Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 211128
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
628 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
TXZ245-212100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
628 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 77 92 77 92
Temp 78 87 89 90 86 82 81 79 77 87 90 91 87 81 81 79 77 87 90 91 88
Dewpt 76 78 77 78 77 77 77 76 76 78 76 75 75 75 76 76 77 79 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 67 96 60 100 68
RH 93 75 68 67 74 85 87 91 96 74 64 60 68 82 84 93 99 76 71 68 72
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 10 8 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 8 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 30 20 50
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.08 0.03 0 0.11
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3400 3500 1200 700 3900 3800 2100 1000 3600 3500
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E SE
T Wind Spd 18 18 14 10 14 16 13 9 12 14
Coast Flood W W W W
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 92 79 92 80 93 79 93
Temp 82 79 90 88 82 79 91 88 82 80 91 89 82 80 92 88
Dewpt 78 78 80 79 79 78 80 79 79 79 81 80 78 79 80 79
Max/Min RH 97 68 97 67 97 67 96 65
RH 88 96 72 75 90 97 72 75 90 97 73 75 88 96 67 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 30 5 20 5 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ231-212100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
628 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 73 93 72 93
Temp 75 82 88 91 86 79 76 74 73 83 90 92 88 79 76 74 73 82 89 92 88
Dewpt 75 78 77 76 75 75 75 74 73 77 75 75 73 72 73 73 73 77 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 63 100 57 100 64
RH 100 87 70 63 70 88 97100100 84 62 57 61 79 90 97100 85 69 64 71
Wind Dir NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E SE E NE NE NE E E SE
Wind Spd 5 8 10 10 9 4 2 2 2 4 8 8 8 2 1 1 2 3 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 5 30 5 50
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.01 0.03 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3600 4300 1400 500 4900 4800 2000 900 4300 4400
T Wind Dir E E E E E E SE E E E
T Wind Spd 17 17 11 6 11 14 11 8 11 14
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 94 75 95 76 96 76 98
Temp 78 75 91 89 79 76 92 89 80 76 93 91 80 76 94 92
Dewpt 77 75 79 77 77 76 78 77 77 76 79 78 78 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 58 100 57 100 50
RH 97100 67 68 94100 64 68 91100 64 66 94100 58 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 20 0 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
$$
TXZ247-212100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
628 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 81 89 81 90
Temp 81 86 88 89 86 83 83 82 82 86 88 89 86 83 83 82 82 86 88 89 87
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 76 77 77 76 76 77 77 75 75 76 76 76 77 78 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 68 85 65 88 71
RH 87 75 71 68 71 82 82 84 84 74 69 65 69 78 80 84 87 78 74 71 75
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE
Wind Spd 11 12 12 12 12 10 9 8 8 9 11 11 10 9 6 5 5 8 9 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 30 50
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.14
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3000 2900 2000 1500 3000 3000 2300 1800 2700 2800
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 19 18 18 14 16 18 16 12 13 14
Coast Flood W W W W
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 81 90 82 90 83 90 82 90
Temp 83 82 88 86 84 83 89 87 84 83 89 87 84 83 90 87
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 79 79 80 79 79 79 80 79 78 79 80 78
Max/Min RH 90 71 88 72 88 72 88 71
RH 85 90 75 78 85 88 75 76 85 88 76 76 83 87 73 76
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 30 5 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ234-212100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
628 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 74 90 73 90
Temp 75 83 86 88 86 79 76 76 74 83 88 90 87 79 75 73 75 82 88 89 87
Dewpt 75 78 79 79 78 76 76 75 74 78 76 75 75 73 74 73 74 79 80 80 79
Min/Max RH 75 100 62 100 75
RH 100 85 80 75 77 91100 97100 85 68 62 68 82 97100 97 91 77 75 77
Wind Dir NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E SE SE E NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 10 10 8 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 8 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 20 10 5 40
QPF 12HR 0.24 0 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3900 4000 900 400 4400 4700 2000 500 3900 3900
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 10 6 11 14 10 8 9 14
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 90 76 91 77 92 76 94
Temp 78 76 87 87 79 77 88 88 80 77 89 89 80 77 91 89
Dewpt 78 76 81 79 78 77 80 79 78 77 81 80 78 77 80 79
Max/Min RH 100 75 100 73 100 70 100 64
RH 100100 82 77 97100 77 75 94100 77 75 94100 70 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 5 30 0 20 5 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-212100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
628 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 75 91 75 91
Temp 76 83 88 90 86 80 77 76 75 83 88 90 87 80 77 77 75 83 88 90 87
Dewpt 75 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 74 77 77 76 75 75 75 75 75 78 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 67 100 64 100 70
RH 97 84 72 67 74 87 96 99 99 84 72 64 69 87 94 94100 84 75 70 76
Wind Dir NE E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 6 9 11 11 10 4 2 2 3 6 9 10 9 3 2 2 3 5 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 50 20 60
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.02 0.08 0 0.30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS NM NM NM NM
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL 3 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4000 4600 1400 500 3800 4600 2100 600 4100 4000
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E NE E E
T Wind Spd 17 18 11 6 12 16 12 9 11 14
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 93 77 94 77 94 77 96
Temp 79 77 89 88 80 77 91 90 80 77 91 90 80 77 93 91
Dewpt 78 77 79 78 77 77 79 78 78 77 79 79 78 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 100 69 99 62 100 62 100 55
RH 96100 73 73 91 99 69 70 93100 69 71 93100 62 66
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 5 20 0 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-212100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
628 AM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024
Date Fri 06/21/24 Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 76 93 75 95
Temp 77 82 87 91 88 82 79 77 76 82 89 92 91 84 80 76 75 82 90 94 92
Dewpt 75 76 74 73 73 74 74 74 74 75 73 71 72 73 72 72 72 74 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 56 94 50 90 51
RH 94 82 65 56 61 77 85 90 94 79 59 51 54 70 77 87 90 77 58 51 54
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E NE E E E E SE SE E NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 8 9 10 10 10 6 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 30 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.01 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4400 4800 900 700 5000 5400 3200 600 4900 5400
T Wind Dir E E E E E E SE E E E
T Wind Spd 17 17 13 8 10 12 13 9 8 11
Date Mon 06/24/24Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 96 78 98 79 99 79 100
Temp 82 77 91 93 82 78 92 96 83 79 93 96 84 79 94 98
Dewpt 76 76 75 75 76 75 74 73 76 76 74 72 76 76 74 71
Max/Min RH 97 51 91 45 91 43 91 40
RH 82 97 60 56 82 91 56 48 80 91 54 46 77 91 53 42
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 5 0 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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