Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 181943
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
243 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
TXZ245-190900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Date 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun
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 94 76 93 77
Temp 94 89 83 81 78 77 86 91 92 87 82 80 78 76 86 91 91 87 81 81 79 78
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 76 77 76 77 77 77 77 76 76 78 77 77 77 77 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 100 62 99 63 95
RH 58 69 85 90 96 96 76 62 62 72 84 90 94 99 76 65 64 72 87 88 91 94
Wind Dir SE S S S SW W NW NE SE SE S S S SW S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 4 3 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 20 30 5
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.35 0.03 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 600 4000 4100 1200 1000 4400 4300 2100 1000
T Wind Dir S SW NW SE S S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 10 9 5 8 12 8 6 10 13 12
Date 07/21Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24
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 77 92 76 90 75 90 74 89
Temp 91 86 81 79 88 85 81 78 88 84 81 77 87 84 80 77 87 84
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 78 78 77 76 78 77 76 76 78 77
Min/Max RH 65 95 69 96 73 98 73 97 71
RH 67 75 88 94 73 80 88 96 74 82 88 97 76 81 90 97 74 80
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 40 20 70 40 70 50 80 60 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS NM NM SC NM NM IS SC O NM SC NM SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ231-190900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Date 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 74 98 74
Temp 98 95 84 81 78 76 84 92 95 91 82 78 76 74 85 93 95 90 82 79 76 75
Dewpt 69 68 73 75 74 75 77 76 74 73 74 75 74 74 76 74 71 71 73 75 75 74
Max/Min RH 96 50 100 46 99
RH 40 41 70 84 88 96 80 59 50 56 77 91 94100 75 53 46 54 74 88 96 99
Wind Dir E SE SE S S E SW N E E SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 5 6 5 4 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 30 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2400 1000 6000 6400 2300 900 6700 9000 3000 1100
T Wind Dir SE S NW E SE S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 13 9 4 6 13 8 8 10 17 11
Date 07/21Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 98 76 95 74 92 75 90 73 89
Temp 93 89 79 76 91 86 78 76 88 84 78 75 85 82 77 75 84 82
Dewpt 74 73 76 75 76 74 76 75 77 76 76 75 78 76 76 74 77 75
Min/Max RH 46 97 58 99 70 100 76 99 72
RH 53 59 91 97 61 67 96 99 70 76 96100 80 84 99 99 79 79
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 20 10 60 40 70 50 80 50 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS NM SC SC SC NM SC SC NM O SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-190900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Date 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun
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 80 90 81
Temp 89 87 84 84 82 80 85 88 89 86 84 83 82 80 85 88 88 86 84 83 83 82
Dewpt 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 77 77 77 76 76 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 91 67 90 69 84
RH 68 71 81 82 85 91 79 70 68 74 79 81 83 90 78 72 69 74 79 81 82 84
Wind Dir S S S S SW W W SE SE SE S S S SW SW S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 6 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 20 30 10
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.07 0.05 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 1500 2200 1700 1700 1600 2700 2800 2400 2500
T Wind Dir S SW W SE S S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 13 11 6 9 13 11 6 11 16 16
Date 07/21Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24
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 80 89 79 88 79 88 78 88
Temp 88 86 84 82 87 85 83 82 86 84 83 80 85 84 82 80 85 85
Dewpt 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77
Min/Max RH 70 87 71 85 75 90 76 91 75
RH 72 76 81 87 75 78 81 85 77 80 82 90 79 80 85 91 79 77
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 30 20 60 40 70 50 80 50 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS NM SC SC NM NM IS SC O NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ234-190900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Date 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 93 74 92 74
Temp 93 91 81 79 77 76 83 90 91 87 79 78 76 75 84 89 90 87 80 77 76 76
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 76 75 78 78 77 76 76 76 75 75 78 77 76 76 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 64 100 64 98
RH 58 60 85 91 97 97 85 68 64 70 91 94 97100 82 68 64 70 88 97 97 97
Wind Dir SE W SE S W NW NW N E SE SE S S NW SW SE SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 2 4 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 40 20 40 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.08 0.15 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 900 4500 5300 1000 400 5700 6000 2200 400
T Wind Dir S SW NW E SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 8 6 5 6 8 5 5 9 11 8
Date 07/21Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 75 89 74 87 74 86 73 85
Temp 89 86 78 76 85 83 77 76 84 82 77 76 81 80 76 75 83 81
Dewpt 78 77 77 75 79 77 76 76 80 78 76 75 79 79 76 75 79 78
Min/Max RH 67 98 80 100 88 100 93 100 87
RH 70 75 97 97 82 82 97100 88 88 97 97 94 97100100 88 91
Pwind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 50 20 80 50 90 50 90 60 60
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS NM O IS SC NM O SC SC O O SC NM NM NM
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-190900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Date 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun
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 98 76 98 76
Temp 97 94 83 81 78 76 86 94 96 91 82 79 78 76 86 94 95 90 82 79 77 77
Dewpt 69 72 75 75 76 75 77 74 73 74 75 75 76 75 76 73 72 74 75 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 97 47 99 46 98
RH 40 48 76 84 93 97 75 53 48 59 78 88 94 99 72 51 47 60 79 90 96 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S E NE E SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 4 8 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 8 6 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 5 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 0.10 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 700 5800 6400 1800 700 6200 8200 2700 800
T Wind Dir S S S E SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 14 9 4 9 13 10 9 11 16 10
Date 07/21Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24
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 98 77 95 77 93 76 92 75 91
Temp 93 89 80 78 91 88 79 77 90 86 79 77 86 84 78 76 87 85
Dewpt 73 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 48 94 56 97 63 97 70 99 66
RH 53 63 87 93 59 66 91 97 64 71 91 97 74 77 94 99 69 74
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 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 50 30 60 40 70 50 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC SC NM IS SC SC NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-190900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
243 PM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024
Date 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat 07/20/24 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 100 78 100 78
Temp 99 96 88 83 81 79 86 95 98 94 87 83 80 78 86 94 97 95 88 83 80 78
Dewpt 64 65 68 71 73 73 74 71 67 67 70 71 72 72 73 69 66 65 69 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 82 35 82 36 86
RH 32 36 52 67 77 82 68 46 37 41 57 67 77 82 65 44 36 37 54 70 79 85
Wind Dir E SE E SE SE E SE E NE N SE SE E E SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 5 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 8 8 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.09 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 700 700 6400 7300 3000 800 8000 10200 6100 1400
T Wind Dir E SE SE NE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 6 4 6 13 9 9 9 18 13
Date 07/21Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 79 98 77 92 75 91 75 90
Temp 93 94 83 79 92 88 80 77 86 85 78 76 85 83 78 75 84 84
Dewpt 69 66 73 73 71 70 73 73 72 72 74 74 74 73 74 73 73 72
Min/Max RH 35 82 44 89 57 94 61 94 59
RH 46 40 72 82 51 55 79 87 63 65 88 94 70 72 88 94 70 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE E E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 50 60 60 70 50 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC NM SC NM SC NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
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