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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
258 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

TXZ245-160900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
258 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date           04/15/24      Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24            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                      69          82          69          83          69
Temp          80 76 71 71 70 71 77 82 81 77 73 72 70 69 77 82 82 76 71 72 70 69
Dewpt         71 70 70 70 70 70 73 73 71 71 73 72 70 69 73 71 71 71 71 71 70 69
Max/Min RH                  100          72         100          67         100
RH            73 82 95 97100 99 87 75 72 84100100100100 86 70 69 85100 99100100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd      16 16 16 12 11 10  9 11 10  9  6  8  8  4  5  8  8  6  6  6  5  8
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%)     B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           1300  1100  2400  2400  1200  1200  2300  2300  1400   800
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE     S     S     S    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             25    19    18    18    18    14    13    13    17    18


Date           04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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      69      84      68      83      65      81      59      79
Temp          82 78 71 69 83 79 71 69 82 78 70 66 78 75 64 60 76 74
Dewpt         71 70 71 69 72 69 71 69 71 70 70 66 63 62 60 58 60 60
Min/Max RH         64     100      64     100      66     100      55      97      54
RH            71 76 99100 70 73100100 70 76100100 61 65 87 93 59 63
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE       E      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           10      10       5       5      10      40      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs                                  SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms                                       IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ231-160900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
258 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date           04/15/24      Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24            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                      69          89          70          90          70
Temp          87 81 74 71 71 70 78 87 88 84 76 73 72 70 77 86 90 84 74 72 71 70
Dewpt         69 68 68 68 68 68 70 68 68 69 70 71 71 70 72 70 68 67 70 71 70 70
Max/Min RH                   97          49         100          49         100
RH            55 66 82 90 92 93 75 53 52 60 83 93 97100 85 58 49 57 87 97 97100
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      18 18 17 16 11  9  9  8  6 10  9  8  8  4  6  8  8 11 10  9  8  8
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
Clouds(%)     B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           1900  1000  4300  4800  1300  1200  3600  4300  1700   600
T Wind Dir             SE    SE     S    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd             31    19    16    12    16    11    10    11    16    13


Date           04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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            92      68      91      68      87      62      77      57      79
Temp          88 85 70 70 87 85 70 68 84 82 69 63 74 74 62 58 74 76
Dewpt         67 66 69 69 68 64 68 68 67 66 68 63 59 56 56 54 57 56
Min/Max RH         42     100      44     100      51     100      50      88      46
RH            50 52 97 97 53 50 93100 57 57 97100 59 53 81 86 55 50
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE       E      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           20      20       5      10      20      40      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs       IS IS                   IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms            IS IS                   IS SC SC IS IS IS IS    IS

$$

TXZ247-160900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
258 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date           04/15/24      Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24            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                      70          79          70          79          70
Temp          78 74 72 72 72 72 76 78 79 75 73 73 72 71 77 78 78 75 73 72 72 70
Dewpt         71 71 71 71 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 70
Max/Min RH                  100          78         100          78         100
RH            81 89 97 97100 99 89 85 80 92100100 99100 86 81 79 92 99 99100100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd      16 16 16 16 14 12 10 10 10 10  9 10  8  6  6  8  9  8  8  8  6  8
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%)     B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           1100  1300  1400  1400  1000  1200  1700  1600  1200  1000
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE     S     S     S    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             27    24    20    19    20    18    13    13    17    18


Date           04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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      71      80      71      80      67      78      63      75
Temp          78 75 72 71 79 76 72 71 79 75 72 68 75 73 66 63 73 72
Dewpt         71 71 72 71 72 71 72 71 72 71 71 68 65 64 62 61 62 62
Min/Max RH         75     100      76     100      75     100      63      95      62
RH            80 87100100 80 85 99100 80 89 99100 72 72 86 93 69 71
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE       E      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           10      10       5       5      10      30      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs                                  SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms                                       IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ234-160900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
258 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date           04/15/24      Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24            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                      70          83          71          85          71
Temp          81 77 73 72 72 72 78 82 82 79 74 74 73 72 77 83 85 79 74 73 73 72
Dewpt         71 70 70 69 70 71 72 73 72 71 73 73 72 71 73 72 70 71 72 73 72 72
Max/Min RH                  100          70          97          61         100
RH            72 79 90 90 93 97 82 74 72 77 97 97 97 97 87 70 61 77 93100 97100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SE  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind Spd      19 16 14 13 10 11 11 13 13 11  9  9  9  6  8  8 10 11  8  9  8  8
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV
Clouds(%)     B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     3     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           1600   800  3300  3600  1000   700  3200  3300  1200   500
T Wind Dir             SE    SE     S     S     S     S     S    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             24    18    21    19    13    11    13    13    13    11


