Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 212318
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
618 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
TXZ245-220900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
618 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
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 56 74 61 79 71
Temp 68 62 60 57 56 64 71 74 73 67 64 62 64 74 79 78 75 72 72 72 71
Dewpt 55 56 53 52 52 55 57 55 57 57 58 59 59 63 64 65 66 67 69 69 69
Max/Min RH 86 52 93 61 93
RH 63 80 78 83 86 73 62 52 57 69 81 90 84 70 61 63 74 86 90 90 92
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 16 8 6 6 5 6 8 8 8 5 4 5 4 4 6 8 6 8 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3100 800 4200 4400 2500 900 3800 3700 2500 1900
T Wind Dir NE NE E E SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 14 14 12 11 9 12 16 18 14
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 82 71 82 73 85 74 86 75 84
Temp 82 78 73 72 81 78 74 73 84 81 75 74 85 81 76 75 84 80
Dewpt 70 69 69 69 71 70 71 71 72 71 73 72 73 73 73 72 73 73
Min/Max RH 66 91 72 94 65 95 67 94 70
RH 68 74 87 89 73 78 90 92 68 73 94 92 69 78 92 90 71 80
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ231-220900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
618 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 52 75 54 81 66
Temp 66 59 56 54 52 61 71 75 73 63 59 56 56 69 79 80 78 71 68 68 67
Dewpt 52 51 51 49 48 50 51 53 55 56 56 56 56 61 61 63 63 66 67 67 67
Max/Min RH 86 46 100 53 100
RH 61 75 82 83 86 67 48 46 53 78 90100 98 76 54 55 60 84 97 99100
Wind Dir NE NE N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 9 6 6 5 8 6 6 8 8 5 4 3 6 9 9 10 9 8 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1500 600 4100 4900 1400 400 4800 4600 2500 900
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 10 11 10 12 9 13 17 16 11
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 85 68 88 70 88 70 92 71 93
Temp 83 81 70 68 85 82 72 70 85 84 73 71 89 86 74 71 90 87
Dewpt 68 66 68 68 68 67 70 69 69 69 72 71 68 69 72 70 68 68
Min/Max RH 54 100 53 97 53 100 44 98 43
RH 61 60 93100 57 61 93 97 58 60 95100 50 56 93 97 48 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10
$$
TXZ247-220900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
618 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
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 61 73 65 78 72
Temp 69 65 63 62 61 66 71 73 72 68 67 66 67 74 77 78 75 73 73 73 73
Dewpt 58 58 55 55 55 57 57 57 58 58 59 61 61 63 65 66 66 68 69 70 70
Max/Min RH 81 57 89 67 92
RH 68 78 75 78 81 73 62 57 62 70 77 86 81 70 68 67 75 86 89 92 89
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 17 11 11 9 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3100 2500 3900 4000 3100 3000 3600 3300 2600 2200
T Wind Dir NE NE E E SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 23 19 16 13 12 12 12 16 19 17
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 79 72 80 73 81 74 82 75 83
Temp 79 75 73 73 80 76 74 74 80 77 76 74 81 79 76 75 82 79
Dewpt 71 70 70 71 72 72 72 71 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 74 74
Min/Max RH 75 94 76 94 74 98 76 94 73
RH 78 83 90 93 77 86 93 90 77 86 92 97 77 85 94 92 77 85
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 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ234-220900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
618 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 51 73 55 79 67
Temp 66 58 55 53 51 60 69 73 71 63 60 57 57 71 77 79 76 70 70 69 68
Dewpt 54 53 52 50 49 51 52 54 54 54 55 55 55 61 63 64 64 66 67 67 68
Max/Min RH 93 51 96 60 100
RH 65 83 90 89 93 72 55 51 55 72 84 93 93 71 62 60 66 87 90 93100
Wind Dir N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE E E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 9 8 6 5 8 6 8 10 6 4 4 3 5 8 10 10 8 6 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 600 400 4800 5300 600 500 4500 4400 1900 500
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 11 10 10 6 12 16 13 10
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 81 68 82 71 83 72 87 73 88
Temp 80 78 70 69 81 79 73 72 82 80 74 72 85 82 76 73 88 82
Dewpt 71 68 68 68 71 70 71 71 72 71 73 72 72 73 74 72 71 73
Min/Max RH 67 100 67 97 67 100 59 99 57
RH 74 71 93 97 72 74 93 97 72 74 97100 65 74 94 97 57 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15 15> <15 15>
Avg Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 5 10
$$
TXZ241-220900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
618 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
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 56 74 58 81 68
Temp 69 63 60 58 56 64 71 74 72 65 62 60 59 71 78 80 78 72 71 70 69
Dewpt 55 54 53 52 50 53 55 58 57 58 58 58 58 63 64 66 66 69 69 69 69
Max/Min RH 82 56 98 62 100
RH 61 73 79 80 80 68 58 58 59 78 89 95 98 77 63 62 68 92 95 97100
Wind Dir N NE NE NE N NE E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 9 8 8 6 9 8 9 9 6 5 4 4 6 10 11 11 10 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 900 900 3100 3400 1400 400 4100 4000 2100 800
T Wind Dir NE NE NE E E SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 12 13 12 10 8 12 16 18 11
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
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 69 88 72 90 72 94 73 94
Temp 83 80 72 70 85 82 74 72 87 84 75 72 91 86 76 73 91 87
Dewpt 70 69 70 69 70 70 71 71 70 71 73 71 70 72 73 72 69 71
Min/Max RH 60 99 58 95 54 98 46 98 45
RH 65 68 95 99 61 68 92 95 58 64 94 97 51 62 89 95 49 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 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ229-220900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
618 PM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Date 04/21/24 Mon 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 57 75 60 84 70
Temp 67 62 60 58 57 64 72 75 74 68 65 63 60 67 75 81 83 76 71 71 71
Dewpt 52 51 50 49 49 49 49 50 53 56 57 57 58 60 61 62 63 66 66 67 68
Max/Min RH 75 41 95 50 90
RH 59 67 69 72 75 58 44 41 48 65 75 81 93 78 62 53 51 71 84 87 90
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 9 10 8 6 8 6 6 8 10 9 8 5 6 9 10 10 11 11 9 6
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) OV B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 1200 3800 4200 1300 1300 3800 4800 3000 1000
T Wind Dir NE E E SE SE S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 12 11 10 13 11 16 17 16 11
Date 04/24Thu 04/25/24Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 71 93 73 95 74 98 75 98
Temp 85 89 74 72 86 90 76 73 87 92 78 74 91 95 79 75 91 95
Dewpt 68 67 68 68 69 67 69 69 70 66 70 70 68 65 70 70 67 63
Min/Max RH 43 89 43 87 39 87 34 85 33
RH 57 48 82 87 57 47 79 87 57 43 76 87 47 37 74 84 45 35
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
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