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FOUS54 KCRP 241138
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
638 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

TXZ245-242100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
638 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      83          70          83          71          83
Temp             72 79 83 83 78 72 72 71 71 78 81 82 78 72 73 73 72 79 82 82 78
Dewpt            70 73 72 71 71 71 71 71 70 73 73 72 71 72 71 71 71 73 72 72 72
Min/Max RH                   69         100          68          99          71
RH               92 82 70 69 81 97 97100 99 86 77 72 79 99 95 93 95 81 72 72 82
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind Spd          4  6  8 10  9  8  8  8  8  8 13 16 14 14 14 14 13 17 20 17 16
Wind Gust
Clouds           B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%)        B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     3     3     3     4     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt           2700  2700  1300   900  2500  2500  1900  1500  3200  3100
T Wind Dir              S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             13    17    18    17    20    24    24    24    26    27


Date          Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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            72      85      72      85      71      86      70      85
Temp          73 73 84 79 73 72 84 81 74 71 84 80 73 71 84 80
Dewpt         73 71 73 73 73 71 73 74 74 71 73 72 73 71 72 72
Max/Min RH        100      69     100      67     100      65     100      64
RH            99 95 70 82 99 99 70 81100100 70 77 99100 69 78
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0      20      20      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs                         IS IS    IS SC IS    IS IS
Tstms                              IS IS    IS SC IS    IS IS

$$

TXZ231-242100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
638 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      88          69          89          71          89
Temp             69 76 83 86 82 73 71 71 69 76 86 88 84 75 73 73 73 79 85 88 85
Dewpt            69 71 69 69 67 69 70 70 69 71 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 71 69 69 69
Min/Max RH                   52         100          52          89          53
RH              100 84 63 56 61 87 97 97100 85 58 53 61 83 87 87 89 77 58 53 59
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
Wind Spd          5  8 10 12 14 11 11 10  9 11 14 17 18 16 16 14 12 17 17 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW
Clouds(%)        B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW
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                  3     3     3     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           3900  4400  1600  1200  3600  4100  2200  2000  4700  4800
T Wind Dir              S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE     S     S
T Wind Spd             14    20    20    16    20    26    24    20    25    20


Date          Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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            72      91      72      88      71      92      70      90
Temp          73 72 89 87 74 72 85 85 74 71 87 86 72 70 86 85
Dewpt         72 70 67 69 71 69 70 69 73 71 70 67 71 70 69 67
Max/Min RH         96      46      90      55     100      46     100      48
RH            95 93 48 55 89 90 60 59 99100 56 53 97100 57 55
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       5      20      10      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs                      IS IS       IS SC IS    IS IS
Tstms                           IS IS       IS SC IS    IS IS

$$

TXZ247-242100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
638 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      80          72          80          73          80
Temp             73 78 79 79 75 73 73 73 72 77 79 79 76 74 73 73 73 77 79 80 77
Dewpt            72 73 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73
Min/Max RH                   78         100          79          98          78
RH               97 86 80 80 89 94 97 97 99 89 82 79 87 94 95 97 97 85 80 78 86
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE
Wind Spd          6  8  9 10 10  9  9  9  9 10 13 16 14 16 16 16 16 18 19 17 17
Wind Gust
Clouds           B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%)        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                      0           5           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     3     3     3     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           1900  1700  1300  1300  1700  1800  1700  1600  2300  2200
T Wind Dir              S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             14    16    20    20    20    24    25    25    26    24


Date          Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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      82      73      82      73      82      72      81
Temp          74 74 80 78 75 73 81 78 75 73 81 77 74 72 80 77
Dewpt         73 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 73 73 72 73 72
Max/Min RH         98      78      99      76     100      75     100      75
RH            97 93 80 86 96 99 80 88 99100 79 88 97100 79 86
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0      20      20      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs                         IS IS    IS SC IS    IS IS
Tstms                              IS IS    IS SC IS    IS IS

