Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 221957
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
TXZ245-230900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
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 65 78 72 83 71
Temp 72 69 65 65 65 66 75 78 78 76 72 72 73 73 78 83 83 78 73 72 71 72
Dewpt 56 55 57 58 59 61 65 65 66 66 69 69 69 69 72 71 71 70 71 71 70 70
Max/Min RH 84 65 90 67 98
RH 58 62 74 77 81 84 71 65 67 74 88 88 88 88 81 69 67 76 92 95 97 93
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 6 5 4 5 8 10 8 6 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 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 1200 1000 3400 3500 2100 1200 3100 3200 1800 1200
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 16 17 13 13 17 17 17
Date 04/25Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 84 72 85 73 86 73 87 72 86
Temp 83 79 73 73 84 80 74 73 85 81 74 73 86 80 74 73 85 82
Dewpt 72 71 71 71 72 72 73 71 73 73 73 72 73 73 74 72 73 72
Min/Max RH 65 97 65 97 66 100 64 100 64
RH 70 77 93 92 69 78 95 93 69 78 97 97 66 79 99 97 67 73
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 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ231-230900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 56 80 66 86 70
Temp 72 71 63 59 57 57 71 77 79 78 71 69 68 68 74 84 86 82 73 72 71 70
Dewpt 51 54 56 57 56 57 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 68 70 69 68 67 69 70 70 69
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 54 99
RH 47 55 78 92 97100 75 61 60 64 84 97100100 86 61 54 61 87 93 97 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 8 5 4 3 8 10 10 11 11 8 8 5 8 10 11 13 11 10 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 500 3700 3800 1500 1000 4300 4500 2300 700
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 8 14 17 18 12 14 18 16 12
Date 04/25Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 87 72 86 73 91 73 91 72 92
Temp 85 83 74 72 84 83 74 73 89 87 75 73 89 87 74 72 88 87
Dewpt 68 68 70 69 69 69 71 70 68 69 71 70 68 68 73 71 70 68
Min/Max RH 53 90 56 90 46 92 46 99 45
RH 57 60 87 90 61 63 90 90 51 56 87 92 51 53 97 97 55 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 15> 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 SC B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 5 10 10 10 10
$$
TXZ247-230900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
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 66 78 72 80 73
Temp 72 70 67 67 67 68 74 77 77 74 73 73 73 73 77 79 79 76 73 73 73 73
Dewpt 57 57 57 59 61 62 65 66 67 68 69 70 70 71 72 71 72 71 72 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 84 68 94 76 97
RH 59 64 72 75 82 84 75 70 71 82 89 90 91 94 86 77 78 85 95 93 93 95
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 9 9 8 6 6 9 10 9 9 9 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 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 1300 1300 3000 2900 2100 1900 2200 2100 1700 1500
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 13 12 13 16 18 17 13 17 19 17
Date 04/25Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 80 74 80 74 82 74 82 73 82
Temp 80 76 74 74 80 77 75 74 81 78 75 74 81 78 75 73 81 78
Dewpt 72 72 71 72 72 73 74 72 73 74 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 73
Min/Max RH 77 96 77 98 76 97 77 100 75
RH 78 86 92 95 78 89 97 93 77 88 96 95 80 88 99100 79 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 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ234-230900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 57 78 66 83 70
Temp 73 70 63 59 57 59 72 77 78 76 71 69 68 69 77 82 83 79 72 72 71 70
Dewpt 54 54 54 55 56 57 63 65 66 66 67 68 68 69 71 71 70 70 70 71 70 70
Max/Min RH 95 67 100 65 100
RH 51 57 72 85 95 94 73 67 67 72 87 97 99 99 82 69 65 74 93 97 97100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 6 5 4 3 6 9 11 11 9 6 6 5 8 9 12 12 10 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 SC FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 600 400 3800 3700 700 500 4200 3900 1800 600
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 6 11 16 12 9 12 16 14 12
Date 04/25Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 84 72 84 73 86 73 87 72 88
Temp 83 79 74 73 83 80 75 73 85 81 75 73 86 82 75 72 86 84
Dewpt 71 70 71 70 72 71 73 71 72 73 73 72 73 73 74 72 72 71
Min/Max RH 65 94 67 98 64 97 62 100 57
RH 67 74 90 90 70 74 94 93 65 77 94 97 65 74 97100 63 65
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 15> 15> 15> 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 5 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ241-230900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
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 59 80 69 86 71
Temp 71 70 64 61 60 61 73 78 79 78 72 71 70 70 76 83 85 81 74 72 72 71
Dewpt 57 58 59 59 59 60 65 66 67 68 69 70 70 69 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 70
Max/Min RH 98 64 100 63 99
RH 62 67 83 93 97 96 76 68 67 72 92 97 99 98 86 69 63 69 92 97 97 97
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 6 5 4 4 8 11 11 11 11 9 8 6 9 11 13 14 11 11 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 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 900 500 3300 3200 1400 1000 3500 4000 1900 900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 8 13 17 18 12 16 18 17 13
Date 04/25Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
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 88 73 89 73 93 73 92 73 92
Temp 86 83 75 74 86 84 76 74 90 86 75 73 89 86 75 73 89 86
Dewpt 71 71 71 71 71 71 73 71 69 72 72 71 70 71 74 73 71 70
Min/Max RH 55 91 56 94 48 94 50 100 49
RH 60 67 89 90 60 65 89 92 51 62 90 93 54 60 96 99 56 59
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 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 5 10 10 10
$$
TXZ229-230900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024
Date 04/22/24 Tue 04/23/24 Wed 04/24/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 62 82 69 91 73
Temp 71 72 67 64 62 63 69 75 80 80 75 72 71 71 75 82 88 89 79 75 74 73
Dewpt 49 51 55 56 58 58 61 64 65 66 68 68 68 69 69 69 68 68 70 69 70 69
Max/Min RH 86 56 95 48 89
RH 45 47 65 76 86 84 76 69 59 61 79 87 92 95 82 65 52 50 74 82 87 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 6 8 8 6 8 9 10 11 11 10 10 8 8 9 11 13 14 12 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 800 800 3000 4000 1000 1000 3700 4900 2600 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 13 16 16 12 13 18 18 14
Date 04/25Fri 04/26/24Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 75 92 75 98 74 95 73 95
Temp 86 91 76 75 83 91 77 75 92 94 78 74 88 92 76 74 89 93
Dewpt 69 67 69 69 69 68 69 70 68 65 70 70 68 64 70 71 69 65
Min/Max RH 42 84 45 85 35 87 36 92 38
RH 57 45 79 82 63 47 76 84 46 39 76 87 52 40 82 90 52 40
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 0 5 10 10 10 10
$$
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