Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 012338
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
638 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
TXZ245-020900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
638 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 79 94 80
Temp 88 83 82 80 78 88 93 93 89 84 83 81 79 89 92 93 88 84 83 82 80
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 57 94 60 90
RH 70 82 88 93 97 71 60 60 68 80 83 87 93 69 62 60 71 80 82 84 90
Wind Dir S S S SW W SW SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 3 3 2 2 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 5 8 9 8 6 5 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 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 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 600 3400 3100 1700 1300 4000 4100 2500 1600
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 13 14 12 12 17 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 79 93 79 94 79 93 78 92
Temp 94 88 83 80 92 89 83 79 93 88 83 79 92 88 83 79 91 88
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 76 78 78
Min/Max RH 61 91 58 94 59 93 61 94 64
RH 61 71 81 90 60 67 81 93 60 71 81 93 62 74 84 91 67 72
Pwind Dir S S S S SE SE SE 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 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-020900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
638 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 101 74 99 77
Temp 95 85 80 77 76 85 96100 95 85 80 77 75 86 96 98 93 84 80 79 77
Dewpt 71 73 76 75 74 75 71 68 70 73 75 74 74 75 72 72 72 75 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 99 36 100 43 94
RH 46 67 87 94 94 72 45 36 44 67 85 90 96 69 46 43 51 73 88 90 94
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 5 3 2 1 2 5 8 11 8 4 4 2 5 8 11 11 8 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 800 4600 6500 2300 1000 6400 6300 3700 1300
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 9 9 14 19 12 13 18 19 11
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 76 101 75 99 76 97 75 96
Temp 97 94 80 76 98 95 79 75 96 94 81 76 94 93 80 75 93 92
Dewpt 73 73 75 75 71 70 75 75 72 71 75 75 72 71 74 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 41 97 36 100 40 99 43 97 45
RH 46 51 85 97 43 45 88100 46 47 82 97 49 49 82 97 52 54
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-020900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
638 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 91 84
Temp 88 86 84 83 82 86 89 91 88 85 84 84 83 88 89 91 88 85 85 84 84
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 77 77 78
Max/Min RH 88 65 81 65 82
RH 69 76 81 84 88 76 69 65 69 77 79 80 81 71 69 65 70 80 77 80 81
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW S SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 6 5 5 3 5 8 9 8 9 8 6 8 9 11 10 10 10 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 5
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 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 1100 2400 2400 2000 2200 3500 3400 2700 2600
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 6 13 17 16 13 17 18 17
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 91 83 91 83 91 82 90 81 91
Temp 90 87 84 83 89 87 84 83 91 87 85 82 89 87 84 82 89 87
Dewpt 78 78 77 77 77 76 76 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 78
Min/Max RH 68 84 64 84 64 84 68 87 67
RH 69 74 79 84 67 70 77 84 64 71 77 84 71 75 81 87 70 74
Pwind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE 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 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-020900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
638 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 75 94 77
Temp 92 82 80 77 76 87 93 95 92 83 80 77 76 86 92 93 90 82 80 79 78
Dewpt 75 76 77 77 76 77 74 74 74 76 76 76 76 78 77 77 76 77 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 60 97
RH 58 82 91100100 72 54 51 56 80 88 97100 77 62 60 64 85 91 91 94
Wind Dir S S S SW W SW S S S S S S S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 5 4 3 2 2 4 8 10 6 4 3 2 4 8 11 11 8 5 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) CL FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 400 4500 5900 1300 500 5600 5600 2500 500
T Wind Dir S SW S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 8 8 12 12 8 10 16 12 9
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 77 95 76 95 77 94 77 92
Temp 92 91 80 78 93 91 79 76 93 91 81 77 91 90 81 77 90 90
Dewpt 78 76 76 76 75 75 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 77
Min/Max RH 58 97 53 97 54 97 58 97 60
RH 64 62 88 94 56 60 91 97 56 60 85 97 62 64 88 97 64 66
Pwind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 10 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-020900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
638 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 76 99 76 98 77
Temp 92 82 80 77 76 86 95 98 93 84 80 78 76 87 95 97 92 84 81 79 77
Dewpt 74 75 76 76 75 76 72 71 73 75 75 74 75 75 74 74 75 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 42 99 48 97
RH 55 79 88 96 96 73 49 42 53 74 85 88 97 69 51 49 58 80 85 90 97
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 10 6 4 3 2 4 6 9 11 8 6 4 4 6 9 11 11 9 6 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1900 600 4500 5600 1800 800 5400 5400 2700 800
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 10 9 14 16 11 13 18 17 11
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 96 76 96
Temp 96 93 81 77 97 93 80 76 95 92 81 77 93 91 80 76 93 91
Dewpt 74 76 75 75 73 72 76 75 73 74 76 76 73 74 75 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 48 96 42 97 45 96 47 97 51
RH 51 57 82 94 47 52 87 97 51 55 84 96 53 57 84 97 55 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-020900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
638 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024
Date 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24 Wed 07/03/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 103 79 103 79
Temp 98 89 85 79 78 87 96102101 91 85 81 79 88 97102 99 90 85 81 79
Dewpt 66 70 73 73 74 72 67 63 63 70 72 72 72 72 68 66 68 72 73 74 74
Max/Min RH 88 27 79 31 85
RH 35 54 67 82 88 61 39 28 29 50 65 74 79 59 39 31 37 56 67 79 85
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 9 6 4 2 4 6 9 11 11 8 6 5 8 9 11 11 11 9 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 700 5300 7800 3300 1300 6600 7800 5000 1500
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 9 11 16 20 11 14 16 21 13
Date 07/04Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 104 79 104 78 102 78 101 78 101
Temp 98102 85 79 97101 84 78 96 99 85 78 96 98 83 78 95 98
Dewpt 70 66 73 74 68 64 71 73 68 64 72 73 68 65 72 73 69 66
Min/Max RH 29 85 27 85 28 85 31 85 33
RH 41 31 67 85 39 30 65 85 40 32 65 85 40 34 70 85 43 35
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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