Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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569 FOUS54 KCRP 141734 PFWCRP Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1233 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 TXZ245-150900- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX 28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft 1233 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Date 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 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 96 82 96 82 Temp 96 92 84 83 80 78 89 93 95 91 85 85 83 83 91 95 95 92 85 84 84 83 Dewpt 78 79 78 77 78 77 79 78 77 79 79 78 77 76 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 76 Max/Min RH 96 57 84 58 83 RH 57 66 84 84 94 96 72 61 57 68 83 82 81 82 68 60 59 65 79 79 82 81 Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S Wind Spd 10 10 6 5 4 3 5 8 9 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 3 2 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0.01 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 3800 1100 700 3500 3400 2300 1500 3900 3800 2000 1300 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S SE S S T Wind Spd 12 14 10 9 13 13 10 9 11 12 10 Heat Y Date 08/17Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 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 80 97 81 98 81 98 82 97 Temp 95 92 84 81 95 92 84 82 97 93 85 82 97 93 85 83 96 91 Dewpt 78 79 78 76 78 78 78 76 77 78 78 76 77 78 77 76 77 77 Min/Max RH 57 87 55 84 52 84 53 82 54 RH 58 67 83 85 57 62 80 82 54 62 80 81 54 62 79 80 55 64 Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 $$ TXZ231-150900- George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX 28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft 1233 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Date 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 75 99 76 100 75 Temp 97 93 83 80 78 76 87 96 99 93 85 80 78 76 88 97100 94 84 80 77 75 Dewpt 73 74 76 77 77 76 77 73 72 74 77 78 77 76 79 75 73 74 77 78 77 75 Max/Min RH 100 42 100 43 100 RH 46 55 80 91 97100 72 47 42 54 80 92 97 99 74 50 43 52 81 92100100 Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE Wind Spd 10 11 9 5 3 2 6 8 10 11 8 4 3 2 4 6 8 10 6 4 2 2 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 Mixing Hgt 7300 2800 1100 5500 7000 3300 1400 5900 7500 3700 1500 T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S S SE SE S T Wind Spd 16 18 11 11 13 17 11 11 11 17 10 Date 08/17Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 101 75 102 75 103 75 103 76 102 Temp 97 95 80 75 97 96 79 75 98 98 81 76 98 98 81 76 99 97 Dewpt 75 74 77 75 75 72 76 75 73 70 75 74 73 69 75 74 72 70 Min/Max RH 41 100 40 100 35 98 33 94 34 RH 50 50 91 99 49 46 89 99 45 40 82 95 44 39 82 93 43 41 Pwind Dir SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 $$ TXZ247-150900- Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX 28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft 1233 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Date 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 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 83 92 82 92 84 Temp 93 90 86 85 84 83 88 90 91 88 85 85 84 82 88 90 92 90 87 86 86 84 Dewpt 79 79 79 78 79 78 79 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 79 80 79 78 78 78 78 78 Max/Min RH 88 66 89 67 81 RH 63 72 79 80 85 87 74 69 66 74 82 81 85 89 75 73 67 70 76 76 78 81 Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S Wind Spd 10 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 10 9 10 9 8 5 6 6 9 8 8 8 6 5 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 2900 2000 1500 2700 2600 2500 2500 3200 3000 2600 2500 T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S S S SE SE S T Wind Spd 13 17 13 10 13 17 13 10 11 14 12 Date 08/17Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 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 82 92 81 93 82 92 82 92 Temp 90 88 85 82 90 89 85 82 91 89 85 82 90 89 84 83 90 88 Dewpt 79 79 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 Min/Max RH 67 89 66 88 63 89 66 87 64 RH 69 74 81 89 70 70 81 88 66 71 82 89 70 73 81 85 66 72 Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 $$ TXZ234-150900- Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX 28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft 1233 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Date 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 78 97 77 98 77 Temp 94 90 83 81 78 78 87 94 96 90 82 80 79 77 88 95 97 92 84 81 79 77 Dewpt 77 76 78 78 78 77 78 77 76 77 78 78 78 77 79 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 Max/Min RH 100 53 100 52 100 RH 58 64 85 91100 97 75 58 53 66 88 94 98 99 74 58 53 61 83 87 94 99 Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S Wind Spd 9 10 6 4 2 2 4 6 9 9 5 4 2 2 3 5 8 8 5 4 2 2 Wind Gust Clouds B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS Obvis PF LAL 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 4400 600 400 5300 5100 1900 400 5400 6100 2100 400 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S T Wind Spd 11 11 6 8 12 11 6 8 10 10 8 Date 08/17Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 98 77 99 77 100 77 100 77 100 Temp 95 92 81 77 96 94 81 77 97 94 81 77 97 94 81 77 97 93 Dewpt 76 76 78 76 76 75 77 75 74 74 77 75 75 75 77 76 74 74 Min/Max RH 50 99 48 95 43 95 42 97 42 RH 54 59 91 96 53 54 88 92 48 52 88 92 49 54 88 96 48 55 Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 10 $$ TXZ241-150900- Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX 27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft 1233 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Date 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 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 77 100 77 Temp 98 93 84 82 79 77 88 96 99 93 85 81 79 77 88 96 99 94 84 81 79 77 Dewpt 75 75 78 77 77 76 77 74 73 76 77 78 77 76 78 75 75 76 78 78 77 77 Max/Min RH 97 43 99 47 100 RH 48 57 82 87 93 97 71 49 44 57 79 91 95 96 71 52 47 58 82 90 95 99 Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind Spd 11 12 9 6 4 3 6 8 11 11 8 6 4 3 6 6 9 11 8 5 4 2 Wind Gust Clouds SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 6300 2100 800 5300 5900 2700 1000 5700 7100 2700 1200 T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S S SE SE S T Wind Spd 16 17 10 11 14 16 9 12 12 16 9 Date 08/17Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 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 76 100 76 101 76 102 77 101 Temp 97 93 80 76 96 95 80 76 98 96 81 77 98 96 81 77 98 95 Dewpt 74 75 78 76 74 74 77 75 73 72 76 75 72 71 76 75 72 72 Min/Max RH 43 100 43 99 39 97 37 95 38 RH 49 55 92 99 48 52 90 96 46 46 85 95 44 44 85 93 43 46 Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 5 $$ TXZ229-150900- La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX 28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft 1233 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 Date 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 78 104 78 105 78 Temp 103 99 90 85 80 78 88 98103100 91 85 81 78 87 99104102 92 85 81 78 Dewpt 66 67 73 74 75 74 73 67 63 65 71 75 75 75 74 70 65 66 70 74 74 74 Max/Min RH 88 27 90 28 88 RH 30 36 58 70 85 88 61 37 27 32 52 73 83 90 65 40 28 32 49 69 80 87 Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 10 12 12 9 6 5 8 8 9 11 11 9 6 5 6 6 8 10 11 8 6 4 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC FW FW SC FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW SC FW CL SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 Mixing Hgt 7800 1300 1000 6000 7900 5000 1400 6700 9100 6500 1500 T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE T Wind Spd 14 20 11 12 13 19 11 11 12 18 10 Date 08/17Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 105 78 105 78 107 79 107 79 107 Temp 99102 85 78 99102 86 78101104 87 79102104 88 79101103 Dewpt 68 64 73 74 68 64 72 73 66 61 70 72 66 61 69 72 65 61 Min/Max RH 26 87 26 84 22 79 22 79 22 RH 37 30 67 87 37 29 63 84 32 25 57 78 31 25 54 78 31 26 Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ 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