Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 180528
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
TXZ245-182100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 96 75 97 76 96
Temp 80 78 89 94 93 89 83 81 79 77 88 93 93 88 83 82 80 77 88 93 93 89
Dewpt 77 76 80 77 77 77 78 77 76 75 79 76 76 76 77 77 76 75 79 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 58 96 56 96 56
RH 91 96 75 59 59 68 84 90 91 96 75 58 59 68 82 85 90 96 75 57 58 65
Wind Dir S SW SE SE SE SE SE SE W NW NW E SE SE SE S SW NW N E SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 6 5 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.04 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 400 3800 3800 1300 1200 4100 4400 1100 500 4700 4600
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SW N E S SW N SE
T Wind Spd 8 4 12 9 5 4 8 6 5 5 11
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 95 75 93 75 93 75 93
Temp 81 77 91 88 81 76 91 87 81 77 91 87 80 76 91 88
Dewpt 77 75 77 76 77 74 77 77 77 74 77 77 77 75 78 77
Max/Min RH 94 63 94 63 93 63 97 64
RH 88 94 63 69 88 94 64 74 88 92 65 73 91 97 66 70
Pwind Dir S SE S E S E S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 40 40 40 40 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-182100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 103 74 102 75 101
Temp 78 76 87 97101 95 85 81 78 76 86 96 97 91 84 81 77 76 87 96 98 92
Dewpt 76 75 77 72 69 70 73 74 75 74 77 71 70 71 73 74 74 73 76 72 69 71
Min/Max RH 36 94 41 94 39
RH 96 97 72 44 36 45 66 79 90 94 74 45 42 52 70 79 90 90 70 46 39 51
Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE W E E E E SE S W NW NE E E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 5 6 9 5 2 2 1 2 5 6 5 2 2 2 1 2 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 40 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.04 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 500 5700 8300 2200 500 7400 7900 3200 600 7100 9600
T Wind Dir S SE E SE S SE NE SE S E E
T Wind Spd 9 6 11 14 6 6 11 9 5 6 11
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 99 75 96 75 96 74 96
Temp 81 76 93 91 80 76 91 89 79 75 91 88 79 75 92 91
Dewpt 73 73 73 72 75 74 74 74 76 74 74 74 76 74 73 72
Max/Min RH 90 46 97 49 97 52 97 48
RH 77 90 52 55 87 94 58 61 93 97 58 63 91 97 54 54
Pwind Dir S NE SE NE SE NE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 30 50 30 40 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ247-182100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 80 92 80 92
Temp 83 82 88 90 90 87 85 83 82 81 88 90 90 87 85 84 83 81 88 90 90 87
Dewpt 78 77 79 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 79 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 79 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 66 88 66 87 65
RH 85 85 77 69 67 72 79 84 87 88 75 67 67 73 76 80 84 85 75 67 66 71
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE S SW NW NW E SE SE SE SE S NW N E SE SE
Wind Spd 4 3 3 5 8 6 5 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 4 5 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 40 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 700 2700 2200 1300 1300 2500 2400 1300 1300 2300 1900
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE SW N E S SW N SE
T Wind Spd 9 5 10 10 6 5 9 8 8 6 11
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 91 79 90 79 90 80 90
Temp 84 82 89 86 83 81 88 86 83 81 88 86 83 81 88 87
Dewpt 77 77 78 76 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 76 78 77
Max/Min RH 84 68 87 69 88 72 85 69
RH 80 84 70 72 81 87 72 75 81 88 72 74 81 85 74 73
Pwind Dir S SE S E SE E S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 40 40 40 40 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ234-182100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 75 96 75 98
Temp 77 76 87 94 98 93 83 79 77 76 86 92 93 89 82 79 77 76 87 93 94 91
Dewpt 76 75 79 75 74 73 74 75 74 74 77 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 77 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 47 94 54 97 53
RH 97 97 77 54 47 52 74 88 90 94 75 56 56 64 79 88 94 94 72 56 53 58
Wind Dir S NW W E SE SE S S W NW NW NE E E SE S W NW NW E E SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 5 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 60 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.07 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS NM NM SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 400 6000 7100 500 1000 6100 5700 1000 400 7000 8000
