2 4 6 9 6 4 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 5100 6900 2200 700 6800 8600 4100 1000
T Wind Dir SE E E SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 8 9 12 5 6 11 17 9
Date 06/12Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 75 100 74 102 74 102 75 101
Temp 94 93 80 75 95 94 79 74 97 96 79 74 97 96 79 75 97 96
Dewpt 70 70 73 73 70 69 73 73 68 66 72 72 69 67 73 74 71 70
Min/Max RH 39 95 38 98 32 96 33 98 38
RH 45 47 81 94 45 44 82 97 40 38 79 93 40 40 82 97 43 43
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ247-100900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
938 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
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 90 81 90 81
Temp 84 83 82 82 85 88 90 86 84 83 82 81 86 89 88 87 84 83 82 81
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 88 66 87 66 85
RH 82 87 85 85 77 70 66 74 80 81 81 87 75 67 67 70 77 80 81 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 9 6 6 2 6 8 8 5 5 3 3 4 6 8 8 8 6 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1800 2500 2000 1600 1700 3100 2800 1900 2000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 8 10 10 6 8 11 14 10
Date 06/12Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 80 91 81 94 81 89 82 91
Temp 87 86 82 81 88 87 83 81 93 90 85 81 89 86 83 82 89 88
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 78 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 68 86 63 83 53 85 66 87 67
RH 70 71 82 85 67 67 79 82 57 61 73 85 67 71 85 87 70 72
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5 5 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-100900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
938 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 93 74 94 74
Temp 81 79 77 76 85 90 93 89 81 78 76 75 84 91 92 89 81 78 76 75
Dewpt 76 77 76 75 76 75 73 74 76 75 75 75 75 73 74 74 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 54 98
RH 85 94 97 97 75 62 52 61 85 91 97100 74 56 56 61 79 88 94 97
Wind Dir SE SE E E NE NE E E SE S E NE E E E SE SE SE E NE
Wind Spd 5 3 3 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 5 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 600 4400 5700 1600 500 6000 5500 1800 600
T Wind Dir SE E E SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 4 9 8 4 6 10 11 6
Date 06/12Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 74 95 74 98 74 97 75 97
Temp 90 89 78 75 91 91 78 74 93 92 78 74 93 92 79 76 93 92
Dewpt 73 74 74 74 73 72 74 74 70 70 73 73 71 71 75 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 55 98 50 100 40 98 45 98 49
RH 58 61 88 97 56 54 88100 47 49 85 97 49 51 88 97 54 58
Pwind Dir E SE E SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ241-100900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
938 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
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 96 75 97 75
Temp 84 82 79 78 87 91 93 91 82 79 78 76 86 94 96 92 82 79 77 75
Dewpt 76 77 77 77 76 74 73 74 76 76 75 75 75 73 72 72 74 75 74 75
Max/Min RH 100 51 99 46 99
RH 77 85 94 97 69 57 53 57 81 90 93 97 70 50 46 52 77 87 90 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE E E E SE SE S E SE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 5 4 3 4 5 9 9 6 3 2 2 2 5 8 11 6 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.26 0.06 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 6000 5700 1900 700 6100 7000 3100 1100
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE S E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 12 5 8 11 14 8
Date 06/12Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
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 75 98 75 99 74 99 76 99
Temp 94 92 79 76 94 92 79 76 95 93 79 74 96 93 80 77 96 94
Dewpt 72 72 74 74 72 72 74 74 71 69 74 74 71 71 75 75 72 73
Min/Max RH 44 96 44 97 39 99 40 96 42
RH 49 53 85 96 50 53 85 96 45 46 85 99 45 49 85 94 46 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 10
$$
TXZ229-100900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
938 PM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024
Date 06/09/24 Mon 06/10/24 Tue 06/11/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 97 78 100 78
Temp 92 83 81 81 87 90 95 94 86 83 80 78 86 94 99 98 89 84 80 78
Dewpt 71 75 74 75 74 72 69 69 71 73 73 73 73 70 68 67 70 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 85 42 85 35 83
RH 51 77 79 82 65 56 43 44 61 72 79 85 65 46 37 37 54 65 77 82
Wind Dir SE SE SE E E E NE E E SE E E SE E E E SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 9 10 9 5 5 5 6 8 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 8 10 8 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.58 0.26 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 900 4400 6100 1400 800 6300 8100 5300 1800
T Wind Dir E E E E SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 11 8 8 9 18 12
Date 06/12Thu 06/13/24Fri 06/14/24Sat 06/15/24Sun 06/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 101 78 102 79 103 77 104 78 104
Temp 95 98 84 78 95 99 84 79 96101 84 77 96101 83 78 97102
Dewpt 69 67 71 73 69 66 71 72 67 62 69 72 65 62 71 73 68 64
Min/Max RH 33 85 32 80 27 85 25 85 28
RH 43 37 65 85 43 34 65 79 39 28 61 85 36 28 67 85 39 29
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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