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FOUS54 KCRP 101714
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1214 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024

TXZ245-110900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024

Date           07/10/24      Thu 07/11/24            Fri 07/12/24            Sat
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          91          76          92          78
Temp          92 87 82 80 78 76 86 88 90 86 81 80 79 78 86 89 89 87 82 81 80 79
Dewpt         78 77 77 76 77 76 78 77 76 77 76 76 76 76 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH                   99          64          93          68          91
RH            64 74 85 88 96 99 78 69 64 74 85 87 90 93 76 69 68 73 84 84 87 91
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S  W NE  E SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd       6  5  3  2  1  2  2  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  4  4  3  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%)     SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR                     30          60          40          60          30
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.07        0.12        0.09        0.03
Rain Shwrs    SC          IS NM NM SC SC       SC SC NM NM SC SC       SC SC SC
Tstms         IS          IS SC SC SC SC       SC SC SC SC SC SC          IS SC
LAL               2     1     2     3     3     1     3     3     3     1     2
Haines            4     4     4     3     4     4     4     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt     3300  1000   500  3200  2900  1900   900  3800  4100  2100  1200
T Wind Dir        E    SE     S     E    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd       11     9     4     5    10    10     9     8    12    13    11


Date           07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24
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      78      93      78      93      78      93      78      94
Temp          90 87 81 79 91 88 81 79 91 87 80 80 91 88 82 80 91 88
Dewpt         79 77 77 76 78 77 76 75 77 77 76 76 78 78 77 77 78 78
Min/Max RH         68      91      65      90      63      90      65      92      65
RH            70 73 87 91 66 70 84 90 65 72 88 88 65 73 84 91 65 73
Pwind Dir          SE      SE       S       S       S       S      SE       S      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           50       0      20       0       5       5      10       5      20
Rain Shwrs    SC SC       IS IS                                  IS
Tstms         SC SC       IS IS                                  IS

$$

TXZ231-110900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024

Date           07/10/24      Thu 07/11/24            Fri 07/12/24            Sat
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                      74          93          74          94          75
Temp          93 87 81 78 76 74 84 90 91 87 81 78 76 75 83 89 91 88 82 79 77 76
Dewpt         74 75 75 76 75 74 77 75 73 74 74 75 75 75 77 74 73 73 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH                  100          56          99          56          98
RH            53 68 81 94 97100 79 62 56 64 79 91 96 99 81 61 56 61 79 88 94 97
Wind Dir       E SE SE SE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind Spd       8  8  4  1  1  1  2  5  6  8  3  2  1  1  2  4  6  8  4  2  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%)     B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR                     30          40          10          50          10
QPF 12HR                   0.04        0.58        0.03        0.10           0
Rain Shwrs    SC SC          IS IS SC SC             SC SC SC SC             SC
Tstms         SC SC             IS SC SC                IS SC SC             IS
LAL               3     1     1     2     3     1     1     2     3     1     1
Haines            4     4     4     3     4     4     4     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt     5900  1200   600  5100  4500  2600   800  5100  5900  3200   900
T Wind Dir        E    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd       11    12     4     6    11    13     9    10    12    16    10


Date           07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24
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      74      97      74      98      75      99      76      98
Temp          90 89 79 75 92 90 78 75 92 91 79 76 93 91 80 77 94 92
Dewpt         76 75 76 75 73 72 75 74 73 72 75 74 74 73 76 75 74 74
Min/Max RH         53     100      48      99      46      94      47      96      47
RH            63 63 91100 54 56 90 97 53 54 88 94 53 56 88 94 52 56
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 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR           40       5      20       0       5       0      10       5      10
Rain Shwrs    SC SC          IS
Tstms         IS SC          IS

$$

TXZ247-110900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024

Date           07/10/24      Thu 07/11/24            Fri 07/12/24            Sat
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                      79          89          80          89          81
Temp          88 86 84 83 81 80 84 86 88 85 83 82 81 81 85 87 87 85 84 83 83 82
Dewpt         78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 76 78 77 77 76 76 76 76 77
Max/Min RH                   91          68          87          73          85
RH            72 75 80 82 87 91 79 74 68 75 80 81 85 84 79 74 74 75 79 80 81 85
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S SW  N  E  E SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd       8  8  5  3  3  2  4  5  8  8  5  5  4  3  4  6  8  9  8  8  6  5
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%)     SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR                     40          60          50          60          30
QPF 12HR                   0.03        0.21        0.16        0.07        0.03
Rain Shwrs    IS          IS NM NM SC SC       SC SC NM NM SC SC       SC SC SC
Tstms         IS          IS SC SC SC SC       SC SC SC SC SC SC          IS SC
LAL               2     1     2     3     3     1     3     3     3     1     2
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     3     4     4     4     3     3
Mixing Hgt     2300  1600  1000  1700  2400  2300  1900  2700  2600  2400  2300
T Wind Dir        E    SE     S     E    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd       11    11     6     5    10    12    11     9    12    16    14


