Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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016 FOUS54 KCRP 160118 PFWCRP Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 818 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 TXZ245-160900- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX 28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft 818 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 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 78 96 78 96 78 Temp 85 82 80 78 89 93 94 90 83 82 80 78 89 93 94 89 83 82 80 78 Dewpt 79 78 77 76 79 79 79 79 78 78 77 76 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 76 Max/Min RH 96 59 96 59 94 RH 83 88 90 94 73 63 61 72 84 88 91 96 74 62 59 70 82 87 90 94 Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind Spd 4 3 3 2 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 Wind Gust Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 700 3800 3800 2000 1200 3500 3500 1900 900 T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE S T Wind Spd 9 8 11 12 9 6 9 11 6 Date 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 76 97 78 97 78 97 78 95 Temp 94 89 82 77 94 90 82 78 94 90 82 78 94 89 82 79 93 88 Dewpt 78 78 77 75 77 78 78 76 77 78 78 76 77 78 77 75 76 76 Min/Max RH 59 96 56 94 56 94 56 88 56 RH 61 69 87 96 58 69 87 94 57 69 87 94 59 70 85 88 58 68 Pwind Dir SE S SE S S S S S SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 $$ TXZ231-160900- George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX 28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft 818 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 76 101 75 101 75 Temp 86 81 78 76 87 96 99 95 84 81 77 75 87 95 98 93 84 80 78 76 Dewpt 77 78 77 76 78 74 71 74 76 78 77 75 79 74 72 74 77 77 76 76 Max/Min RH 100 41 100 43 100 RH 75 91 96100 74 49 41 51 77 91100100 76 51 43 54 80 91 94100 Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S Wind Spd 8 4 3 2 4 6 8 10 6 4 2 2 2 4 6 8 5 2 2 1 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 700 5700 7300 2400 1400 5900 7700 3500 1200 T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE SE S T Wind Spd 11 12 11 18 9 8 11 16 8 Date 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 100 75 101 76 102 76 103 76 101 Temp 95 93 80 75 96 96 80 76 98 97 82 76 98 97 81 76 97 93 Dewpt 75 74 77 75 75 71 76 74 73 71 74 74 72 71 75 74 73 71 Min/Max RH 45 100 39 94 37 94 37 97 39 RH 53 53 91100 50 45 87 94 44 43 77 94 43 43 82 94 46 48 Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 $$ TXZ247-160900- Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX 28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft 818 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 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 82 92 82 92 82 Temp 87 85 85 83 88 90 90 88 85 85 84 82 88 90 90 87 85 85 84 83 Dewpt 80 79 78 78 79 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 79 79 79 78 77 78 78 77 Max/Min RH 88 68 87 69 85 RH 81 81 80 85 75 72 71 74 79 80 82 87 75 72 70 75 78 80 82 84 Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind Spd 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 Wind Gust Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 Mixing Hgt 1300 2900 2700 2400 2200 2700 2600 2300 2400 T Wind Dir S S S SE S S SE SE S T Wind Spd 12 9 11 14 11 6 10 12 9 Date 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 81 92 82 93 82 92 82 91 Temp 91 87 85 82 91 88 85 82 91 88 85 82 91 88 85 83 90 87 Dewpt 79 78 78 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 79 78 78 77 78 77 Min/Max RH 67 87 65 88 65 87 68 85 67 RH 69 74 80 87 66 71 81 87 69 74 82 87 69 72 80 82 68 72 Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 $$ TXZ234-160900- Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX 28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft 818 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 78 97 76 97 77 Temp 83 81 80 79 87 94 95 92 82 81 78 77 87 94 95 91 83 81 79 77 Dewpt 78 78 78 77 79 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 79 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 Max/Min RH 97 55 100 56 97 RH 84 91 94 94 77 60 56 62 85 91 97100 77 58 56 62 82 88 94 97 Wind Dir SE S S S S S S SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE S S N Wind Spd 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 2 2 2 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0 0.01 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 400 4800 5100 1100 400 4900 5600 1900 400 T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE S T Wind Spd 6 6 10 10 6 5 9 9 4 Date 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 98 76 99 77 99 78 99 78 97 Temp 94 91 81 77 95 94 81 78 95 94 82 79 96 93 81 78 94 90 Dewpt 77 76 77 76 75 75 77 75 75 74 78 77 75 75 77 76 75 74 Min/Max RH 51 100 48 94 48 97 45 94 51 RH 58 62 88 97 53 54 88 91 53 53 88 94 51 56 88 94 54 60 Pwind Dir E S S S S S S S SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 20 Rain Shwrs IS Tstms IS $$ TXZ241-160900- Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX 27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft 818 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 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 77 100 76 100 77 Temp 84 81 79 77 88 96 98 94 84 81 78 77 88 95 98 91 84 81 79 77 Dewpt 76 78 77 76 77 74 73 75 77 78 77 76 77 74 74 75 77 77 77 77 Max/Min RH 97 44 100 47 99 RH 78 90 94 97 71 50 45 55 80 90 97 99 71 50 47 59 80 90 93 99 Wind Dir SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S Wind Spd 8 5 4 3 6 6 9 11 8 4 3 2 3 4 8 10 6 3 2 1 Wind Gust Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 700 5500 6800 2200 1000 5800 6600 3300 1100 T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE SE S T Wind Spd 11 13 13 16 10 9 11 13 8 Date 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 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 76 101 77 102 77 102 76 100 Temp 95 92 81 77 96 94 80 77 97 95 82 77 97 95 82 77 96 91 Dewpt 75 75 77 76 74 74 77 75 72 72 76 75 72 73 76 75 72 72 Min/Max RH 47 100 44 96 39 93 39 94 42 RH 53 58 90 97 51 52 90 94 46 49 82 92 44 49 82 94 46 53 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 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 $$ TXZ229-160900- La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX 28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft 818 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 Min/Max 79 106 78 105 78 Temp 90 86 81 79 87 98104102 92 85 80 78 88 98103100 92 85 81 79 Dewpt 70 74 74 74 73 68 64 64 70 74 74 74 74 68 63 64 70 74 75 75 Max/Min RH 85 26 89 27 88 RH 52 68 79 85 63 38 28 29 49 70 82 88 63 38 27 31 49 70 82 88 Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE E Wind Spd 11 8 6 5 6 6 8 10 11 8 6 4 4 4 6 9 10 8 4 2 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 6 4 Mixing Hgt 900 5700 8400 2100 1200 6700 9300 6400 1400 T Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE T Wind Spd 11 11 11 18 11 9 11 18 10 Date 08/18Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Max/Min 105 79 106 79 107 80 107 80 106 Temp 97 99 86 79 98101 86 79100102 87 81100102 87 80 99 99 Dewpt 68 65 72 74 68 63 72 73 66 62 70 71 66 62 71 71 66 63 Min/Max RH 29 85 26 82 24 72 23 74 26 RH 39 33 63 85 38 29 63 82 33 27 57 72 33 27 59 74 34 31 Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ 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