Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 071454
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
953 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
TXZ245-072100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
953 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 74 87 74 89
Temp 83 86 85 80 76 76 75 75 81 86 87 83 77 76 75 75 83 87 89 84
Dewpt 78 77 76 75 75 75 75 75 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 75 78 77 77 76
Min/Max RH 71 100 70 100 68
RH 85 75 74 85 97 97100100 88 76 70 80 97100100100 85 74 68 77
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 8 11 11 8 6 6 5 5 6 8 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2300 1400 1200 2300 2200 1300 1200 2500 2400
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 16 20 18 16 13 13 11
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 86 68 84 68 82 69 84
Temp 75 72 84 82 72 69 82 77 70 68 81 78 72 70 84 79
Dewpt 75 70 67 66 65 62 63 64 65 65 67 67 69 69 71 70
Max/Min RH 99 52 81 51 91 60 99 63
RH 99 92 57 58 78 79 53 64 84 90 64 70 89 99 65 74
Pwind Dir NE NE NE E E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 10 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ231-072100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
953 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 73 102 71 100
Temp 81 91 95 90 78 76 75 73 81 94101 99 82 77 73 72 83 94 99 96
Dewpt 75 74 73 74 74 73 73 73 75 74 69 66 71 73 72 71 74 73 70 67
Min/Max RH 49 100 32 100 37
RH 82 59 50 59 88 92 94100 81 52 36 34 70 87 97 97 73 50 39 40
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SW N NE
Wind Spd 4 6 8 11 11 10 9 6 8 8 8 6 10 8 8 5 6 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4800 1600 1100 3100 5300 1300 900 3500 4800
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SW S SE S N
T Wind Spd 12 18 13 13 13 14 11 9 10
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 87 66 82 65 83 66 87
Temp 76 71 84 84 71 66 79 79 68 65 80 80 70 66 84 83
Dewpt 72 66 61 60 61 57 57 60 63 62 63 64 66 66 67 67
Max/Min RH 89 40 74 43 90 51 100 51
RH 86 84 46 44 71 73 46 52 84 90 56 59 87100 57 59
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 10 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ247-072100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
953 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 76 84 76 85
Temp 81 82 82 79 77 77 77 76 80 82 84 81 78 77 77 76 81 83 85 81
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 76 75 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 77 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 80 100 80 100 78
RH 87 85 82 91 97 96 99100 90 85 80 85 96 97100100 90 83 78 87
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 9 8 9 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 8 8 6 8 8 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1400 1300 1700 1600 1300 1200 1900 1800
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 14 18 18 20 18 18 17 16 11
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 83 71 80 71 80 72 81
Temp 77 74 82 80 75 71 79 77 73 71 80 76 74 72 80 78
Dewpt 75 72 70 69 67 65 66 66 66 67 67 68 69 70 71 71
Max/Min RH 98 63 81 61 87 66 92 72
RH 96 93 68 71 78 80 64 70 80 86 66 75 86 92 75 79
Pwind Dir E NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 10 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-072100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
953 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 74 90 74 93
Temp 83 89 90 84 77 76 76 75 81 87 90 87 79 77 75 74 82 90 92 88
Dewpt 76 77 77 75 75 75 75 75 76 77 77 76 76 76 75 74 77 77 76 75
Min/Max RH 66 100 65 100 60
RH 80 68 66 74 94 97 97100 85 72 66 70 91 97100100 85 66 60 66
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 11 11 9 8 8 8 11 13 12 11 9 9 8 6 6 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 1200 1100 3000 2900 1500 800 3200 4400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 13 18 17 12 11 11 9
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 85 66 83 65 81 66 85
Temp 76 71 82 82 71 66 80 79 69 66 78 79 70 67 83 81
Dewpt 73 66 64 63 60 58 60 62 63 62 65 66 67 67 70 69
Max/Min RH 93 49 76 48 87 62 100 59
RH 90 84 55 53 68 75 51 56 81 87 64 64 90100 65 67
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 5 10 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-072100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
953 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 74 102 73 102
Temp 83 91 94 88 79 77 76 74 82 94101 96 81 77 75 74 84 95101 96
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 76 75 75 74 76 76 72 72 74 74 74 74 76 74 71 71
Min/Max RH 56 100 39 100 38
RH 83 65 57 69 91 96 99100 83 57 40 47 78 90 96100 78 52 38 44
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SW N NE
Wind Spd 4 8 9 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 10 8 6 6 8 8 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3800 1300 1000 3000 4300 1300 900 3400 4800
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE S N
T Wind Spd 12 16 13 14 12 13 10 11 11
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 87 69 82 67 84 67 86
Temp 78 73 84 83 74 69 80 79 71 67 80 79 71 68 84 82
Dewpt 75 69 67 65 65 60 62 64 66 65 67 67 68 68 70 70
Max/Min RH 93 50 75 52 93 60 100 57
RH 91 87 58 55 75 73 54 59 84 93 66 68 90100 63 66
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ229-072100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
953 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024
Date Tue 05/07/24 Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 77 104 75 103
Temp 80 88 95 96 86 81 79 77 84 95102103 89 82 77 75 83 95102101
Dewpt 74 75 73 72 76 75 74 74 74 69 61 54 58 69 70 71 72 69 62 59
Min/Max RH 46 90 20 87 24
RH 82 66 49 46 72 82 85 90 72 43 26 20 35 65 79 87 70 43 27 25
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S W W NW E SE E E NE NW N N
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 11 11 10 6 6 6 8 4 6 11 8 6 5 8 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5000 1100 1200 4100 6700 1300 700 3700 6900
T Wind Dir SE SE S SW W E SE NE N
T Wind Spd 8 16 13 11 10 11 11 8 13
Date Fri 05/10/24Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 89 69 83 69 86 69 89
Temp 81 73 84 87 75 69 77 82 72 69 81 84 73 69 81 88
Dewpt 65 64 59 58 58 57 56 58 60 62 62 62 65 66 67 66
Max/Min RH 73 36 66 43 78 44 90 47
RH 58 73 43 38 55 66 48 44 66 78 53 48 76 90 63 48
Pwind Dir NE NE NE E E E E E
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 20 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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