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FOUS54 KCRP 201713
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

TXZ245-210900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N  96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            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                      77          92          80          93          79
Temp          92 88 81 80 79 78 87 90 90 87 84 83 81 80 88 91 91 87 82 82 82 80
Dewpt         77 76 77 77 77 76 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 76 78 79 78 78 78 77 77 76
Max/Min RH                   97          67          88          67          90
RH            62 69 87 90 94 94 75 67 67 74 82 84 87 87 72 68 67 74 87 85 85 90
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S  S SW  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd       5  5  3  3  2  2  3  5  5  5  4  4  3  3  4  5  6  5  4  4  3  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC FW CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%)     SC FW CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR                     10          40          20          60          30
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.03        0.02        0.07        0.03
Rain Shwrs                   SC SC SC SC       IS IS NM NM SC SC       SC SC NM
Tstms                        IS SC SC IS       IS IS IS SC SC SC          SC SC
LAL               2     1     1     3     2     1     2     3     3     1     2
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     3     3     4     4     3
Mixing Hgt     3400  1000   600  3400  3200  1800   900  3500  3600  2700  1200
T Wind Dir       SE     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd       10    12     9    10    13    16    11    11    13    13    11


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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            91      77      86      77      90      78      91      78      91
Temp          89 86 82 78 85 83 79 78 89 87 82 79 90 87 82 79 90 88
Dewpt         78 78 77 76 78 78 77 76 78 78 77 76 78 77 77 76 78 78
Min/Max RH         68      93      80      96      68      93      66      91      69
RH            69 78 85 93 81 84 94 93 70 74 84 91 69 73 85 90 69 74
Pwind Dir          SE      SE       S       S       S      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR           70      60      90      60      60      40      50      30      60
Rain Shwrs    NM NM IS NM  O  O SC NM NM SC    SC SC SC    SC NM NM
Tstms         SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC    IS SC SC    IS SC SC

$$

TXZ231-210900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N  98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            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          75          95          75
Temp          96 91 82 78 76 75 85 93 94 89 83 79 78 75 86 93 93 88 81 79 77 75
Dewpt         71 73 74 75 75 75 77 74 73 75 75 76 75 75 76 75 74 74 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH                  100          51         100          52         100
RH            45 56 77 91 97100 79 54 52 64 78 91 91100 72 55 53 63 85 91 94100
Wind Dir       E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  S SE  S  S SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd       4  6  4  2  2  2  2  4  6  8  5  3  2  2  4  6  8  9  6  4  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR                      5          20           5          40          20
QPF 12HR                   0.02        0.03           0        0.03        0.01
Rain Shwrs    IS                   IS IS             IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms         IS                   IS IS                IS SC SC IS    IS IS IS
LAL               2     1     1     1     2     1     1     2     3     2     2
Haines            5     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     8000  2500   900  5800  6700  3200  1200  6200  6600  3400  1300
T Wind Dir       SE     S     S     S    SE    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd        8    16    10     9    11    18    10    14    17    18     8


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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      73      88      73      89      73      90      74      90
Temp          90 84 77 74 85 84 76 74 86 85 77 73 87 85 78 74 87 84
Dewpt         77 75 76 74 78 76 76 74 77 75 76 73 77 75 76 74 77 76
Min/Max RH         63     100      70     100      63     100      63     100      67
RH            65 76 97100 79 79 99100 75 73 97100 71 72 96100 72 76
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 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR           60      40      80      50      60      30      50      30      60
Rain Shwrs    SC NM IS SC NM  O SC SC NM NM IS SC SC SC IS SC SC NM
Tstms         IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS    SC

$$

TXZ247-210900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N  96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            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          81          90          80
Temp          89 86 84 83 83 81 85 88 88 86 84 84 83 82 86 88 88 86 84 83 82 81
Dewpt         77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77
Max/Min RH                   87          70          85          72          87
RH            68 74 80 81 82 87 78 73 70 76 81 81 81 85 76 73 73 74 81 83 85 87
Wind Dir      SE SE SE  S  S SW  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind Spd       6  8  6  6  6  5  5  6  8  9  8  8  8  6  6  8  9  9  9  9  6  5
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%)     SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR                     10          40          20          50          30
QPF 12HR                   0.04        0.10        0.02        0.06        0.03
Rain Shwrs                   SC SC SC SC       IS IS SC SC SC SC       SC SC NM
Tstms                        IS SC SC IS       IS IS SC SC SC SC          IS SC
LAL               1     1     1     3     2     1     2     3     3     1     2
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     3     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     2100  1600  1400  2500  2200  2200  2000  2800  2900  2700  2500
T Wind Dir       SE     S     S     S     S     S     S     S    SE    SE     S
T Wind Spd       10    14    13    10    13    18    14    11    13    17    14


