Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 150513
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1113 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025
TXZ245-151000-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1113 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025
Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 46 57 40 63 45
Temp 51 50 48 52 55 56 52 48 46 43 41 48 59 62 54 50 49 48 49
Dewpt 47 47 46 49 49 48 47 45 43 41 39 42 42 43 44 45 45 45 47
Max/Min RH 100 75 91 49 95
RH 88 88 93 91 80 75 82 89 88 91 91 79 53 51 69 83 86 89 95
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NE NE E E SE E SE
Wind Spd 5 6 6 9 10 9 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 60 70 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.22 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC NM NM SC IS IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 1300 1300 1100 600 2200 3000 400 400
T Wind Dir NE NE N N N N E SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 21 20 16 13 10 8 9 8
Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 71 53 70 36 55 30 47 25 41
Temp 68 63 60 56 67 59 46 39 51 46 38 33 43 38 31 27 38 34
Dewpt 59 62 59 55 46 44 36 32 33 31 27 26 29 26 21 20 24 25
Min/Max RH 74 100 43 77 45 75 53 75 54
RH 74 97 98 98 46 56 68 76 50 56 63 74 58 62 66 73 56 68
Pwind Dir S SW NW N N N NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 5 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
SnowShwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ231-151000-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1113 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025
Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 46 55 39 64 42
Temp 51 51 48 49 53 55 53 50 48 43 40 47 59 63 58 52 47 45 45
Dewpt 45 46 46 47 47 45 44 42 40 38 36 38 40 39 39 39 40 41 43
Max/Min RH 100 64 88 40 95
RH 80 85 93 93 82 69 71 74 74 82 87 71 49 40 49 62 78 86 95
Wind Dir NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S S SE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 10 10 8 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12HR 60 60 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1400 1600 900 400 2500 3800 500 500
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N E SE S
T Wind Spd 13 17 16 9 8 8 5 10 11
Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 75 52 72 36 54 28 43 24 39
Temp 67 69 60 55 68 64 47 38 49 49 36 30 39 38 31 26 35 36
Dewpt 55 58 59 51 38 35 32 27 25 22 19 17 20 16 14 14 17 17
Min/Max RH 57 95 29 64 32 59 38 62 41
RH 67 68 95 85 33 34 56 64 39 35 50 58 46 40 49 60 47 45
Pwind Dir S SW N NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
SnowShwrs IS
$$
TXZ247-151000-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1113 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025
Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 50 57 45 60 52
Temp 53 53 51 53 55 56 52 50 50 47 46 50 56 58 54 54 53 53 54
Dewpt 51 50 50 51 50 50 48 47 45 43 42 43 43 44 46 46 47 49 52
Max/Min RH 98 79 89 59 92
RH 91 89 97 95 85 81 85 88 82 86 86 79 62 60 73 76 80 85 92
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 11 12 12 12 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 3
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 70 70 20 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.18 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM SC NM NM SC IS IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 1300 1400 1200 900 1600 1600 700 600
T Wind Dir NE NE N N N N NE SE SE
T Wind Spd 21 25 24 19 16 11 10 9 8
Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 67 56 66 41 54 36 47 30 41
Temp 65 62 60 58 65 59 50 44 49 48 42 38 43 40 35 31 38 36
Dewpt 59 62 60 58 49 47 39 36 36 35 32 33 34 32 28 27 27 28
Min/Max RH 80 100 54 75 54 83 67 84 63
RH 82 99100 100 56 63 66 73 60 61 67 82 71 73 74 83 66 72
Pwind Dir S SW NW N N N NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-151000-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1113 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025
Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 48 55 40 64 43
Temp 51 51 50 50 53 55 53 50 47 42 40 46 59 63 57 50 47 45 46
Dewpt 46 45 45 46 47 47 44 43 42 39 37 40 42 41 41 41 42 43 43
Max/Min RH 89 71 89 44 93
RH 83 80 83 86 80 74 71 77 83 89 89 79 53 44 55 71 83 93 89
