Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 221334
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
833 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
TXZ245-222100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
833 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 78 92 78 92
Temp 88 91 90 86 81 81 80 78 87 89 91 88 82 82 80 79 87 90 91 88
Dewpt 76 75 75 76 76 77 77 77 79 79 80 79 79 78 78 78 79 79 80 79
Min/Max RH 60 97 70 97 70
RH 68 60 62 72 85 88 91 97 78 72 71 75 90 88 93 97 79 72 71 75
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 10 10 8 5 4 3 3 4 6 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 6 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 50 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.06 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3200 1300 700 3100 3000 1900 1100 3100 3300
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 10 13 17 13 9 12 16
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
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 79 92 79 92 79 93 79 92
Temp 82 79 90 88 82 79 90 88 82 80 92 88 83 80 91 88
Dewpt 78 78 80 79 78 78 79 79 78 78 80 79 78 78 79 79
Max/Min RH 96 69 97 68 96 67 93 67
RH 88 96 73 74 88 97 72 76 88 96 68 75 87 93 68 77
Pwind Dir S SE S SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-222100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
833 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 74 92 75 94
Temp 85 90 93 89 80 77 76 74 83 88 91 88 81 78 77 75 83 91 93 89
Dewpt 76 74 72 71 74 75 74 74 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 75 78 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 50 100 65 100 60
RH 74 59 51 55 82 92 94100 84 71 65 70 88 97 97100 85 66 60 68
Wind Dir E E E E SE E NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 8 8 3 2 2 2 3 6 6 6 3 2 1 1 2 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 60 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.03 0.09 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5100 1900 800 3100 3200 2100 900 4700 5100
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE E SE
T Wind Spd 14 12 6 12 16 12 6 11 18
Date Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 93 75 94 75 95 76 97
Temp 79 75 91 89 79 75 91 90 79 75 92 91 80 76 94 91
Dewpt 77 75 77 77 77 75 77 77 78 75 77 77 77 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 58 100 54 100 53
RH 96100 65 67 94100 64 66 97100 61 63 91100 57 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0 10 5 10
$$
TXZ247-222100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
833 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 89
Temp 86 88 87 85 83 83 82 81 86 87 89 86 83 83 83 81 86 87 89 86
Dewpt 76 76 75 76 77 77 77 77 79 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 65 90 73 91 73
RH 71 68 68 75 82 84 85 90 80 75 73 76 84 87 85 91 79 76 73 76
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 12 12 11 10 8 6 5 8 8 10 9 8 6 5 4 5 8 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 50 50 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.08 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 2 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 1800 1500 2300 2300 1800 1600 2400 2300
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 17 13 14 17 14 12 13 16
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
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 82 89 82 89 82 90 82 90
Temp 83 83 88 87 83 84 88 86 84 83 88 87 84 83 89 87
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 79 79 79 78 79 80 79 78 79 79 79
Max/Min RH 88 73 87 74 87 72 88 72
RH 85 85 76 76 85 85 76 79 84 87 76 76 82 88 74 76
Pwind Dir S SE S SE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 10 5 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ234-222100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
833 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 75 90 76 90
Temp 85 90 90 87 79 77 76 75 84 87 89 87 80 79 77 76 84 88 89 87
Dewpt 77 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 79 80 80 79 77 78 77 76 80 80 80 79
Min/Max RH 60 100 75 100 75
RH 77 60 60 65 88 94 97100 85 80 75 77 91 97100100 88 77 75 77
Wind Dir E E E SE SE E NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 9 8 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 8 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 50 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4800 700 400 3800 4200 1600 600 4100 4400
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 9 6 10 14 10 6 11 14
Date Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 90 76 91 76 92 77 92
Temp 79 77 89 87 79 77 89 88 79 77 90 89 80 77 92 88
Dewpt 78 77 79 79 77 77 79 79 78 77 80 79 78 77 79 78
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 70 100 66 100 66
RH 97100 73 77 94100 73 75 97100 73 73 94100 66 72
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-222100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
833 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
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 90 76 91 76 93
Temp 85 88 90 86 80 78 77 77 83 87 90 87 81 79 77 76 84 90 92 88
Dewpt 77 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 78 79 79 78 77 78 77 76 79 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 62 99 70 100 66
RH 77 66 63 71 88 94 97 97 85 78 71 76 88 96 99100 84 72 66 74
Wind Dir E E E E E E NE NE E E E E E SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 10 9 4 2 2 3 5 6 8 8 4 2 2 2 3 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 70 5 40
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.01 0.20 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4100 1500 600 2900 3600 1900 600 4400 4300
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E SE
T Wind Spd 17 11 6 13 17 13 6 11 18
Date Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
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 76 93 77 94 77 95
Temp 79 77 90 89 80 76 90 89 80 77 91 90 81 77 92 90
Dewpt 78 77 78 78 77 76 78 78 78 77 78 78 77 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 63 100 61 99 59
RH 96 99 70 72 91100 69 72 94100 66 69 90 99 64 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 0 10 0 10 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-222100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
833 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024
Date Sat 06/22/24 Sun 06/23/24 Mon 06/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 77 93 78 95
Temp 82 89 92 91 83 80 79 77 83 90 92 90 83 81 79 78 84 91 94 93
Dewpt 74 71 69 69 71 72 73 73 75 74 74 75 76 75 76 75 76 75 73 74
Min/Max RH 45 88 56 92 50
RH 77 56 47 48 67 77 82 87 77 60 56 62 80 82 91 91 77 60 51 54
Wind Dir E E E E SE SE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 8 4 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 5 3 2 2 4 5 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 40 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6700 1000 900 4600 4500 2100 800 4800 5200
T Wind Dir E SE E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 6 11 14 14 9 9 13
Date Tue 06/25/24Wed 06/26/24Thu 06/27/24Fri 06/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 97 78 98 78 99 79 100
Temp 83 78 92 95 83 78 93 96 83 78 93 96 84 79 94 97
Dewpt 76 75 74 72 75 75 74 72 75 75 74 71 75 76 73 72
Max/Min RH 92 45 91 44 92 41 91 40
RH 80 91 56 48 77 91 54 46 77 91 54 45 74 91 51 45
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
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