Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 130028
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
728 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
TXZ245-130900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
728 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon
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 93 77 93 81
Temp 82 81 79 77 87 90 92 89 83 82 79 78 90 92 92 88 83 83 82 82
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 78 77 78 77 77 76 76 76 78 78 78 77 77 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 97 63 96 62 84
RH 81 84 91 97 75 66 63 69 83 82 91 96 68 63 63 70 81 79 82 81
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 2 2 3 5 5 5 4 4 3 2 3 5 6 5 4 4 3 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 30 60 0 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.44 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 500 2300 2500 1700 1300 3500 3500 2500 1200
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 11 9 6 9 13 10 9 12 16 11
Date 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24
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 82 93 81 94 82 93 82 94
Temp 92 88 84 82 93 88 83 82 93 89 83 82 93 89 85 83 94 89
Dewpt 77 76 75 76 78 78 77 77 79 78 77 77 79 78 77 77 78 78
Min/Max RH 61 83 63 87 63 87 62 85 60
RH 61 69 76 81 63 71 82 84 64 71 81 85 64 69 79 83 60 70
Pwind Dir S S SE SE SE S SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-130900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
728 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 95 74 96 74
Temp 80 78 76 74 83 89 93 89 81 79 77 74 84 92 95 90 82 78 76 74
Dewpt 75 75 75 74 77 77 76 75 76 76 75 74 78 75 73 74 75 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 49 99
RH 85 91 97100 82 67 58 63 85 91 94100 81 58 49 59 79 91 92 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE E SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 8 5 3 2 2 4 6 8 9 6 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 40 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.25 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1900 600 3600 3500 2200 900 5300 4700 3000 1100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 5 8 11 17 10 10 14 18 10
Date 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 73 97 76 98 76 98 75 99
Temp 93 91 77 74 93 91 80 76 95 92 80 76 94 92 80 75 95 93
Dewpt 72 71 75 74 74 74 77 76 75 74 76 75 75 74 77 75 75 73
Min/Max RH 44 100 48 99 46 98 45 100 44
RH 52 52 94100 55 57 90 99 53 56 88 97 54 56 91100 54 52
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ247-130900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
728 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon
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 91 82 90 83
Temp 84 84 83 81 86 89 91 88 84 84 83 82 88 90 90 87 84 84 83 83
Dewpt 76 76 76 77 78 77 76 77 76 76 77 76 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 88 63 84 65 80
RH 76 77 81 88 78 69 63 70 78 78 82 84 74 67 66 71 79 79 80 79
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 5 4 5 6 8 8 8 9 6 5 5 6 9 9 9 9 8 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 40 50 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.39 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1300 2000 2200 2200 2100 3000 3200 2600 2700
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 14 12 8 10 14 12 9 12 16 16
Date 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24
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 83 90 84 91 84 91 83 91
Temp 89 87 85 84 90 87 84 84 90 87 85 84 90 88 85 84 90 88
Dewpt 77 76 76 77 78 77 77 78 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 66 81 68 82 69 82 67 82 68
RH 67 70 75 80 68 71 80 81 70 74 80 81 70 72 80 81 68 72
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE S SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ234-130900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
728 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 90 75 92 75
Temp 79 77 77 75 82 87 89 86 80 79 77 76 84 89 91 87 80 78 77 75
Dewpt 75 75 76 75 78 79 79 77 76 76 76 75 79 78 78 77 77 76 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 73 97 66 100
RH 88 94 97100 88 77 73 75 88 91 97 97 85 70 66 72 91 94 97100
Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 4 3 2 2 2 4 8 8 4 3 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 60 0 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.11 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC NM SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC NM SC SC SC
LAL 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 400 2500 3000 700 400 4100 5200 1800 400
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S S
T Wind Spd 8 4 5 8 9 6 5 11 11 8
Date 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 75 92 76 93 76 93 76 95
Temp 90 88 78 76 90 88 78 76 90 88 79 76 90 89 79 76 92 89
Dewpt 77 76 75 75 78 77 77 76 79 78 77 76 79 77 77 76 78 77
Min/Max RH 60 98 62 100 64 100 64 100 58
RH 66 68 91 97 68 70 97100 70 72 94100 70 68 94100 64 68
Pwind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 0 20 0 20 5 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-130900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
728 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon
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 96 75 96 75
Temp 80 79 78 75 85 91 94 90 82 80 77 75 85 93 95 90 82 79 77 75
Dewpt 75 76 76 75 77 76 77 77 76 76 76 75 78 75 75 75 76 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 53 98
RH 85 90 94100 77 62 58 66 82 88 96100 79 57 53 62 81 88 92 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 2 2 2 4 6 8 10 6 4 3 2 4 6 9 11 6 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 20 40 0 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.13 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1500 500 4500 4900 2000 800 5200 5500 2700 600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 11 6 9 13 16 9 10 13 17 11
Date 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24
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 77 97 75 98
Temp 93 90 79 76 94 91 81 76 94 91 81 77 94 91 80 76 93 92
Dewpt 73 73 75 75 74 75 77 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 77 76 75 76
Min/Max RH 48 98 50 100 51 96 50 100 51
RH 53 59 88 97 54 61 88100 54 61 85 96 55 61 91100 56 59
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 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5 0 20 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ229-130900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
728 PM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024
Date 07/12/24 Sat 07/13/24 Sun 07/14/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 95 76 98 77
Temp 83 80 77 76 82 88 93 90 84 82 79 76 85 93 97 93 86 82 79 77
Dewpt 72 73 74 73 74 73 71 72 73 74 74 73 74 70 68 68 72 73 73 72
Max/Min RH 90 49 90 39 85
RH 70 79 90 90 77 61 49 56 70 77 85 90 70 47 39 44 63 74 82 85
Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 8 8 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 30 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 800 700 3200 3700 1200 1000 5800 7300 3900 1500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 8 10 12 16 10 12 14 19 12
Date 07/15Tue 07/16/24Wed 07/17/24Thu 07/18/24Fri 07/19/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 98 77 100 78 101 79 100 78 100
Temp 92 94 81 77 94 95 83 78 94 96 83 79 94 95 83 78 94 95
Dewpt 70 66 72 72 70 68 74 74 70 67 74 75 71 68 74 74 71 68
Min/Max RH 37 85 36 88 34 88 36 88 37
RH 49 40 74 85 46 42 74 88 46 39 74 88 47 42 74 88 47 42
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 5 5 10 20 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
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