Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 172253
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
553 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
TXZ245-180900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
553 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 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 92 77 93 75
Temp 89 83 83 80 79 86 91 91 87 81 81 79 77 86 92 92 87 81 80 77 76
Dewpt 78 78 78 77 77 77 76 77 77 78 77 77 76 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 76
Max/Min RH 96 62 96 62 100
RH 71 87 87 93 96 75 62 64 74 90 90 94 96 77 63 63 74 87 87 94100
Wind Dir SE S S S W W S SE SE S S SW W W S SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 50 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0 0.18 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 500 3900 3500 1200 1200 3500 3400 1800 700
T Wind Dir S S W S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 10 6 9 13 10 6 9 12 10
Date 07/20Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24
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 77 92 77 92 76 92 77 91
Temp 91 86 80 77 91 86 81 77 90 86 81 77 89 87 81 77 89 86
Dewpt 77 77 77 76 78 78 77 77 78 77 77 76 78 78 77 76 79 78
Min/Max RH 63 97 64 98 65 98 67 99 68
RH 64 76 90 94 67 76 88 98 69 76 87 97 71 75 87 98 71 79
Pwind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 50 30 70 40 70 40 70
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC SC NM NM SC NM NM SC NM NM
Tstms SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-180900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
553 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 97 76 96 74
Temp 93 83 80 78 76 84 94 97 94 84 80 78 76 85 92 95 90 82 78 76 74
Dewpt 73 75 76 76 75 76 72 70 69 72 75 74 74 76 76 73 72 74 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 97 41 94 49 100
RH 52 77 90 96 97 76 50 41 45 67 85 88 94 76 59 49 55 78 91 95 99
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SE E E SE S S NE S SE E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 6 4 2 1 2 2 4 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 40 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2500 900 4900 6400 2000 800 5700 6500 2900 800
T Wind Dir SE S SW E SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 17 10 4 5 16 8 6 8 14 10
Date 07/20Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 74 97 75 95 75 93 75 92
Temp 93 90 78 75 94 91 79 75 93 86 79 75 89 87 78 75 88 86
Dewpt 74 72 75 74 74 73 76 75 76 74 76 75 77 76 76 75 78 76
Min/Max RH 46 100 47 100 53 100 60 100 63
RH 54 55 91 99 53 57 91 99 59 68 93 99 68 70 94100 73 73
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 30 20 60 40 60 30 60
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC NM SC SC SC NM IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ247-180900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
553 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 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 81 89 79 90 80
Temp 87 84 84 83 83 85 88 88 86 83 84 82 80 85 88 89 86 84 83 82 80
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 76
Max/Min RH 87 69 94 68 88
RH 75 83 84 85 85 79 70 70 76 83 81 87 94 79 71 68 74 80 82 85 88
Wind Dir SE S S S SW W S SE SE S S SW W W S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 9 8 6 5 4 4 6 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.07 0 0.23 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 1200 2400 2400 1600 1800 2400 2200 2000 1900
T Wind Dir S S SW S S SW SW S S S
T Wind Spd 16 13 6 9 13 11 8 10 14 13
Date 07/20Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24
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 81 90 80 90 80 90 80 89
Temp 87 86 83 81 87 86 83 81 88 86 83 80 87 86 84 80 87 86
Dewpt 77 77 77 77 78 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 78 78 79 77
Min/Max RH 67 89 70 91 70 89 69 92 71
RH 71 74 81 88 73 75 82 91 73 76 83 89 73 75 82 92 75 76
Pwind Dir S SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 30 10 40 30 60 40 60 40 70
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC NM SC SC NM SC SC NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-180900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
553 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 94 76 92 74
Temp 89 82 79 78 77 85 90 93 89 82 80 77 76 83 89 91 87 79 77 76 74
Dewpt 76 77 78 77 76 77 75 74 75 76 77 76 75 78 77 77 77 76 76 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 54 98 64 100
RH 66 85 97 97 97 77 62 54 64 82 91 97 97 85 67 64 72 91 97 98 99
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W SE SE SE S SW NW W NW E SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 8 5 4 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 30 30 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.09 0.01 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC NM SC IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 600 400 3800 5400 700 400 5300 5000 800 400
T Wind Dir S SW W S S SW W S S S
T Wind Spd 10 6 6 6 11 6 6 8 10 6
Date 07/20Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 75 90 75 89 74 88 75 87
Temp 89 87 78 75 88 86 78 76 87 84 77 75 85 84 78 76 84 83
Dewpt 77 77 76 75 78 77 77 75 79 77 76 75 80 78 76 76 80 79
Min/Max RH 61 100 69 99 76 100 78 100 83
RH 67 72 94 99 72 75 97 98 78 80 97100 86 82 94100 86 88
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 50 5 60 30 80 50 80 40 80
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC NM O IS SC NM O IS SC NM O
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-180900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
553 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 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 76 98 77 97 75
Temp 92 83 80 78 76 86 95 98 93 83 81 78 77 85 93 96 90 82 79 77 75
Dewpt 75 76 76 76 75 75 72 70 73 74 75 76 75 76 74 73 74 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 42 95 48 99
RH 59 81 88 93 97 71 48 42 52 74 84 93 94 76 54 48 59 81 88 95 98
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S E E SE SE S S SE
Wind Spd 11 6 5 3 2 2 3 4 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 4 4 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 30 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2600 700 5300 6700 1900 700 5600 6900 2200 800
T Wind Dir SE S S E SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 16 10 6 8 13 9 6 8 14 10
Date 07/20Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24
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 96 76 96 76 95 76 93
Temp 93 91 80 76 94 91 80 76 93 88 80 77 91 89 79 76 90 88
Dewpt 73 74 75 75 74 75 76 75 75 75 76 75 76 76 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 47 99 49 99 54 98 56 100 61
RH 52 58 87 98 52 60 89 96 55 66 90 94 62 67 91 99 66 69
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 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 20 5 30 10 50 30 60 30 60
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC IS SC SC NM IS SC SC NM
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-180900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
553 PM CDT Wed Jul 17 2024
Date 07/17/24 Thu 07/18/24 Fri 07/19/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 99 77 98 78
Temp 98 89 84 80 78 85 94 99 95 87 84 79 78 85 93 97 94 87 82 80 78
Dewpt 66 70 74 73 72 73 69 66 66 68 71 73 73 74 72 68 67 70 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 82 34 85 38 85
RH 35 54 72 79 82 67 44 34 39 53 65 82 85 70 51 39 41 57 72 80 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E S E E E E SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 9 8 5 2 2 2 4 6 6 5 4 2 2 3 4 6 5 5 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 900 900 5000 6100 2100 600 6200 8700 3400 900
T Wind Dir SE S SE NE SE SE SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 17 10 5 8 12 8 6 6 13 9
Date 07/20Sun 07/21/24Mon 07/22/24Tue 07/23/24Wed 07/24/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 78 100 78 96 76 94 76 93
Temp 95 96 83 78 95 94 82 78 91 88 79 76 88 87 79 76 88 87
Dewpt 69 65 72 72 70 67 74 74 71 70 74 74 73 72 74 74 74 72
Min/Max RH 32 82 34 87 46 93 50 93 52
RH 43 36 70 81 45 41 77 87 52 55 85 92 61 62 85 92 63 62
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 5 20 30 50 50 50 30 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS IS SC
$$
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