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FOUS54 KCRP 201957
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

TXZ245-210900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue
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          92          76          93          77
Temp          91 87 81 80 78 77 87 90 91 88 82 81 79 77 86 90 91 86 82 81 79 77
Dewpt         77 77 77 77 77 76 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 76 79 78 78 77 77 77 76 76
Max/Min RH                   99          65          98          66          97
RH            64 72 90 91 96 97 76 67 65 73 87 87 94 97 79 68 66 75 84 88 90 97
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S  S SW  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd       5  5  4  3  3  2  3  5  6  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  6  5  4  4  3  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%)     SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR                     10          50          20          60          40
QPF 12HR                      0        0.03           0        0.02        0.01
Rain Shwrs                   IS SC SC IS       IS IS NM NM SC SC       SC SC  O
Tstms                        IS SC SC IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC       IS SC SC
LAL                     1     1     3     2     1     2     3     3     1     3
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt            900   500  3300  3100  1900  1300  2800  3300  2400  1100
T Wind Dir              S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             13    10     9    12    16    11     9    13    16    11


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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      73      89      74      89      75      90      75      91
Temp          89 84 79 74 86 84 79 75 87 85 80 75 88 85 79 76 88 86
Dewpt         78 77 76 74 78 77 77 75 79 77 77 75 78 77 76 76 78 78
Min/Max RH         69     100      73     100      71     100      68     100      69
RH            70 81 91100 79 81 93100 76 77 91100 73 77 90100 73 79
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR           80      70      90      70      70      40      60      40      60
Rain Shwrs     O NM IS NM  O  O SC NM NM SC IS SC NM SC    SC NM SC
Tstms         SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC    IS SC SC

$$

TXZ231-210900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue
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          97          75          95          75
Temp          96 91 82 79 77 75 85 94 96 91 82 79 77 75 85 92 93 87 81 79 77 75
Dewpt         70 73 75 76 75 74 77 74 73 74 75 76 75 75 77 76 74 74 75 76 75 74
Max/Min RH                   99          48         100          54          97
RH            43 56 79 91 96 99 76 54 48 59 78 91 92100 77 60 54 65 84 93 94 97
Wind Dir       E SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind Spd       4  8  4  3  2  2  2  4  6  8  5  3  2  2  4  6  8  9  5  3  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%)     FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR                      0          20           5          50          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0        0.01           0
Rain Shwrs    IS                      IS             IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms         IS                      IS                IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     2     3     2     2
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt           2400   700  5900  6700  2900  1500  5800  6800  3300  1300
T Wind Dir             SE     S     S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd             16    10     9    13    18    11    12    18    17     9


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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            92      73      89      72      88      72      89      73      90
Temp          89 82 77 74 84 82 76 73 85 83 76 73 86 83 76 73 86 85
Dewpt         77 75 76 74 78 76 75 73 78 76 76 73 77 76 75 73 78 76
Min/Max RH         66     100      71     100      70     100      68     100      69
RH            68 78 97100 81 82 97100 80 79100100 76 80 97100 77 76
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE       E      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR           70      50      90      60      70      40      60      30      60
Rain Shwrs    SC NM SC SC NM  O SC NM NM NM SC SC SC NM IS SC SC NM
Tstms         SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC

$$

TXZ247-210900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue
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          90          80
Temp          88 86 83 84 82 81 86 87 89 86 84 84 83 81 86 88 88 86 84 84 82 80
Dewpt         77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 76
Max/Min RH                   88          70          90          71          88
RH            69 75 83 81 85 88 79 73 70 75 81 80 84 90 79 73 71 75 80 81 85 88
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd       6  8  8  6  6  5  5  6  8  9  9  8  6  5  6  6  8  9  9  8  6  5
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                     10          50          30          60          40
QPF 12HR                      0        0.18        0.05        0.02        0.02
Rain Shwrs                   IS SC SC          SC SC NM NM SC SC       SC SC NM
Tstms                        IS SC SC          IS SC SC SC SC SC       IS SC SC
LAL                     1     1     3     1     1     3     3     3     1     3
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt           1400  1400  2300  2100  2200  2100  2800  2700  2400  2200
T Wind Dir              S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd             16    13    10    13    18    16    10    14    18    16


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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      77      87      78      88      78      88      80      89
Temp          87 84 82 78 85 84 81 79 85 85 83 79 86 85 83 80 86 86
Dewpt         77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 76 77 76 76 76 78 77
Min/Max RH         72      96      75      94      70      93      70      88      72
RH            73 79 84 96 79 80 87 94 79 76 82 93 75 75 80 88 78 76
Pwind Dir          SE      SE       S      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR           70      70      90      70      60      40      60      40      60
Rain Shwrs    NM NM IS NM  O NM SC NM NM SC IS SC NM SC    SC NM SC
Tstms         SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC    IS SC SC

