Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 110658
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
158 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
TXZ245-112100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
158 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 83 76 86 76 89
Temp 75 74 80 83 82 79 76 76 77 77 83 85 85 81 77 77 77 76 83 87 88 83
Dewpt 70 69 71 72 72 73 74 74 74 75 77 77 76 75 76 76 77 76 77 78 77 76
Min/Max RH 69 96 76 100 70
RH 86 86 74 71 72 84 94 92 90 94 84 77 76 82 97 96 99100 84 74 70 80
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 12 11 8 8 8 8 8 11 11 10 8 8 6 5 5 8 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 30 40 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
Obvis H H H H H H
LAL 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 3
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 2300 2300 1100 1000 2600 2500 1900 1400 3100 2800
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 14 19 21 18 18 18 20 17 13 14 16
Date Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 90 73 87 75 88 72 89
Temp 75 73 88 84 75 73 86 81 77 75 87 83 76 73 88 85
Dewpt 75 73 72 72 73 72 73 74 76 75 77 76 75 73 73 72
Max/Min RH 100 55 99 65 100 69 100 56
RH 99100 59 69 92 99 65 80 96100 74 80 97100 61 66
Pwind Dir SE E E E SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 20 20 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ231-112100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
158 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 72 91 74 94
Temp 74 71 79 85 85 81 75 74 74 73 80 88 90 88 79 77 76 74 81 89 94 89
Dewpt 66 64 66 68 70 70 71 72 72 72 74 74 73 73 74 75 74 74 75 74 72 72
Min/Max RH 56 100 57 100 48
RH 75 78 63 56 60 69 87 93 93 97 81 63 57 61 85 94 94100 82 60 48 57
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 11 11 11 12 11 8 8 6 9 11 9 11 11 10 8 5 6 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.13 0.02 0.04 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 3
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 4100 3600 1700 900 3600 4300 2100 1400 4200 5500
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 19 16 13 17 17 18 11 11 10
Date Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 92 69 90 72 91 70 92
Temp 74 70 89 89 73 69 87 85 75 73 88 88 75 70 88 90
Dewpt 72 70 68 66 70 69 68 70 74 73 74 72 73 70 69 66
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 50 100 57 100 42
RH 92100 49 47 90100 53 60 97100 64 59 94100 54 46
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 30 20 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-112100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
158 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 83 77 85 77 85
Temp 77 76 80 82 82 80 78 78 78 78 82 84 84 81 77 78 78 77 82 84 85 81
Dewpt 72 71 72 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 76 94 78 100 79
RH 85 85 78 77 77 85 91 91 88 91 84 80 79 84 97 97 99100 87 81 80 87
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 9 10 11 13 14 11 10 9 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 8 6 8 6 9 9 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 30 40 20 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.05 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Obvis H H H H H H
LAL 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 2
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 2100 1900 1500 1500 1900 1900 1700 1600 1700 1900
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 21 23 20 19 19 20 19 16 13 16
Date Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 85 76 84 77 85 75 86
Temp 77 75 85 81 78 76 83 81 78 77 85 81 78 75 84 82
Dewpt 75 75 73 74 74 73 74 74 76 76 77 76 76 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 67 93 72 99 77 100 66
RH 96100 69 79 89 92 75 81 96 99 79 85 94100 71 76
Pwind Dir E E E E SE SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 20 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-112100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
158 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 72 86 75 89
Temp 73 71 78 82 83 79 76 74 74 74 80 83 84 83 76 77 76 75 82 87 89 83
Dewpt 65 64 66 68 69 69 69 71 73 73 76 77 76 75 75 75 75 75 77 76 76 75
Min/Max RH 63 100 75 100 65
RH 76 79 67 63 63 72 79 90 97 97 88 82 77 77 97 94 97100 85 70 66 77
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE S SE SE SE S SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 8 8 11 11 12 11 10 8 11 6 8 13 13 12 11 9 8 6 6 8 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 60 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.20 0.03 0.23
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 3000 3400 1300 700 2800 3100 1600 700 4300 4600
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 16 19 13 13 17 20 14 10 13 17
Date Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 68 90 68 87 73 87 70 88
Temp 73 69 87 87 72 69 85 82 76 73 85 84 76 71 85 86
Dewpt 72 69 70 70 71 69 71 71 74 73 77 76 74 71 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 60 100 70 100 57
RH 97100 57 57 97100 63 69 94100 77 77 94100 65 61
Pwind Dir E NE E SE SE SE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 20 30 30 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-112100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
158 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
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 87 74 92 76 95
Temp 76 75 80 84 85 82 78 77 76 75 81 88 90 87 80 78 77 76 83 91 94 89
Dewpt 72 71 72 73 74 75 76 75 74 74 76 76 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 69 100 63 98 55
RH 88 89 77 70 71 79 94 94 94 96 87 68 63 70 88 94 96 97 81 62 55 64
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE E
Wind Spd 8 8 11 12 14 11 9 9 9 6 9 11 11 11 11 8 8 6 8 8 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 30 30 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.05
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 2900 2900 1500 1200 3200 3800 2000 1000 3800 4200
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 14 17 17 14 13 16 18 16 11 11 12
Date Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
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 92 71 90 75 93 73 92
Temp 76 73 89 87 75 72 88 84 77 75 89 90 77 74 89 89
Dewpt 75 73 71 69 72 71 72 74 76 75 77 75 75 73 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 47 99 59 100 58 99 48
RH 96100 56 54 90 99 60 72 97100 68 62 96 97 58 56
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 30 20 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-112100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
158 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024
Date Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24 Mon 05/13/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 75 94 77 97
Temp 77 75 79 85 88 84 78 75 75 75 80 85 93 92 85 81 79 77 82 90 96 95
Dewpt 65 63 64 66 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 72 71 71 74 74 74 73 74 72 68 65
Min/Max RH 51 90 47 88 36
RH 67 66 60 53 54 63 79 87 87 87 77 65 49 51 70 79 85 87 77 56 40 37
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S NW N
Wind Spd 11 11 11 10 11 11 12 11 11 9 10 8 6 6 11 11 10 6 6 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.57 0.02 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1200 4200 4700 1200 1200 3700 5100 2200 900 4100 5400
T Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE W
T Wind Spd 18 17 16 18 13 14 10 16 11 8 10
Date Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24Fri 05/17/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 96 73 93 75 93 72 94
Temp 78 73 90 93 78 73 89 89 78 75 86 92 78 72 88 93
Dewpt 71 70 66 62 66 68 67 70 73 73 73 69 70 69 68 65
Max/Min RH 92 33 84 46 94 47 92 38
RH 79 90 45 36 67 84 48 54 85 94 65 47 76 90 52 40
Pwind Dir E E SE SE SE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 30 20 20 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS
$$
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