Date           07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24
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            90      82      90      82      90      82      91      82      90
Temp          88 86 84 82 88 86 83 83 89 86 83 83 89 86 84 83 89 87
Dewpt         78 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 78 77 78 78 78 78
Min/Max RH         70      84      68      80      67      82      69      85      70
RH            74 75 80 84 71 71 80 80 69 71 80 80 70 75 82 84 72 75
Pwind Dir          SE      SE       S       S       S       S      SE       S      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           40       0      10       0       5       5      10       5      10
Rain Shwrs    SC IS
Tstms         SC IS

$$

TXZ234-110900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024

Date           07/10/24      Thu 07/11/24            Fri 07/12/24            Sat
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          90          74          89          75
Temp          90 84 80 78 76 75 84 88 89 85 80 77 76 75 83 86 86 85 79 77 77 76
Dewpt         77 77 76 76 75 75 78 77 77 76 76 76 76 75 78 78 79 77 77 76 76 75
Max/Min RH                  100          67         100          77          98
RH            66 80 88 94 97100 82 70 68 75 88 97100100 85 77 80 77 94 97 97 97
Wind Dir       E SE SE  S NW  N  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd       6  8  3  2  1  2  2  4  6  6  3  2  2  2  2  4  6  8  4  2  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                     10          50          30          70          20
QPF 12HR                      0        0.29        0.04        0.20        0.03
Rain Shwrs    SC             SC SC SC SC       SC SC NM NM NM NM       IS IS SC
Tstms         SC             IS SC SC SC       IS SC IS SC SC SC          IS SC
Obvis                        PF
LAL               3     1     1     3     3     1     2     3     3     1     2
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt     4700   600   400  3200  3200  1500   400  4600  4500  2200   400
T Wind Dir        E     S    SW     E    SE     S     S     S    SE     S    SE
T Wind Spd       10     9     3     5     9     9     5     6    11    11     8


Date           07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24
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            90      75      91      74      92      75      93      76      93
Temp          86 85 78 77 88 86 77 75 89 86 78 76 90 87 79 77 90 87
Dewpt         79 78 77 76 78 77 76 75 77 76 76 75 78 77 77 77 78 77
Min/Max RH         75      98      70     100      65      97      64     100      65
RH            80 80 97 97 72 75 97100 68 72 94 97 68 72 94100 68 72
Pwind Dir          SE       S       S       S       S       S      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           60       0      30       0      10       0      20       5      20
Rain Shwrs    SC NM          SC                      IS          IS
Tstms         SC SC          SC                      IS          IS

$$

TXZ241-110900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024

Date           07/10/24      Thu 07/11/24            Fri 07/12/24            Sat
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          92          75          93          76
Temp          92 89 82 79 77 76 84 89 90 87 80 79 77 75 84 88 90 88 82 79 78 76
Dewpt         76 76 76 76 76 75 76 75 74 74 75 76 75 75 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 75
Max/Min RH                   99          61         100          61          97
RH            59 66 81 93 96 99 79 64 61 67 84 91 94100 78 65 61 67 84 90 93 97
Wind Dir       E SE SE SE SE  E SE  E SE SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd       8 10  4  2  1  2  2  4  6  8  3  2  2  2  3  5  8  9  5  4  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%)     B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR                     20          60          20          50          10
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.15           0        0.08        0.01
Rain Shwrs    SC IS          SC SC NM NM       IS IS SC SC SC SC             SC
Tstms         SC IS             IS SC SC       IS IS    IS SC SC             IS
Obvis                        PF
LAL               3     1     1     2     3     1     2     2     3     1     1
Haines            4     4     4     3     3     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     5000  2200   500  5000  3700  2600   600  5100  5400  3000   700
T Wind Dir        E    SE     S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd       11    11     5     6    11    11     8    10    13    16     9


Date           07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24
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      75      96      75      97      75      97      76      98
Temp          89 89 79 77 92 90 79 75 92 90 80 76 93 91 81 77 93 91
Dewpt         76 76 76 76 74 74 75 74 74 74 76 75 75 75 76 76 75 76
Min/Max RH         60      97      53      98      52      96      53      96      53
RH            66 66 91 97 57 61 88 97 56 60 88 96 56 61 87 96 56 62
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 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR           40       5      20       0       5       0      10       5      10
Rain Shwrs    SC SC          IS
Tstms         IS SC          IS

$$

TXZ229-110900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1214 PM CDT Wed Jul 10 2024

Date           07/10/24      Thu 07/11/24            Fri 07/12/24            Sat
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                      77          96          76          96          77
Temp          95 91 84 81 79 77 84 92 94 90 85 81 79 76 83 90 93 92 85 82 80 77
Dewpt         69 70 71 73 73 73 74 70 68 68 71 72 73 73 73 70 68 68 71 73 73 74
Max/Min RH                   88          43          90          43          90
RH            43 50 65 77 82 87 72 49 43 49 63 74 82 90 72 52 44 46 63 74 79 90
Wind Dir       E  E SE SE  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind Spd       6 10  8  4  2  2  3  4  6  9  6  4  3  3  4  4  6  9  8  6  5  4
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%)     SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR                     20          20          10          40          20
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.12           0        0.07        0.02
Rain Shwrs    IS IS                IS IS             IS IS SC SC       IS IS SC
Tstms         IS IS                IS IS                IS SC SC       IS IS IS
LAL               2     1     1     1     2     1     1     2     3     1     2
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3     3
Mixing Hgt     6500  1100   700  5600  5300  3400   800  6900  6300  3700  1600
T Wind Dir        E    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd       10    11     5     6    10    13     6     9    11    16    11


Date           07/13Sun 07/14/24Mon 07/15/24Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24
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      99      77     100      77     100      78     101
Temp          90 93 82 77 92 95 83 77 93 96 83 77 93 97 84 78 94 97
Dewpt         71 69 74 73 70 67 73 72 69 65 73 73 70 67 73 73 70 67
Min/Max RH         43      87      38      85      34      87      34      85      36
RH            54 46 77 87 49 40 72 85 46 36 72 87 47 38 70 85 46 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    B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR           30      10      10       5       5       5       5       5      10
Rain Shwrs    SC SC
Tstms         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