Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 030328
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1028 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
TXZ245-030900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1028 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 85 72 86 73
Temp 75 74 74 79 83 84 80 75 74 73 72 81 85 85 81 76 75 74 74
Dewpt 75 74 73 76 75 74 74 75 74 73 72 75 74 73 73 74 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 73 100 68 100
RH 99100 99 90 78 73 84 99 99100100 81 71 69 77 92 96 99 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 5 6 10 11 9 8 6 5 5 8 11 11 10 8 8 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 2300 2400 1600 1200 2700 2800 2000 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 14 17 16 13 16 19 18 18
Date 05/05Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 74 87 74 87 74 88 75 90
Temp 85 80 76 75 86 81 76 75 86 82 75 74 87 83 77 75 88 84
Dewpt 74 74 75 74 74 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 76 75 76 75 76 75
Min/Max RH 67 98 67 99 65 100 66 100 64
RH 69 82 97 97 68 81 96 97 69 78100100 70 78 99 99 68 76
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-030900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1028 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 91 72 91 73
Temp 75 75 74 79 87 90 85 75 75 73 72 80 88 91 85 76 75 74 73
Dewpt 74 74 73 74 73 72 71 72 73 72 72 73 70 67 68 71 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 45 97
RH 97 97 97 85 63 55 63 90 96 97100 81 55 45 57 85 90 93 95
Wind Dir SE E E E SE E SE SE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 4 6 9 11 11 10 8 6 6 10 11 13 14 12 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 3500 3900 2100 1100 4100 4300 2300 2100
T Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 16 16 11 16 20 20 17
Date 05/05Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 73 93 74 97 73 101 74 103
Temp 87 85 75 73 90 89 76 74 92 92 77 74 96 95 78 74 97 97
Dewpt 69 69 73 72 70 71 74 72 72 71 73 73 72 71 73 72 71 70
Min/Max RH 48 99 45 94 43 98 37 94 30
RH 55 59 94 97 51 56 92 93 52 51 87 97 46 46 86 93 43 42
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-030900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1028 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 82 75 82 75
Temp 76 76 75 79 81 82 78 76 76 75 75 79 81 82 78 76 76 76 75
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 76 75 74 75 74 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 80 99 78 98
RH 97 99 99 90 85 80 88 99 96 99 97 88 81 78 87 96 94 96 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 6 8 10 11 11 9 8 8 8 8 10 11 11 10 10 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1900 1900 1500 1300 2300 2300 1900 1800
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 14 17 18 14 17 19 20 20
Date 05/05Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 82 75 83 76 83 76 84 77 85
Temp 82 78 76 75 81 79 76 76 82 80 77 76 83 80 78 77 85 81
Dewpt 74 75 75 74 75 76 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 77 99 78 99 76 100 76 99 75
RH 77 89 99 99 82 90 97 97 80 87 99 99 80 87 96 99 76 85
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-030900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1028 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 85 72 86 73
Temp 75 75 73 78 83 84 80 75 75 74 73 79 84 86 81 76 76 74 74
Dewpt 74 74 73 75 76 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 74 72 72 73 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 63 98
RH 97 97100 91 80 74 82 97 97 97100 85 72 63 74 90 90 97 97
Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 6 8 10 11 11 10 9 8 6 9 11 14 14 11 10 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 3000 3200 1100 700 3700 3800 2300 700
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 12 16 13 11 16 18 16 13
Date 05/05Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 85 73 88 74 90 74 91 75 93
Temp 84 81 75 74 86 83 76 74 87 85 77 75 89 86 77 75 91 88
Dewpt 72 73 74 73 72 73 75 73 74 73 75 74 75 75 76 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 64 98 61 98 58 98 59 99 54
RH 67 77 97 97 63 72 97 97 65 67 94 97 64 70 97 97 60 66
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE S SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-030900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1028 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
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 75 91 74 90 74
Temp 77 76 76 80 87 89 85 77 76 75 74 80 88 89 83 77 76 75 74
Dewpt 75 75 75 76 76 75 74 75 75 75 73 74 72 71 72 73 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 63 99 54 100
RH 94 97 97 90 70 63 70 92 97 99 99 82 59 55 69 89 96 99 99
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 5 8 10 12 11 10 8 6 6 11 13 16 16 11 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 3300 3300 1600 1000 4000 3800 2200 1500
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 12 16 14 11 17 20 19 17
Date 05/05Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 74 94 74 98 74 101 75 104
Temp 88 85 77 74 91 88 76 74 93 90 77 74 96 94 79 76 99 96
Dewpt 71 73 75 73 72 73 75 73 74 74 75 74 74 73 74 73 71 70
Min/Max RH 54 98 50 98 47 99 41 93 34
RH 58 68 96 97 55 62 96 97 54 59 94 99 50 52 85 90 41 43
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ229-030900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1028 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 97 75 95 76
Temp 79 78 77 81 89 95 91 81 77 76 75 80 88 94 91 81 78 77 76
Dewpt 74 74 74 74 73 71 71 72 73 72 72 73 71 70 68 71 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 90 46 91 44 88
RH 85 88 90 79 59 46 52 74 87 87 90 79 57 46 47 72 79 85 87
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 10 8 6 8 8 10 12 11 10 9 6 8 10 11 16 16 13 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.04 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 3800 5100 1300 1200 4300 6100 3000 1500
T Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 11 13 17 13 14 19 23 17
Date 05/05Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 76 98 76 102 76 105 78 106
Temp 87 90 78 76 88 97 79 76 92101 82 76 98103 84 78 99103
Dewpt 70 69 72 72 72 68 72 72 73 67 72 72 71 61 70 71 68 61
Min/Max RH 46 87 39 88 32 88 25 79 24
RH 57 50 82 87 59 39 79 87 54 33 72 87 42 26 63 79 37 26
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms IS SC
$$
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