Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 080933
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
432 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
TXZ245-082100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
432 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 77 93 77 92
Temp 76 83 89 89 87 82 81 79 77 87 91 92 88 83 82 79 77 87 90 91 88
Dewpt 75 77 77 77 79 80 79 78 77 79 79 79 78 79 78 78 77 79 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 66 100 65 100 65
RH 97 83 68 68 77 94 93 96100 78 68 65 72 88 88 96100 79 69 65 70
Wind Dir W W W SW S S S SW W SW E E SE SE S S NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 16 13 11 10 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 4 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 70 20 30 20 50
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0.01 0.01 0.13
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 3
Haines 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 3400 800 600 3600 3400 1700 1100 4200 4300
T Wind Dir W SW S S SW SE S SE E SE
T Wind Spd 25 16 13 10 9 10 13 6 6 11
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
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 92 77 92 78 93 78 93
Temp 81 76 90 88 81 77 90 89 82 78 91 89 82 78 91 89
Dewpt 76 76 78 77 77 76 78 78 77 76 78 78 77 76 78 77
Max/Min RH 99 66 96 66 95 63 93 63
RH 85 99 68 71 87 96 68 70 84 94 66 69 84 93 65 67
Pwind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 40 10 30 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ231-082100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
432 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 76 98 75 95
Temp 77 85 93 97 97 87 81 79 76 86 95 98 92 84 80 77 75 84 92 94 90
Dewpt 74 75 74 71 70 76 77 76 75 77 75 72 73 76 76 76 75 77 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 39 96 43 100 53
RH 89 72 54 43 41 69 88 90 96 74 53 43 54 76 88 97100 79 58 53 60
Wind Dir NW NW NW N E E SE SE E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E SE
Wind Spd 9 10 9 6 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 4 2 2 1 2 4 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 10 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.14 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5400 6700 2200 1100 5900 7200 2300 700 6200 6000
T Wind Dir NW N SE S SE E SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 16 10 13 8 6 9 16 9 10 13
Date Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 95 75 96 76 96 75 97
Temp 79 74 92 89 79 75 93 91 80 76 93 91 80 76 93 92
Dewpt 76 74 75 74 76 75 74 74 76 76 75 73 76 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 49 100 47 99 46
RH 90100 59 61 91100 55 57 88100 56 56 88 99 53 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 40 5 30 5 20 0 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ247-082100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
432 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 90 81 90 81 90
Temp 80 84 88 89 86 84 83 82 82 87 88 90 87 84 84 83 82 86 87 89 87
Dewpt 76 77 77 78 79 80 79 79 78 79 79 78 78 79 78 78 78 79 78 77 76
Min/Max RH 68 90 69 90 69
RH 90 81 70 70 79 87 87 90 87 79 75 69 74 84 84 87 90 80 74 69 70
Wind Dir W SW SW S S S S S SW S SE E SE SE S S SE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 20 18 13 12 11 10 10 9 6 6 6 6 8 6 6 5 3 4 5 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 60 20 30 20 50
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.01 0 0 0.16
Rain Shwrs NM SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 3
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 2400 1300 1400 2200 2000 1900 1600 2900 2800
T Wind Dir W S S S SW SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 26 17 17 14 11 11 16 9 8 11
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Flood A
Hurricane W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Date Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
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 80 89 81 90 82 90 83 90
Temp 83 81 87 87 84 81 88 87 84 83 88 88 84 83 89 87
Dewpt 76 76 78 76 77 76 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 76 77 77
Max/Min RH 87 68 85 69 84 68 81 66
RH 80 87 74 71 80 85 73 71 80 81 72 72 80 79 70 72
Pwind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 50 20 40 10 30 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-082100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
432 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 75 92 74 90
Temp 76 79 82 86 88 80 77 76 75 83 89 91 89 81 78 77 75 84 88 89 88
Dewpt 74 76 77 76 76 76 76 75 74 78 79 79 78 78 77 76 75 79 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 64 100 67 100 70
RH 94 91 85 72 68 88 97 97 97 85 73 68 70 91 97 97100 85 72 70 72
Wind Dir NW W W NW E SE S S W NW N E SE SE S S NE NE E SE SE
Wind Spd 24 20 16 12 8 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 20 30 10 50
QPF 12HR 0.26 0 0.17 0 0.06
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC
LAL 3 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 3 3
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 3800 500 500 4100 4200 1600 400 4200 4000
T Wind Dir W NW S S W E S SE E SE
T Wind Spd 28 17 9 6 6 6 9 4 5 9
Flood A
Hurricane W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Date Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 89 75 89 76 91 76 92
Temp 77 74 86 86 77 75 86 87 78 76 88 88 78 76 90 90
Dewpt 76 74 78 79 77 75 79 78 77 76 80 78 77 76 78 77
Max/Min RH 100 75 100 73 100 68 100 63
RH 97100 77 80100100 80 75 97100 77 72 97100 68 66
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 50 10 50 5 40 5 30
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC
$$
TXZ241-082100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
432 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
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 101 77 98 77 95
Temp 78 88 95100 96 87 83 79 77 87 95 97 92 84 81 78 77 85 92 94 90
Dewpt 74 75 74 73 75 77 77 76 76 76 75 74 76 77 78 78 77 78 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 43 96 47 100 56
RH 88 66 51 43 51 74 82 91 96 71 52 47 59 80 91 99 99 80 60 56 63
Wind Dir W W W N SE SE S S SE SE SE E E SE SE SE E E E E SE
Wind Spd 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 3 4 4 6 9 6 4 2 2 2 5 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 20 5 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5800 7100 1600 700 5300 6200 2500 800 5400 5400
T Wind Dir W NW SE S S E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 9 14 10 8 11 16 8 9 13
Heat Y
Date Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
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 94 76 95 77 96 76 97
Temp 79 76 91 89 79 76 92 91 80 77 93 91 80 76 93 92
Dewpt 76 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 53 99 50 98 50
RH 91 99 60 63 91 99 57 60 90 99 56 59 88 97 53 57
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 40 5 30 5 20 0 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ229-082100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
432 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024
Date Mon 07/08/24 Tue 07/09/24 Wed 07/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 79 98 79 98
Temp 79 87 94101101 92 86 82 79 88 93 97 93 88 84 80 79 85 93 96 94
Dewpt 73 72 69 66 65 68 72 73 73 73 71 68 68 71 73 74 74 74 71 69 69
Min/Max RH 29 82 39 86 41
RH 82 61 44 32 31 46 63 74 82 61 49 39 44 57 70 82 85 70 49 42 44
Wind Dir NW N N N E E E E E E NE NE E E SE SE E E E E E
Wind Spd 4 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 8 6 5 4 3 3 4 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 20 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.09 0.08 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6400 8600 1700 700 6500 5700 1700 600 6000 6100
T Wind Dir N N E E E E SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 10 9 13 9 9 11 13 8 9 12
Date Thu 07/11/24Fri 07/12/24Sat 07/13/24Sun 07/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 98 77 98 78 100 78 100
Temp 83 77 93 94 82 77 93 96 83 78 94 97 83 78 94 98
Dewpt 73 74 70 69 73 73 69 68 73 74 70 68 73 74 70 67
Max/Min RH 91 39 88 37 88 35 88 34
RH 72 90 47 44 74 87 46 40 72 88 46 39 72 88 46 37
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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