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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

TXZ245-262100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Date             Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24            Sun 04/28/24
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                      82          71          85          71          84
Temp          71 70 78 81 82 78 74 73 72 71 80 84 84 79 74 73 72 71 79 83 84 79
Dewpt         71 70 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 71 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 73 74 73 73
Min/Max RH                   72         100          69          99          71
RH            99100 85 75 73 82 99 99100 99 80 70 70 81 93 95 97 99 84 75 71 82
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd      11 11 14 16 16 13 12 12 11 12 17 18 19 17 17 14 14 16 12 16 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                     10           0           0           0          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Rain Shwrs                                                             SC SC IS
Tstms                                                                  SC SC IS
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     3
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     3     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt     1200  2500  2300  1500  1400  2400  2500  1600  1500  2400  2100
T Wind Dir        S     S     S    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S    SE
T Wind Spd       23    25    26    23    24    27    27    26    24    20    18


Date          Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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            70      85      71      85      70      85      70      84
Temp          73 72 84 80 73 71 83 79 73 71 84 78 72 70 83 79
Dewpt         73 72 73 73 73 71 73 73 73 71 73 71 72 70 71 70
Max/Min RH        100      66     100      66     100      65     100      64
RH            99100 71 81100100 72 81100100 69 79100100 68 75
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           20      20      30      20       5      10      10      20
Rain Shwrs    IS       IS SC IS IS IS                      IS
Tstms         IS       IS SC IS IS IS                      IS

$$

TXZ231-262100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Date             Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24            Sun 04/28/24
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          71          90          72          85
Temp          72 71 78 84 88 85 75 74 73 71 79 87 89 84 76 74 73 72 77 83 85 83
Dewpt         69 70 71 69 69 69 71 72 71 70 70 69 69 70 71 71 70 69 71 70 70 70
Min/Max RH                   51          98          51          91          60
RH            90 99 79 61 53 59 87 92 93 97 74 55 52 63 84 89 90 90 82 64 60 65
Wind Dir      SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  E
Wind Spd      14 13 14 17 14 14 14 14 16 13 18 20 17 19 20 18 18 12 13 11  8  9
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%)     B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR                     10           0           5           5          40
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Rain Shwrs                                                       SC SC SC SC
Tstms                                                            IS IS SC SC
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     3
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3     3
Mixing Hgt     1500  4000  5000  1700  1900  4500  4400  2200  2200  2800  3800
T Wind Dir       SE     S     S    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S    SE
T Wind Spd       21    24    24    23    23    27    27    27    23    16    11


Date          Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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            71      90      70      89      70      90      68      87
Temp          73 72 87 85 73 71 86 84 73 70 87 84 72 69 84 83
Dewpt         72 71 70 68 72 71 70 68 71 70 69 67 71 69 68 66
Max/Min RH         99      51     100      52     100      49     100      52
RH            97 97 57 57 95100 58 59 93100 55 56 97100 59 57
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12HR           10      20      20      30       5      20      20      20
Rain Shwrs             IS IS IS IS SC          IS IS    IS IS
Tstms                  IS IS IS IS SC          IS IS    IS IS

$$

TXZ247-262100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Date             Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24            Sun 04/28/24
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          72          81          72          81
Temp          73 73 76 78 79 76 74 74 73 73 78 80 81 77 75 74 74 72 77 79 81 77
Dewpt         72 72 72 73 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 73 74 74 73
Min/Max RH                   79          99          78          98          79
RH            99 99 88 83 81 89 99 97 99 99 82 81 78 86 92 95 95 97 88 84 80 89
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd      12 12 14 17 17 14 14 14 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 16 14 16 11 14 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds        OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Rain Shwrs                                                             SC SC IS
Tstms                                                                  IS SC IS
Obvis               PF       PF
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt     1200  1600  1600  1600  1600  1900  1800  1700  1800  1900  1400
T Wind Dir        S     S     S    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd       25    25    25    25    26    27    27    27    25    20    18


Date          Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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            73      81      72      81      73      81      73      81
Temp          74 73 80 77 74 72 80 77 74 73 80 77 74 73 79 77
Dewpt         73 73 74 73 73 72 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 71
Max/Min RH        100      77     100      77     100      75      99      72
RH            97100 83 87 99100 80 89 99 99 80 85 95 99 78 82
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           20      20      30      20       5      10      10      20
Rain Shwrs    IS       IS SC IS IS IS                      IS
Tstms         IS       IS SC IS IS IS                      IS

