Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 111708
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1208 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
TXZ245-120900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1208 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 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 76 86 76 89 72
Temp 82 79 76 76 77 77 83 85 85 81 77 77 77 76 83 87 88 83 77 75 74 73
Dewpt 72 73 74 74 74 75 77 77 76 75 76 76 77 76 77 78 77 76 76 75 73 73
Max/Min RH 96 76 100 70 100
RH 72 84 94 92 90 94 84 77 76 82 97 96 99100 84 74 70 80 96 99 99100
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE E E NE
Wind Spd 12 11 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 10 8 8 6 5 5 8 9 8 4 6 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.06 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2300 1100 1000 2600 2500 1900 1400 3100 2800 1100 1000
T Wind Dir E E SE S S S S S S SE E
T Wind Spd 21 18 18 18 20 17 13 14 16 11 6
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 87 75 88 72 89 71 90
Temp 88 84 75 73 86 81 77 75 87 83 76 73 88 85 75 72 88 85
Dewpt 72 72 73 72 73 74 76 75 77 76 75 73 73 72 73 71 72 72
Min/Max RH 55 99 65 100 69 100 56 98 56
RH 59 69 92 99 65 80 96100 74 80 97100 61 66 94 95 59 66
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE E NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 20 30 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ231-120900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1208 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 91 74 94 69
Temp 85 81 75 74 74 73 80 88 90 88 79 77 76 74 81 89 94 89 78 74 71 70
Dewpt 70 70 71 72 72 72 74 74 73 73 74 75 74 74 75 74 72 72 72 72 71 70
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 48 100
RH 60 69 87 93 93 97 81 63 57 61 85 94 94100 82 60 48 57 82 92100100
Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 11 12 11 8 8 6 9 11 9 11 11 10 8 5 6 6 6 8 8 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 20 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.13 0.02 0.04 0.05 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H H
LAL 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 3600 1700 900 3600 4300 2100 1400 4200 5500 1600 700
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S SE SE S S SE E
T Wind Spd 19 16 13 17 17 18 11 11 10 12 6
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 69 90 72 91 70 92 69 95
Temp 89 89 73 69 87 85 75 73 88 88 75 70 88 90 74 70 91 92
Dewpt 68 66 70 69 68 70 74 73 74 72 73 70 69 66 70 68 68 66
Min/Max RH 42 100 50 100 57 100 42 96 40
RH 49 47 90100 53 60 97100 64 59 94100 54 46 87 93 47 43
Pwind Dir E E SE SE E NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 30 20 30 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-120900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1208 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 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 85 77 85 74
Temp 82 80 78 78 78 78 82 84 84 81 77 78 78 77 82 84 85 81 79 77 76 75
Dewpt 74 75 75 75 74 75 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 78 100 79 100
RH 77 85 91 91 88 91 84 80 79 84 97 97 99100 87 81 80 87 93 96 97100
Wind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE E E NE
Wind Spd 14 11 10 9 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 8 6 8 6 9 9 6 5 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0.05 0.04
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
Obvis H H
LAL 3 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1900 1500 1500 1900 1900 1700 1600 1700 1900 1300 1300
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S S S SE E
T Wind Spd 23 20 19 19 20 19 16 13 16 12 10
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 76 84 77 85 75 86 75 86
Temp 85 81 78 76 83 81 78 77 85 81 78 75 84 82 77 75 84 82
Dewpt 73 74 74 73 74 74 76 76 77 76 76 75 74 74 73 73 73 74
Min/Max RH 67 93 72 99 77 100 66 96 66
RH 69 79 89 92 75 81 96 99 79 85 94100 71 76 87 96 69 76
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE E NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 20 30 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-120900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1208 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 86 75 89 68
Temp 83 79 76 74 74 74 80 83 84 83 76 77 76 75 82 87 89 83 75 73 71 69
Dewpt 69 69 69 71 73 73 76 77 76 75 75 75 75 75 77 76 76 75 73 72 71 69
Max/Min RH 100 75 100 65 100
RH 63 72 79 90 97 97 88 82 77 77 97 94 97100 85 70 66 77 94 97100100
Wind Dir E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE S SE S S S SE E E SE N
Wind Spd 12 11 10 8 11 6 8 13 13 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 8 9 6 8 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 30 40 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.20 0.03 0.23 0.11
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Obvis H H
LAL 3 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3400 1300 700 2800 3100 1600 700 4300 4600 1100 700
T Wind Dir E E SE SE S S S S S E NE
T Wind Spd 19 13 13 17 20 14 10 13 17 12 6
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 68 87 73 87 70 88 69 91
Temp 87 87 72 69 85 82 76 73 85 84 76 71 85 86 74 70 88 88
Dewpt 70 70 71 69 71 71 74 73 77 76 74 71 72 71 71 69 72 71
Min/Max RH 49 100 60 100 70 100 57 99 54
RH 57 57 97100 63 69 94100 77 77 94100 65 61 90 97 59 57
Pwind Dir NE E SE SE SE NE N E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 30 30 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-120900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1208 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 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 92 76 95 72
Temp 85 82 78 77 76 75 81 88 90 87 80 78 77 76 83 91 94 89 80 76 74 73
Dewpt 74 75 76 75 74 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 76 75 75 76 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 63 98 55 100
RH 71 79 94 94 94 96 87 68 63 70 88 94 96 97 81 62 55 64 87 96100100
Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE E SE E E NE
Wind Spd 14 11 9 9 9 6 9 11 11 11 11 8 8 6 8 8 8 9 8 6 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.05 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H H H H H H
LAL 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 2900 1500 1200 3200 3800 2000 1000 3800 4200 1200 900
T Wind Dir E E SE S SE SE SE S SE E E
T Wind Spd 17 14 13 16 18 16 11 11 12 13 8
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
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 71 90 75 93 73 92 72 95
Temp 89 87 75 72 88 84 77 75 89 90 77 74 89 89 76 73 91 90
Dewpt 71 69 72 71 72 74 76 75 77 75 75 73 72 71 72 71 71 69
Min/Max RH 47 99 59 100 58 99 48 96 44
RH 56 54 90 99 60 72 97100 68 62 96 97 58 56 89 93 53 50
Pwind Dir E E SE SE E NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 20 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-120900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1208 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 94 77 97 72
Temp 88 84 78 75 75 75 80 85 93 92 85 81 79 77 82 90 96 95 84 78 75 73
Dewpt 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 71 71 74 74 74 73 74 72 68 65 68 71 71 70
Max/Min RH 90 47 88 36 92
RH 54 63 79 87 87 87 77 65 49 51 70 79 85 87 77 56 40 37 59 79 87 90
Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S NW N E E E E
Wind Spd 11 11 12 11 11 9 10 8 6 6 11 11 10 6 6 6 6 8 8 10 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 20 20 5
QPF 12HR 0.57 0.02 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4700 1200 1200 3700 5100 2200 900 4100 5400 1900 800
T Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE W NE E
T Wind Spd 16 18 13 14 10 16 11 8 10 11 10
Date 05/14Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24Sat 05/18/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 73 93 75 93 72 94 73 97
Temp 90 93 78 73 89 89 78 75 86 92 78 72 88 93 78 73 91 95
Dewpt 66 62 66 68 67 70 73 73 73 69 70 69 68 65 68 69 68 64
Min/Max RH 33 84 46 94 47 92 38 88 34
RH 45 36 67 84 48 54 85 94 65 47 76 90 52 40 71 87 47 36
Pwind Dir E SE SE SE NE NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 20 20 10 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
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