Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 231958
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
TXZ245-240900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 83 72 83 71
Temp 77 75 72 72 72 73 80 83 82 78 73 74 73 73 78 83 82 78 72 72 72 72
Dewpt 68 69 69 69 70 69 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 73 73 71 71 72 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 94 67 95 68 100
RH 75 84 91 89 92 89 77 70 70 79 94 90 92 90 86 72 69 81 99 99 95 95
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 8 8 6 6 4 6 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 8 11 14 12 11 11 10 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 800 2700 2800 1500 1300 3000 2900 1900 1600
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 13 13 16 18 18 20 25 23 21
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 83 71 85 71 86 71 86 71 85
Temp 82 79 73 71 85 80 73 72 84 81 74 72 84 81 73 71 85 80
Dewpt 72 71 73 71 73 73 73 71 73 73 74 72 73 72 73 71 73 71
Min/Max RH 67 100 66 99 66 100 64 100 66
RH 73 77 99100 68 81 99 99 70 78100100 70 76100100 69 76
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-240900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 67 86 68 89 70
Temp 78 77 70 70 69 69 76 83 85 82 73 71 70 69 76 85 88 83 74 72 72 72
Dewpt 66 66 68 68 68 68 71 69 69 67 69 70 69 69 70 69 68 67 68 70 70 69
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 52 94
RH 68 70 93 96 99 97 84 62 58 61 87 97 97100 82 58 52 59 82 93 92 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 10 9 8 6 8 10 11 14 11 10 10 9 12 14 17 17 16 14 14 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 800 3400 4000 1200 1000 4100 4400 2300 2100
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 17 13 14 18 19 16 20 26 24 19
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 89 71 92 72 89 71 91 70 90
Temp 86 84 73 71 89 87 75 72 86 87 73 71 88 86 73 70 87 86
Dewpt 68 69 71 70 68 69 71 70 69 69 72 71 69 67 72 70 68 67
Min/Max RH 52 98 45 94 49 100 48 100 46
RH 55 61 93 97 49 55 89 93 57 55 97100 54 53 97100 53 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 10 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-240900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 80 73 80 72
Temp 76 74 73 73 73 73 77 79 79 75 73 73 73 73 76 79 79 75 73 73 73 73
Dewpt 68 70 70 70 70 70 71 72 72 72 72 71 71 72 73 73 72 73 72 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 94 77 96 79 99
RH 78 88 92 91 90 92 82 80 80 89 95 93 93 95 91 83 79 92 97 95 97 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 10 9 8 6 8 6 6 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 11 13 13 13 13 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 1300 1900 1900 1300 1300 2000 1900 1800 2200
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 17 13 16 20 20 20 23 24 25
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 80 73 82 74 82 73 82 73 82
Temp 80 76 74 73 81 78 75 74 81 78 75 73 81 78 74 73 81 78
Dewpt 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 72 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 77 100 76 98 78 100 75 100 76
RH 80 89 97 99 80 88 96 95 81 89 99100 81 87 99100 77 85
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-240900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 68 83 70 83 71
Temp 77 75 70 70 69 70 76 81 82 79 73 72 70 72 77 81 83 79 74 73 73 73
Dewpt 64 66 67 69 69 69 71 71 71 70 70 71 70 70 72 72 71 70 71 71 71 70
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 67 94
RH 64 74 89 98100 97 85 72 69 74 90 97100 93 85 74 67 74 90 93 93 90
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 11 11 8 8 6 5 8 10 12 12 10 9 9 8 11 16 17 16 14 13 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 800 600 3400 3800 900 800 3500 3700 1800 1400
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 11 12 16 16 14 20 24 19 19
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 84 73 86 72 87 72 87 71 86
Temp 82 80 75 73 85 82 75 73 85 82 75 73 84 83 74 71 85 82
Dewpt 71 71 73 71 72 73 73 72 72 73 74 72 72 71 73 71 72 71
Min/Max RH 63 95 62 97 62 100 61 100 61
RH 69 74 94 93 65 74 94 97 65 74 97 97 67 67 97100 65 69
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 10 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-240900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
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 69 87 71 90 72
Temp 78 76 71 71 70 71 77 84 87 82 75 73 72 71 77 85 89 83 75 74 74 74
Dewpt 68 69 69 70 70 69 72 72 71 70 71 71 71 70 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 100 60 97 57 93
RH 73 79 93 99 99 93 85 67 60 68 89 94 97 97 85 63 57 66 88 92 92 92
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 10 9 6 10 11 13 14 11 10 10 10 13 17 19 19 17 16 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 900 3300 4000 1600 1300 4200 4200 2000 2100
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 13 16 18 19 16 21 26 24 21
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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 73 93 73 91 72 92 72 90
Temp 87 85 75 73 90 86 76 73 87 86 75 73 89 85 75 72 87 84
Dewpt 70 71 73 71 70 72 73 71 72 72 74 72 72 71 73 72 71 70
Min/Max RH 53 96 48 94 54 98 51 100 51
RH 57 64 96 93 53 62 92 93 61 63 96 97 58 62 94100 59 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 5 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-240900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024
Date 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 71 92 72 94 74
Temp 83 83 75 73 72 72 76 83 90 90 79 75 74 72 77 86 93 91 82 77 75 74
Dewpt 65 65 68 68 69 69 70 70 68 68 70 69 69 69 70 69 67 67 70 69 69 69
Max/Min RH 93 44 90 42 85
RH 55 55 79 84 90 90 82 65 49 49 74 82 84 90 79 57 43 45 67 76 82 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 11 11 10 8 8 8 11 14 16 12 12 11 11 14 14 17 17 17 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 1300 3500 5000 1900 1500 4500 5800 3000 1700
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 13 13 18 23 16 20 25 24 18
Date 04/26Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 73 99 74 95 74 95 72 93
Temp 85 93 78 74 91 97 79 75 88 92 77 74 89 91 76 73 88 89
Dewpt 70 66 70 70 68 63 70 70 68 64 70 71 69 65 69 69 68 66
Min/Max RH 40 88 31 85 37 91 39 89 41
RH 61 41 76 87 47 33 74 84 52 40 79 90 52 42 79 87 52 47
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE E SE E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 10 5 10 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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