$$

TXZ234-242100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
638 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      83          70          83          72          83
Temp             70 77 82 83 80 73 72 71 70 77 82 83 79 74 73 73 73 78 82 83 80
Dewpt            69 72 72 71 70 71 70 71 70 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 71 72
Min/Max RH                   67         100          68          95          67
RH               97 85 72 67 72 93 93100100 85 72 70 77 90 93 93 93 79 72 67 77
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd          4  8 10 12 13 10  9  8  8 11 16 17 16 14 13 14 13 18 23 23 19
Wind Gust
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%)        B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR                     10           0           0           0          10
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     3     3     3     3     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt           3800  3800   900   700  3400  3500  1800  1700  4400  4300
T Wind Dir              S    SE    SE     S     S     S    SE     S     S     S
T Wind Spd             13    17    16    12    20    24    20    20    26    27


Date          Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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      86      73      86      72      87      70      86
Temp          75 73 85 82 76 73 84 81 75 73 84 82 74 71 83 82
Dewpt         73 71 72 73 72 71 73 74 74 73 73 71 72 71 72 71
Max/Min RH         95      62      94      65     100      63     100      61
RH            94 93 65 74 87 93 70 79 97100 70 69 93100 70 69
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0      30      20      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs                         SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms                              SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS

$$

TXZ241-242100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
638 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      88          71          90          72          90
Temp             70 77 85 86 81 75 73 73 72 78 86 89 83 76 74 74 74 80 87 90 85
Dewpt            70 73 72 71 71 71 72 71 71 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 72
Min/Max RH                   58          99          57          94          54
RH               99 86 66 61 72 89 95 95 95 84 62 58 68 86 92 92 92 77 60 54 64
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE
Wind Spd          6 10 11 14 14 11 10 10  9 12 16 19 18 16 14 16 13 18 20 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%)        B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR                      0           0           0           0           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  3     3     3     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           3600  4200  1800  1100  3600  3600  1900  2000  4500  5300
T Wind Dir              S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE     S     S
T Wind Spd             16    20    20    17    20    26    23    23    25    21


Date          Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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      92      72      91      73      93      71      90
Temp          75 73 89 86 76 73 87 85 75 73 89 87 74 72 86 84
Dewpt         73 71 70 72 72 71 72 73 74 72 71 71 73 72 71 70
Max/Min RH         94      51      95      58      98      50      99      53
RH            94 93 54 63 87 93 62 66 96 97 57 59 95 99 62 63
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         15>     15>     15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            0       0       0      20      10      30      20      20
Rain Shwrs                         IS       IS SC IS    IS IS
Tstms                              IS       IS SC IS    IS IS

$$

TXZ229-242100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
638 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Date             Wed 04/24/24            Thu 04/25/24            Fri 04/26/24
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                      92          73          95          74          94
Temp             73 76 83 90 89 79 75 75 74 77 87 94 91 82 78 75 75 79 86 93 92
Dewpt            69 70 70 68 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 67 68 70 69 69 69 70 69 66 65
Min/Max RH                   47          90          41          83          39
RH               87 82 65 49 52 74 84 84 87 79 55 41 47 67 74 82 82 74 57 41 41
Wind Dir         SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE
Wind Spd          8  8  9 11 14 17 13 12 11 11 13 16 16 19 16 14 13 14  8  6  9
Wind Gust
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%)        B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW
PoP 12HR                      5           0           0           5           5
QPF 12HR                      0        0.01           0           0           0
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1
Haines                  4     4     3     4     4     4     4     3     5     5
Mixing Hgt           3700  5500  1500  1600  4200  5800  3200  1300  4400  5500
T Wind Dir             SE    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE     S     S
T Wind Spd             13    18    23    17    20    25    23    18    18    11


Date          Sat 04/27/24Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24
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      98      75      93      73      95      72      93
Temp          78 74 90 96 79 75 86 91 76 73 89 91 76 72 87 90
Dewpt         70 71 68 63 70 71 69 65 70 71 69 66 69 70 69 65
Max/Min RH         90      32      87      40      94      39      94      40
RH            76 90 49 34 74 87 57 42 82 93 52 44 79 93 55 44
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE       E       E       E       E      SE
Wind Char         15>     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    FW SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR            0       0      10      20      10      20      20      20
Rain Shwrs                      IS          IS IS IS    IS IS
Tstms                           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


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