Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 092338
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
638 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
TXZ245-100900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
638 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
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 72 85 73
Temp 83 77 77 76 75 83 89 88 81 77 75 74 74 81 84 84 79 75 74 74 74
Dewpt 77 77 76 75 75 76 75 75 74 73 72 70 68 69 69 70 70 71 71 72 73
Max/Min RH 100 62 91 61 97
RH 84 99 99 97 99 80 63 67 81 87 89 86 82 67 61 64 74 86 90 93 97
Wind Dir SE E E E NE NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 5 9 11 11 10 6 6 6 8 9 11 11 10 8 8 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1200 1200 2700 2600 1200 1100 3000 3000 2400 1200
T Wind Dir E NE NE E E NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 9 9 17 18 14 13 19 19 17 14
Date 05/12Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 85 74 88 72 91 74 89 73 90
Temp 84 81 75 74 85 82 75 73 88 85 76 74 87 83 76 74 88 84
Dewpt 75 75 75 74 76 74 74 73 74 74 75 74 75 74 75 74 75 74
Min/Max RH 75 100 69 100 59 100 63 100 63
RH 76 82100100 75 78 97100 64 71 96100 69 76 96100 67 73
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 40 10 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-100900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
638 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 93 70 86 70
Temp 97 82 77 76 75 82 91 93 88 79 75 72 70 77 83 85 81 74 73 72 72
Dewpt 71 75 75 74 72 72 71 70 70 71 69 66 64 65 65 67 68 69 70 71 71
Max/Min RH 96 47 83 53 98
RH 43 81 94 94 90 71 53 47 55 77 82 82 80 67 55 54 65 84 89 95 97
Wind Dir E SE E E NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 5 9 8 6 8 11 12 11 11 10 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
Clouds(%) FW CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1800 1200 3800 5300 2900 1100 4300 4700 2600 1200
T Wind Dir E E NE E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 13 11 19 18 14 12 18 18 18 11
Date 05/12Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 89 72 93 69 95 70 94 71 94
Temp 85 85 75 72 89 87 73 70 90 90 74 71 90 88 74 71 91 89
Dewpt 71 71 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 68 71 71 70 69 72 71 69 67
Min/Max RH 58 100 49 100 41 100 45 100 44
RH 62 63 94100 58 59 95100 52 48 90100 52 54 93100 50 48
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 30 40 10 10 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-100900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
638 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
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 85 74 82 75
Temp 81 79 78 78 77 82 84 83 79 78 77 75 74 79 80 81 78 76 76 76 76
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 74 72 71 70 70 71 71 72 72 73 74 74
Max/Min RH 97 76 89 71 96
RH 91 96 97 97 97 84 77 78 87 89 86 89 87 74 73 72 82 87 92 96 96
Wind Dir E SE E E NE NE E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E SE
Wind Spd 6 5 6 5 6 10 11 11 11 10 8 8 9 11 12 12 11 10 10 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS
Obvis H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1200 1200 2000 1600 1300 1600 2500 2500 2100 1900
T Wind Dir E E NE E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 10 11 19 20 19 18 20 20 18 18
Date 05/12Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 83 75 84 75 86 77 85 76 85
Temp 82 79 77 75 82 80 77 75 84 82 78 77 83 81 77 76 85 81
Dewpt 75 76 75 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 76 75 76 75 75 75 76 75
Min/Max RH 81 100 77 99 72 96 73 97 72
RH 81 90 94100 83 88 94 99 76 79 94 94 78 81 94 97 75 84
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 40 10 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-100900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
638 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 90 69 84 70
Temp 89 79 77 76 74 81 87 90 86 78 75 72 71 79 83 83 80 74 73 72 72
Dewpt 77 76 75 75 73 74 74 73 72 71 67 64 62 64 66 67 66 66 68 68 69
Max/Min RH 100 58 79 57 90
RH 68 91 94 97 97 79 65 58 63 79 76 76 73 60 57 59 62 76 84 87 90
Wind Dir SE E E NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 9 6 6 5 6 11 12 11 11 8 8 9 9 10 11 11 11 8 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
Clouds(%) FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis H H PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1100 900 3000 4300 1000 500 4300 4000 2100 700
T Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E
T Wind Spd 10 8 16 17 11 12 16 17 12 10
Date 05/12Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 84 72 88 68 91 70 89 71 89
Temp 80 80 75 73 85 82 72 69 88 87 74 71 86 85 75 72 87 86
Dewpt 74 73 74 73 75 74 71 69 73 72 72 71 73 73 73 72 74 72
Min/Max RH 76 100 65 100 52 100 57 100 56
RH 82 79 97100 72 77 97100 61 61 93100 65 67 94100 65 63
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 50 10 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC NM IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC NM IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-100900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
638 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
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 92 72 86 73
Temp 93 80 77 76 76 82 90 91 85 78 77 74 72 78 82 85 81 76 75 75 75
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 75 76 75 74 74 74 73 71 69 70 70 72 72 73 73 74 73
Max/Min RH 99 58 92 65 96
RH 60 91 97 99 97 81 62 59 69 89 88 90 89 77 67 65 75 91 94 96 94
Wind Dir E E E NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE E E E E E E E SE
Wind Spd 9 8 6 6 8 11 13 14 12 10 8 6 8 11 12 12 12 10 10 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW CL SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.02 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 1000 3300 3600 1500 1000 3500 3700 2200 1000
T Wind Dir E E NE E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 12 11 19 19 14 11 20 18 16 12
Date 05/12Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 91 74 95 72 96 72 94 73 95
Temp 86 85 77 74 90 88 75 73 91 90 76 73 90 88 77 74 92 89
Dewpt 73 75 75 73 74 74 74 73 72 70 74 72 73 73 75 73 72 70
Min/Max RH 62 99 50 100 46 99 52 99 46
RH 65 72 94 99 61 62 97 99 55 53 92 97 58 62 92 97 53 53
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE E SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 40 10 10 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-100900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
638 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024
Date 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 95 74 89 73
Temp 101 89 84 80 78 81 88 92 90 82 78 75 74 78 84 87 84 78 75 75 74
Dewpt 65 70 75 75 73 71 71 70 69 69 67 65 63 63 65 66 67 69 69 70 69
Max/Min RH 88 46 71 50 85
RH 31 54 74 85 85 72 57 49 50 65 69 71 69 60 53 50 57 74 82 84 84
Wind Dir NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 5 8 10 10 11 14 12 12 14 14 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2
Clouds(%) CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.23
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3
Haines 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 1200 3700 5400 2000 1800 4400 4700 2900 1600
T Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E
T Wind Spd 12 14 20 18 20 17 20 17 18 13
Date 05/12Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 74 96 71 98 73 97 73 95
Temp 83 89 79 75 90 92 76 72 91 94 79 74 90 92 79 73 89 91
Dewpt 71 70 72 72 70 65 68 69 68 63 68 69 70 66 70 70 68 65
Min/Max RH 52 93 39 92 33 85 40 91 38
RH 67 54 79 90 52 41 76 90 47 36 69 84 52 43 74 90 50 42
Pwind Dir SE SE S E E SE SE E N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 30 5 10 5 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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