Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 030638
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
137 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
TXZ245-032100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
137 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 80 94 80 92
Temp 81 80 90 93 93 89 84 83 82 81 90 92 93 89 84 83 81 80 89 92 92 88
Dewpt 76 77 77 77 78 77 78 77 77 77 78 78 79 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 60 90 62 88 59
RH 85 90 67 60 62 68 81 82 84 88 69 63 63 68 81 83 85 87 66 61 59 66
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 3 5 8 10 9 8 5 5 4 6 9 9 8 6 5 5 4 4 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 500 3800 3700 1500 800 3800 3700 2200 1600 4100 4000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 12 10 16 17 13 14 16 17 13 9 12
Date Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
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 79 93 79 93 79 91 79 92
Temp 83 80 92 89 83 80 92 89 83 80 90 88 83 80 90 89
Dewpt 77 76 75 76 78 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79
Max/Min RH 91 58 92 64 94 68 95 69
RH 83 90 59 66 84 91 65 71 84 93 69 74 85 94 72 74
Pwind Dir S SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 30 40 30 60
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-032100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
137 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 99 75 100 76 100
Temp 77 75 86 96 98 93 84 80 77 75 87 97100 95 84 81 78 76 87 96 99 95
Dewpt 74 74 75 73 73 73 75 75 75 75 76 75 73 72 74 75 74 74 74 71 68 71
Min/Max RH 44 100 42 96 37
RH 90 96 70 49 44 52 74 85 94100 70 50 42 49 72 84 89 94 65 45 37 46
Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 3 6 9 11 12 10 4 4 4 8 9 11 11 9 6 4 2 5 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 900 5800 6500 3000 1000 5500 6400 3200 1300 5400 7100
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 14 17 20 12 16 16 20 11 11 12
Date Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 99 76 97 76 94 76 93
Temp 80 76 95 94 80 77 94 92 81 76 91 91 80 76 90 89
Dewpt 75 74 71 70 75 75 74 73 76 75 73 72 76 75 76 75
Max/Min RH 97 39 95 45 98 47 98 57
RH 85 96 46 46 85 94 52 54 85 97 56 53 88 97 64 63
Pwind Dir SE E SE E E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 30 20 30 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-032100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
137 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 83 91 83 90
Temp 83 83 88 89 91 88 85 84 84 83 88 89 91 87 84 84 83 83 87 88 89 87
Dewpt 76 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 79 78 77 77 76 76 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 66 85 67 83 67
RH 80 81 70 69 66 71 77 80 79 85 74 69 68 74 80 80 80 81 72 68 67 69
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S SE S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 6 8 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 11 11 11 10 10 9 8 6 6 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 3100 3100 2000 1600 3000 2800 2600 2500 2900 2800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 16 11 16 19 17 14 16 19 16 10 12
Date Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
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 83 91 82 90 82 90 82 90
Temp 83 83 89 87 84 83 89 88 84 83 88 87 84 83 88 87
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 78 77 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79
Max/Min RH 83 65 82 68 85 70 87 72
RH 80 81 66 70 82 82 73 73 82 84 74 75 83 87 75 76
Pwind Dir S SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 30 40 40 60
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-032100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
137 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 77 94 77 97
Temp 77 77 87 93 94 90 82 81 79 77 88 92 94 91 82 80 79 77 88 94 96 92
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 75 76 77 77 76 76 78 77 77 76 77 76 75 75 76 73 73 74
Min/Max RH 54 97 58 94 47
RH 97 97 72 58 54 64 85 88 91 97 72 62 58 62 85 88 88 94 68 51 48 56
Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 5 6 10 11 6 3 4 4 6 9 11 11 8 5 4 2 4 4 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC SC FW SC FW CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 400 5700 5600 800 500 5000 5000 2000 500 5700 6600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 13 12 9 12 13 13 9 6 11
Date Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 97 77 93 78 90 77 90
Temp 79 77 93 91 80 78 91 90 81 78 90 88 80 77 88 87
Dewpt 75 75 73 74 76 76 76 76 77 76 77 77 78 77 80 79
Max/Min RH 96 49 95 59 94 65 100 75
RH 88 94 52 58 88 94 62 64 88 94 66 70 94100 77 77
Pwind Dir S E SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 30 30 40 30 60
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC SC IS SC SC NM
Tstms SC IS SC IS IS SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-032100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
137 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
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 97 77 99 76 99
Temp 77 76 87 94 97 92 83 81 79 78 88 96 98 93 84 80 78 77 87 96 98 93
Dewpt 75 75 76 74 74 75 76 76 75 75 76 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 74 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 49 94 49 95 41
RH 92 97 69 52 49 57 80 84 88 91 69 51 49 55 76 85 91 92 67 47 42 52
Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 8 9 11 12 10 6 5 5 9 10 11 11 10 8 5 4 6 8 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.01
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 700 5400 5700 2400 900 5200 5200 2500 1000 5500 6700
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 18 18 12 14 17 19 12 12 13
Date Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
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 98 77 95 77 94 77 94
Temp 79 75 94 93 80 77 92 91 81 78 92 91 80 77 91 89
Dewpt 75 74 71 72 75 76 74 75 77 76 74 75 77 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 99 44 96 53 96 52 97 58
RH 88 97 48 52 85 96 56 59 87 94 56 60 90 97 63 66
Pwind Dir SE SE E E E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 30 30 30 20 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-032100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
137 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024
Date Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 78 104 77 103
Temp 80 78 87 97101 99 90 84 80 78 87 97103101 90 84 79 78 85 96102101
Dewpt 72 72 72 68 66 67 73 73 74 73 73 70 67 67 72 72 72 73 72 68 64 63
Min/Max RH 32 85 30 85 27
RH 77 82 61 39 32 36 58 70 82 85 63 42 32 33 56 67 79 85 65 40 29 29
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 8 9 11 13 12 8 8 6 8 9 11 11 11 10 8 5 6 6 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1000 5600 7600 2100 1100 6000 7500 5100 1200 6200 7900
T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 14 18 20 12 16 16 20 12 11 13
Date Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 102 79 101 79 99 79 98
Temp 83 77 95100 84 79 96 99 84 79 94 97 83 79 92 95
Dewpt 71 72 66 64 72 73 69 66 74 74 69 66 73 75 72 70
Max/Min RH 86 28 83 32 85 33 88 41
RH 67 85 39 31 67 82 42 34 72 85 44 36 72 88 52 45
Pwind Dir SE E SE E E E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 10 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
$$
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