Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 041038
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
TXZ245-042100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 80 93 77 95
Temp 80 89 91 91 88 82 82 81 80 90 93 93 89 82 82 79 78 89 93 94 90
Dewpt 76 77 78 78 77 77 76 76 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 64 90 59 96 58
RH 90 69 66 66 71 84 82 85 90 66 59 59 67 84 84 93 94 70 60 59 67
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 8 10 10 9 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 10 9 4 2 2 2 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3600 3600 1500 700 3800 3700 1500 900 4600 4300
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 16 11 9 11 12 8 4 11
Date Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
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 91 77 91 77 89
Temp 83 80 91 88 83 80 89 88 82 78 89 88 81 78 87 87
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 90 64 92 68 99 67 98 73
RH 83 90 66 73 85 91 70 72 87 97 70 73 90 97 75 76
Pwind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 40 30 60 40 50
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ231-042100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 76 100 74 100
Temp 76 87 96100 95 85 81 78 76 87 97100 96 85 80 76 74 85 96 99 94
Dewpt 74 76 73 72 72 74 75 75 74 75 71 69 71 72 75 74 74 75 71 70 71
Min/Max RH 41 94 37 100 39
RH 94 69 48 41 48 70 84 93 94 67 44 37 46 66 85 96100 71 46 39 47
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S SE E SE SE
Wind Spd 6 10 10 11 12 9 6 4 4 6 6 8 10 8 4 2 1 2 4 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5500 6600 2600 900 5400 7000 3200 900 6500 6500
T Wind Dir S S SE S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 16 19 12 12 11 14 9 6 11
Date Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 97 76 92 74 92 74 90
Temp 81 76 94 91 80 76 90 88 79 74 89 88 79 74 87 86
Dewpt 75 75 73 72 76 75 74 73 75 74 76 75 75 74 76 76
Max/Min RH 98 45 97 53 100 56 100 63
RH 84 97 51 54 88 97 59 61 88100 66 65 88100 71 73
Pwind Dir SE E E E SE SE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 30 50 30 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-042100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 89 83 90 82 91
Temp 84 88 89 89 86 84 83 83 83 88 89 90 88 84 84 83 82 87 89 91 88
Dewpt 77 78 79 78 78 77 76 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 70 82 65 84 65
RH 80 74 73 70 77 80 81 81 81 71 67 65 68 79 80 81 84 74 68 65 69
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S SE E SE SE
Wind Spd 9 10 10 11 11 12 11 8 8 6 6 8 10 9 6 5 4 4 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 2900 2100 1600 2800 2600 1700 1800 3100 2800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 16 18 14 10 11 13 11 5 11
Date Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
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 82 90 82 90 80 90 80 88
Temp 84 83 88 86 84 83 88 87 83 82 88 86 83 81 86 86
Dewpt 77 78 78 77 78 77 78 77 78 77 78 77 78 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 85 70 84 70 90 70 89 73
RH 79 85 74 75 82 84 74 74 84 87 73 74 85 88 78 75
Pwind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 30 30 40 40 60 40 50
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC NM SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
$$
TXZ234-042100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 77 95 75 95
Temp 77 88 94 96 91 83 81 78 77 87 94 95 92 83 79 77 75 86 92 94 90
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 75 75 77 75 74 76 75 75 75 75 78 76 76 77
Min/Max RH 53 94 51 100 56
RH 97 68 56 53 62 82 85 91 94 72 54 51 60 77 88 94100 77 60 56 66
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SE S S S N N E SE SE
Wind Spd 4 8 8 10 11 6 4 3 3 4 4 6 9 6 3 2 2 2 3 5 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
Obvis H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5000 5400 800 400 5100 5300 1800 400 6100 6000
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW S SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 12 8 6 9 10 5 5 9
Date Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 92 77 90 76 88 75 86
Temp 80 77 91 86 80 78 88 87 80 76 87 86 79 76 84 86
Dewpt 77 76 77 77 76 76 78 77 77 76 79 79 77 76 79 78
Max/Min RH 97 63 94 68 100 75 100 77
RH 91 97 64 75 88 94 72 72 91100 77 80 94100 85 77
Pwind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 40 20 40 30 60 30 60
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC NM IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ241-042100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
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 76 98 74 99
Temp 76 87 95 96 92 82 80 77 76 87 96 98 94 83 79 76 75 86 94 98 93
Dewpt 75 76 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 72 71 72 74 75 75 74 76 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 49 94 42 99 46
RH 97 70 52 49 56 79 87 92 94 68 47 42 49 76 88 96 97 73 51 46 53
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE E SE SE
Wind Spd 5 10 10 12 12 10 6 4 4 8 6 9 11 9 4 2 2 2 4 8 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF H H H H PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5000 5800 2100 800 5000 6400 2500 600 5600 5200
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 17 18 11 12 12 13 10 8 11
Date Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
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 96 77 91 76 92 75 91
Temp 80 76 93 90 80 78 88 87 80 76 89 89 79 76 88 86
Dewpt 75 75 74 74 76 75 75 76 76 75 76 76 77 75 76 76
Max/Min RH 98 51 93 62 97 62 97 64
RH 87 97 56 60 88 93 66 69 88 97 67 66 93 97 68 72
Pwind Dir SE E E E SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 30 30 40 30 50 30 50
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-042100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
538 AM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024
Date Thu 07/04/24 Fri 07/05/24 Sat 07/06/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 77 102 77 103
Temp 79 86 96101 99 90 84 79 77 86 96102101 91 85 80 77 86 97102100
Dewpt 73 73 69 66 65 72 73 73 73 73 69 65 63 69 71 71 71 71 66 63 64
Min/Max RH 31 87 29 82 28
RH 82 65 42 32 33 56 70 82 87 65 42 30 29 49 63 74 82 61 36 28 31
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 9 9 11 11 11 8 6 6 6 6 8 11 11 8 4 3 3 4 6 11
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5500 7200 1900 900 5600 7700 5400 800 7000 9700
T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 16 20 11 11 12 18 9 6 11
Date Sun 07/07/24Mon 07/08/24Tue 07/09/24Wed 07/10/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 102 79 97 76 95 77 94
Temp 85 78 96 99 84 79 92 94 82 76 89 90 82 77 88 91
Dewpt 72 73 68 66 73 74 70 68 73 73 72 70 73 73 72 70
Max/Min RH 86 31 85 40 90 46 88 47
RH 65 85 40 34 70 85 49 43 74 90 57 52 74 87 59 50
Pwind Dir SE SE E E E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 20 20 40 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
$$
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