Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
157 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
TXZ245-052100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
157 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 84 75 86 74 87
Temp 75 74 80 82 83 79 75 77 76 76 82 85 85 81 76 76 75 75 81 85 85 80
Dewpt 73 73 75 73 73 73 74 75 74 74 76 75 75 74 75 76 75 75 77 76 76 74
Min/Max RH 72 97 73 100 72
RH 96 99 85 75 73 82 96 94 94 94 81 73 73 79 97100100100 88 75 74 82
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 10 12 14 11 10 8 6 8 8 11 10 11 10 11 10 10 11 11 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.23 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 2100 2300 1300 1300 2500 2700 1900 1400 2500 2400
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 21 19 16 19 18 18 16 13 14
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 74 88 75 90 72 88 67 85
Temp 75 75 86 82 76 75 88 83 75 73 86 81 72 68 83 78
Dewpt 75 75 76 75 76 75 77 76 75 71 69 67 65 61 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 68 100 67 100 54 80 43
RH 100100 72 81100100 71 81100 92 56 63 78 77 47 55
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ231-052100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
157 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 86 72 90 72 96
Temp 74 72 77 83 85 80 73 73 73 73 78 84 88 86 77 74 74 74 80 89 94 90
Dewpt 73 72 72 70 70 70 72 72 73 73 75 73 72 73 73 73 73 73 75 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 61 100 59 97 50
RH 97100 85 66 61 72 95 97100100 90 69 59 64 87 97 97 97 84 61 50 58
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 11 14 14 14 11 8 6 6 9 11 10 12 11 11 11 10 9 10 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.53 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 3000 3500 1700 1100 3300 4200 2600 1400 4000 4900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 19 23 17 11 17 18 17 11 9 12
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 101 72 99 71 89 65 87
Temp 75 73 93 95 77 73 92 94 77 72 86 84 71 65 83 82
Dewpt 73 73 73 69 74 72 73 70 72 66 65 61 60 55 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 37 100 43 87 43 70 33
RH 96100 52 43 90 97 53 46 85 81 50 45 67 70 38 38
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ247-052100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
157 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 80 75 82 76 83
Temp 75 75 78 79 79 76 76 76 76 76 80 81 81 79 77 77 76 76 80 82 82 78
Dewpt 74 74 75 74 73 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75
Min/Max RH 84 100 82 100 83
RH 97 99 91 87 84 92 97 97 97 96 87 82 82 88 97 99100 99 90 83 84 91
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 11 12 13 12 11 9 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 2000 2000 1300 1400 1900 1900 1500 1400 2000 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 21 23 23 21 18 18 18 20 18 13 13
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 84 76 86 75 85 70 81
Temp 77 76 82 79 78 77 84 80 77 75 82 79 74 71 79 77
Dewpt 75 76 76 76 77 76 77 76 76 72 71 70 67 64 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 80 99 78 97 64 82 54
RH 96100 83 91 97 97 81 88 97 92 69 73 79 78 57 62
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
$$
TXZ234-052100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
157 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 82 73 86 74 90
Temp 76 75 78 79 81 78 73 73 74 75 79 83 85 83 77 76 76 76 80 86 89 83
Dewpt 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 74
Min/Max RH 74 100 70 97 66
RH 90 94 85 82 77 85100100100 97 91 77 70 74 94 97 97 97 88 72 66 74
Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 10 10 11 14 17 11 10 8 8 8 11 12 13 13 11 12 11 11 10 12 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
Clouds(%) OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.48 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 2500 3000 900 800 3300 3700 2100 1300 3700 3700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 18 20 13 11 18 20 14 12 11 13
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 91 73 92 71 86 65 84
Temp 76 76 87 85 77 75 90 87 76 72 84 81 71 66 81 80
Dewpt 75 75 76 75 76 75 77 76 73 67 68 65 62 57 58 58
Max/Min RH 97 64 100 62 90 53 76 41
RH 97 97 70 72 97100 66 70 90 84 59 58 73 73 46 47
Pwind Dir SE S SE S E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ241-052100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
157 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
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 87 74 91 74 96
Temp 76 76 80 85 84 80 77 76 76 75 80 86 89 86 78 76 75 76 82 89 94 88
Dewpt 74 74 74 73 73 73 75 75 75 74 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 63 100 63 100 55
RH 92 92 82 69 70 79 94 97 97 97 88 71 63 70 93 97 99 97 84 66 55 66
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 11 16 16 14 11 9 6 6 10 11 11 13 11 11 10 10 11 11 12 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.39 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 3200 3300 1400 1000 3400 4000 2000 1400 3600 4200
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 19 23 17 11 18 18 17 12 10 13
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
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 75 101 74 101 73 90 68 87
Temp 77 76 94 92 79 75 95 93 78 74 86 84 74 69 83 81
Dewpt 75 74 75 74 75 74 74 72 74 69 69 67 65 59 59 59
Max/Min RH 100 41 99 42 92 51 75 40
RH 96 96 55 56 90 97 52 51 89 84 58 57 75 72 45 48
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ229-052100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
157 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024
Date Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24 Tue 05/07/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 75 95 74 100
Temp 77 76 78 80 84 84 78 76 76 76 80 86 92 93 84 78 77 75 80 90 97 98
Dewpt 72 72 72 72 71 70 72 72 73 73 74 75 73 72 74 73 73 72 74 74 71 70
Min/Max RH 59 94 49 90 39
RH 85 87 82 77 65 63 82 87 90 90 82 70 54 51 72 85 87 90 82 60 43 41
Wind Dir E E E SE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 8 10 11 11 11 12 9 6 6 8 8 8 9 14 12 11 9 6 8 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 60 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.42 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC
LAL 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1200 2600 2800 900 1000 3600 4800 3000 1000 4400 7100
T Wind Dir E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 18 16 11 13 13 17 11 8 10
Date Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 102 75 102 74 91 69 87
Temp 82 76 93100 82 75 94 99 80 74 86 86 74 69 82 85
Dewpt 74 73 71 63 70 72 70 64 68 65 64 60 58 55 53 53
Max/Min RH 90 29 90 30 74 39 63 31
RH 77 90 49 30 67 90 46 32 67 74 48 42 57 61 37 33
Pwind Dir SE SW E NE E NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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