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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            89      79      88      79      88      80      89      81      89
Temp          87 85 83 80 85 84 81 80 86 86 84 81 88 86 84 82 88 86
Dewpt         78 77 77 77 78 77 78 77 78 77 77 76 78 77 77 77 78 78
Min/Max RH         70      91      73      94      71      87      70      84      72
RH            75 76 81 91 79 79 90 93 77 74 80 87 73 74 80 84 73 76
Pwind Dir          SE      SE       S       S       S      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR           70      60      90      60      60      40      50      40      60
Rain Shwrs    NM SC IS NM  O NM SC NM NM SC    SC SC SC    SC NM SC
Tstms         SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC    IS IS IS    IS IS IS

$$

TXZ234-210900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N  96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            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          90          75          89          75
Temp          92 87 80 77 77 75 84 88 88 85 80 78 78 75 84 87 87 84 79 77 77 75
Dewpt         76 76 76 76 76 75 79 79 78 78 77 77 76 75 79 79 79 78 77 77 76 75
Max/Min RH                  100          72         100          77         100
RH            60 70 88 97 97100 85 75 72 80 91 97 94100 85 77 77 82 94100 97100
Wind Dir       E SE SE  S  S NE  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE  E
Wind Spd       4  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  5  6  4  2  2  2  3  5  6  6  4  3  2  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC SC CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%)     SC SC CL CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR                      5          40          10          70          30
QPF 12HR                      0        0.04        0.01        0.25        0.03
Rain Shwrs    SC             SC SC SC SC             NM NM NM NM IS IS SC SC NM
Tstms         SC                IS SC SC                SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC
LAL               2     1     1     2     3     1     1     2     3     2     3
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     3     3     3     3
Mixing Hgt     5900   600   400  3700  3400  1400   400  3200  4900  2500   400
T Wind Dir       SE    SE     S    SW     S    SE     S     S     S    SE    SE
T Wind Spd        8     9     6     6    11    11     9    10    13    11     5


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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            87      74      84      74      85      74      88      74      88
Temp          85 81 77 74 81 81 76 75 83 83 77 74 86 84 78 75 85 84
Dewpt         79 79 77 74 79 78 76 75 79 79 77 74 79 78 76 75 80 79
Min/Max RH         82     100      89     100      82     100      77     100      77
RH            82 94100100 94 91100100 88 88100100 80 82 94100 85 85
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 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR           90      60      90      60      70      40      60      30      70
Rain Shwrs    NM  O IS NM  O  O SC NM NM NM IS SC SC NM    SC SC NM
Tstms         SC NM IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC    IS IS SC

$$

TXZ241-210900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N  98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            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          96          76          95          76
Temp          95 91 82 80 77 75 86 93 94 88 82 80 78 76 87 93 93 89 82 80 78 76
Dewpt         73 74 75 76 76 75 77 75 75 76 75 76 76 75 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 76
Max/Min RH                  100          53          97          54          99
RH            50 58 79 88 96100 75 55 55 67 79 87 93 97 71 56 56 63 82 88 93 99
Wind Dir       E SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S SE  S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd       5  8  5  4  2  2  3  4  8  9  6  4  3  3  5  8  9 11  6  5  4  2
Wind Gust
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%)     SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR                      5          30           0          40          10
QPF 12HR                   0.01        0.01           0        0.01           0
Rain Shwrs    IS                   SC SC                   SC SC             IS
Tstms         IS                   SC SC                   SC SC             IS
LAL               2     1     1     1     3     1     1     1     3     1     1
Haines            4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4     4
Mixing Hgt     6300  2200   600  5500  5600  2600  1200  5600  5700  3100   800
T Wind Dir       SE    SE     S     S    SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd       10    14    10    10    13    17    10    14    17    17    10


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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            94      75      90      75      91      74      91      75      91
Temp          92 87 79 76 87 86 78 75 88 87 78 75 88 87 78 75 88 87
Dewpt         76 76 76 75 77 76 76 75 76 76 76 74 76 75 76 75 76 76
Min/Max RH         58      99      68     100      62      99      62     100      66
RH            60 70 91 97 73 73 94100 68 70 94 99 68 69 94100 69 72
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 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR           60      40      80      50      60      30      50      30      50
Rain Shwrs    IS NM IS SC SC  O SC SC SC NM IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
Tstms         IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC IS       SC

$$

TXZ229-210900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N  99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024

Date           07/20/24      Sun 07/21/24            Mon 07/22/24            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                      77         100          78          98          77
Temp          99 96 88 82 79 77 86 95 98 93 86 82 79 78 86 93 96 91 84 82 79 77
Dewpt         65 66 70 72 73 73 73 69 65 67 71 72 73 72 73 70 67 69 71 74 73 73
Max/Min RH                   87          34          84          39          87
RH            33 38 55 72 82 87 65 43 34 43 61 72 82 82 65 47 39 49 65 77 82 87
Wind Dir       E SE SE SE SE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind Spd       4  8  6  6  5  4  4  4  6  9  8  6  5  4  5  5  6  9  8  6  5  4
Wind Gust
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
Clouds(%)     FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR                      5           5           5          30          40
QPF 12HR                   0.03           0           0        0.02        0.07
Rain Shwrs                                                 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms                                                      IS SC SC SC SC
LAL               1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     3     3     2
Haines            5     4     4     5     5     5     4     5     5     4     4
Mixing Hgt     8900  1200   700  6600  8900  4100  1300  7600  8700  4100  1600
T Wind Dir       SE    SE     S    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE    SE
T Wind Spd        6    16    11    10    12    19    11    13    16    19    10


Date           07/23Wed 07/24/24Thu 07/25/24Fri 07/26/24Sat 07/27/24
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      76      91      75      91      75      91      76      92
Temp          91 87 79 76 86 85 77 75 87 86 78 75 88 87 79 76 88 87
Dewpt         72 71 74 73 73 73 74 73 73 71 74 73 72 72 73 73 73 72
Min/Max RH         49      90      56      94      52      94      52      91      54
RH            54 59 85 90 65 67 90 94 63 61 88 94 59 61 82 90 61 61
Pwind Dir          SE      SE      SE       E      SE      SE      SE      SE      SE
Wind Char         <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15     <15
Avg Clouds    B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR           50      50      70      50      60      40      50      30      40
Rain Shwrs    SC SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms            SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC IS SC 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