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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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651 FOUS54 KCRP 150623 PFWCRP Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 123 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 TXZ245-152100- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX 28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft 123 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 95 83 96 78 96 Temp 84 83 92 94 94 91 85 85 85 84 93 95 95 90 83 82 81 78 88 93 94 89 Dewpt 77 76 80 79 79 79 78 78 77 76 79 79 78 78 78 78 77 76 79 79 78 78 Min/Max RH 60 81 58 93 61 RH 80 80 68 61 61 68 79 79 78 78 65 60 58 68 84 87 88 93 75 64 61 70 Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE Wind Spd 3 2 4 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 Wind Gust Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 10 0 5 0 5 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 500 3800 3500 1000 700 3600 3400 2200 1200 3500 3500 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S S SE T Wind Spd 10 8 13 13 10 9 11 12 9 6 10 Heat Y Y Y Date Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 78 97 77 98 78 98 78 97 Temp 81 79 93 90 81 78 94 91 82 78 95 91 82 79 94 90 Dewpt 77 76 78 78 77 76 78 78 79 76 77 78 78 76 77 78 Max/Min RH 91 58 96 56 94 57 91 57 RH 88 91 61 68 87 93 59 67 91 93 57 67 87 90 58 68 Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 $$ TXZ231-152100- George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX 28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft 123 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 99 76 101 75 101 Temp 79 77 89 97 99 94 84 81 79 76 89 97100 95 84 80 78 76 87 96 99 93 Dewpt 76 75 77 75 73 74 77 77 77 76 78 75 72 75 77 77 77 76 79 75 72 74 Min/Max RH 43 100 41 100 42 RH 91 94 69 49 43 53 80 88 94100 71 49 41 53 80 91 97100 76 50 42 54 Wind Dir S SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE Wind Spd 3 2 5 8 9 11 8 4 3 2 4 6 6 10 6 4 2 2 3 4 6 9 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 700 5600 7000 2700 1200 5700 7200 3400 1100 6100 7800 T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE S S SE T Wind Spd 10 12 14 18 12 11 11 17 10 8 11 Date Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 76 101 74 103 75 103 77 102 Temp 80 76 96 94 80 75 97 96 81 76 98 97 82 77 98 95 Dewpt 77 76 75 73 76 75 74 70 76 74 72 69 75 74 72 71 Max/Min RH 100 44 100 37 97 36 94 36 RH 91100 52 51 88100 47 43 85 94 43 40 79 90 43 46 Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S S SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ TXZ247-152100- Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX 28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft 123 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 91 84 92 82 92 Temp 84 84 88 90 90 88 85 86 85 85 89 91 91 88 85 85 84 83 87 89 90 88 Dewpt 78 78 79 80 79 79 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 Min/Max RH 69 81 67 87 70 RH 83 82 75 73 71 74 79 79 80 80 73 69 67 72 81 81 82 87 78 73 71 73 Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE Wind Spd 6 5 6 8 9 9 9 8 6 5 6 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 Wind Gust Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 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 1200 2900 2900 1700 1400 2700 2500 2400 2300 2800 2700 T Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE S S SE T Wind Spd 13 9 13 16 13 10 11 13 11 8 11 Date Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 82 92 81 93 81 93 82 92 Temp 85 83 90 88 84 83 90 88 85 83 91 88 85 83 90 87 Dewpt 78 77 79 78 78 78 79 78 79 78 79 79 79 78 79 78 Max/Min RH 84 68 87 66 87 67 87 67 RH 80 84 71 73 81 85 71 72 82 87 68 74 82 85 70 74 Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 $$ TXZ234-152100- Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX 28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft 123 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 96 77 97 77 98 Temp 78 77 87 95 96 91 83 81 79 79 88 95 97 91 83 80 78 78 87 94 96 91 Dewpt 77 77 79 78 78 77 78 78 77 77 79 77 77 77 78 78 77 76 79 77 76 76 Min/Max RH 56 100 52 97 53 RH 97100 77 58 56 64 85 91 94 94 75 56 53 64 85 94 97 94 77 58 53 62 Wind Dir S SE S S SE S SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE Wind Spd 2 2 3 6 9 9 4 3 2 2 3 4 6 8 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 Wind Gust Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 10 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 Obvis PF LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mixing Hgt 400 4900 5100 600 400 5000 5000 1800 400 5300 5700 T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S SE T Wind Spd 6 6 11 11 6 6 9 11 6 6 9 Heat Y Y Y Date Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 77 99 76 100 77 99 78 98 Temp 81 78 94 92 80 77 96 94 81 78 95 93 82 79 96 92 Dewpt 77 76 76 76 77 76 75 74 77 76 75 74 77 76 75 76 Max/Min RH 97 51 100 44 97 48 94 47 RH 88 94 56 60 91 97 51 53 88 94 53 54 85 91 51 60 Pwind Dir S E S S S S S S Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 10 0 10 $$ TXZ241-152100- Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX 27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft 123 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 98 77 100 77 100 Temp 79 78 88 95 98 92 84 81 79 78 88 97 99 94 84 81 79 78 88 96 98 92 Dewpt 76 76 77 74 74 76 77 78 77 77 77 74 73 75 78 78 77 77 78 74 74 75 Min/Max RH 46 96 44 100 46 RH 91 94 71 51 47 59 80 90 94 96 70 49 44 55 81 91 96 96 73 50 46 58 Wind Dir S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE Wind Spd 4 2 6 8 11 11 8 5 4 3 6 6 9 11 8 5 3 2 4 5 9 10 Wind Gust Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5 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 600 5200 6200 2300 800 5400 6700 2800 1000 5700 7300 T Wind Dir S S SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE T Wind Spd 10 12 14 17 11 12 12 16 9 9 12 Heat Y Y Y Date Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 77 100 76 102 76 102 77 101 Temp 81 77 95 93 80 77 96 95 80 77 97 95 81 77 97 94 Dewpt 77 77 75 74 77 76 74 73 76 75 72 72 76 75 72 73 Max/Min RH 100 47 100 40 97 39 93 40 RH 88 99 53 54 90 99 49 50 88 94 44 47 84 92 46 50 Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5 $$ TXZ229-152100- La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX 28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft 123 AM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 Date Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 104 79 105 78 105 Temp 82 79 88 99103100 90 86 81 80 88 98104101 92 86 82 78 88 97103101 Dewpt 74 74 72 67 63 64 71 74 75 74 74 69 64 64 70 74 74 75 74 68 64 64 Min/Max RH 27 82 27 91 27 RH 77 85 59 36 27 31 54 68 82 82 63 39 28 30 49 68 77 91 63 39 28 30 Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E Wind Spd 8 5 6 8 9 11 11 9 8 5 6 6 8 10 11 9 6 4 4 4 6 9 Wind Gust Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Haines 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 6 6 Mixing Hgt 800 5900 8300 1300 900 5900 8700 5800 1300 6800 9400 T Wind Dir S S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE T Wind Spd 11 12 13 19 12 11 11 18 11 9 11 Date Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 78 105 77 106 78 107 79 108 Temp 86 79 97100 86 78 99103 87 78100103 88 80101103 Dewpt 73 74 68 65 72 73 67 61 71 72 65 62 69 71 65 62 Max/Min RH 85 28 85 24 82 23 74 23 RH 65 85 39 32 63 85 36 26 59 82 32 26 54 74 31 26 Pwind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ 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