Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 210719
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024
TXZ245-212100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024
Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
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 93 77 92 80 91
Temp 78 78 86 91 91 87 81 80 79 77 86 90 90 87 84 83 82 81 87 90 89 86
Dewpt 77 76 78 78 78 77 78 77 77 76 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 76 78 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 65 97 67 86 69
RH 96 96 77 67 66 72 90 91 94 96 77 69 68 76 82 83 84 85 75 69 71 77
Wind Dir S S SW S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 2 3 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 3 2 3 5 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 40 20 60 40 80
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.12 0.33 0.01 0.31
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS NM NM SC SC SC SC O O NM NM IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3000 3000 2000 600 2900 3400 2200 1100 3400 3700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 6 13 14 11 11 14 16 11 11 16
Date Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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 88 75 88 77 89 78 90
Temp 81 78 86 84 78 76 85 85 80 78 87 86 81 79 89 87
Dewpt 76 76 78 77 76 76 77 76 76 75 77 77 76 76 78 78
Max/Min RH 95 76 99 73 92 71 92 68
RH 86 94 78 80 93 99 78 75 87 90 73 75 87 91 71 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 70 90 80 80 50 60 50 70
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O SC O O NM SC SC NM SC IS SC NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-212100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024
Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 75 96 75 91
Temp 76 75 85 94 95 90 82 80 78 76 87 93 93 86 80 78 77 75 85 89 87 83
Dewpt 75 75 77 74 73 74 75 76 75 75 77 75 74 74 75 76 75 75 77 77 75 75
Min/Max RH 47 99 52 100 67
RH 97100 76 53 49 61 79 90 93 99 72 55 53 68 85 93 95 99 77 68 68 77
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 6 8 5 3 2 2 4 5 6 8 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 50 20 70
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.10 0.01 0.17
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6000 6800 2900 1100 6100 7100 3100 1400 6100 5600
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 17 11 13 17 19 11 13 16
Date Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 87 72 85 71 86 72 89
Temp 76 73 84 81 76 73 82 83 75 73 84 81 75 73 86 84
Dewpt 75 73 78 76 76 73 78 76 75 73 77 75 75 73 78 77
Max/Min RH 100 73 100 75 100 73 100 70
RH 99100 82 83100100 88 81100100 81 83100100 78 81
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 90 70 80 40 70 30 60
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM O SC NM O NM SC SC SC NM IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-212100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024
Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
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 89
Temp 82 82 85 88 88 85 84 85 83 82 86 88 88 85 84 84 83 81 85 87 88 84
Dewpt 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 70 85 72 86 71
RH 85 85 79 73 70 77 80 77 84 85 76 73 74 77 80 81 83 86 78 74 71 79
Wind Dir S S SW S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 4 6 8 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 50 30 50 40 80
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.20 1.00 0.02 0.29
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC O O NM NM IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2100 2100 2000 1400 2800 2700 2400 2000 3000 3100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 8 13 18 16 11 14 18 14 12 16
Date Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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 86 77 87 78 88 79 89
Temp 82 79 84 83 80 78 84 84 81 79 85 85 82 80 86 86
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 92 76 95 72 91 72 91 72
RH 82 91 81 80 88 95 81 77 85 91 77 76 83 90 76 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 70 90 80 70 50 60 50 60
Rain Shwrs IS NM O O SC O NM SC SC SC NM SC IS SC NM SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-212100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024
Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 91 75 86
Temp 76 75 85 89 88 85 79 78 77 76 85 88 87 84 79 78 77 76 82 83 83 80
Dewpt 76 75 78 78 79 77 76 77 76 76 78 78 78 78 77 76 76 76 78 79 78 77
Min/Max RH 70 100 72 100 84
RH 100100 80 70 75 77 91 97 97100 80 72 75 82 92 95 96100 87 87 85 90
Wind Dir S NE SW S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 6 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 6 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 40 10 60 40 90
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0.22 0.01 0.45
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS SC SC O O O O SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS SC NM SC SC
LAL 2 2 1 1 3 3 2 3 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 4500 4100 600 400 4900 4600 2000 400 2600 3400
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 4 11 10 8 10 13 11 6 11 14
Date Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 82 72 82 72 85 73 87
Temp 75 74 80 80 75 73 79 80 75 73 82 82 76 74 84 84
Dewpt 75 74 79 78 75 73 78 77 75 73 79 78 76 74 80 79
Max/Min RH 100 90 100 87 100 84 100 82
RH 100100 96 95100100 95 89100100 89 88100100 86 86
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 60 90 80 80 50 70 40 80
Rain Shwrs SC NM O O SC O O NM SC SC NM NM IS SC NM O
Tstms SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-212100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024
Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
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 96 76 92
Temp 77 75 86 94 94 89 82 80 78 76 86 93 94 89 82 80 78 76 84 89 89 84
Dewpt 76 75 77 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 77 75 75 75 76 76 76 75 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 51 97 53 98 64
RH 96100 75 55 55 65 82 87 91 97 74 55 55 65 81 90 94 96 79 66 65 76
Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 4 8 9 6 4 4 3 5 6 8 10 6 4 3 2 4 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 30 10 40 20 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0.15
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC NM NM IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5500 5500 2200 700 6200 6200 2700 1100 4800 5100
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 16 12 16 18 18 10 13 16
Date Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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 88 74 88 74 88 74 90
Temp 77 75 85 83 76 74 85 84 77 74 85 84 77 74 87 86
Dewpt 76 75 77 76 76 74 77 76 76 74 76 76 76 74 77 76
Max/Min RH 99 73 100 71 100 70 100 66
RH 96 98 78 79100100 78 78 97100 74 77 97100 72 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE E SE SE
Wind Char <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 B1
PoP 12HR 40 90 70 70 40 70 30 60
Rain Shwrs IS SC NM O SC NM NM NM SC SC SC NM IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-212100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
219 AM CDT Sun Jul 21 2024
Date Sun 07/21/24 Mon 07/22/24 Tue 07/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 78 98 77 92
Temp 80 78 86 96100 96 87 82 80 78 86 94 96 89 84 80 78 77 83 89 89 84
Dewpt 73 73 73 68 64 67 71 73 73 73 73 69 68 70 72 74 74 73 74 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 31 85 40 90 54
RH 79 85 65 40 31 39 59 74 79 85 65 44 40 54 67 82 88 87 74 58 56 67
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE E E
Wind Spd 5 3 3 4 6 9 8 6 5 4 5 5 6 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 40 30 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.05 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 3
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6000 8600 1300 800 7300 8600 4700 1300 6500 6000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 11 17 10 13 16 18 11 10 11
Date Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 89 74 88 74 88 74 90
Temp 78 75 85 83 76 74 83 83 76 74 84 83 76 74 86 84
Dewpt 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 72 73 72 73 72 73 72 74 73
Max/Min RH 94 60 96 61 96 61 96 58
RH 85 92 70 71 90 93 72 69 90 93 70 69 90 93 68 69
Pwind Dir SE E E E E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 50 80 60 70 40 60 30 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM O SC NM NM NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
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