Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 150818
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
218 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
TXZ245-152200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
218 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 55 39 63 45 70
Temp 48 48 51 53 54 50 48 46 44 41 48 60 63 57 49 48 48 49 59 68 69 62
Dewpt 47 46 49 49 49 47 46 43 41 39 43 43 43 44 44 44 45 47 55 58 61 61
Min/Max RH 80 97 47 91 71
RH 96 93 93 85 82 89 93 88 90 95 82 53 48 62 82 86 88 91 87 72 76 95
Wind Dir NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 9 9 9 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 2 5 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 70 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.44 0 0 0 0
Rain C L L L C
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1200 700 500 1700 2800 400 400 2400 2300
T Wind Dir NE N N N N NE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 20 16 12 12 8 6 6 12 18
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 53 68 33 52 31 49 27 42
Temp 60 57 65 58 45 38 47 44 35 34 45 38 35 31 38 34
Dewpt 59 57 48 44 34 28 33 28 24 25 31 30 27 26 28 28
Max/Min RH 100 48 68 42 73 53 84 64
RH 98 100 54 59 64 67 58 52 63 69 57 73 71 80 67 80
Pwind Dir SW NW N N NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 5 30 40 40
Frzg Rain C
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
SnowShwrs IS
$$
TXZ231-152200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
218 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 54 37 65 42 74
Temp 47 47 49 52 53 53 50 47 43 39 46 61 65 60 51 47 46 45 52 66 73 69
Dewpt 46 45 47 48 47 45 44 42 39 37 39 40 37 38 38 39 40 42 47 53 56 57
Min/Max RH 74 92 35 89 55
RH 96 93 93 86 79 74 80 83 86 92 75 46 35 44 61 74 79 89 82 63 55 66
Wind Dir NE N N N N N N NW NW NW N N NE E SE S S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 8 9 9 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 8 4
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 60 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0 0 0
Rain C L L C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1400 600 400 1900 3600 500 500 3100 3600
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 14 13 9 9 8 5 9 10 13 16
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 53 71 34 51 28 46 25 38
Temp 59 56 67 63 47 37 46 46 35 30 41 38 33 29 34 34
Dewpt 58 52 40 35 30 23 25 18 16 15 22 21 21 20 22 21
Max/Min RH 96 31 57 29 58 42 72 53
RH 96 86 37 35 50 56 43 32 45 53 46 50 60 69 61 57
Pwind Dir S N NE N NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 30 40 30
Frzg Rain C C
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Sleet S
SnowShwrs SC SC IS
$$
TXZ247-152200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
218 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 55 45 60 51 67
Temp 51 51 53 53 54 51 49 49 48 46 50 57 60 56 53 53 53 55 60 64 65 61
Dewpt 50 49 51 50 50 48 47 45 44 43 43 43 44 45 46 46 48 51 55 59 60 61
Min/Max RH 85 95 55 87 82
RH 96 95 93 90 86 91 93 86 86 89 79 61 56 68 77 77 83 87 86 84 84 99
Wind Dir NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 10 10 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 8 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 70 20 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.31 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM SC IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1200 1200 800 1100 1300 500 500 700 1100
T Wind Dir NE N N N N NE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 25 23 20 17 16 9 8 8 12 17
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 55 66 38 50 38 49 33 43
Temp 60 59 63 58 48 41 46 45 40 39 45 40 39 36 38 35
Dewpt 60 59 51 46 37 34 36 31 29 32 36 35 32 32 33 32
Max/Min RH 100 56 75 54 80 64 87 74
RH 100 100 64 63 65 75 68 58 63 76 70 84 76 84 81 87
Pwind Dir SW NW N N NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 10 40 40 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ234-152200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
218 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 53 39 65 42 72
Temp 48 48 49 52 53 52 50 46 43 41 47 61 64 58 50 47 45 45 53 67 70 66
Dewpt 45 44 46 48 47 46 44 43 40 38 40 42 40 41 41 41 41 42 49 56 60 61
Min/Max RH 80 92 41 90 67
RH 89 86 89 86 80 80 80 89 89 89 76 50 41 53 71 79 86 89 86 68 71 84
