Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 261048
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
TXZ245-262100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 72 83 74 84
Temp 72 77 80 81 77 73 73 72 72 79 82 82 79 76 75 75 75 82 84 84 80
Dewpt 71 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 73 74 73 72 72 72 71 71 74 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 73 100 74 91 70
RH 99 88 77 74 85 99100 99 99 82 77 74 81 87 90 89 87 77 71 71 78
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 14 16 17 14 14 11 11 12 16 19 19 20 18 18 17 16 13 13 12 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 5 0 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 2200 2400 1400 1100 2400 2300 1600 1500 2400 2100
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 24 27 23 23 26 28 27 26 20 19
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 85 72 85 74 83 73 85
Temp 75 74 84 81 74 73 84 81 75 74 83 79 75 74 84 80
Dewpt 73 72 74 73 73 72 74 73 73 72 73 73 73 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 96 68 99 70 96 71 97 65
RH 94 93 71 78 96 97 73 77 94 93 73 81 94 93 68 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 30 5 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ231-262100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 72 89 72 87
Temp 71 77 84 88 85 75 75 74 73 79 87 89 85 76 74 73 72 76 84 86 84
Dewpt 71 72 70 69 69 71 72 71 70 71 70 70 71 71 71 70 69 71 70 70 70
Min/Max RH 53 93 53 91 58
RH 100 84 62 54 59 89 90 90 90 77 56 54 63 85 90 90 90 85 63 58 63
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 11 14 19 14 14 14 12 14 12 17 18 18 19 20 19 20 12 10 9 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 0 10 0 40
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3400 4400 1400 1800 4300 4800 2000 2000 2500 4000
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 25 25 23 21 27 27 28 25 16 10
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 89 70 89 71 89 70 89
Temp 73 73 85 85 73 71 85 84 73 71 86 84 73 70 86 83
Dewpt 73 72 70 70 71 71 70 69 73 71 69 68 71 70 69 68
Max/Min RH 99 51 100 52 100 49 100 51
RH 99 97 61 60 93100 61 61100100 57 60 93100 58 61
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 20 5 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-262100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 73 81 74 80
Temp 73 76 78 79 77 74 74 73 73 77 80 80 77 75 75 74 74 78 80 80 77
Dewpt 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 73 74
Min/Max RH 82 99 79 96 79
RH 97 91 83 82 87 99 99 97 97 88 82 80 87 92 92 92 93 85 81 80 89
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 16 14 16 16 14 14 14 13 16 16 18 18 20 18 16 17 17 13 11 12 16
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1200 1600 900 1000 1800 1800 1700 1800 1800 1400
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 25 25 25 26 27 27 27 27 18 18
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 81 72 81 73 79 74 79
Temp 75 74 80 78 74 73 80 77 74 73 78 75 75 74 78 75
Dewpt 73 73 74 74 73 73 74 74 73 73 74 73 74 73 73 72
Max/Min RH 98 79 100 79 100 85 99 82
RH 96 97 82 88 99100 83 89 97100 87 94 97 97 84 90
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 30 10 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ234-262100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 73 86 73 84
Temp 74 77 81 82 79 75 75 74 74 80 85 85 82 77 75 74 73 79 82 83 80
Dewpt 71 72 72 71 72 73 73 72 71 73 74 74 72 72 72 71 71 72 73 74 73
Min/Max RH 68 97 69 94 74
RH 90 85 74 69 79 94 94 93 90 79 70 70 72 85 90 90 93 79 74 74 79
Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 14 16 19 20 17 16 13 13 13 17 23 24 20 20 19 20 16 14 16 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2800 3100 1400 1400 3400 3300 1800 1400 3300 3100
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 24 28 20 20 27 29 26 25 19 20
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 85 71 85 72 85 72 85
Temp 75 74 83 81 74 72 83 80 74 72 84 81 75 72 83 80
Dewpt 74 73 74 73 73 72 74 73 73 72 73 72 73 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 98 67 100 70 100 65 100 65
RH 97 97 74 77 97100 74 79 97100 70 74 94100 70 74
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 30 30 10 10 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-262100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
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 91 73 89
Temp 74 79 85 89 85 76 75 75 74 80 87 90 84 76 75 74 73 79 85 89 86
Dewpt 72 73 72 71 72 74 73 72 71 72 72 73 73 73 72 71 71 72 73 72 73
Min/Max RH 56 95 57 95 58
RH 93 83 64 56 65 92 94 90 90 78 61 58 70 92 90 90 93 78 68 58 65
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 13 14 20 17 16 14 12 13 13 17 19 19 20 19 17 17 14 11 10 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3500 4300 1400 1700 4000 4300 1800 1700 3000 4600
T Wind Dir S S SE S SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 24 25 21 21 26 27 27 25 16 11
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
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 90 72 90 73 90 72 90
Temp 75 74 88 85 74 72 86 84 76 73 87 84 75 72 87 84
Dewpt 74 73 72 72 74 72 72 72 74 73 72 71 74 72 72 70
Max/Min RH 98 56 100 57 99 57 100 54
RH 97 97 60 67 99100 64 67 94 99 62 65 96100 61 64
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15>
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 30 5 10 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ229-262100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
548 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 75 96 75 90
Temp 74 80 88 94 92 83 77 77 76 79 88 95 94 82 79 77 75 76 84 90 88
Dewpt 71 72 71 68 67 70 70 71 71 71 69 65 64 72 71 71 71 71 70 65 64
Min/Max RH 41 85 34 88 42
RH 90 77 57 43 44 65 79 82 85 77 54 37 37 72 77 82 87 85 63 44 45
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NE E
Wind Spd 11 13 11 9 11 16 13 13 13 16 12 12 13 20 20 18 9 6 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0 0 0.05
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4600 6200 1100 1900 3700 6400 2300 2100 3800 5300
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SE S SE NE
T Wind Spd 20 14 20 20 23 20 26 20 9 9
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 92 74 93 75 93 74 94
Temp 76 75 86 90 77 74 87 91 78 75 88 90 77 74 87 89
Dewpt 72 72 70 68 71 71 71 69 71 72 71 68 70 71 69 66
Max/Min RH 92 45 91 46 91 46 90 43
RH 87 90 59 49 82 90 59 49 79 90 57 49 79 90 55 47
Pwind Dir E SE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 10 20 30 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS SC
$$
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