$$

TXZ234-210900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue
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          91          76          91          75
Temp          91 87 80 78 76 75 85 89 90 87 79 78 77 76 84 89 88 83 79 78 77 75
Dewpt         76 77 77 77 76 75 79 78 78 77 77 77 76 75 79 78 78 77 77 76 75 75
Max/Min RH                  100          68          97          69         100
RH            62 72 91 97100100 82 70 68 72 94 97 97 97 85 70 72 82 94 94 94100
Wind Dir      SE SE  S  S  S  E  S SE SE  S SE  S  S SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind Spd       4  6  4  2  2  2  2  3  6  6  4  2  2  2  3  4  6  6  4  2  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%)     FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR                      5          40          20          70          40
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.01           0        0.02           0
Rain Shwrs    IS                   SC SC       IS IS NM NM NM NM       SC SC NM
Tstms         IS                   SC SC       IS IS SC SC SC SC       IS SC SC
LAL                     1     1     2     2     1     2     3     3     1     3
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt            500   400  4400  4500  1200   400  4400  4400  2000   400
T Wind Dir              S     S     S    SE     S     S     S    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd             11     6     6    11    11     9     9    13    10     8


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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            87      73      84      73      86      73      86      74      88
Temp          85 81 77 74 80 80 76 73 82 82 76 73 83 83 76 74 85 85
Dewpt         79 78 76 74 79 78 75 73 79 79 76 73 79 78 76 74 80 79
Min/Max RH         81     100      88     100      82     100      82     100      77
RH            82 91 97100 97 94 97100 91 91100100 88 85100100 85 82
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE      SE       E      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR           90      70      90      70      80      40      70      30      70
Rain Shwrs    NM  O SC NM  O  O SC NM  O  O SC SC NM NM    SC SC NM
Tstms         SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC    IS IS SC

$$

TXZ241-210900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue
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          97          76          96          76
Temp          94 90 81 79 77 75 86 94 95 91 82 80 78 76 86 93 94 88 82 80 78 76
Dewpt         74 74 75 76 76 75 77 75 75 75 76 76 76 75 77 75 75 75 75 76 75 76
Max/Min RH                  100          51          98          53          99
RH            52 61 82 91 96100 75 55 52 61 81 88 93 97 74 56 55 65 79 87 91 99
Wind Dir       E SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd       6  8  5  4  2  2  4  5  8  9  6  4  3  2  5  6  9 10  6  4  3  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR                      5          30           5          40          20
QPF 12HR                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain Shwrs    SC                   IS IS                   SC SC       IS IS SC
Tstms         SC                   IS IS                   SC SC          IS IS
LAL                     1     1     1     2     1     1     1     3     1     2
Haines                  4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt           2300   600  5100  5800  2500  1100  6000  6500  2900   900
T Wind Dir             SE     S     S    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd             14     9    10    13    16    11    13    18    14     9


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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            93      75      90      74      90      75      90      74      92
Temp          90 85 78 75 85 84 76 75 86 85 78 75 87 85 78 74 88 87
Dewpt         76 76 76 75 77 76 76 75 77 76 76 74 76 76 75 74 76 76
Min/Max RH         62     100      68     100      67      98      66     100      64
RH            64 75 94100 76 78 99100 74 75 93 97 71 74 91100 68 72
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 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR           70      50      80      60      60      40      60      30      50
Rain Shwrs    SC NM IS SC NM  O SC NM NM NM SC SC SC NM IS SC SC SC
Tstms         SC SC IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC

$$

TXZ229-210900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            Tue
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         101          78          98          78
Temp          99 96 87 83 80 78 86 95100 96 87 82 80 78 86 94 96 91 84 81 80 78
Dewpt         65 66 70 73 73 73 73 68 64 66 71 73 73 73 73 70 69 70 72 73 73 73
Max/Min RH                   88          31          85          42          85
RH            33 38 57 72 79 85 65 42 31 38 59 74 79 85 65 46 42 50 67 77 79 85
Wind Dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind Spd       4  8  8  6  5  4  4  4  6  9  8  6  5  4  5  5  6  9  8  6  5  4
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%)     FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR                      0          10           5          30          30
QPF 12HR                      0           0        0.01           0        0.01
Rain Shwrs                                                 SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms                                                      IS SC SC SC IS IS
LAL                     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     3     3     2
Haines                  5     4     5     5     5     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt            900   900  6600  8700  2700  1200  6800  8600  2800  1200
T Wind Dir             SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd             16    10     8    11    18    11    13    17    18    12


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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            93      76      87      74      90      75      91      75      91
Temp          89 85 78 76 84 82 76 74 84 84 77 75 86 85 78 75 87 85
Dewpt         72 71 73 73 73 73 74 73 74 72 74 73 73 73 73 73 74 73
Min/Max RH         54      92      63      97      57      94      54      94      56
RH            57 63 85 90 70 74 94 97 72 67 90 94 65 67 85 94 65 67
Pwind Dir          SE       E       E       E       E       E       E      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 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR           60      60      80      60      70      40      50      30      40
Rain Shwrs    SC NM SC NM NM  O SC NM NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms         IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC 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