Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 161948
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
TXZ245-170900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 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 82 96 81 97 77
Temp 95 91 85 84 83 82 91 95 95 91 84 84 82 81 88 94 96 91 84 82 79 77
Dewpt 77 78 78 78 77 76 80 78 78 78 78 78 77 76 79 78 78 78 78 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 88 57 86 56 96
RH 58 67 80 81 82 82 71 59 58 66 81 83 85 84 75 60 56 67 83 84 91 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE SE S S E E SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 8 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 800 500 3500 3700 1700 1100 3800 3800 2200 1000
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE S SE E SE S
T Wind Spd 11 8 5 10 12 6 4 11 11 6
Heat Y
Date 08/19Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24Fri 08/23/24
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 78 98 78 95 77 95
Temp 95 91 82 77 96 92 83 78 95 91 83 78 92 89 82 77 93 89
Dewpt 77 77 77 76 76 78 78 76 78 78 79 76 77 77 76 74 75 76
Min/Max RH 53 97 51 93 55 94 56 91 53
RH 56 64 85 96 54 63 85 93 58 66 87 94 61 67 82 90 57 66
Pwind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ231-170900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 101 76 100 74
Temp 99 95 84 80 77 75 87 96 99 95 84 80 78 76 86 96100 95 84 79 77 74
Dewpt 70 74 76 77 77 75 78 75 72 74 77 78 77 75 79 76 73 73 76 76 76 74
Max/Min RH 100 41 99 43 100
RH 39 51 77 91100100 75 51 42 50 79 93 99 99 80 54 43 49 77 91 99100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 11 6 4 2 2 3 4 6 9 6 3 2 1 2 4 6 8 4 2 1 1
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 2400 600 5700 7400 2500 1200 5800 7600 3800 900
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S SE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 17 9 8 11 17 8 5 12 16 8
Date 08/19Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24Fri 08/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 102 75 104 78 104 76 102 75 98
Temp 97 96 80 75 99 98 82 78101 98 82 76 97 96 80 75 94 93
Dewpt 74 71 76 74 73 70 75 74 72 70 76 74 73 72 75 74 73 70
Min/Max RH 38 99 34 91 33 94 39 97 41
RH 48 45 88 97 43 41 79 89 40 41 82 94 46 47 85 97 51 47
Pwind Dir SE S S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ247-170900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 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 82 92 82 92 82
Temp 91 89 86 85 84 83 88 91 91 89 86 85 84 82 88 91 92 88 85 85 84 82
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 79 79 79 78 78 77 77 77
Max/Min RH 87 67 84 66 87
RH 66 71 79 80 81 85 75 69 68 71 77 80 81 84 75 69 66 72 79 77 80 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S E E E SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 8 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 5 6 8 6 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1200 2800 2500 2300 2200 3100 3000 2300 2300
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S E E SE S
T Wind Spd 13 10 6 10 13 10 5 11 12 9
Date 08/19Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24Fri 08/23/24
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 82 93 81 92 81 91
Temp 91 89 85 82 92 89 85 82 91 89 85 82 90 87 84 81 90 87
Dewpt 78 77 78 78 78 78 79 78 79 79 79 78 77 77 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 62 88 63 88 65 88 63 84 62
RH 65 68 79 88 64 70 81 87 67 72 81 88 67 71 79 84 64 70
Pwind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE E
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 5 5 5 0 10
$$
TXZ234-170900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 78 98 77 98 76
Temp 97 92 83 80 79 78 88 95 97 92 83 80 79 77 87 94 97 92 82 80 77 76
Dewpt 76 77 78 77 77 76 80 77 76 76 77 78 77 76 79 77 76 76 77 77 76 75
Max/Min RH 97 51 97 51 97
RH 51 62 85 91 94 94 77 56 51 60 82 94 94 97 77 58 51 60 85 91 97 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S W S SE SE SE SE S S N NE E SE SE SE S S W
Wind Spd 6 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 500 400 4700 5300 900 400 5400 6400 2000 400
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SW
T Wind Spd 10 5 4 9 9 5 4 10 9 6
Date 08/19Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24Fri 08/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 100 77 101 78 101 78 97 76 96
Temp 97 94 80 77 96 96 81 78 97 95 82 78 94 91 80 76 93 90
Dewpt 76 74 77 75 74 74 76 75 75 75 78 76 76 76 75 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 45 97 44 94 42 94 53 97 49
RH 51 53 91 94 49 49 85 91 50 53 88 94 56 62 85 94 52 60
Pwind Dir S S S S S S SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10 5 10 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-170900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 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 77 100 77 99 76
Temp 100 95 84 81 79 77 88 96 99 94 84 81 79 77 87 95 98 93 83 81 78 76
Dewpt 71 75 77 78 77 76 78 74 74 74 77 78 77 76 78 75 74 75 76 77 77 76
Max/Min RH 97 44 97 48 99
RH 40 53 80 90 94 97 71 50 46 54 80 91 94 97 75 53 48 56 80 88 96 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 8 4 3 2 4 5 8 10 6 3 2 1 2 4 8 9 4 2 2 1
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 2400 600 5400 6600 2400 1200 5400 6700 3300 700
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S SE E SE SE
T Wind Spd 14 9 9 11 16 8 6 12 12 6
Date 08/19Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24Fri 08/23/24
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 75 103 78 104 78 101 75 98
Temp 97 94 79 75 98 97 82 78100 98 83 78 98 94 81 76 94 92
Dewpt 74 73 77 75 72 72 76 75 71 72 76 75 72 72 75 74 73 72
Min/Max RH 40 100 37 93 35 93 40 97 44
RH 47 50 93100 44 45 82 93 40 44 81 93 44 50 82 96 50 53
Pwind Dir SE S S S S SE SE SE E
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 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ229-170900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
248 PM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 79 105 79 104 78
Temp 103102 92 86 81 79 88 98103102 92 85 81 79 87 98103100 91 85 80 78
Dewpt 62 63 71 74 75 75 74 68 63 64 70 73 74 74 74 68 64 65 70 73 74 74
Max/Min RH 88 27 85 28 88
RH 26 28 51 68 82 88 63 38 27 29 49 67 79 85 65 38 28 32 50 67 82 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 10 11 9 6 4 5 4 6 10 11 8 5 3 3 4 6 9 8 6 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 900 700 5600 8300 2200 1300 6700 8600 5100 1100
T Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 10 9 11 18 10 6 13 17 9
Date 08/19Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24Fri 08/23/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 106 77 108 80 109 81 107 78 103
Temp 99102 84 77100104 87 80103104 88 81101101 85 78 97 99
Dewpt 68 62 71 73 65 61 69 70 65 61 69 71 66 63 71 72 66 63
Min/Max RH 24 87 22 72 21 72 24 82 27
RH 37 27 65 87 32 25 55 72 29 25 54 72 32 29 63 82 36 31
Pwind Dir SE SE SE S S SE SE SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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