Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 071857
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
157 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
TXZ245-080900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
157 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
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 74 87 75 89 70
Temp 86 81 77 76 75 75 82 86 86 82 76 76 76 75 83 88 88 82 77 75 73 70
Dewpt 77 75 76 76 75 75 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 78 77 76 76 77 75 73 70
Max/Min RH 100 73 100 68 100
RH 74 82 97100100100 87 75 75 84 99100 97100 84 70 69 82 99100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SE S SE SE SE SE NE N N
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 11 11 9 6 6 6 5 6 8 8 6 4 4 6 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 1300 1300 2200 2300 1400 1100 2500 2700 1200 1300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE E N
T Wind Spd 13 16 16 19 17 16 16 14 11 8 16
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 67 84 69 83 70 85 72 87
Temp 85 82 71 67 82 79 71 69 80 78 73 71 83 80 74 72 85 82
Dewpt 69 66 64 60 62 64 66 66 69 69 72 71 73 73 73 72 75 74
Min/Max RH 50 81 48 91 66 100 67 100 69
RH 58 58 78 78 51 61 83 90 70 75 95100 73 81 97100 72 78
Pwind Dir NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 20 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-080900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
157 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 100 72 100 70
Temp 93 90 79 75 75 73 82 92100 98 82 77 74 72 82 94 99 95 81 76 73 70
Dewpt 74 74 74 74 73 73 75 74 70 66 73 74 73 72 74 72 68 66 70 72 71 66
Max/Min RH 100 35 100 35 92
RH 54 60 85 96 94100 78 55 38 35 74 90 97100 78 49 37 39 69 86 92 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE S N NE E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 6 10 10 10 9 6 9 8 8 6 9 8 8 4 6 6 8 8 9 8 10 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 4600 1400 1200 3300 6400 1000 900 3700 6000 2300 1700
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SE SE SE NW E NE
T Wind Spd 11 17 14 13 13 16 13 10 10 13 19
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 88 66 86 66 83 68 88 69 91
Temp 85 85 71 66 83 83 70 66 80 80 71 68 85 84 72 70 88 85
Dewpt 63 60 60 56 56 58 63 64 66 67 69 68 70 70 71 70 72 71
Min/Max RH 38 72 37 93 59 100 54 100 50
RH 47 42 68 70 40 43 78 93 62 66 93100 60 63 97100 60 63
Pwind Dir NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 20 30 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ247-080900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
157 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
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 76 84 76 85 73
Temp 82 79 77 77 76 77 80 82 83 80 78 77 77 76 81 83 84 81 78 77 75 73
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 77 77 76 76 77 78 77 76 77 76 74 72
Max/Min RH 100 80 100 79 99
RH 84 91 99 99 99 99 90 84 83 90 97 99 99100 90 84 79 85 99 97 99 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E N N
Wind Spd 9 8 8 9 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 9 8 6 8 8 9 8 6 5 6 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 1300 1300 1800 1600 1200 1200 1900 1700 1600 1700
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SE E NE
T Wind Spd 13 17 18 19 19 19 18 14 11 10 16
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 71 81 72 81 73 82 74 83
Temp 81 80 74 71 79 77 74 72 80 77 75 74 80 79 76 75 83 79
Dewpt 69 68 65 63 64 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 74 73 74 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 60 79 57 88 71 97 75 98 77
RH 67 66 75 77 60 69 79 87 72 82 90 97 81 84 96 97 78 88
Pwind Dir NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 20 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-080900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
157 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 90 74 92 70
Temp 88 84 77 76 76 75 81 87 89 86 78 77 76 75 82 89 92 87 79 76 73 71
Dewpt 77 75 75 75 75 75 76 77 78 76 76 76 75 75 76 78 76 76 75 74 70 67
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 60 94
RH 70 74 94 97 97100 85 72 70 72 94 97 97100 82 70 60 70 88 94 90 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N N
Wind Spd 10 11 8 9 8 8 10 13 12 11 9 9 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 11 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 1200 1100 2900 3000 1200 700 2800 4600 1400 1000
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE S SE SE E N
T Wind Spd 12 13 12 17 17 13 12 11 10 9 16
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 86 65 84 67 81 69 84 69 87
Temp 83 83 71 65 81 81 70 67 78 77 72 70 81 81 73 70 84 83
Dewpt 66 63 60 57 59 61 64 64 67 68 70 70 73 72 72 70 74 74
Min/Max RH 47 76 43 90 67 100 67 100 68
RH 57 51 68 75 47 51 81 90 69 74 93100 77 74 97100 72 74
Pwind Dir NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 20 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-080900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
157 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
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 74 101 74 101 73
Temp 94 89 79 77 76 76 83 93 99 96 82 79 76 75 84 95101 95 82 78 75 73
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 75 75 76 76 74 74 76 76 75 74 76 74 70 70 74 75 73 70
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 37 96
RH 59 67 91 99 99 99 81 59 46 50 82 93 97 99 77 51 38 44 77 91 96 92
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW N E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 8 10 10 9 8 6 10 9 8 8 10 8 6 6 6 6 9 11 8 8 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW CL SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC FW CL SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 1400 1100 3000 4700 900 900 3300 5700 1400 1700
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE S NW E NE
T Wind Spd 11 14 13 13 12 14 11 11 11 12 18
Heat Y Y
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 68 87 68 84 70 89 71 92
Temp 85 85 73 68 84 81 71 69 81 79 73 71 86 83 74 72 89 86
Dewpt 67 64 64 60 62 62 66 66 69 70 71 71 72 72 73 72 74 74
Min/Max RH 46 76 46 91 63 100 58 100 56
RH 55 51 73 75 49 53 83 90 68 73 93100 64 70 95100 62 67
Pwind Dir NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 20 40 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-080900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
157 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 104 76 103 74
Temp 93 94 86 81 79 77 84 95102102 89 82 77 76 84 96102100 87 80 76 74
Dewpt 74 74 76 76 75 74 75 71 63 56 60 69 71 72 72 69 61 58 66 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 90 22 87 24 75
RH 54 53 72 85 88 90 74 46 28 22 38 65 82 87 67 42 26 25 50 62 71 74
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S W W NW E SE E E E NW N N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 4 5 10 11 11 6 6 6 8 4 6 10 8 6 5 6 9 9 13 14 14 17
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1
Clouds(%) B1 FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 5400 1100 1200 4400 7000 500 700 3900 7600 1300 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW W E SE NE N NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 16 14 11 10 9 11 8 11 19 23
Date 05/10Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 69 88 70 87 71 92 72 94
Temp 86 88 74 69 83 86 74 70 81 84 74 71 86 89 76 72 87 91
Dewpt 61 59 58 57 56 57 61 64 65 66 68 68 69 65 70 70 70 66
Min/Max RH 35 66 35 81 51 90 43 93 42
RH 43 38 57 66 40 37 64 81 58 55 82 90 57 45 82 93 57 44
Pwind Dir NE NE E SE SE E SE E E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 20 30 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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