Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 182158
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
458 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
TXZ245-190900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
458 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 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 89 75 90 78
Temp 83 77 76 75 74 83 88 88 82 77 76 76 76 85 89 89 84 79 79 79 78
Dewpt 75 75 75 75 74 77 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 78 77 76 76 78 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 100 64 99 65 97
RH 77 94 96 99100 81 68 66 79 96 96 97 97 79 68 66 79 96 93 94 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 2 2 2 2 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 8 6 6 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 900 3000 3000 1500 1400 3500 3400 1900 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 12 10 9 12 16 13 12 14 17 16
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 78 90 79 90 79 92 80 92
Temp 90 84 80 79 90 85 79 80 90 85 81 80 91 86 80 81 92 86
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 78 77 78 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 68 95 66 93 66 94 64 95 64
RH 69 81 93 93 68 77 93 91 67 79 93 91 67 75 94 91 67 78
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-190900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
458 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 97 73 98 75
Temp 93 80 75 74 73 81 92 96 91 78 75 74 74 82 93 97 92 79 77 77 75
Dewpt 66 72 73 73 73 73 70 67 67 72 73 72 73 73 70 68 70 74 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 39 98 39 99
RH 41 78 96 95100 77 48 39 45 82 94 93 97 74 47 39 49 85 94 94 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 4 3 2 3 5 8 11 8 6 5 4 5 8 10 12 11 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL SC B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) CL CL SC B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 1200 4300 5200 1900 1600 5000 5600 2900 2000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 12 9 11 16 13 13 13 18 16
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 76 99 75 98 76 101 76 101
Temp 95 92 78 76 96 92 78 76 95 92 79 77 98 95 80 76 98 95
Dewpt 72 73 75 75 71 72 75 74 72 72 75 75 73 74 76 76 74 72
Min/Max RH 40 96 41 96 43 95 41 100 40
RH 47 54 91 96 45 52 91 94 47 52 88 94 46 50 88100 46 48
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ247-190900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
458 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 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 86 78 86 79
Temp 82 78 78 77 78 82 84 85 81 79 78 78 79 83 86 86 83 80 80 80 79
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 76 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 76 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 97 74 93 76 98
RH 82 94 94 94 96 84 78 75 85 93 91 91 93 85 77 78 85 96 93 96 96
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 8 8 8 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1300 2200 2000 1700 1700 2100 2000 1700 1600
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 14 12 9 13 17 14 12 14 19 19
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 80 87 80 87 81 87 81 88
Temp 86 83 80 80 86 84 80 80 87 83 81 81 87 84 81 81 87 85
Dewpt 79 78 77 78 79 78 78 77 79 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 79 79
Min/Max RH 78 96 76 95 76 94 76 96 76
RH 80 85 91 94 79 82 94 91 77 84 91 91 79 84 93 96 78 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 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-190900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
458 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 91 73 92 76
Temp 87 76 74 74 73 81 88 91 86 76 75 75 73 82 89 91 86 78 78 78 77
Dewpt 74 74 74 73 73 75 74 72 73 74 74 74 73 76 75 73 74 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 56 97
RH 65 94100 97100 82 63 54 65 94 97 97100 82 64 56 68 94 94 94 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 4 3 2 2 2 5 8 10 6 5 5 4 6 8 11 11 10 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW B1 SC B1 SC FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW B1 SC B1 SC FW FW CL SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 900 4000 4500 1000 1000 4900 5100 2500 700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 8 8 11 12 12 11 14 14 13
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 77 91 77 91 78 93 78 94
Temp 90 86 79 77 90 86 79 79 90 86 80 78 92 88 80 80 93 89
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 76 75 77 76 76 75 77 77 77 76 78 78 77 76
Min/Max RH 61 99 60 97 58 98 58 100 56
RH 64 72 94 97 64 70 94 91 64 70 91 97 62 68 94 94 60 66
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 0
$$
TXZ241-190900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
458 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 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 96 75 98 77
Temp 90 78 75 75 75 83 92 94 89 79 76 76 75 83 93 97 89 81 79 78 78
Dewpt 73 74 74 74 74 75 72 71 72 75 75 75 74 76 73 73 75 77 76 76 77
Max/Min RH 100 46 98 47 98
RH 58 88 97 99 97 78 53 47 58 90 97 97 97 80 53 47 63 90 93 96 96
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 5 3 2 2 3 6 9 11 8 6 6 5 6 8 11 13 11 9 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) CL FW B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 1000 4300 4800 1600 1400 4800 5000 2400 1400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 12 13 12 12 14 17 14
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
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 99 78 99 78 99 79 100 78 101
Temp 95 90 80 78 96 90 80 78 96 91 80 79 97 93 81 79 98 93
Dewpt 74 76 77 76 74 75 77 76 74 76 77 77 75 77 77 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 48 95 48 95 48 97 46 96 46
RH 52 65 91 93 50 62 90 94 50 61 91 96 50 60 88 96 51 58
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 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-190900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
458 PM CDT Sat May 18 2024
Date 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24 Mon 05/20/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 100 76 102 78
Temp 97 86 80 75 74 82 91 98 98 86 79 77 76 83 94101100 87 82 80 78
Dewpt 60 67 70 71 72 72 69 64 63 69 72 72 72 73 70 67 66 73 74 75 74
Max/Min RH 93 30 88 31 89
RH 30 53 72 87 93 72 49 33 32 57 79 85 87 72 46 33 33 63 77 85 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 4 4 6 8 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 8 11 11 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL SC B2 B1
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL SC B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 600 1000 3700 6000 1100 2100 4800 6200 4600 1500
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 12 10 11 18 16 12 13 20 16
Date 05/21Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 104 80 104 80 103 80 105 80 105
Temp 96101 84 80 96101 83 80 97101 84 80 97103 85 80 98102
Dewpt 73 69 75 75 72 69 74 74 72 69 73 75 74 68 74 75 73 68
Min/Max RH 33 85 33 83 34 85 31 85 33
RH 48 36 74 85 46 36 74 82 45 36 70 85 48 33 70 85 45 34
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 5 5 0 0
$$
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