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FOUS54 KCRP 221957
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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


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