Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 041328
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
827 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
TXZ245-042100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
827 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 84 73 86
Temp 80 84 83 80 76 76 75 75 81 83 83 79 75 74 74 73 80 85 86 82
Dewpt 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 75 75 74 74 75 74 74 73 75 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 72 99 75 100 68
RH 84 72 75 82 96 92 94 94 82 77 75 85 99100 99100 83 70 69 78
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 11 11 11 11 9 8 8 11 11 11 8 8 6 5 8 11 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 40 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 1400 1300 2300 2400 1500 1400 3400 3400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 19 21 18 19 20 20 16 18 19
Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24
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 87 74 88 75 90 74 89
Temp 75 75 85 82 75 74 86 83 76 75 88 84 76 74 87 84
Dewpt 75 74 76 74 75 74 76 75 76 75 76 75 76 74 75 73
Max/Min RH 100 68 100 67 100 63 100 60
RH 100 99 74 78100100 72 78 99100 67 74 99100 66 71
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ231-042100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
827 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 72 87 72 90
Temp 77 85 88 84 75 74 74 73 77 82 85 82 76 74 74 73 80 87 90 87
Dewpt 73 71 70 69 71 72 73 72 72 70 70 71 73 74 73 73 74 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 52 100 60 100 53
RH 87 63 55 60 87 93 99 97 86 67 60 68 92 97 98 99 82 61 53 61
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 12 14 11 11 11 8 11 11 12 11 11 9 8 8 11 11 10 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 4300 1700 1500 3300 3800 2300 1300 4900 5300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 20 21 16 18 20 18 14 18 18
Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 96 73 101 73 103 73 94
Temp 74 72 91 91 75 73 94 95 77 73 96 98 78 73 91 89
Dewpt 73 72 73 72 73 73 72 72 74 73 72 70 73 70 69 68
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 37 100 34 92 43
RH 97100 55 53 94 99 48 47 90 99 46 40 85 89 49 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-042100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
827 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 75 83
Temp 78 80 79 77 75 75 75 75 79 80 81 78 76 76 76 76 79 81 82 79
Dewpt 74 75 74 74 74 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 84 100 82 99 78
RH 88 85 85 92 99100 99 96 88 84 82 91 98 95 97 97 87 80 78 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 11 11 12 11 10 9 9 11 11 11 10 10 8 8 9 10 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 1500 1600 2100 1900 1500 1800 2600 2500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 24 20 19 20 23 18 18 18
Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24
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 83 76 84 77 86 76 85
Temp 77 76 82 79 77 76 82 81 78 77 83 82 77 76 83 81
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 99 80 100 77 99 74 100 72
RH 99 98 82 90 97 98 83 88 96 98 79 83 97 98 77 79
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ234-042100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
827 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 85 73 83 73 86
Temp 80 85 84 80 75 75 74 73 77 81 82 81 76 76 74 74 80 84 86 83
Dewpt 73 73 73 72 74 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 67 100 77 100 68
RH 79 67 70 77 97 94 97100 90 79 77 79 93 94100100 82 71 68 75
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 10 12 14 14 11 11 11 6 9 11 14 11 11 10 10 9 11 14 14 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 30 40 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.13 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 1200 1200 2800 2800 1400 600 4200 4500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 18 13 17 18 16 12 18 19
Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 89 74 90 74 93 73 90
Temp 77 74 87 84 76 75 88 86 77 75 90 88 77 73 88 85
Dewpt 75 74 76 74 75 74 76 75 76 75 76 75 75 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 64 100 57 100 56
RH 94 99 69 72 97 98 67 70 97100 63 65 94 95 59 63
Pwind Dir SE S SE S SE S E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-042100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
827 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
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 90 74 88 74 92
Temp 79 86 88 83 77 77 76 74 80 85 86 83 78 76 76 75 81 88 92 87
Dewpt 74 73 72 72 74 75 74 73 74 73 73 74 76 75 75 74 74 73 73 74
Min/Max RH 57 97 66 100 56
RH 84 66 59 70 92 94 94 97 82 69 66 74 95 97 97 97 79 61 56 65
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 14 14 11 11 10 8 11 13 14 14 11 9 8 8 12 12 12 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 30 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 1500 1400 3700 3500 2000 1400 4900 5000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 16 20 20 18 16 18 18
Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24
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 96 75 101 75 103 75 95
Temp 77 74 92 90 77 75 96 94 79 75 98 96 79 75 92 89
Dewpt 75 74 75 74 75 74 74 74 75 73 72 72 74 73 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 51 99 41 95 36 97 47
RH 95 99 59 60 94 96 50 53 88 92 43 46 85 93 54 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ229-042100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
827 AM CDT Sat May 4 2024
Date Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24 Mon 05/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 75 90 76 95
Temp 80 85 91 90 80 77 76 75 77 82 87 87 79 78 77 77 80 87 93 95
Dewpt 73 73 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 72 73 73 72 74 73 72 71
Min/Max RH 50 90 55 89 45
RH 79 67 52 54 74 85 87 90 85 72 59 57 78 86 89 85 82 63 50 47
Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE E E E SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 11 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 11 10 13 11 11 8 10 9 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 40 40 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5000 1400 1400 3300 3900 2300 1500 4700 5800
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 17 21 16 17 19 18 13 14 13
Date Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24Fri 05/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 100 76 103 76 105 76 96
Temp 79 74 91 99 82 76 94102 83 76 97103 83 76 90 94
Dewpt 73 72 74 69 73 72 71 64 72 72 69 59 70 69 68 65
Max/Min RH 93 37 87 28 87 23 78 37
RH 82 92 58 38 74 87 47 29 70 87 40 24 65 78 48 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S E NE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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