Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 250323
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1023 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
TXZ245-250900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1023 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 70 82 70 84 71
Temp 71 71 70 78 81 81 77 72 71 71 71 79 83 83 79 74 73 72 71
Dewpt 71 71 70 73 73 72 71 72 71 70 71 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 72 100 68 99
RH 100 99100 86 77 73 84 99100 99 99 84 71 70 81 97 99 99 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 6 9 11 12 13 11 11 11 11 16 18 17 13 12 12 11 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 2400 2700 1600 1400 2800 3000 1200 1400
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 16 19 24 23 23 26 26 20 21
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 72 85 71 86 70 85 70 85
Temp 84 80 73 72 83 80 73 71 85 79 73 70 83 80 73 70 83 80
Dewpt 73 72 72 71 74 73 73 71 73 72 73 70 73 72 72 70 71 70
Min/Max RH 66 99 69 100 65 100 66 100 62
RH 71 78 95 99 74 81100100 68 81 99100 71 78 99100 67 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 30 20 20 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-250900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1023 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 70 89 70 88 71
Temp 71 71 70 76 85 88 83 74 72 71 72 79 85 88 84 75 73 73 71
Dewpt 70 70 70 71 70 69 68 69 70 69 69 71 69 69 69 70 72 70 70
Max/Min RH 100 54 95 53 97
RH 97 97100 85 60 54 62 84 92 94 92 76 58 53 60 84 97 90 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 8 11 14 17 17 16 16 14 11 18 17 14 14 16 13 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 3600 4100 1900 2000 4000 4400 2000 2100
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 20 25 25 21 23 21 19 20
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 72 89 71 91 69 88 69 87
Temp 88 85 74 72 85 86 74 71 87 85 73 70 85 83 72 69 84 84
Dewpt 68 70 70 69 69 69 73 71 70 68 71 70 69 67 71 69 68 66
Min/Max RH 48 91 53 100 50 100 49 100 49
RH 52 61 87 90 59 57 99100 57 57 95100 59 58 97100 58 54
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 30 20 30 20 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-250900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1023 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 79 72 80 73
Temp 73 73 72 76 79 78 75 73 73 73 72 77 80 79 77 74 74 73 73
Dewpt 71 71 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 73 73 73 72
Max/Min RH 100 81 100 77 100
RH 95 95100 91 83 83 92 97 97 99 99 87 78 79 87 97 95 99 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 9 8 10 11 13 13 14 13 12 12 14 16 14 12 14 12 11 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 1600 1700 1600 1500 1700 1800 1500 1800
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 19 23 25 24 25 23 25 25
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 73 82 73 82 72 81 72 81
Temp 80 77 75 73 80 78 75 73 81 77 74 72 80 77 74 72 80 77
Dewpt 73 72 72 72 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 73 72 72 72 72 71
Min/Max RH 77 98 77 100 75 100 76 100 72
RH 80 85 92 97 82 87 96100 78 87 99100 80 86 95100 76 84
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 30 20 20 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-250900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1023 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 70 83 72 83 73
Temp 72 72 71 77 82 82 78 74 74 73 72 78 82 83 80 75 75 74 73
Dewpt 71 71 70 72 73 72 71 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 71 73 73 72 71
Max/Min RH 97 72 97 67 95
RH 97 97 97 85 74 72 79 93 93 93 97 82 72 67 74 94 94 93 93
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 9 9 11 17 18 16 14 14 14 14 18 21 23 20 16 14 14 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 3400 3500 1100 1600 3800 4400 2000 1300
T Wind Dir S S S SE S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 19 24 20 20 27 28 20 20
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 87 72 85 72 86 70 85 70 85
Temp 84 81 75 73 82 81 75 73 83 81 74 71 82 81 73 70 83 82
Dewpt 72 72 72 71 73 73 73 72 73 71 72 71 72 72 72 70 71 69
Min/Max RH 66 94 67 98 65 100 65 100 61
RH 67 74 90 93 74 77 94 97 72 72 93100 72 74 97100 67 65
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 30 30 40 20 20 0 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-250900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1023 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
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 89 72 91 73
Temp 73 73 72 78 86 87 81 76 74 74 73 79 87 90 85 77 75 75 73
Dewpt 72 71 70 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 71 72 71 71 71 72 73 72 71
Max/Min RH 95 58 95 55 95
RH 95 95 95 84 64 61 73 89 93 92 95 80 60 55 64 86 94 92 93
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 10 12 16 20 18 16 14 16 14 19 20 17 17 16 13 14 17
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 3500 3800 1600 1900 4000 5300 1600 1800
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 20 26 24 23 24 23 21 21
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 90 72 91 72 89 71 88
Temp 89 86 76 73 87 85 75 73 88 85 74 72 86 84 74 71 86 83
Dewpt 71 72 72 71 72 72 74 72 72 72 73 72 72 70 72 71 69 69
Min/Max RH 51 93 56 98 55 100 53 100 52
RH 56 64 89 92 62 65 96 95 60 64 95100 63 63 95100 58 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 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 20 30 20 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-250900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1023 PM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
Date 04/24/24 Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 94 74 93 74
Temp 75 75 74 78 85 93 92 82 77 75 74 79 85 91 92 82 77 76 74
Dewpt 70 70 70 70 69 68 68 70 69 69 69 71 70 67 66 70 69 70 70
Max/Min RH 87 44 84 41 87
RH 84 84 87 76 59 44 46 67 76 82 84 77 61 45 43 67 76 82 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 12 11 12 13 16 16 17 16 13 13 13 11 9 10 16 14 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 3900 5700 1500 1500 4700 5000 2900 1500
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 19 23 24 18 17 11 18 18
Date 04/27Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 98 75 92 74 94 72 92 73 92
Temp 88 97 78 75 83 90 76 74 88 89 75 73 87 89 75 73 87 88
Dewpt 69 62 70 70 70 64 70 71 70 66 69 70 69 66 69 70 67 64
Min/Max RH 30 85 40 91 42 91 43 91 42
RH 54 32 76 84 65 42 82 90 55 47 82 90 55 47 82 90 52 45
Pwind Dir SE SE E E SE E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 10 30 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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