$$

TXZ234-262100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Date             Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24            Sun 04/28/24
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          73          85          72          83
Temp          73 74 77 81 82 80 75 76 74 73 80 84 84 81 76 75 74 73 78 82 83 79
Dewpt         71 71 72 71 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 73 74 72 72 72 71 71 72 74 74 73
Min/Max RH                   70          95          70          93          74
RH            93 90 85 72 72 77 94 90 93 93 77 70 72 74 87 90 90 93 82 77 74 82
Wind Dir       S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
Wind Spd      13 14 14 19 21 16 16 14 16 14 19 23 24 20 20 17 20 16 16 17 17 14
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                     10           0           0           0          50
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.12
Rain Shwrs                                                       IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms                                                               IS SC SC SC
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     3
Haines            4     4     3     3     4     4     3     4     4     3     3
Mixing Hgt     1000  3300  3400  1600  1700  3300  3200  1800  2100  3400  3300
T Wind Dir        S     S     S     S    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S    SE
T Wind Spd       20    24    27    20    23    26    29    25    24    20    20


Date          Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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            71      86      71      85      71      86      70      85
Temp          74 73 84 81 74 72 83 82 74 71 84 81 72 70 82 81
Dewpt         74 72 73 72 73 72 73 72 73 71 73 71 72 70 71 69
Max/Min RH        100      65     100      65     100      61     100      63
RH           100 97 70 74 97100 72 72 97100 70 72100100 69 67
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           30      30      20      30       5      10      10      20
Rain Shwrs    SC       SC IS IS IS SC                      IS
Tstms         SC       SC IS IS IS SC                      IS

$$

TXZ241-262100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Date             Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24            Sun 04/28/24
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          73          90          73          89
Temp          75 74 79 86 90 85 77 76 75 73 80 88 89 84 77 75 75 73 79 85 88 85
Dewpt         72 71 72 71 71 72 73 74 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 72 71 71 72 72 72 73
Min/Max RH                   53          94          57          93          59
RH            90 90 81 61 54 66 87 92 90 93 78 60 57 69 87 90 89 93 81 65 59 68
Wind Dir      SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE
Wind Spd      14 13 16 20 18 16 16 13 14 14 18 20 19 20 18 17 17 14 14 11 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%)     B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR                     10           0           5           5          30
QPF 12HR                   0.01           0        0.01           0        0.01
Rain Shwrs                                                       IS IS SC SC
Tstms                                                            IS IS SC IS
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     2
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3     3
Mixing Hgt     1500  4500  4900  1700  1900  4500  4300  1900  1700  2900  4200
T Wind Dir        S     S     S    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S    SE
T Wind Spd       23    25    25    23    23    26    27    27    23    17    13


Date          Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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            73      91      72      90      72      90      70      88
Temp          75 74 88 85 75 73 87 84 74 72 87 84 74 71 84 82
Dewpt         74 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 73 72 71 70 72 71 71 69
Max/Min RH         97      55      99      58     100      52     100      55
RH            97 93 59 65 96 99 62 68 97100 58 63 95100 64 65
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           10      20      20      30      10      20      20      20
Rain Shwrs             IS IS IS SC SC          IS IS    IS IS
Tstms                  IS IS IS SC SC          IS IS    IS IS

$$

TXZ229-262100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024

Date             Fri 04/26/24            Sat 04/27/24            Sun 04/28/24
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                      94          75          96          74          90
Temp          75 74 79 87 92 93 82 77 77 75 78 87 95 94 83 78 76 74 76 84 89 88
Dewpt         69 70 71 71 69 67 70 70 71 71 70 69 65 65 71 71 71 70 70 69 65 64
Min/Max RH                   41          87          36          87          43
RH            82 87 77 59 47 43 67 79 82 87 76 55 37 39 67 79 85 87 82 61 45 45
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E NE  E
Wind Spd      16 11 13 10  8 11 16 14 14 14 14 14 11 16 20 20 17 11  9  8  6  6
Wind Gust
Clouds        B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%)     B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR                     10           5           0          20          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.10
Rain Shwrs                                                 IS IS SC SC
Tstms                                                      IS IS SC IS
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     2     1
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     5     5     5     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     1400  3600  5800  1100  1700  4200  6100  3400  2400  3400  4800
T Wind Dir       SE     S     S    SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE    SE    NE
T Wind Spd       18    17    12    19    19    21    19    26    21    11     9


Date          Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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            73      94      74      92      75      93      72      90
Temp          75 75 87 90 77 74 86 88 77 75 87 88 75 72 84 86
Dewpt         70 71 69 67 71 72 71 68 71 72 70 68 69 70 69 66
Max/Min RH         88      42      93      48      90      46      93      48
RH            84 87 55 47 82 93 61 52 82 90 57 52 82 93 61 51
Pwind Dir           E      SE       E      SE      SE      SE       E      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR            5      20      20      20      10      20      30      30
Rain Shwrs             IS IS    IS IS          IS SC    IS SC
Tstms                  IS IS    IS IS          IS SC    IS SC

$$

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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