Wind Dir NE N N N N N N N N N N N N E SE S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 10 11 11 8 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV B2 OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 60 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.16 0 0 0 0
Rain C L L C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 1100 800 400 2000 3700 400 400 3500 4200
T Wind Dir NE N N N N NE S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 16 11 9 9 5 6 6 13 20
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 54 66 34 49 30 46 27 37
Temp 61 58 62 58 45 37 44 44 35 31 41 37 33 29 34 33
Dewpt 61 57 43 39 31 24 28 21 18 17 23 22 21 21 23 25
Max/Min RH 100 43 59 36 60 45 75 61
RH 100 96 50 49 58 59 53 40 49 56 48 54 61 72 64 72
Pwind Dir SW NW N N NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 30 40 40
Frzg Rain C C
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS
SnowShwrs IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ241-152200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
218 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 54 42 65 44 76
Temp 48 49 50 51 53 51 50 50 47 43 49 61 65 60 51 48 47 48 55 68 74 70
Dewpt 48 48 49 49 50 48 47 44 42 40 41 40 38 40 41 41 43 44 50 56 59 60
Min/Max RH 86 91 36 88 60
RH 100 96 96 93 90 90 88 80 83 88 74 45 36 47 67 77 85 88 83 67 60 70
Wind Dir NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 10 11 11 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 60 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0
Rain C L C C
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1300 800 500 2200 3500 400 400 3200 3500
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 18 18 13 11 10 6 9 8 13 16
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 55 73 37 53 32 46 29 40
Temp 61 59 69 64 49 41 47 48 37 34 41 40 36 31 35 36
Dewpt 60 55 42 38 33 27 28 23 21 20 27 27 24 24 25 25
Max/Min RH 96 31 58 33 62 52 79 58
RH 95 87 38 38 54 57 48 38 51 56 57 61 61 75 67 65
Pwind Dir SW N NE N NE NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10 40 40 40
Frzg Rain C C
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
SnowShwrs IS SC
$$
TXZ229-152200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
218 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 56 43 67 46 74
Temp 51 49 50 53 55 55 51 49 46 44 48 62 67 64 55 51 49 48 53 65 73 70
Dewpt 44 42 44 45 45 44 42 40 39 37 38 35 35 36 36 37 38 40 45 50 52 53
Min/Max RH 62 79 30 76 48
RH 77 77 80 74 69 66 71 71 76 76 68 36 30 35 49 59 66 74 74 58 48 55
Wind Dir NE N N N N N NW NW N N N E SE SE SE SE S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 8 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain C C C
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1300 1800 400 300 2500 3900 500 500 2500 3000
T Wind Dir NE N N NW N SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 10 9 5 6 4 4 10 10 13 12
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 53 75 37 54 30 44 27 41
Temp 61 56 69 68 50 40 47 50 38 33 40 41 33 29 36 38
Dewpt 53 46 34 31 29 22 23 16 16 14 17 20 19 18 20 21
Max/Min RH 75 23 48 24 47 37 69 48
RH 75 69 27 25 44 48 38 25 40 45 39 43 56 63 52 50
Pwind Dir SW N NE NE E NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 20
Frzg Rain C S
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ442-152200-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
218 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025
Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 55 48 59 53 68
Temp 53 54 55 53 54 52 51 52 51 49 51 56 59 57 56 56 56 56 60 65 67 65
Dewpt 53 53 53 52 52 50 49 48 45 44 45 44 43 44 45 46 49 51 55 59 61 63
Min/Max RH 93 96 55 84 77
RH 100 96 93 96 93 93 93 86 80 83 80 64 55 62 66 69 77 83 84 81 81 93
Wind Dir NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E SE SE S S S S S
Wind Spd 14 14 16 16 16 16 13 11 11 10 9 9 8 6 4 3 3 3 4 8 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 80 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs NM NM O SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 1400 1300 1000 1600 1800 1000 700 2700 2700
T Wind Dir N N N N N NE E SE S S
T Wind Spd 26 25 21 18 17 12 8 8 13 20
Date Sat 01/18/25 Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 59 67 42 50 43 50 37 44
Temp 63 61 65 61 53 45 46 47 44 43 47 43 44 41 40 37
Dewpt 63 60 52 47 42 36 38 33 34 35 41 41 39 37 37 34
Max/Min RH 100 56 70 55 82 70 93 82
RH 100 97 63 60 66 70 73 58 68 73 79 93 82 86 89 89
Pwind Dir SW NW N N NE NE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 40 40 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
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