Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 221958
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
TXZ245-230900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
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 91 78 92 79
Temp 90 86 81 80 79 77 87 90 89 86 82 81 80 78 87 91 90 87 82 81 80 79
Dewpt 75 74 76 76 77 77 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 80 79 80 78 78 78 77 78
Max/Min RH 99 68 99 68 96
RH 62 69 85 88 93 99 79 72 72 79 87 90 93 99 79 69 72 76 88 91 91 96
Wind Dir E E E E E NE E E E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 8 5 4 3 3 5 8 8 5 4 3 2 2 4 6 6 5 5 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.17 0 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 600 3000 3100 1700 1200 3300 3200 2000 1200
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 12 9 11 17 13 9 11 14 14 10
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 79 92 79 93 79 93 80 93
Temp 90 87 82 79 91 87 82 79 92 87 82 79 92 87 83 80 92 88
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 79
Min/Max RH 67 96 67 96 66 96 66 94 67
RH 70 75 87 96 69 76 88 96 67 76 87 96 67 76 85 94 67 76
Pwind Dir SE S SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 20 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-230900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 93 75 94 75
Temp 93 88 80 76 74 73 83 90 91 87 82 78 77 75 84 91 93 89 82 78 77 76
Dewpt 71 70 71 73 73 73 77 76 77 76 77 77 76 75 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 60 100
RH 49 55 74 90 95100 84 64 64 69 85 97 97100 83 66 60 68 85 97 97100
Wind Dir E E SE E N NE E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 3 2 2 2 4 6 6 8 3 2 1 2 2 6 8 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 40 0 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.13 0.03 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 700 3700 4400 2000 800 4600 4500 2800 900
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 6 10 16 12 8 11 14 14 9
Date 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 75 95 75 95 76 97 77 97
Temp 91 90 79 75 92 91 79 75 92 91 79 76 94 91 80 78 94 91
Dewpt 78 77 77 75 76 76 77 75 77 76 77 76 76 76 78 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 59 100 57 100 56 100 51 97 52
RH 65 65 94100 60 63 94100 62 62 94100 57 62 93 97 57 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-230900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
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 89 81 89 82
Temp 87 85 82 82 82 81 86 87 87 86 83 83 82 81 85 87 89 87 84 83 83 82
Dewpt 75 75 76 77 77 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 78
Max/Min RH 91 73 93 73 88
RH 67 71 81 84 85 90 79 76 76 78 84 85 88 91 81 76 73 76 84 85 84 88
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 11 10 10 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 8 9 9 8 8 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 40 10 20 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.16 0 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1600 1200 2300 2400 1800 1600 2400 2600 2100 1700
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE E SE SE S
T Wind Spd 17 13 13 17 16 12 11 14 16 13
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 89 82 90 82 90 82 90 83 90
Temp 88 87 84 82 88 87 84 83 88 87 84 83 89 87 84 83 90 87
Dewpt 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 79 79 78 78 78 80 78
Min/Max RH 72 89 72 87 70 88 71 87 71
RH 74 74 82 88 75 76 82 84 75 74 82 88 74 75 84 87 73 76
Pwind Dir SE S SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 5 20 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-230900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 90 75 91 76
Temp 90 88 78 76 75 74 84 88 89 88 80 78 77 75 83 88 90 88 81 79 78 76
Dewpt 73 73 74 74 74 74 79 79 79 77 77 77 77 75 80 80 79 78 78 78 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 70 100
RH 58 61 88 94 97100 85 75 73 70 91 97100100 91 77 70 72 91 97 97100
Wind Dir E SE SE E NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 10 9 4 2 2 4 4 6 8 8 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 5 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 0 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 600 400 4100 4500 1200 600 3800 4300 2200 500
T Wind Dir E NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 9 6 9 13 9 6 8 13 11 8
Date 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 76 91 76 92 77 92 78 92
Temp 89 88 79 76 89 89 79 77 91 89 79 77 91 89 80 78 91 88
Dewpt 79 78 77 76 79 78 77 77 79 78 77 77 79 78 78 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 68 100 66 100 64 100 64 100 66
RH 73 72 94100 73 70 94100 68 70 94100 68 70 94100 68 72
Pwind Dir SE S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-230900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
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 91 76 93 77
Temp 90 86 80 77 77 75 82 86 89 87 81 79 77 76 83 88 92 88 82 79 78 77
Dewpt 74 74 74 75 75 75 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 76 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 65 98
RH 60 68 82 92 92100 87 77 72 75 90 96 99100 88 75 65 73 87 96 96 97
Wind Dir E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E NE E E SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 10 9 4 2 2 4 6 8 8 8 4 2 2 2 4 6 9 9 5 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 50 5 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.29 0 0.06 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1400 700 3100 4100 1600 800 3500 4400 2200 900
T Wind Dir E NE E E SE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 6 11 16 12 6 11 14 13 9
Date 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
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 76 93 76 94 77 95 79 95
Temp 90 89 79 76 90 89 80 77 91 90 80 77 92 90 81 79 92 90
Dewpt 78 77 77 76 78 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 77 78 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 62 100 63 100 62 99 57 96 59
RH 67 69 94100 69 71 91100 66 68 91 99 64 66 90 96 63 67
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 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 0 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ229-230900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 94 78 97 79
Temp 93 92 84 79 77 75 83 90 92 91 84 81 79 78 84 91 96 93 86 83 80 79
Dewpt 69 68 70 71 72 72 74 72 72 73 75 75 75 76 76 74 73 73 75 75 76 76
Max/Min RH 90 49 94 48 92
RH 46 46 63 77 85 90 74 56 52 56 74 82 88 94 77 58 48 52 70 77 88 91
Wind Dir E E SE SE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 5 2 2 2 3 4 6 8 5 3 2 2 4 5 6 9 8 5 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 700 600 5000 5100 2000 900 4900 5500 2900 900
T Wind Dir SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 5 9 13 12 6 10 12 17 11
Date 06/25Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24Sat 06/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 78 97 79 98 79 99 80 99
Temp 93 95 83 78 93 95 83 79 93 95 84 79 94 96 84 80 94 95
Dewpt 73 72 75 75 74 71 75 76 74 71 75 76 73 71 75 76 74 72
Min/Max RH 42 91 44 91 43 91 40 88 42
RH 52 48 77 91 54 46 77 91 54 46 74 91 51 45 74 88 53 48
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10
$$
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