Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 131958
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
TXZ245-140900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 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 93 77 93 77
Temp 91 87 82 81 80 78 88 91 92 87 82 81 79 78 89 92 92 87 81 81 79 78
Dewpt 78 77 77 77 76 76 78 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 76 76 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 96 62 95 62 92
RH 66 72 84 87 87 94 74 65 64 73 82 85 91 93 69 63 62 69 84 82 87 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 4 4 3 2 3 5 6 5 4 4 3 2 4 6 9 9 5 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 600 3300 3200 1900 1500 3600 3300 1900 1800
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 9 5 10 13 11 10 13 14 13
Date 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
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 78 94 78 94 77 94 76 92
Temp 91 88 81 78 92 89 82 79 93 89 81 77 92 89 80 77 90 87
Dewpt 78 78 77 76 79 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 78 77 77 76 77 76
Min/Max RH 62 95 63 95 61 100 61 97 61
RH 65 74 87 94 65 70 85 94 61 70 88100 63 69 90 97 65 69
Pwind Dir SE S SE S S S S SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 5 20 10 30 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-140900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 95 74 96 73
Temp 90 87 80 78 76 74 84 91 94 89 81 79 76 74 83 92 95 90 81 78 75 74
Dewpt 76 75 76 76 75 74 77 75 73 74 74 75 74 74 75 74 71 72 73 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 51 99 46 99
RH 63 68 88 94 97100 81 61 52 61 79 90 94 99 77 55 46 55 77 88 97 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 6 8 4 3 2 2 3 6 8 9 5 4 3 2 5 8 8 10 6 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms SC IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 800 4000 5000 2800 1200 4000 4900 3200 1900
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 13 9 9 11 17 11 12 13 16 12
Date 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 75 98 75 98 75 97 75 95
Temp 94 90 79 75 94 91 79 76 95 93 80 75 94 91 79 76 92 91
Dewpt 74 73 76 75 75 73 76 75 75 73 76 75 75 73 76 75 74 72
Min/Max RH 46 100 46 98 45 99 46 97 48
RH 52 58 91100 54 56 91 97 53 52 90 99 54 56 91 96 55 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 20 5 30 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-140900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 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 81 90 82 90 82
Temp 89 87 84 84 83 82 86 89 88 86 84 83 83 82 87 88 89 86 84 83 83 82
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 77 75 76 76 76 77
Max/Min RH 87 68 84 67 85
RH 69 72 80 80 82 85 78 71 69 74 79 81 81 84 74 69 68 70 77 80 80 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 8 8 6 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 1300 2500 2500 2300 2200 2800 2700 2700 2800
T Wind Dir SE S S SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 12 12 8 11 14 14 11 13 18 16
Date 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
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 91 82 91 81 91 80 90
Temp 89 86 84 82 89 88 84 82 90 87 84 81 89 88 83 81 88 87
Dewpt 78 77 77 78 78 77 78 77 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 75
Min/Max RH 68 87 68 86 67 89 67 88 66
RH 71 75 81 87 70 70 82 85 68 72 81 88 69 69 81 88 69 68
Pwind Dir SE S SE S S S S SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 20 10 30 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-140900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 92 75 93 75
Temp 86 86 79 78 77 77 84 88 90 87 80 78 77 76 85 90 92 87 80 77 76 76
Dewpt 79 77 77 76 76 76 79 78 78 77 76 76 76 75 78 77 76 76 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 60 95
RH 80 75 94 94 97 97 85 72 68 72 88 94 97 97 80 66 60 70 85 94 94 94
Wind Dir E SE SE SE S E S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 6 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 3 2 2 3 5 8 8 4 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 20 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 400 400 3600 3800 1400 700 4100 4100 1800 800
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 6 4 9 10 9 9 11 11 9
Date 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 76 93 76 95 75 95 74 91
Temp 91 88 79 76 91 88 79 76 92 90 79 76 91 88 77 74 88 88
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 78 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 77 77 76 74 76 75
Min/Max RH 61 100 63 100 58 100 60 100 65
RH 64 70 91100 66 70 94100 62 66 94100 64 70 97100 68 66
Pwind Dir S SE SE S S S N E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 30 5 30 10 40 20 50
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ241-140900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 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 95 74 96 75
Temp 91 88 81 79 77 75 84 91 94 89 82 79 76 75 85 92 95 90 81 79 77 75
Dewpt 77 77 76 77 76 75 77 75 75 75 76 75 75 74 76 74 73 74 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 50 97
RH 63 69 85 93 97100 79 59 54 64 82 88 96 97 75 55 50 59 79 87 90 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 8 9 6 5 3 2 4 6 9 10 6 5 4 3 6 8 10 11 8 6 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 800 4500 5000 2500 1000 4300 5000 2400 1500
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 13 10 9 12 16 11 13 14 17 12
Date 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
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 96 76 97 76 97 75 97 76 97
Temp 94 90 80 76 94 90 80 77 94 91 80 76 94 91 80 76 94 91
Dewpt 74 75 76 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 76 75 75 75 77 76 74 75
Min/Max RH 51 98 50 98 50 99 50 99 49
RH 54 62 88 97 55 63 88 97 55 60 90 97 55 59 90 99 53 59
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 20 5 30 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
$$
TXZ229-140900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Jul 13 2024
Date 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon 07/15/24 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 77 99 76
Temp 91 88 83 80 78 76 83 90 95 93 86 82 79 77 84 92 98 94 87 82 79 77
Dewpt 71 72 73 75 74 74 74 70 67 67 71 73 73 72 72 69 67 66 70 72 71 71
Max/Min RH 94 39 86 36 82
RH 52 59 72 85 88 94 74 52 40 43 61 74 82 85 67 47 37 40 57 72 77 82
Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 8 6 6 4 6 6 8 9 8 6 6 5 6 8 9 10 10 8 8 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC
Tstms SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 800 800 4100 6300 2800 1500 4400 6300 4600 1600
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 16 10 10 12 17 12 11 13 18 13
Date 07/16Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24Sat 07/20/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 77 100 78 100 78 100 77 97
Temp 94 95 82 77 94 95 83 78 95 96 84 78 95 94 83 78 92 93
Dewpt 69 67 74 73 70 68 74 74 70 67 74 74 70 68 72 73 70 68
Min/Max RH 35 89 37 88 35 88 37 85 40
RH 44 40 77 87 46 42 74 88 45 39 72 88 45 43 70 85 49 44
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 10 10 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
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