Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 170535
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1235 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
TXZ245-172100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1235 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 77 91 79 92
Temp 78 77 87 90 89 86 81 79 79 78 86 89 89 86 82 81 80 79 87 90 90 86
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 79 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 62 99 68 99 67
RH 96 97 74 63 66 73 85 94 96 99 79 69 68 75 85 90 96 94 76 69 68 79
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 5 2 4 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 3 6 8 6 5 5 5 4 6 10 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 400 3200 2900 2100 500 3200 3200 1900 1000 3300 3300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 13 13 9 8 13 16 12 17 18
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 80 92 79 92 79 92 79 93
Temp 81 80 90 87 81 80 90 86 81 80 90 87 82 80 91 87
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 99 69 96 69 96 68 97 66
RH 91 96 69 75 91 96 71 76 91 96 70 78 91 94 67 75
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-172100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1235 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 74 99 75 100
Temp 75 73 85 96 98 92 82 77 75 74 85 94 96 91 83 79 77 76 86 95 97 92
Dewpt 74 73 74 69 66 67 72 74 74 74 74 71 70 72 74 75 75 74 76 72 71 73
Min/Max RH 35 100 43 97 43
RH 97100 70 41 35 44 72 90 97 99 70 48 43 54 73 88 94 94 72 48 43 54
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 6 9 11 11 8 4 2 2 4 6 9 11 8 6 5 4 8 9 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 600 4900 7200 2900 600 6100 8000 3600 1100 6000 8100
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 13 16 18 10 11 16 19 13 17 18
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 100 76 101 76 101 76 101
Temp 79 76 96 92 79 77 97 93 79 76 97 92 79 76 96 92
Dewpt 75 75 72 73 76 75 72 73 76 75 71 72 77 75 71 71
Max/Min RH 97 42 97 41 99 41 97 41
RH 88 97 46 54 91 94 45 53 93 97 43 52 94 97 45 51
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-172100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1235 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 88 80 88 81 89
Temp 81 81 86 87 87 84 83 82 82 81 85 86 87 85 83 82 82 82 86 87 87 85
Dewpt 76 76 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 79 78 78 77 77 78 78 78 80 80 79 78
Min/Max RH 71 91 75 88 78
RH 85 85 76 74 71 76 81 84 87 88 81 77 75 79 82 87 88 87 81 80 78 80
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 8 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 6 9 9 9 10 10 8 9 10 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1100 2400 2200 1500 1000 2100 2100 2000 1700 2300 2300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 11 12 16 13 9 13 17 16 16 17
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 82 89 81 89 81 89 82 89
Temp 83 82 87 85 83 82 87 85 83 82 87 85 83 82 88 85
Dewpt 79 78 80 79 78 78 80 78 78 78 80 79 79 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 91 76 91 75 88 74 90 74
RH 87 88 79 81 85 88 79 79 85 88 80 81 87 88 76 80
Pwind Dir S S S S S SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-172100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1235 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 74 94 76 94
Temp 76 74 85 92 92 88 79 77 76 75 83 89 89 86 81 79 78 76 86 91 90 87
Dewpt 74 74 75 72 71 72 73 74 75 75 77 74 74 74 75 76 76 75 78 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 51 100 60 97 58
RH 94100 72 52 51 59 82 90 97100 82 61 61 68 82 91 94 97 77 60 60 68
Wind Dir S SE S S SE S S S SW SW S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 2 4 6 9 9 5 3 2 2 2 5 8 9 6 5 4 4 6 10 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 400 4500 5400 600 400 5800 5900 1600 500 5700 6200
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 12 10 6 6 13 13 9 13 17
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 94 76 95 76 95 76 96
Temp 79 78 92 87 79 77 92 87 78 77 93 88 79 77 93 89
Dewpt 77 76 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 76 74 76 77 76 74 75
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 54 100 54 100 52
RH 94 94 58 68 94 97 58 68 94 97 54 68 94 97 54 64
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-172100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1235 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 98 73 97 75 98
Temp 75 74 85 94 95 89 80 77 75 74 85 93 93 89 81 79 77 76 85 93 94 89
Dewpt 74 74 73 69 67 70 74 75 74 74 74 71 71 72 75 76 76 75 75 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 40 100 47 100 47
RH 99100 67 44 40 54 81 94 99 99 70 48 48 57 82 93 97 97 72 51 49 59
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 8 10 11 11 8 4 4 3 5 8 11 11 9 6 6 5 8 10 12 13
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 600 4500 5500 2400 600 5800 6800 2400 900 5700 6700
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 17 17 9 10 16 17 11 18 20
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 98 76 99 76 98 76 99
Temp 78 77 94 89 79 77 94 90 78 77 94 90 79 77 94 89
Dewpt 76 76 72 74 76 76 73 74 77 75 71 73 77 75 71 73
Max/Min RH 99 48 100 47 99 46 99 45
RH 93 97 49 61 91 96 50 60 96 94 48 59 94 94 48 59
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 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-172100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1235 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 103 75 101 77 102
Temp 78 75 84 94100 98 88 82 78 75 84 93 98 97 89 84 80 77 85 94 99 98
Dewpt 71 71 72 67 61 61 66 70 71 71 72 68 64 64 70 72 71 72 73 70 66 66
Min/Max RH 27 87 31 85 32
RH 79 87 67 41 28 30 48 67 79 87 67 44 33 34 54 67 74 85 67 46 34 35
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 8 9 11 9 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 9 8 6 5 6 8 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1000 4800 8400 1200 1000 5700 9300 5700 1500 6400 10300
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 20 12 11 13 20 12 16 18
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 103 78 104 78 103 77 102
Temp 84 78 95100 84 78 96100 84 78 95100 84 77 95100
Dewpt 72 72 70 65 73 73 68 64 73 73 69 65 73 73 69 65
Max/Min RH 82 31 85 28 85 29 88 30
RH 67 82 45 32 70 85 40 31 70 85 43 32 70 88 43 32
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-172100-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1235 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25
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 87 79 88 80 88
Temp 80 80 85 86 87 84 82 82 80 79 84 86 87 85 82 82 81 81 85 87 88 85
Dewpt 76 75 77 77 76 77 76 77 76 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 70 94 72 88 75
RH 88 85 77 75 70 80 82 85 88 94 80 77 72 77 85 88 88 88 80 77 75 80
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 6 6 9 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 700 2400 2200 1600 900 2100 2200 1800 1300 2500 2300
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 17 18 13 11 17 18 16 18 20
Date Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25
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 80 88 81 88 81 88 80 88
Temp 82 81 87 85 82 82 87 85 82 81 87 85 82 81 88 85
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 78 78 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 91 75 88 75 91 75 91 72
RH 88 91 77 80 88 88 77 82 88 91 77 80 88 88 72 80
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 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