Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 081919
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
219 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
TXZ245-090900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
219 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 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 94 77 92 77
Temp 90 86 80 79 78 76 86 91 92 88 82 82 79 77 87 91 92 88 82 81 79 77
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 75 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 62 99 61 97
RH 67 75 96 96 97 99 78 65 64 71 87 88 93 99 76 65 61 71 85 85 93 96
Wind Dir SW SE S S S SW SW SE SE SE SE S S NE NE E E SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 10 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 10 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.02 0 0.06 0.08
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 3
Haines 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 500 3500 3700 1300 900 4300 4100 2000 800
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S E E SE S
T Wind Spd 8 6 6 10 12 6 6 11 11 9
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
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 77 91 78 92 79 93 78 93
Temp 90 86 81 77 89 87 82 78 91 88 82 79 91 88 82 78 91 88
Dewpt 77 77 77 76 78 78 77 77 79 78 77 77 78 78 77 76 78 77
Min/Max RH 66 96 67 96 65 93 64 95 63
RH 66 75 87 96 69 74 84 96 68 74 85 93 65 72 87 94 65 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 30 50 20 40 5 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-090900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
219 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 99 75 96 74
Temp 98 97 86 82 78 76 88 95 97 93 84 80 77 75 85 93 96 91 82 79 76 74
Dewpt 71 69 73 76 76 75 76 73 71 73 75 76 76 75 77 74 71 72 75 76 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 43 100 45 100
RH 42 40 65 82 94 97 68 50 43 52 73 88 97100 76 53 45 54 79 93 96100
Wind Dir N E SE SE SE E SE E E NE SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 6 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 4 2 2 1 2 4 6 8 4 2 1 1
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 10 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.11 0.02 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 600 6500 7500 2000 900 7100 7300 4000 500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE E E SE S
T Wind Spd 13 9 8 10 12 6 8 12 13 6
Date 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 74 94 75 96 75 97 75 98
Temp 91 89 78 74 91 90 79 75 93 91 80 75 93 91 79 75 93 92
Dewpt 74 74 76 74 75 73 76 75 76 73 77 75 74 73 76 75 74 72
Min/Max RH 52 100 52 100 50 100 47 100 45
RH 57 60 93100 59 58 91100 57 56 90100 53 56 91100 54 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 10 30 10 30 0 10 0 5
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ247-090900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
219 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 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 80 90 81 89 81
Temp 88 85 83 83 82 80 85 88 88 87 84 84 83 81 86 88 89 86 84 83 82 81
Dewpt 78 77 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 78 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 93 67 90 67 86
RH 73 77 87 88 88 93 80 72 72 73 82 82 84 90 78 72 67 74 80 81 84 85
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SE SE SE SE S S E NE E E SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 12 10 9 9 6 5 5 6 6 8 6 5 4 3 4 5 6 8 5 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 20 10 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.05 0 0.09 0.11
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC
LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 3
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1100 2200 2300 1500 1400 3100 3000 2100 2000
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S E E SE S
T Wind Spd 11 10 8 11 12 9 8 11 13 11
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y
Date 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
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 89 80 90 82 90 83 90 83 90
Temp 87 86 84 80 88 87 84 82 89 87 84 83 89 87 84 83 89 87
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 68 87 69 88 67 82 68 82 67
RH 73 73 77 87 72 71 79 88 72 73 80 82 71 72 80 82 71 71
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 30 50 20 30 5 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-090900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
219 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 93 75 91 74
Temp 88 88 80 77 75 73 84 89 91 90 81 78 77 75 83 89 91 88 80 77 76 74
Dewpt 76 74 75 74 73 72 75 76 76 76 77 77 76 74 78 77 76 76 76 76 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 60 98 62 100
RH 68 63 85 90 94 97 74 66 62 64 88 97 97 97 85 68 62 68 88 97 97100
Wind Dir NW N S SW NE NW W NE E SE SE SE E NE NE E E SE SE SE S E
Wind Spd 12 6 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 30 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.19 0.03 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 3 1 1 3 3 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 400 4400 5100 1000 400 5000 5000 1800 400
T Wind Dir SE N NW E SE SE NE E SE S
T Wind Spd 6 5 5 8 8 4 4 10 9 5
Date 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 88 74 88 76 90 76 92 75 92
Temp 87 86 78 74 85 86 78 76 87 87 79 76 89 87 78 76 90 88
Dewpt 77 77 76 74 78 78 77 76 80 78 77 76 78 78 77 76 79 77
Min/Max RH 71 100 72 100 73 100 66 100 66
RH 72 75 94100 80 77 97100 80 75 94100 70 75 97100 70 70
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 20 60 10 50 0 30 0 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC NM SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ241-090900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
219 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 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 99 77 96 75
Temp 98 97 86 82 80 78 88 95 96 93 83 81 79 77 86 93 95 90 82 79 77 75
Dewpt 73 73 77 78 76 75 76 74 75 75 76 78 77 77 77 74 74 74 75 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 94 49 100 51 100
RH 45 47 76 87 90 93 69 51 51 56 80 91 94100 75 55 51 60 81 91 97100
Wind Dir N E SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 5 4 3 2 4 4 6 9 6 3 2 2 2 5 8 9 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 50 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1700 600 5900 7000 1900 700 6500 6400 2600 500
T Wind Dir SE S SE E SE SE E E SE S
T Wind Spd 12 9 9 12 13 8 8 13 13 9
Heat Y
Date 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
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 75 94 77 96 77 96 76 97
Temp 91 88 79 76 91 90 80 77 93 90 80 77 93 91 80 76 94 91
Dewpt 75 75 76 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 76 74 74
Min/Max RH 57 99 56 97 53 99 51 100 50
RH 60 66 90 99 60 62 91 97 57 62 90 99 56 60 88 99 54 58
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 10 30 5 30 0 20 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS
$$
TXZ229-090900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
219 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 80 101 78 99 77
Temp 101100 92 86 82 80 88 95 98 97 88 84 80 78 87 94 98 95 86 82 79 77
Dewpt 66 64 67 71 73 73 73 70 68 67 71 73 74 74 74 70 66 66 70 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 79 34 88 35 88
RH 32 31 44 61 74 79 61 45 38 38 57 70 82 88 65 46 35 39 59 74 82 87
Wind Dir N E E SE E E E E E E SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 5 8 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 6 4 4 3 3 4 6 8 6 4 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.13 0.09 0.03 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 700 7100 6900 3100 600 8000 7900 5300 700
T Wind Dir E SE E E SE SE E E SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 9 10 13 9 8 12 16 8
Date 07/11Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 77 97 77 98 77 100 78 101
Temp 93 93 81 77 91 92 82 77 93 94 83 77 94 95 83 78 95 97
Dewpt 69 68 73 73 70 68 73 74 71 69 74 74 70 68 73 74 69 67
Min/Max RH 39 88 40 91 40 90 36 88 33
RH 46 44 77 87 50 46 74 90 49 44 74 90 46 42 72 88 43 38
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 10 10 10 5 5 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
$$
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