Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 280708
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
208 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
TXZ245-282100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
208 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 84 72 83
Temp 73 73 79 81 81 79 74 73 73 73 79 83 83 79 75 75 74 73 80 82 82 77
Dewpt 71 71 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 76 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 74 73 72
Min/Max RH 78 100 74 100 76
RH 95 95 85 79 79 85100100100100 91 78 74 85 97 96 97100 84 78 76 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 17 16 11 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 8 8 9 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 30 30 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.14
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 2 3 2 1 3 3 2 3 3 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1900 1700 1200 700 2200 2200 1100 800 2200 2300
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 16 14 11 12 13 13 16 16
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 84 73 84 73 85 72 84
Temp 74 74 83 79 75 74 83 79 75 74 85 80 74 73 83 79
Dewpt 73 73 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 74 73 72 73 71 72 71
Max/Min RH 99 72 100 70 100 67 99 67
RH 97 99 74 85 99 99 73 82 99 99 69 77 97 95 70 77
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 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 10 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-282100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
208 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 71 90 72 90
Temp 74 73 77 82 85 85 75 74 73 74 79 88 90 87 75 73 73 73 79 87 89 86
Dewpt 70 70 72 71 71 70 72 73 72 72 73 71 69 70 72 73 73 72 74 72 70 71
Min/Max RH 57 100 50 100 54
RH 87 90 85 69 62 60 90 95 97 93 84 58 50 58 90100100 99 85 61 54 62
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 20 11 11 8 6 5 6 8 6 4 5 6 8 11 9 8 6 6 9 9 10 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 5 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 3 2
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2700 4400 1000 1000 4100 5600 2500 1000 4400 4400
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 8 11 10 6 11 16 11 13 14
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 89 74 91 73 92 70 89
Temp 74 73 87 85 76 74 88 86 75 73 89 87 74 70 86 83
Dewpt 72 72 72 70 72 73 69 71 73 71 70 68 72 70 67 67
Max/Min RH 97 56 98 48 95 47 100 47
RH 95 97 61 62 87 97 54 60 92 93 54 53 93 99 52 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ247-282100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
208 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 81 73 82 74 80
Temp 74 73 78 80 80 78 75 74 75 74 78 80 82 77 75 75 74 75 78 79 80 77
Dewpt 72 72 74 74 74 75 74 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 81 100 78 100 81
RH 93 95 88 82 82 91 99 99 99100 93 84 78 90 97 97100 99 93 85 81 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 17 17 11 10 11 9 9 8 8 6 6 8 9 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 30 30 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 3 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1300 1200 600 1100 1200 1200 1000 1000 1500 1500
T Wind Dir S SE S S S E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 18 18 17 11 13 16 16 14 16
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 75 82 75 83 74 82
Temp 75 74 81 77 76 75 81 78 76 75 81 79 75 74 81 78
Dewpt 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 99 79 98 78 96 75 99 76
RH 96 99 81 90 96 97 80 86 94 94 77 84 97 93 78 85
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 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-282100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
208 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 72 86 72 85
Temp 74 75 78 81 82 81 75 75 75 74 78 85 86 83 75 74 72 74 77 82 84 80
Dewpt 71 71 73 74 75 75 74 74 74 73 75 75 74 73 73 73 72 72 74 74 74 72
Min/Max RH 77 100 67 100 72
RH 90 87 85 79 79 82 97 97 97 97 91 72 68 72 94 97100 93 90 77 72 77
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 19 14 11 14 14 11 9 9 9 6 5 6 8 9 6 6 6 6 9 11 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 30 30 20 50
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.14
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2700 2600 1000 900 3700 4100 1600 700 3000 3900
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 17 12 11 8 11 12 10 14 17
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 85 74 86 73 89 71 86
Temp 74 73 84 81 76 74 85 82 77 74 87 83 73 71 83 81
Dewpt 72 73 73 73 74 73 71 72 74 73 71 72 72 71 70 70
Max/Min RH 100 67 97 60 98 56 100 61
RH 93100 70 77 94 97 63 72 90 97 59 70 97100 65 69
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-282100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
208 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
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 73 91 74 90
Temp 74 75 78 83 87 85 77 75 75 75 80 87 90 85 77 75 74 74 80 87 89 85
Dewpt 71 71 73 74 73 73 75 75 74 74 75 73 73 72 74 74 74 74 75 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 60 100 59 100 60
RH 90 89 85 74 63 66 92 99 97 96 85 63 59 65 91 97100 99 85 64 60 68
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE E SE SE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 17 12 10 8 6 8 6 8 8 5 6 6 9 11 9 8 6 6 10 11 11 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 5 30 20 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
LAL 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2700 4400 1000 1000 4700 4700 2000 1200 4400 4800
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE E E SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 9 11 10 9 12 13 11 14 16
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
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 89 75 93 74 93 72 90
Temp 76 75 87 84 77 75 89 86 77 74 90 86 75 72 87 84
Dewpt 73 74 73 73 74 73 70 72 74 72 70 71 73 71 69 70
Max/Min RH 96 59 96 49 97 47 98 51
RH 92 96 64 70 92 94 54 64 90 95 53 61 92 97 55 63
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE
Wind Char <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 20 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-282100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
208 AM CDT Sun Apr 28 2024
Date Sun 04/28/24 Mon 04/29/24 Tue 04/30/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 72 95 75 94
Temp 76 75 74 82 90 90 79 74 73 74 78 88 94 92 81 77 76 75 80 88 93 91
Dewpt 71 71 69 68 62 59 61 67 71 71 72 71 66 66 71 72 72 72 72 72 69 69
Min/Max RH 34 93 39 91 45
RH 85 87 84 63 39 35 54 79 93 90 82 57 40 43 72 85 87 90 77 59 46 49
Wind Dir SE SE N N N NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 19 6 8 6 6 6 6 8 6 4 5 5 6 10 11 10 9 8 8 9 10 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV B1 FW FW CL FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV B1 FW FW CL FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 0 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2800 5900 500 800 3900 7000 3100 1600 4500 6400
T Wind Dir NE N E SE E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 10 9 11 9 6 11 16 13 11 13
Date Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24Fri 05/03/24Sat 05/04/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 91 76 95 73 93 72 90
Temp 78 76 86 90 77 76 86 93 77 73 88 89 76 72 84 87
Dewpt 72 71 72 71 71 72 72 70 72 71 72 67 69 69 67 65
Max/Min RH 85 53 89 46 93 47 91 45
RH 82 85 63 54 82 87 63 47 85 93 59 48 79 90 57 48
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 30 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS SC IS IS
$$
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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