Date           04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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      70      86      70      84      63      77      59      77
Temp          84 80 72 71 83 82 72 70 81 79 71 64 74 73 64 59 73 75
Dewpt         71 69 71 71 71 69 71 70 70 69 70 64 62 60 59 56 60 60
Min/Max RH         59     100      59     100      63     100      61      90      55
RH            65 69 97100 67 65 97100 69 72 97100 66 64 84 90 64 60
Pwind Dir           S      SE      SE      SE      SE       E       N      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           10      10      10       5      20      40      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs                               IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms                                    IS SC SC SC IS IS

$$

TXZ241-160900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
258 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date           04/15/24      Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24            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                      71          92          72          90          72
Temp          87 80 75 74 73 72 80 90 90 82 76 75 74 72 78 87 90 83 75 74 73 72
Dewpt         71 71 71 69 70 70 72 70 71 72 73 73 73 71 73 71 70 71 72 73 72 72
Max/Min RH                   95          47          98          53         100
RH            60 74 89 86 90 93 77 52 53 71 89 96 95 97 84 60 53 66 90 99 97100
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd      19 19 18 16 11  9 11 11 10 12 10  8  8  6  8  9 10 11 10  8  8  8
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
Clouds(%)     B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           5          10
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           1800  1200  4500  5100  1300  1100  3600  4300  1800   800
T Wind Dir             SE    SE     S    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd             31    19    19    16    16    11    11    13    16    13
Wind           Y  Y


Date           04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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            92      70      93      70      89      66      81      60      80
Temp          88 83 72 71 89 84 73 70 85 82 71 67 78 76 65 60 76 75
Dewpt         69 68 71 71 70 67 71 70 70 69 71 67 62 60 59 57 58 59
Min/Max RH         45     100      48     100      52      99      52      90      49
RH            54 61 97100 54 57 95100 60 64 99 99 59 59 83 90 55 57
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE       E      NE      NE      NE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR           20      10       5       5      20      40      40      30      20
Rain Shwrs       IS                      IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms                                    IS IS SC IS IS IS IS    IS

$$

TXZ229-160900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
258 PM CDT Mon Apr 15 2024

Date           04/15/24      Tue 04/16/24            Wed 04/17/24            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                      73          92          74          95          74
Temp          94 92 81 76 75 73 77 84 91 90 82 77 75 74 78 89 94 92 82 77 76 74
Dewpt         67 67 71 69 69 68 69 69 66 64 68 70 71 71 72 71 68 67 70 70 71 71
Max/Min RH                   84          40          91          41          90
RH            41 44 72 79 82 84 76 61 44 42 63 79 87 90 82 56 43 44 67 79 85 90
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE  E  E NE NE  E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind Spd      14 16 17 13 10  6  4  5  6  6 11 10  6  4  6  6  6  9 11 11  9  9
Wind Gust
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%)     B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR                      5           5           0           5          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0        0.07
Rain Shwrs                                                       IS IS
Tstms                                                            IS IS
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     1
Haines                  4     4     5     5     5     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           1300  1600  3200  4100   700   800  3500  4700  1900   900
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    NE    NE    SE    SE     E     E    SE    SE
T Wind Spd             27    16     8     9    12     9     8    10    16    11


Date           04/18Fri 04/19/24Sat 04/20/24Sun 04/21/24Mon 04/22/24
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            96      71      96      71      91      65      79      60      81
Temp          90 92 74 71 88 90 75 71 85 86 71 66 74 76 66 60 74 79
Dewpt         69 66 67 68 68 64 67 68 67 65 66 63 58 55 55 54 54 54
Min/Max RH         38      91      38      90      44      91      47      81      40
RH            50 43 79 90 52 42 76 90 55 50 84 90 57 48 68 81 50 42
Pwind Dir          SE      SE       E       E       E       E      NE      NE       E
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           30      20      10      20      30      50      30      30      20
Rain Shwrs       SC IS          IS       SC SC SC SC SC SC    IS
Tstms            SC IS          IS       SC SC SC 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


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