Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 100757
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
TXZ245-102100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 72 85 76 86
Temp 76 75 82 88 88 82 77 75 73 73 80 83 84 80 76 77 77 76 82 85 85 82
Dewpt 76 75 75 75 75 73 73 71 69 68 69 70 70 70 73 73 74 74 76 76 76 75
Min/Max RH 64 87 64 93 74
RH 100100 79 66 66 74 87 87 87 84 68 66 64 72 89 89 90 92 82 75 75 81
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 5 9 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 9 11 11 10 8 6 6 5 8 12 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 10 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 2900 2700 800 700 2600 2600 1900 1300 2900 3200
T Wind Dir NE E E NE E E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 14 13 20 20 18 14 18 18
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 76 89 74 91 75 88 75 89
Temp 78 77 88 83 75 75 89 85 78 76 87 82 77 75 88 85
Dewpt 76 75 75 74 73 73 72 72 74 73 75 75 76 75 77 75
Max/Min RH 96 64 97 54 93 66 100 66
RH 94 96 67 75 94 96 57 65 88 89 67 79 96100 70 73
Pwind Dir SE S SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 5 10 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-102100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 71 86 71 90
Temp 75 74 82 89 92 88 79 76 73 71 78 83 85 81 74 73 73 72 80 86 89 86
Dewpt 75 73 72 71 70 69 71 69 66 64 65 66 67 68 70 71 72 71 73 71 71 72
Min/Max RH 48 82 54 99 56
RH 100 97 72 57 50 54 77 79 80 80 63 57 54 65 87 93 97 99 81 61 56 62
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 12 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 11 11 11 11 10 9 6 5 10 11 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 10 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 4900 1900 1000 4000 4000 2300 1200 5000 5400
T Wind Dir NE E NE E E E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 19 16 16 11 18 18 17 11 16 14
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 93 69 93 70 91 73 93
Temp 76 74 89 87 73 70 90 90 74 71 88 88 76 73 89 89
Dewpt 74 73 72 71 71 69 69 67 70 70 71 70 74 73 73 70
Max/Min RH 99 48 96 41 98 50 100 48
RH 94 97 57 58 92 95 51 47 87 97 56 55 92100 58 54
Pwind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 10 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-102100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 86 75 82 76 83
Temp 78 76 81 84 84 80 78 77 76 75 80 81 82 79 76 77 77 76 81 82 82 80
Dewpt 78 76 76 76 75 74 73 72 72 70 70 71 71 72 73 74 74 74 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 74 89 71 94 82
RH 100100 85 76 75 81 85 86 86 84 73 72 71 81 90 90 92 94 87 83 83 88
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 6 10 11 11 11 10 9 8 9 11 13 13 12 10 10 8 8 9 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1800 1600 1300 1100 2400 2300 2000 1800 1900 2200
T Wind Dir NE E E E E E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 19 20 18 23 21 19 14 18 18
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 76 85 75 87 76 85 77 85
Temp 78 77 84 81 77 75 85 82 78 76 84 81 79 78 84 81
Dewpt 76 76 75 76 75 74 74 74 75 75 76 76 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 99 75 96 67 96 75 96 75
RH 96 97 76 85 94 96 69 78 93 96 77 85 94 96 80 85
Pwind Dir SE S SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 5 10 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-102100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 69 85 71 84
Temp 77 76 79 85 89 86 78 75 71 70 78 83 84 80 74 73 72 72 78 82 82 81
Dewpt 76 73 73 73 73 72 69 67 64 63 65 66 67 67 68 69 71 72 74 75 76 74
Min/Max RH 59 79 56 100 79
RH 97 90 82 67 59 63 74 76 79 78 64 57 57 65 82 87 97100 88 79 82 79
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 8 11 11 11 11 10 8 9 8 11 11 12 11 9 9 8 8 10 14 13 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.21 0.22
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2800 4000 700 500 4700 4400 2100 1100 3700 3600
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E E E E SE S
T Wind Spd 17 17 14 12 18 19 16 12 18 19
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 89 69 91 70 89 73 88
Temp 76 75 86 83 74 70 88 87 74 71 88 82 77 74 85 85
Dewpt 74 75 75 73 72 69 72 71 72 70 74 74 74 74 76 74
Max/Min RH 100 63 98 49 100 63 100 65
RH 94100 70 72 93 97 59 59 93 97 63 77 90100 75 70
Pwind Dir SE S E NE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 5 10 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ241-102100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
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 93 73 86 74 91
Temp 78 76 83 90 92 87 79 77 75 74 79 83 85 81 77 76 75 74 81 87 90 86
Dewpt 77 76 76 75 74 74 74 73 71 69 71 71 72 73 74 74 74 73 75 74 74 75
Min/Max RH 54 89 66 99 60
RH 99100 80 63 57 65 84 88 87 86 76 68 66 78 91 96 97 97 81 66 61 69
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 11 12 13 11 11 8 8 6 11 12 14 11 10 9 8 6 10 12 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.01 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Obvis H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 4400 1400 1000 3400 3400 2000 1100 4600 5400
T Wind Dir NE E E NE E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 18 17 12 17 19 16 11 16 16
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
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 94 72 94 71 93 74 94
Temp 78 75 89 89 76 73 91 89 75 72 89 87 77 75 90 90
Dewpt 76 75 74 73 74 72 70 70 73 72 73 73 75 74 75 73
Max/Min RH 100 51 99 45 100 53 98 52
RH 93 99 60 58 94 97 52 54 92100 59 63 92 97 62 57
Pwind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 40 10 5 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-102100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Fri May 10 2024
Date Fri 05/10/24 Sat 05/11/24 Sun 05/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 75 87 75 93
Temp 81 79 81 86 91 89 82 79 76 75 78 84 87 84 79 77 76 75 79 86 91 91
Dewpt 75 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66 64 64 66 67 68 70 70 71 71 72 71 70 69
Min/Max RH 47 71 52 88 47
RH 82 82 74 61 50 52 63 67 71 69 62 55 52 59 74 79 85 87 79 61 50 49
Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 10 11 14 11 11 13 14 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 14 11 11 9 11 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.11 0.58 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3900 5000 1500 1500 4200 4600 2700 1500 5000 6300
T Wind Dir NE E NE E E E E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 20 16 18 18 20 14 14 10
Date Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24Wed 05/15/24Thu 05/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 96 72 96 73 95 75 95
Temp 80 77 88 95 77 72 89 94 78 73 87 94 79 75 89 93
Dewpt 73 73 70 64 68 68 67 63 67 69 69 66 72 71 71 66
Max/Min RH 88 35 88 34 87 39 88 39
RH 79 87 55 36 74 87 48 36 69 87 55 40 79 87 56 41
Pwind Dir SE S E E E SE E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 5 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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