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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


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