Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 250757
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
TXZ245-252100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 84 71 89
Temp 71 70 78 81 81 77 72 71 71 71 79 83 83 79 74 73 72 71 79 84 85 80
Dewpt 71 70 73 73 72 71 72 71 70 71 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 71 73 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 72 100 68 99 66
RH 99100 86 77 73 84 99100 99 99 84 71 70 81 97 99 99 99 84 71 66 78
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 6 9 11 12 13 11 11 11 11 16 18 17 13 12 12 11 14 19 20 18 17
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 2400 2700 1600 1400 2800 3000 1200 1400 2600 2700
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 24 23 23 26 26 20 21 27 27
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 86 70 85 70 85
Temp 73 72 83 80 73 71 85 79 73 70 83 80 73 70 83 80
Dewpt 72 71 74 73 73 71 73 72 73 70 73 72 72 70 71 70
Max/Min RH 99 69 100 65 100 66 100 62
RH 95 99 74 81100100 68 81 99100 71 78 99100 67 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 30 20 20 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-252100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 70 88 71 93
Temp 71 70 76 85 88 83 74 72 71 72 79 85 88 84 75 73 73 71 79 88 91 85
Dewpt 70 70 71 70 69 68 69 70 69 69 71 69 69 69 70 72 70 70 70 68 69 70
Min/Max RH 54 95 53 97 48
RH 97100 85 60 54 62 84 92 94 92 76 58 53 60 84 97 90 97 74 52 48 61
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 11 14 17 17 16 16 14 11 18 17 14 14 16 13 14 14 21 20 17 20
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 4100 1900 2000 4000 4400 2000 2100 4900 5400
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 20 25 25 21 23 21 19 20 26 25
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 89 71 91 69 88 69 87
Temp 74 72 85 86 74 71 87 85 73 70 85 83 72 69 84 84
Dewpt 70 69 69 69 73 71 70 68 71 70 69 67 71 69 68 66
Max/Min RH 91 53 100 50 100 49 100 49
RH 87 90 59 57 99100 57 57 95100 59 58 97100 58 54
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 30 20 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-252100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 79 72 80 73 86
Temp 73 72 76 79 78 75 73 73 73 72 77 80 79 77 74 74 73 73 78 80 80 77
Dewpt 71 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 73 73 73 72 73 73 73 72
Min/Max RH 81 100 77 100 77
RH 95100 91 83 83 92 97 97 99 99 87 78 79 87 97 95 99 97 86 80 78 85
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 8 10 11 13 13 14 13 12 12 14 16 14 12 14 12 11 14 17 19 17 18
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1600 1700 1600 1500 1700 1800 1500 1800 1900 1900
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 23 25 24 25 23 25 25 27 26
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 82 73 82 72 81 72 81
Temp 75 73 80 78 75 73 81 77 74 72 80 77 74 72 80 77
Dewpt 72 72 74 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 73 72 72 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 98 77 100 75 100 76 100 72
RH 92 97 82 87 96100 78 87 99100 80 86 95100 76 84
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 30 20 20 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-252100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 83 72 83 73 87
Temp 72 71 77 82 82 78 74 74 73 72 78 82 83 80 75 75 74 73 79 84 85 81
Dewpt 71 70 72 73 72 71 72 72 71 71 72 72 71 71 73 73 72 71 72 72 73 72
Min/Max RH 72 97 67 95 66
RH 97 97 85 74 72 79 93 93 93 97 82 72 67 74 94 94 93 93 79 67 67 74
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 9 9 11 17 18 16 14 14 14 14 18 21 23 20 16 14 14 16 23 25 24 19
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 3400 3500 1100 1600 3800 4400 2000 1300 3900 4100
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 19 24 20 20 27 28 20 20 28 28
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 85 72 86 70 85 70 85
Temp 75 73 82 81 75 73 83 81 74 71 82 81 73 70 83 82
Dewpt 72 71 73 73 73 72 73 71 72 71 72 72 72 70 71 69
Max/Min RH 94 67 98 65 100 65 100 61
RH 90 93 74 77 94 97 72 72 93100 72 74 97100 67 65
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 30 30 40 20 20 0 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ241-252100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
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 91 73 94
Temp 73 72 78 86 87 81 76 74 74 73 79 87 90 85 77 75 75 73 80 89 92 86
Dewpt 71 70 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 71 72 71 71 71 72 73 72 71 72 71 71 72
Min/Max RH 58 95 55 95 51
RH 95 95 84 64 61 73 89 93 92 95 80 60 55 64 86 94 92 93 77 56 52 64
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 10 12 16 20 18 16 14 16 14 19 20 17 17 16 13 14 17 21 20 20 20
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3500 3800 1600 1900 4000 5300 1600 1800 4900 5200
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 20 26 24 23 24 23 21 21 26 26
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
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 91 72 89 71 88
Temp 76 73 87 85 75 73 88 85 74 72 86 84 74 71 86 83
Dewpt 72 71 72 72 74 72 72 72 73 72 72 70 72 71 69 69
Max/Min RH 93 56 98 55 100 53 100 52
RH 89 92 62 65 96 95 60 64 95100 63 63 95100 58 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 20 30 20 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-252100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Thu Apr 25 2024
Date Thu 04/25/24 Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 74 93 74 98
Temp 75 74 78 85 93 92 82 77 75 74 79 85 91 92 82 77 76 74 79 88 96 97
Dewpt 70 70 70 69 68 68 70 69 69 69 71 70 67 66 70 69 70 70 70 69 63 62
Min/Max RH 44 84 41 87 30
RH 84 87 76 59 44 46 67 76 82 84 77 61 45 43 67 76 82 87 74 54 34 32
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 12 11 12 13 16 16 17 16 13 13 13 11 9 10 16 14 13 14 16 14 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3900 5700 1500 1500 4700 5000 2900 1500 4900 8000
T Wind Dir S SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S
T Wind Spd 19 23 24 18 17 11 18 18 20 17
Date Sun 04/28/24Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 92 74 94 72 92 73 92
Temp 78 75 83 90 76 74 88 89 75 73 87 89 75 73 87 88
Dewpt 70 70 70 64 70 71 70 66 69 70 69 66 69 70 67 64
Max/Min RH 85 40 91 42 91 43 91 42
RH 76 84 65 42 82 90 55 47 82 90 55 47 82 90 52 45
Pwind Dir SE E E SE E E SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 30 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
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
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