Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 112253
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
553 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
TXZ245-120900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
553 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 86 75 88 73
Temp 79 76 77 76 76 82 85 86 82 78 77 77 77 82 87 88 82 77 75 75 73
Dewpt 74 75 75 75 75 77 78 77 76 77 76 77 77 78 77 77 75 76 75 75 73
Max/Min RH 100 74 99 71 100
RH 85 97 96 96 96 85 80 75 84 96 97 99 99 88 74 71 80 96100100100
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE E E E E
Wind Spd 10 8 6 8 6 8 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 6 6 5 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0 0.03 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H
LAL 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1100 2200 2600 1700 1400 3000 2900 1300 900
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S SE E E
T Wind Spd 18 17 19 19 18 16 16 13 11 8
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 72 88 75 88 75 90 73 90
Temp 89 85 75 73 88 81 76 75 86 84 78 76 89 86 77 74 89 85
Dewpt 74 73 73 72 74 74 75 75 77 76 76 75 76 75 76 74 76 76
Min/Max RH 58 96 63 100 71 100 63 100 63
RH 62 69 94 95 63 79 97100 75 79 96 99 67 71 96100 66 75
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE SE NE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-120900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
553 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 92 74 94 71
Temp 81 75 74 74 73 80 87 91 88 79 77 76 75 81 89 93 89 79 75 73 72
Dewpt 72 72 73 73 72 74 73 73 74 74 75 74 74 75 73 71 72 73 73 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 53 98 49 100
RH 73 90 95 97 97 82 63 55 63 85 94 94 97 81 59 49 57 81 94 97100
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE E E E E E
Wind Spd 11 10 8 6 6 8 11 9 11 11 10 8 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1300 1100 3600 4300 1800 1300 3800 4200 1500 700
T Wind Dir E SE SE S SE S S SE E E
T Wind Spd 16 13 18 17 18 12 10 10 11 8
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 69 91 73 91 72 92 72 96
Temp 91 91 74 69 89 85 76 73 87 88 75 72 89 90 76 72 92 92
Dewpt 69 67 69 69 69 70 74 73 74 72 73 72 71 71 73 72 73 72
Min/Max RH 39 100 49 100 57 100 50 100 46
RH 49 45 84100 52 61 92100 65 60 94100 56 54 89100 53 52
Pwind Dir E E SE SE SE E NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 20 40 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ247-120900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
553 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 84 77 85 76
Temp 79 78 78 78 78 81 83 83 80 78 78 78 78 81 83 85 80 78 77 77 76
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 76 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 76 77 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 96 83 99 80 99
RH 90 93 96 94 94 88 86 83 91 97 96 99 97 91 84 80 87 97 97 96 99
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 11 10 9 9 8 9 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 9 8 6 6 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Obvis H
LAL 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1500 1900 1800 1800 1600 2000 2000 1500 1600
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S SE E E
T Wind Spd 20 20 20 20 20 17 17 12 11 9
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 86 76 85 78 85 77 86 77 86
Temp 85 82 78 76 84 81 78 78 84 81 78 77 85 83 78 77 85 82
Dewpt 75 74 74 73 75 75 76 77 78 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 77 77
Min/Max RH 70 92 72 99 79 99 73 98 74
RH 73 78 89 92 75 84 94 97 82 88 99 99 76 79 94 97 77 85
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE SE NE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 40 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-120900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
553 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 86 75 91 71
Temp 77 73 73 74 74 80 84 84 82 78 77 77 77 82 87 90 86 77 76 74 72
Dewpt 71 70 71 73 74 76 78 77 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 75 74 74 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 77 97 64 100
RH 82 90 93 97100 88 82 80 79 94 97 97 97 85 72 64 70 90 94 93100
Wind Dir E E E E SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE E E SE NE
Wind Spd 11 10 8 9 6 9 13 12 12 11 9 9 6 6 8 8 9 6 5 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 30 40 10 50 10
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.03 0.01 0.32 0.08
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H
LAL 2 2 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 600 2900 3200 1100 700 3200 3100 1200 600
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S S E E
T Wind Spd 13 11 18 19 14 11 13 13 11 6
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 67 89 73 87 72 89 71 91
Temp 88 88 73 68 86 83 76 74 84 83 75 73 86 87 75 72 88 87
Dewpt 72 69 71 68 70 71 74 74 77 76 75 73 76 75 74 72 75 75
Min/Max RH 50 100 55 100 72 100 63 100 60
RH 59 54 93100 59 67 94100 80 80100100 72 68 97100 66 68
Pwind Dir NE E E SE SE SE NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 50 10 5 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ241-120900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
553 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 93 76 95 74
Temp 82 78 77 76 76 81 89 93 88 81 79 77 77 82 90 94 89 80 77 75 74
Dewpt 76 76 76 74 74 76 76 75 77 77 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 57 98 55 100
RH 81 93 96 94 96 85 65 57 70 90 91 96 96 80 62 55 64 88 97100100
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE E E E E NE
Wind Spd 10 8 8 8 6 10 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 6 8 8 9 8 6 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1400 1100 3400 4300 1500 1000 3700 4900 1500 800
T Wind Dir E SE S SE SE S S S E E
T Wind Spd 14 13 16 17 17 13 10 11 11 9
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 71 91 75 93 74 94 74 96
Temp 90 88 75 72 89 84 78 76 88 89 77 74 91 90 77 75 93 90
Dewpt 72 70 73 71 72 74 75 75 76 75 75 74 75 74 75 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 48 99 56 99 59 100 51 99 52
RH 56 55 94 99 58 73 93 99 68 64 94100 60 60 94 99 57 63
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE E NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 20 30 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ229-120900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
553 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 78 98 73
Temp 86 79 76 76 76 80 87 95 95 86 81 80 79 84 93 97 95 85 78 75 73
Dewpt 70 71 71 71 71 72 73 71 71 74 75 74 74 74 72 68 65 66 69 70 71
Max/Min RH 87 43 85 36 93
RH 59 77 85 85 85 77 63 46 46 68 82 82 85 72 51 39 37 53 74 84 93
Wind Dir E E E E SE SE S S E SE SE SE E SE SW N N NE E E E
Wind Spd 11 11 11 10 8 9 8 6 6 9 11 8 5 6 5 6 8 8 10 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2000 1200 3600 5400 800 800 5200 6200 1900 800
T Wind Dir E SE SE S SE SE S NW E E
T Wind Spd 18 13 16 10 17 11 9 9 12 10
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 98 73 95 77 94 75 97 76 99
Temp 92 95 79 73 90 89 78 77 87 92 77 75 92 95 80 76 93 97
Dewpt 66 61 66 68 68 70 73 73 74 68 71 70 69 67 71 72 70 68
Min/Max RH 30 85 44 87 44 86 37 88 36
RH 43 33 64 84 49 54 85 87 65 46 82 84 47 40 74 87 47 39
Pwind Dir E E SE SE E E NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 30 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS
$$
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