Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 271058
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
558 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
TXZ245-272100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
558 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 72 57 76 63 75
Temp 53 60 68 72 68 61 60 59 58 68 75 76 70 64 64 64 64 72 74 74 70
Dewpt 48 50 49 47 49 52 53 53 54 58 56 56 57 58 58 58 57 60 60 59 60
Min/Max RH 42 85 50 81 59
RH 82 71 51 42 51 74 78 82 85 69 52 51 63 80 80 80 80 67 61 61 72
Wind Dir NE N N NE E SE SE E NE NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 3 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 11 14 13 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 SC SC CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2400 3700 500 400 3700 3500 1400 800 4000 4100
T Wind Dir N NE SE E SE S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 12 11 9 5 6 12 17 17 23 23
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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 65 79 67 80 69 82 68 83
Temp 67 66 79 73 68 68 79 75 70 69 81 76 69 69 82 76
Dewpt 61 62 64 64 66 66 69 67 68 68 68 68 68 67 64 58
Max/Min RH 87 60 95 68 98 63 97 49
RH 81 86 61 73 92 93 71 78 95 95 66 75 97 92 55 55
Pwind Dir S S SE SE SE S S NW
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ231-272100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
558 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 73 47 81 56 82
Temp 51 58 68 73 71 59 54 50 48 63 77 81 77 64 60 58 57 68 79 82 76
Dewpt 42 44 46 44 45 47 48 48 48 53 52 47 50 54 56 56 55 58 55 55 56
Min/Max RH 35 100 30 96 39
RH 71 59 44 35 39 64 80 95 98 71 41 30 38 70 87 93 93 70 44 40 50
Wind Dir N N N E SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 8 6 6 6 5 4 2 4 6 8 11 12 11 11 11 16 16 16 18
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3500 4800 500 400 4600 7200 1200 600 5100 5600
T Wind Dir N E SE S S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 12 10 11 9 8 13 18 16 21 25
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 60 85 64 88 67 94 66 86
Temp 64 61 82 79 67 65 83 82 70 68 89 89 73 67 83 80
Dewpt 60 59 61 61 64 65 67 65 68 67 65 64 65 63 56 48
Max/Min RH 97 43 100 48 99 36 90 29
RH 87 95 49 54 90100 58 56 95 97 45 45 78 86 40 33
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE N
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
$$
TXZ247-272100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
558 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 71 61 72 64 73
Temp 58 61 67 71 68 63 63 62 62 67 71 72 68 65 65 65 64 69 73 73 69
Dewpt 52 52 50 49 51 53 54 55 56 57 57 58 58 59 58 58 59 60 61 61 61
Min/Max RH 47 83 59 84 65
RH 82 72 54 47 54 70 73 80 83 72 61 60 70 80 78 78 84 74 68 66 77
Wind Dir NE N N NE E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 9 9 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 9 9 9 9 11 12 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 2500 700 800 2200 2100 1800 2000 3200 3200
T Wind Dir N NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 9 8 6 12 20 20 23 23
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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 66 75 67 76 68 77 68 79
Temp 67 67 75 70 68 68 75 71 69 69 76 72 70 68 78 73
Dewpt 62 63 65 65 66 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 65 61
Max/Min RH 87 70 99 78 98 73 98 61
RH 83 87 70 84 95 99 80 90 97 97 77 87 93 97 65 67
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE S S E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ234-272100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
558 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 71 48 77 56 77
Temp 51 58 66 70 69 58 54 50 48 63 74 77 72 62 60 58 57 69 76 77 72
Dewpt 43 46 48 48 50 50 50 50 48 54 55 53 55 57 57 56 56 58 56 56 58
Min/Max RH 45 100 43 98 47
RH 74 64 52 45 51 75 86100100 72 51 43 55 84 90 93 96 68 50 48 61
Wind Dir N N N N SE SE E E N E S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 6 6 8 8 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 6 11 9 8 8 8 13 17 17 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 3200 400 400 4400 6100 900 400 4600 4800
T Wind Dir N NE SE E SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 10 6 5 5 10 14 12 20 23
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 61 80 66 81 68 84 67 83
Temp 65 62 78 75 68 68 79 77 71 69 82 79 71 68 82 74
Dewpt 61 61 63 63 66 67 69 67 70 68 68 68 69 66 61 54
Max/Min RH 98 56 98 65 100 58 97 45
RH 87 97 60 66 93 97 72 71 97 97 63 69 93 93 49 50
Pwind Dir S S SE S SE S SE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ241-272100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
558 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
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 76 50 83 58 83
Temp 55 59 70 75 72 60 56 53 52 66 79 82 77 65 62 60 59 71 80 82 77
Dewpt 47 47 48 46 47 50 52 52 51 57 53 49 53 57 58 57 56 59 57 58 59
Min/Max RH 36 98 32 94 43
RH 76 65 46 36 40 69 85 97 98 74 42 32 44 77 89 90 92 66 46 44 54
Wind Dir N N N NE E SE S SW NE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 8 8 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 8 13 11 11 10 10 17 18 19 20
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2700 4900 500 400 5100 7100 1500 600 5300 5200
T Wind Dir N E SE S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 10 8 9 13 17 13 25 25
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
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 62 86 66 90 68 97 68 89
Temp 67 63 83 80 69 67 85 83 71 69 91 90 75 69 85 83
Dewpt 61 61 63 63 66 67 68 67 69 68 67 65 68 66 58 51
Max/Min RH 95 46 100 48 99 35 94 32
RH 83 93 52 57 92100 58 59 93 97 46 43 81 90 40 34
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S N
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ229-272100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
558 AM CDT Wed Mar 27 2024
Date Wed 03/27/24 Thu 03/28/24 Fri 03/29/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 78 50 86 58 89
Temp 57 61 71 77 76 65 59 54 51 64 79 85 83 71 65 61 59 69 81 88 86
Dewpt 43 47 47 44 43 44 45 46 46 51 50 43 43 48 51 53 54 56 55 54 53
Min/Max RH 30 83 22 84 30
RH 59 60 42 31 31 46 60 74 83 63 36 23 24 44 60 75 83 63 41 31 32
Wind Dir N N E S SE SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 10 17 16 16 13 16 16 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3500 7000 500 400 6100 8100 2600 1100 5300 5900
T Wind Dir NE S SE S S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 9 8 11 20 19 23 20
Date Sat 03/30/24Sun 03/31/24Mon 04/01/24Tue 04/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 63 91 67 95 70 99 68 89
Temp 68 63 84 89 71 67 87 93 75 70 90 96 79 69 84 85
Dewpt 58 59 61 58 63 65 66 61 66 66 64 54 62 56 47 41
Max/Min RH 87 33 93 33 87 23 65 19
RH 70 87 46 35 76 93 50 35 74 87 42 25 56 63 28 21
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E N
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
$$
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