Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 151737
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
TXZ245-160900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 91 78 91 78
Temp 89 86 82 81 80 79 87 90 90 86 81 80 79 78 87 91 90 87 81 81 79 78
Dewpt 75 76 77 77 76 76 76 75 76 76 75 76 75 75 78 77 76 76 76 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 90 62 90 62 96
RH 63 72 85 88 88 90 70 63 64 73 82 88 87 90 75 64 64 71 85 88 94 94
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 11 10 8 6 6 6 9 11 11 9 6 6 4 3 5 9 9 8 5 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 3600 2300 500 3100 3100 1900 1300 3300 3100 1700 800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 19 19 16 16 18 17 11 10 12 11 9
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 79 91 80 92 80 92 80 91
Temp 91 87 81 79 90 87 82 80 92 87 82 80 91 88 82 80 91 87
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 78 79 78 79 78 79 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 65 97 68 94 64 96 67 94 66
RH 65 71 91 96 71 75 88 94 67 75 93 94 68 74 91 93 67 75
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ231-160900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 101 74 99 74
Temp 99 93 85 80 79 77 87 98100 94 82 78 76 74 86 96 98 92 82 78 76 74
Dewpt 70 73 74 75 74 74 74 69 65 72 73 74 72 73 74 70 69 69 72 74 75 73
Max/Min RH 90 33 97 39 99
RH 39 52 70 85 85 90 65 40 33 50 76 87 89 97 68 43 39 47 72 88 96 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 13 11 9 8 6 11 12 14 14 11 8 6 5 8 10 11 11 9 5 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 6800 2900 600 5900 7400 3100 1200 4800 6900 3100 1000
T Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 23 18 19 21 21 13 12 14 13 10
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 76 100 76 100 77 101 77 101
Temp 96 94 81 76 96 94 80 76 97 95 81 77 98 94 81 77 98 94
Dewpt 71 71 75 74 72 72 76 75 73 73 77 75 72 73 77 75 71 72
Min/Max RH 39 94 41 97 42 96 39 94 38
RH 45 48 84 94 46 49 88 97 46 50 87 94 43 51 88 94 42 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-160900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 81 88 80 88 80
Temp 87 85 82 82 82 82 86 87 87 85 82 82 81 80 85 87 88 85 82 82 82 80
Dewpt 77 78 77 77 77 76 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 75 78 78 76 76 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 88 69 85 69 91
RH 74 80 85 87 85 84 75 74 72 76 81 81 85 85 79 75 69 75 84 84 87 90
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 12 11 10 10 9 6 8 9 10 9 8 8 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 2800 1600 1200 2500 2400 1900 2200 2500 2300 2200 2000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 19 21 19 17 18 18 14 10 12 14 11
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 89 82 89 81 89 82 89 81 89
Temp 88 86 82 82 88 86 83 81 88 86 83 82 88 85 82 82 88 86
Dewpt 78 77 78 79 80 79 78 79 80 78 79 79 81 79 79 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 70 91 73 93 74 91 75 93 73
RH 73 75 87 91 77 80 87 93 78 79 87 90 80 81 91 88 77 79
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-160900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 95 74 94 75
Temp 93 89 81 79 79 77 87 93 92 87 79 78 75 74 86 92 92 88 81 78 76 75
Dewpt 72 74 75 76 75 75 76 73 72 73 75 75 74 73 76 73 72 73 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 94 51 97 51 97
RH 51 61 82 91 88 94 70 52 52 63 88 91 97 97 72 54 52 61 79 88 94 97
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 13 12 9 6 5 5 9 11 13 11 8 5 4 2 5 6 10 10 6 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 4800 700 400 4800 4800 1300 400 4500 5000 1800 400
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 19 14 11 14 17 13 9 8 12 9 4
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 77 96 77 96 77 96 77 95
Temp 91 90 79 77 94 90 79 77 93 90 79 77 93 90 80 77 93 89
Dewpt 75 74 76 76 75 75 77 76 75 75 77 77 76 75 77 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 54 97 51 97 51 100 53 97 53
RH 60 60 91 97 54 62 94 97 56 62 94100 58 62 91 97 56 66
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC
Tstms SC
$$
TXZ241-160900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 99 74 96 74
Temp 96 91 82 80 79 77 87 96 97 90 80 78 76 74 85 94 95 90 81 78 76 74
Dewpt 73 74 75 75 75 75 73 70 68 73 74 74 73 73 73 70 69 70 74 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 94 38 97 43 99
RH 48 58 78 85 90 94 63 43 40 59 81 88 92 97 68 46 44 53 81 93 97 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 14 11 9 8 8 11 12 16 16 11 8 6 5 9 10 12 12 9 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 5500 2500 800 5600 6400 2300 1000 4300 5200 2100 600
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 23 17 19 21 21 13 13 16 14 9
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 76 98 76 99 77 100 76 99
Temp 94 92 80 76 95 91 79 76 94 92 79 77 96 91 79 76 95 92
Dewpt 71 73 76 75 72 74 76 76 73 74 77 76 73 75 77 75 72 73
Min/Max RH 42 99 44 100 46 99 44 100 44
RH 47 53 88 97 47 57 91 99 50 57 94 97 47 59 94 97 48 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-160900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 103 75 101 76
Temp 97 95 88 83 80 78 85 95101 99 89 81 77 75 82 93 99 96 87 81 77 76
Dewpt 69 69 74 73 73 73 73 69 63 62 71 71 71 72 72 68 62 62 67 70 70 71
Max/Min RH 85 28 90 28 85
RH 40 43 63 72 79 85 67 43 29 30 56 72 82 90 72 44 30 33 52 69 79 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 11 10 9 8 10 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 8 9 10 11 11 9 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 7500 1400 1400 5900 8600 3800 1300 5000 8500 5400 1300
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 19 17 19 20 24 13 12 16 20 14
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 101 77 103 78 104 78 105 78 104
Temp 94 98 83 77 96 99 83 78 97100 84 78 98101 85 78 97100
Dewpt 69 63 72 71 70 65 72 72 71 65 73 72 69 64 72 72 69 64
Min/Max RH 30 82 29 82 30 82 28 82 27
RH 44 32 70 82 43 33 70 82 43 32 70 82 39 30 65 82 40 31
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-160900-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1236 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025
Date 07/15/25 Wed 07/16/25 Thu 07/17/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 88 79 88 79
Temp 87 85 82 82 81 80 84 87 88 85 82 81 80 79 84 87 88 85 83 82 80 79
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 76 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 91 70 91 68 91
RH 75 80 85 85 85 91 82 72 70 77 85 85 85 91 77 70 68 75 80 85 88 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 16 16 14 13 12 12 12 14 16 16 14 11 10 9 10 11 12 11 11 10 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 2700 1600 800 2400 2200 1900 1800 2300 2300 1800 1300
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 23 23 20 19 23 21 16 12 16 16 11
Date 07/18Sat 07/19/25Sun 07/20/25Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 89 80 88 80 89 80 89 81 89
Temp 87 86 82 80 87 86 82 80 87 86 82 82 88 86 82 81 87 86
Dewpt 77 78 77 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 79 78 79 78 79 77 79 78
Min/Max RH 68 94 72 94 73 97 73 91 70
RH 72 77 85 94 75 77 88 94 77 77 91 88 75 77 91 88 77 77
Pwind Dir SE S SE S SE S SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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