T Wind Dir SW S E S SW NW E S SW N E
T Wind Spd 5 4 9 10 5 6 8 6 5 5 10
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 96 74 94 75 94 74 94
Temp 79 76 90 88 78 75 89 88 77 75 89 86 77 75 90 89
Dewpt 76 74 75 76 75 74 76 77 76 74 76 77 76 74 76 75
Max/Min RH 97 60 97 64 97 60 97 56
RH 91 94 62 68 91 97 66 70 97 97 66 75 97 97 64 64
Pwind Dir S N S NE S NE S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 60 40 60 30 50 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-182100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 75 100 75 99
Temp 77 76 86 95 98 93 84 80 77 76 86 95 96 91 83 80 77 76 86 93 95 91
Dewpt 76 75 76 72 71 71 74 75 75 75 75 71 70 72 73 74 75 73 74 72 70 71
Min/Max RH 40 97 42 96 45
RH 97 96 72 48 42 49 73 87 96 96 71 46 43 53 72 84 92 90 69 50 45 52
Wind Dir S SE S SE E SE SE S S S SW E E E E S SW W N NE E E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 5 9 11 6 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC FW CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 40 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.02 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 600 5500 7500 2500 500 6900 7600 3200 1000 7000 8000
T Wind Dir S SE E SE S SE E SE S E E
T Wind Spd 9 8 12 12 6 5 10 10 6 6 11
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 75 97 75 96 75 93 74 95
Temp 79 76 93 90 79 76 91 88 79 76 89 87 78 76 91 89
Dewpt 74 73 72 73 75 73 73 74 75 74 74 74 76 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 94 48 93 50 97 58 99 52
RH 84 90 51 58 87 90 55 62 90 96 60 65 94 96 58 60
Pwind Dir S NE S NE SE NE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 30 50 30 50 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ229-182100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 103 77 102 78 100
Temp 80 76 85 95101100 90 85 81 77 86 95 99 96 88 84 80 78 86 94 98 95
Dewpt 74 74 74 68 64 64 69 71 71 72 73 68 65 66 70 71 71 71 72 68 66 66
Min/Max RH 29 85 33 79 35
RH 82 94 70 42 30 31 50 63 72 85 65 42 33 38 55 65 74 79 63 43 35 39
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E SE E E E E SE SE N N NE E E
Wind Spd 5 4 5 5 6 9 8 6 4 2 2 4 5 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 800 5400 8200 800 700 7300 9900 5200 400 7500 10100
T Wind Dir S SE E SE SE E E E S E E
T Wind Spd 10 8 11 17 9 6 11 14 5 5 11
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 98 76 95 75 95 75 96
Temp 84 77 92 91 81 76 89 90 81 75 89 90 81 76 90 92
Dewpt 71 71 69 68 72 72 71 69 73 72 72 70 73 73 71 68
Max/Min RH 82 43 88 47 90 49 90 43
RH 65 82 47 47 74 87 56 50 77 90 57 52 77 90 54 46
Pwind Dir SE NE E NE E NE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 60 40 50 40 40 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS NM SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ442-182100-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1228 AM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025
Date Mon 08/18/25 Tue 08/19/25 Wed 08/20/25
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 90 80 91 80 90
Temp 82 81 86 89 89 87 84 83 82 80 86 89 89 86 84 83 82 81 86 89 89 87
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 78 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 70 91 68 88 68
RH 88 91 80 70 70 75 82 85 88 91 77 70 68 75 82 82 85 88 77 70 68 72
Wind Dir S S SE E E SE SE SE S W W E E SE SE SE S W N E E SE
Wind Spd 5 4 3 8 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 5 4 3 5 5 6 9 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 30 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 500 2400 1900 1300 600 2000 1800 1000 700 2100 2100
T Wind Dir S SE E SE S SW E S SW N E
T Wind Spd 10 6 11 11 5 6 11 10 8 6 11
Date Thu 08/21/25Fri 08/22/25Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25
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 89 80 89 80 89 80 88
Temp 83 80 88 86 83 81 88 86 83 80 88 86 83 80 87 86
Dewpt 77 76 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 79 77 78 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 88 70 88 70 91 72 91 72
RH 82 88 72 75 82 88 72 75 82 91 75 75 85 91 75 77
Pwind Dir S NE S E SE E S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC 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