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 10 10 11 11 9 6 6 5 5 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 60 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.19 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 1100 1400 500 400 2500 3800 400 400
T Wind Dir NE NE N N N N NE S S
T Wind Spd 13 17 17 12 11 8 6 8 8
Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 72 54 68 36 52 28 43 25 38
Temp 67 67 62 58 65 59 45 38 47 46 36 31 38 37 31 27 35 35
Dewpt 58 63 62 55 43 39 33 28 28 25 20 18 21 19 16 16 19 20
Min/Max RH 71 100 40 68 41 61 44 66 48
RH 73 87100 90 45 47 63 67 47 43 52 58 50 48 53 63 52 54
Pwind Dir S SW NW N N N NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 5 10 20 20 20
Frzg Rain S
Rain Shwrs IS
SnowShwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ241-151000-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1113 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025
Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 48 55 42 64 45
Temp 51 51 50 50 52 55 53 50 49 46 43 49 60 64 59 51 48 47 48
Dewpt 49 50 49 49 49 49 47 45 43 41 39 40 40 39 40 41 42 43 45
Max/Min RH 100 79 86 40 91
RH 93 95 96 96 90 80 80 82 79 81 86 70 48 40 49 68 79 88 90
Wind Dir NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 9 11 11 11 9 6 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12HR 70 70 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.09 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM NM SC
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 900 1400 1500 900 600 2700 3500 400 400
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N E SE S
T Wind Spd 16 20 18 13 11 9 6 9 8
Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 76 56 74 38 55 31 44 26 39
Temp 67 70 63 59 71 65 50 42 50 49 39 33 40 40 33 29 36 36
Dewpt 57 60 61 55 39 37 36 31 28 27 24 21 24 22 19 17 20 21
Min/Max RH 60 96 28 65 36 62 46 63 47
RH 71 71 95 87 32 36 59 65 42 41 54 61 53 48 55 61 52 54
Pwind Dir S SW N NE N NE NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-151000-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1113 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025
Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 48 57 42 66 46
Temp 51 51 50 50 54 57 55 52 50 46 43 49 60 65 62 55 51 49 48
Dewpt 43 44 44 45 44 44 43 42 40 39 37 38 36 35 36 38 39 39 41
Max/Min RH 83 59 79 33 78
RH 74 77 80 83 69 62 64 69 68 76 79 66 41 33 38 53 63 68 77
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N N E E SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 5 6 6 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 50 40 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1600 1900 400 400 3400 4300 500 500
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 12 11 4 5 4 6 11 11
Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 74 54 75 38 56 31 44 26 41
Temp 65 70 61 57 70 67 50 42 51 52 39 33 39 41 33 29 37 40
Dewpt 50 53 53 45 32 31 32 27 23 21 17 15 16 15 13 13 15 16
Min/Max RH 49 75 20 55 27 48 33 52 34
RH 58 55 75 64 24 26 50 55 33 29 40 47 39 34 43 51 40 37
Pwind Dir S SW NW NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ442-151000-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1113 PM CST Tue Jan 14 2025
Date 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 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
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 53 57 49 59 54
Temp 57 56 55 55 55 56 54 52 52 51 49 52 56 58 56 56 56 56 56
Dewpt 56 55 54 53 52 51 49 48 47 45 44 45 44 44 45 46 48 50 52
Max/Min RH 100 83 86 60 87
RH 96 96 96 93 90 83 83 86 83 80 83 77 64 60 66 69 74 80 86
Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE S
Wind Spd 14 14 14 16 14 16 14 14 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 5 4 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2
PoP 12HR 70 70 30 10 5
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.15 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1200 1400 1900 1800 1200 2100 2200 1300 800
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N NE E S
T Wind Spd 25 27 26 20 17 13 11 9 10
Date 01/17/25 Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 68 59 68 45 53 39 48 33 40
Temp 65 65 63 61 66 62 55 48 50 50 46 43 44 43 40 35 36 37
Dewpt 60 63 63 59 50 47 44 39 38 37 37 37 39 37 33 30 30 30
Min/Max RH 80 100 52 72 59 82 73 82 73
RH 84 93100 93 56 58 66 71 63 61 71 79 82 79 76 82 79 75
Pwind Dir S SW N NE N N NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 10 20 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC 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