Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 080708
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
207 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
TXZ245-082100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
207 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 74 89 75 88
Temp 77 76 82 86 86 81 77 76 76 75 82 87 88 84 78 77 76 75 81 87 88 83
Dewpt 75 76 78 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 78 78 77 76 76 76 74 73 74 73 72 71
Min/Max RH 74 100 70 98 59
RH 94 99 88 75 74 84 99100100 99 88 76 70 77 94 97 96 94 78 63 59 67
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 6 6 8 11 10 8 6 6 6 4 6 8 8 6 5 3 4 6 10 11 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 2100 1300 900 2200 2200 1100 1100 3800 3800
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 17 16 14 12 14 13 9 11 18 14
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 83 73 86 73 88 72 89
Temp 75 73 83 79 74 74 84 81 75 74 87 81 75 73 88 83
Dewpt 69 66 67 68 71 72 74 73 73 72 74 71 73 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 82 58 93 69 96 64 99 59
RH 82 79 59 70 89 92 72 78 94 95 66 72 92 97 61 72
Pwind Dir NE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 40 20 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ231-082100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
207 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 74 102 73 90
Temp 75 74 82 93100 97 81 77 75 74 82 95101 98 80 77 74 73 79 86 89 86
Dewpt 73 74 75 74 71 68 73 75 74 73 75 73 69 66 72 73 72 70 70 68 68 67
Min/Max RH 38 100 32 94 49
RH 94100 79 54 40 39 77 94 97 99 79 49 36 35 77 89 93 90 74 55 49 52
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE E SE S N NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 9 6 8 8 8 6 9 8 8 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 8 10 14 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 3600 6200 1200 900 3400 4700 1600 1400 4000 4400
T Wind Dir S SW SE SE SE NW NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 12 16 11 10 10 11 12 19 16
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 85 69 88 71 91 69 92
Temp 74 69 82 79 72 71 84 85 74 71 87 86 73 70 89 88
Dewpt 67 62 62 64 68 70 69 69 72 71 70 69 70 69 70 68
Max/Min RH 83 50 96 54 100 50 99 45
RH 79 78 51 59 87 95 61 59 92100 57 57 89 97 54 51
Pwind Dir NE E E SE SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 30 30 20 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ247-082100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
207 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 77 85 76 84
Temp 76 76 80 82 83 80 77 77 77 77 81 83 84 81 79 78 77 76 80 83 83 79
Dewpt 76 76 78 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 78 78 77 77 77 76 76 74 74 73 73 72
Min/Max RH 83 100 80 99 71
RH 99100 94 85 83 90 97 97 99 99 91 84 80 87 94 96 99 94 84 72 72 79
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE E NE NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 8 8 10 10 11 10 8 8 8 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 10 10 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1500 1300 1200 1600 1500 1200 1400 2300 2100
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 18 17 17 16 16 13 11 11 19 17
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 74 83 75 84 74 84
Temp 76 75 81 77 76 75 81 79 76 75 83 79 76 74 82 80
Dewpt 70 69 69 70 71 73 74 74 73 74 74 72 73 73 73 74
Max/Min RH 84 67 94 78 98 73 99 69
RH 81 82 67 79 86 94 80 85 90 96 75 78 92 99 74 82
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 40 20 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ234-082100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
207 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 74 92 72 88
Temp 77 76 82 88 88 85 78 77 76 75 82 89 92 87 79 76 74 72 78 85 88 85
Dewpt 75 75 77 77 78 76 76 76 76 75 77 78 77 76 76 75 73 71 71 71 71 69
Min/Max RH 68 100 62 98 57
RH 94 97 85 70 72 75 94 97100100 85 70 62 70 91 97 97 97 79 63 57 59
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE NE N N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 12 11 9 8 8 6 8 9 8 9 8 6 8 10 12 13 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2700 2800 1200 1000 2900 3400 1200 1200 3700 4900
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 14 16 12 10 11 11 9 11 18 16
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 68 84 69 83 70 87 69 88
Temp 74 69 81 79 71 71 80 79 72 72 84 81 72 70 85 84
Dewpt 67 62 64 65 67 69 72 72 71 72 74 71 70 70 72 71
Max/Min RH 79 54 93 74 100 63 100 57
RH 79 78 56 62 87 93 77 79 97100 72 72 93100 65 65
Pwind Dir NE E E SE SE SE SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 50 20 40 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-082100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
207 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
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 100 75 102 74 89
Temp 76 75 83 93 99 94 82 78 77 75 85 96102 97 81 77 76 75 81 86 89 85
Dewpt 75 75 76 77 75 75 76 76 76 75 76 74 69 71 76 76 74 73 73 73 72 71
Min/Max RH 44 100 35 98 58
RH 97100 81 61 48 54 84 94 99100 76 50 35 44 85 97 96 96 77 64 58 62
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE E SE SW N E E E NE NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 8 8 9 8 8 9 10 8 6 6 8 6 9 9 8 6 9 11 14 12 12 12
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 FW CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF PF F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 3200 4300 1000 800 3000 5000 1600 1300 3800 3800
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S NW E NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 13 11 13 10 11 11 11 12 18 16
Heat Y Y
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
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 70 85 72 91 73 93 71 93
Temp 75 71 82 80 75 73 85 85 76 73 88 87 75 72 89 88
Dewpt 70 67 67 68 71 72 72 73 74 73 73 72 73 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 89 60 97 57 99 53 100 49
RH 83 87 62 67 89 95 65 68 92 99 61 61 96100 58 58
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 30 10 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ229-082100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
207 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
Date Wed 05/08/24 Thu 05/09/24 Fri 05/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 103 77 104 76 90
Temp 79 77 85 94101101 89 82 79 77 85 96103102 87 82 78 76 79 86 90 88
Dewpt 75 75 75 72 65 59 63 71 73 73 73 70 62 56 66 69 71 69 68 67 66 65
Min/Max RH 25 88 21 81 44
RH 88 94 72 49 31 25 42 69 82 87 67 43 26 22 50 65 79 79 69 53 45 47
Wind Dir SE SE S W NW NW E SE E E E NW NW N E E NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 11 6 6 5 8 4 6 10 8 6 4 6 8 8 12 11 14 16 17 13 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL B1 B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4300 6800 500 700 3300 6300 1400 1800 4300 4900
T Wind Dir SW W E SE NW NW NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 11 9 11 11 9 11 17 19 20 17
Date Sat 05/11/24Sun 05/12/24Mon 05/13/24Tue 05/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 86 73 91 73 94 71 95
Temp 78 72 82 83 75 73 83 89 76 73 87 93 76 72 88 94
Dewpt 65 62 62 65 67 69 70 68 70 70 69 65 68 69 69 64
Max/Min RH 72 48 87 49 91 39 90 36
RH 64 71 51 55 76 87 65 50 82 90 55 40 76 90 54 37
Pwind Dir E E E SE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 30 20 30 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
$$
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