Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 030234
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
934 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
TXZ245-030900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
934 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 94 80 93 79
Temp 84 83 81 80 90 92 93 88 84 83 82 80 90 92 93 89 84 82 81 79
Dewpt 76 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 79 78 77 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 91 60 91 63 92
RH 79 83 87 91 67 63 60 70 80 82 84 90 69 64 63 70 80 83 85 91
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 3 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 4 6 9 9 8 6 5 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 3900 3700 2200 1700 3900 3800 2500 1700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 13 11 16 16 11 14 16 16 13
Date 07/05Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
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 78 95 78 91 78 92 79 92
Temp 92 89 83 78 93 89 82 78 90 86 82 79 91 88 83 80 91 88
Dewpt 77 76 77 77 76 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79
Min/Max RH 59 97 56 96 64 96 64 96 65
RH 61 66 83 96 58 68 84 96 68 76 87 96 66 72 84 94 68 75
Pwind Dir S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 20 40 30 40 30 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-030900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
934 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 99 76 100 75
Temp 86 80 77 75 86 96 98 93 84 80 78 76 86 97 99 94 84 80 77 75
Dewpt 74 75 74 74 75 73 72 73 75 76 75 74 76 74 73 72 74 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 43 95 43 99
RH 66 85 90 97 70 47 43 52 74 88 91 94 71 48 43 49 72 85 94 97
Wind Dir SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 5 4 2 5 8 11 11 8 5 4 3 6 9 11 11 9 6 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW CL FW FW FW CL SC CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 5900 6700 2800 1200 5500 6100 3800 1400
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 13 18 20 11 16 16 19 12
Date 07/05Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 101 75 100 76 96 76 97 77 97
Temp 97 95 80 75 96 95 80 76 93 92 80 76 94 92 80 77 94 92
Dewpt 72 71 75 74 72 70 75 74 72 71 76 75 73 72 77 76 75 74
Min/Max RH 37 97 38 94 46 98 43 97 48
RH 46 47 85 97 46 44 85 94 51 51 88 97 51 52 90 97 54 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 30 20 30 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-030900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
934 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 83 91 83 90 83
Temp 86 84 84 83 88 89 89 88 85 85 84 83 87 90 90 87 85 84 84 83
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 79 78 77 77 77 76 77
Max/Min RH 82 66 83 68 82
RH 75 79 80 81 71 69 68 71 79 79 80 83 75 71 68 72 77 79 79 82
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S S S SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 8 6 8 9 11 10 10 10 10 8 9 11 11 11 10 10 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 3100 2900 2400 2400 3200 3100 2900 2700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 17 11 16 18 16 16 17 18 16
Date 07/05Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
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 91 82 91 81 89 82 90 81 90
Temp 89 88 84 82 90 88 84 82 88 86 84 83 89 88 85 82 88 87
Dewpt 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 78
Min/Max RH 64 84 64 85 68 87 68 89 71
RH 67 67 77 84 66 69 80 85 72 76 82 85 72 73 80 88 75 74
Pwind Dir S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 20 40 30 40 30 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-030900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
934 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 94 77 94 76
Temp 84 80 78 77 87 92 92 89 82 81 79 78 88 92 94 90 82 80 78 76
Dewpt 76 77 76 76 78 77 77 76 77 77 76 76 78 78 77 77 76 76 75 76
Max/Min RH 97 58 96 58 100
RH 76 91 94 97 75 62 62 66 85 88 91 94 72 64 58 66 82 88 91100
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 3 2 4 8 11 11 8 5 4 3 6 9 11 11 8 5 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 400 5100 5600 1900 500 5000 5200 2200 500
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 9 9 14 13 9 13 14 12 9
Date 07/05Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 75 96 76 92 76 91 77 92
Temp 93 91 79 75 93 91 80 76 91 88 79 76 90 89 80 77 89 89
Dewpt 76 75 76 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 77 76 77 77 77 77 78 78
Min/Max RH 53 100 52 100 61 100 62 100 66
RH 58 60 91100 56 60 85100 62 68 94100 66 68 91100 70 70
Pwind Dir S S NE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 30 20 30 30 40 20 50
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-030900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
934 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 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 76 98 77 98 77
Temp 85 80 78 76 87 95 96 91 84 81 79 77 87 95 97 93 84 81 79 77
Dewpt 75 76 75 75 76 74 74 75 76 76 75 75 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 96 47 95 49 96
RH 74 87 90 96 70 51 49 59 77 85 88 94 68 52 49 56 79 85 91 94
Wind Dir SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 8 6 5 4 6 9 11 11 9 6 5 4 8 10 11 11 10 8 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 700 5300 5800 2500 1100 5200 5600 2700 1300
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 14 18 19 11 16 17 19 12
Date 07/05Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
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 75 98 76 96 77 96 77 96
Temp 96 93 80 75 94 93 81 76 93 91 81 77 93 91 81 78 93 91
Dewpt 73 73 76 75 73 73 75 75 74 74 77 76 74 74 77 76 76 75
Min/Max RH 44 99 44 97 50 97 49 95 52
RH 48 53 88 99 50 52 84 97 56 58 88 96 55 58 87 94 57 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 20 30 30 30 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-030900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
934 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024
Date 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu 07/04/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 103 78 103 78
Temp 91 84 80 78 87 95101 99 89 85 81 78 87 97102101 91 84 80 78
Dewpt 68 72 72 72 72 68 66 67 72 73 73 74 73 70 67 66 71 73 73 74
Max/Min RH 82 31 88 31 88
RH 47 67 77 82 61 42 32 36 57 67 77 88 63 42 32 32 52 70 79 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 9 6 4 6 9 11 12 11 9 8 6 8 9 11 11 11 10 8 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 900 6000 7600 3500 1500 6100 7200 5300 1200
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 18 21 12 16 16 20 12
Date 07/05Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 103 78 102 78 101 78 101 80 101
Temp 96101 84 78 96 98 85 78 96 98 84 78 96 98 84 80 95 97
Dewpt 69 64 72 72 68 64 72 73 68 65 72 73 70 66 73 74 71 68
Min/Max RH 28 82 30 85 32 85 32 82 34
RH 42 30 67 82 40 33 65 85 40 34 67 85 43 35 70 82 46 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 10 20 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
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