Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 170818
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
317 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
TXZ245-172100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
317 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 75 91 75 89
Temp 71 71 76 82 84 83 77 76 75 75 84 90 90 85 79 78 76 75 84 88 88 84
Dewpt 71 70 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 75 74 73 75 76 75 76 75 76 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 63 94 57 100 63
RH 100 99 89 76 69 73 87 90 94 92 76 61 58 72 93 93 99 99 79 66 63 76
Wind Dir S N NE NE NE NE E E E N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 2 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.17 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
LAL 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1800 2500 900 500 2900 2600 1200 800 2900 2800
T Wind Dir NE NE E E NE E E SE SE E
T Wind Spd 10 12 8 6 6 11 11 9 10 11
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 90 78 90 78 91 78 91
Temp 77 76 88 85 79 78 89 84 79 79 90 86 80 78 90 86
Dewpt 75 75 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 77 78 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 99 66 99 68 99 64 99 64
RH 92 96 70 77 96 96 70 83 94 93 68 76 94 97 68 76
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ231-172100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
317 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 69 97 72 97
Temp 68 68 74 80 84 84 77 72 70 69 81 93 97 94 81 75 74 72 83 93 97 92
Dewpt 68 66 69 69 69 68 69 68 68 68 72 69 66 67 72 73 73 72 73 70 66 66
Min/Max RH 54 97 36 100 36
RH 100 93 83 69 61 59 76 87 93 97 74 46 37 41 76 92 97100 73 48 37 43
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE N N E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 4 4 6 6 5 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 6 5 4 3 2 3 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 40 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.14 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
LAL 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1900 2900 700 400 4700 7500 3100 900 4300 5900
T Wind Dir NE NE E E NE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 9 5 3 8 13 9 10 13
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 98 76 100 76 100 76 100
Temp 75 73 94 92 77 76 97 94 79 76 97 94 79 76 97 94
Dewpt 74 73 71 72 76 75 72 73 75 75 71 72 76 75 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 42 98 41 99 41 99 40
RH 97100 47 52 96 97 45 51 90 97 44 49 91 97 45 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ247-172100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
317 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 77 86 78 86
Temp 74 74 77 81 83 81 79 79 78 78 83 86 85 83 80 79 78 78 82 85 86 82
Dewpt 74 72 74 74 73 74 74 74 75 75 76 76 75 76 77 76 76 76 76 77 76 76
Min/Max RH 69 93 70 96 72
RH 100 95 90 80 71 78 87 87 93 93 80 73 71 80 91 93 94 94 83 78 73 81
Wind Dir S NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 20 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.09 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC IS
LAL 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 2000 1400 1200 1700 1500 1100 1000 2200 2200
T Wind Dir NE NE E E NE E E SE SE E
T Wind Spd 11 13 11 6 9 12 13 11 11 12
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 79 87 80 87 80 88 80 88
Temp 79 79 86 83 80 80 86 84 81 80 86 84 81 80 86 84
Dewpt 76 76 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 78
Max/Min RH 94 75 95 77 96 73 95 75
RH 91 91 80 85 94 94 81 84 93 93 79 82 93 94 79 81
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-172100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
317 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 82 70 92 72 91
Temp 68 68 72 76 80 81 75 72 70 70 81 89 92 89 78 75 74 73 82 89 91 86
Dewpt 68 68 71 73 72 73 72 71 70 68 74 74 72 73 74 74 73 73 76 74 72 72
Min/Max RH 74 100 52 100 54
RH 100100 97 90 77 77 90 97100 93 79 61 52 59 88 97 97100 82 61 54 63
Wind Dir NE N NE NW N E E SE SE N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 6 4 3 2 2 3 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 50 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.28 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
LAL 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1900 2100 400 400 3800 5400 800 600 4000 4900
T Wind Dir N NE E E N E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 6 4 3 6 10 9 9 12
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 92 77 92 76 92 77 92
Temp 75 74 90 87 79 77 92 86 79 77 91 88 80 78 92 88
Dewpt 74 74 76 75 77 76 77 76 77 77 76 75 78 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 60 100 57 98 55
RH 97100 64 68 94 97 62 72 94100 62 66 94 97 60 66
Pwind Dir SE S SE S SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ241-172100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
317 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
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 72 97 74 96
Temp 71 71 75 82 86 86 78 75 73 73 83 93 96 91 80 76 76 74 83 92 95 90
Dewpt 71 69 72 72 71 72 73 72 71 71 74 72 71 73 75 75 75 74 75 72 70 72
Min/Max RH 58 93 45 100 45
RH 100 95 90 73 61 63 84 90 93 92 76 52 45 55 87 97 99100 77 53 45 57
Wind Dir NE NE N NE NE E E E S N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 5 4 3 3 4 6 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 50 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.54 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
LAL 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2100 3200 700 400 4600 6100 1600 800 3900 5400
T Wind Dir N NE E NE NE E SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 13 11 9 5 5 9 11 9 10 13
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
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 98 77 100 77 99 78 99
Temp 77 75 94 91 80 77 97 93 80 79 96 92 80 78 96 92
Dewpt 75 75 74 75 77 76 75 76 77 76 74 75 77 77 74 75
Max/Min RH 100 48 98 46 96 45 98 45
RH 94 99 54 61 93 97 51 59 93 93 49 58 91 97 50 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ229-172100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
317 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024
Date Fri 05/17/24 Sat 05/18/24 Sun 05/19/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 73 100 75 101
Temp 69 69 73 79 86 87 80 76 73 73 84 92 99 99 87 82 77 75 84 95101 99
Dewpt 69 66 67 67 67 66 68 68 68 68 71 69 63 61 67 71 71 71 72 67 63 62
Min/Max RH 47 84 27 88 28
RH 100 90 81 67 53 50 67 76 84 84 65 47 31 29 52 69 82 87 67 40 29 30
Wind Dir NE NE N NE E E NE SE NE E S S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 5 4 4 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 2200 2900 700 400 4500 8000 4000 800 6000 7600
T Wind Dir NE NE E SE S NE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 9 5 5 6 14 10 11 12
Date Mon 05/20/24Tue 05/21/24Wed 05/22/24Thu 05/23/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 103 79 105 79 102 79 103
Temp 80 76 95101 83 79 98103 84 79 96100 84 79 97102
Dewpt 72 73 71 68 74 74 72 68 74 74 71 68 73 74 72 67
Max/Min RH 91 33 88 31 85 33 85 31
RH 77 90 46 35 74 85 43 33 72 85 45 36 70 85 45 32
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL SC SC CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5
$$
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