Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 011958
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
TXZ245-020900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
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 94 80 94 83
Temp 93 88 83 82 80 78 89 93 93 89 84 83 82 80 89 92 93 90 84 85 84 83
Dewpt 78 77 78 78 77 77 78 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 99 59 90 61 84
RH 62 70 84 88 91 97 70 60 61 69 80 83 85 90 69 62 61 67 81 79 81 82
Wind Dir SE S S S SW W SW SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 5 6 8 6 5 6 4 6 8 10 9 8 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 600 3400 3300 2000 1200 4700 4600 2800 1900
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 12 14 11 11 16 17 13
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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 94 82 94 82 95 80 92 81 93
Temp 93 90 85 82 93 90 85 82 93 91 84 81 92 88 84 82 92 88
Dewpt 77 78 77 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 77 78
Min/Max RH 60 84 57 86 57 85 61 85 62
RH 61 68 78 82 58 64 76 85 58 63 78 84 61 68 80 84 62 71
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 10 30 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-020900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 100 75 99 76
Temp 98 95 85 79 76 74 86 97100 95 85 80 77 75 87 96 99 94 84 81 78 76
Dewpt 71 71 73 75 75 74 76 72 69 70 72 75 74 74 75 71 72 72 74 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 37 98 41 98
RH 42 46 67 88 96100 71 44 37 45 65 85 89 97 68 45 42 49 72 85 91 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S N S SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 5 2 1 0 2 5 8 11 9 5 4 3 6 8 11 11 9 6 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2300 800 4800 6700 3100 1000 6400 6600 3900 1300
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 9 9 13 18 11 13 17 19 10
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 76 101 75 99 76 97 75 97
Temp 97 95 81 76 97 95 80 76 96 94 81 76 94 93 80 76 94 91
Dewpt 72 73 75 75 70 70 75 75 72 71 74 74 70 69 72 74 71 73
Min/Max RH 40 97 37 100 39 96 39 94 43
RH 44 49 82 96 42 45 85 99 46 47 81 94 45 46 77 92 47 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ247-020900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
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 82 91 83 90 84
Temp 90 88 85 84 83 82 87 89 90 88 85 84 84 83 88 89 90 88 85 85 84 84
Dewpt 78 77 78 78 77 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 78 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 88 67 83 66 81
RH 67 71 80 82 84 87 76 69 67 69 77 79 80 82 72 69 66 73 77 79 80 80
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW W SW S SE S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 6 5 5 3 2 5 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 9 11 11 11 11 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1200 2000 2300 2100 2200 3400 3400 2800 2500
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 6 12 16 16 12 17 19 16
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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 90 83 90 83 91 81 90 82 91
Temp 90 88 84 83 89 88 84 83 90 88 84 82 88 87 84 83 89 88
Dewpt 78 78 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 77 78 78
Min/Max RH 67 82 65 84 64 84 66 85 68
RH 68 74 80 81 67 70 79 82 66 70 79 84 71 70 81 82 70 71
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-020900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 97 77 94 78
Temp 95 93 83 79 78 77 86 94 95 91 83 80 79 77 87 92 93 90 82 81 80 78
Dewpt 75 75 76 77 77 77 78 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 78 75 75 75 76 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 51 97 55 94
RH 53 56 80 94 97100 77 54 53 60 80 88 91 97 75 58 56 62 82 88 88 94
Wind Dir SE S S S SW W SW S SE S S S S S S S SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 5 8 5 3 2 1 2 4 8 10 6 4 3 2 4 8 11 11 8 5 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 600 500 4100 4500 1500 500 5900 5900 2600 600
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 9 4 11 11 9 10 14 12 9
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 77 96 76 94 77 92 76 93
Temp 92 91 81 77 93 91 80 77 92 91 80 77 91 90 80 76 91 89
Dewpt 76 76 77 75 74 75 76 76 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 58 95 51 99 52 94 55 97 57
RH 60 62 88 94 54 60 88 97 56 60 85 94 58 62 85 97 60 66
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 20 10 30 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ241-020900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
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 75 99 76 98 77
Temp 96 93 83 80 77 75 86 95 99 93 84 80 78 76 87 95 97 92 83 81 79 77
Dewpt 74 73 75 77 76 75 76 73 71 73 75 75 75 75 75 73 74 74 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 99 41 98 47 98
RH 49 53 77 91 96 99 71 49 41 52 76 85 91 97 68 50 48 56 80 85 91 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 8 10 6 3 2 1 2 6 9 11 8 6 4 5 6 9 11 12 9 6 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1700 800 4600 5700 2400 800 5900 5800 3300 1000
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 9 13 17 11 13 18 17 10
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
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 77 99 76 98 77 95 77 96
Temp 96 94 81 77 96 93 80 76 95 93 81 77 92 91 81 77 93 91
Dewpt 73 75 75 75 72 72 75 75 72 73 75 75 72 73 73 74 74 75
Min/Max RH 44 95 42 99 44 95 47 91 50
RH 49 55 82 94 47 52 85 97 48 54 84 94 52 56 77 90 55 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-020900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 104 78 102 79
Temp 100 99 90 84 79 77 87 97103101 91 85 81 78 87 96101 99 90 85 81 79
Dewpt 67 66 70 72 73 74 73 67 63 64 69 72 72 72 72 68 66 67 72 73 74 74
Max/Min RH 90 27 82 32 86
RH 34 34 52 67 82 90 63 38 27 30 49 65 74 82 61 40 32 36 56 67 79 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 10 9 6 3 2 3 6 9 11 11 8 6 5 8 9 11 12 11 10 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 800 5800 7800 5000 1400 6900 8200 4400 1600
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 9 10 16 20 11 13 17 20 13
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 103 79 103 78 102 79 101 78 101
Temp 97101 86 79 97101 84 78 96100 85 79 95100 83 78 94 99
Dewpt 69 66 72 74 68 63 71 73 68 65 71 73 67 64 70 73 69 67
Min/Max RH 30 85 27 86 29 83 30 85 33
RH 40 32 63 85 39 29 65 85 40 32 63 82 40 31 65 85 44 36
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 10 10
$$
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