Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 161053
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
553 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
TXZ245-162100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
553 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24
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 82 92 95 95 91 85 85 84 83 92 95 95 90 84 82 80 78 89 94 95 91
Dewpt 77 79 77 77 78 78 78 77 76 80 78 78 78 78 77 77 75 79 78 78 78
Min/Max RH 57 82 57 94 57
RH 84 66 58 57 66 79 79 79 80 68 58 58 68 82 87 91 93 73 60 58 67
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S E E SE SE
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 5 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3900 3700 1100 600 3400 3200 1900 1000 4000 3800
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 11 12 8 6 10 11 6 4 10
Heat Y Y
Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24
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 97 78 98 79 97 77 95
Temp 81 77 94 92 81 78 95 92 82 79 94 91 82 78 92 90
Dewpt 78 76 78 78 78 75 77 78 78 76 78 78 77 75 76 76
Max/Min RH 98 54 94 52 93 55 91 55
RH 90 97 59 65 90 92 56 64 87 91 60 67 84 90 59 63
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ231-162100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
553 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 75 100 75 100
Temp 76 87 96100 95 85 80 77 75 87 96100 95 85 80 78 75 86 96 99 94
Dewpt 76 76 72 70 73 76 78 77 75 79 75 72 73 76 77 77 75 78 76 73 73
Min/Max RH 38 100 41 100 43
RH 100 70 46 38 49 76 93100100 76 51 41 49 75 91 97100 77 52 43 51
Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE E E SE
Wind Spd 3 5 6 6 11 8 5 3 2 3 4 6 9 6 3 2 1 2 3 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 5500 7400 2400 1000 5500 7200 3800 1100 6000 7500
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 11 18 10 9 11 16 9 5 11
Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 103 75 103 77 102 76 100
Temp 80 75 97 97 80 75 98 98 82 77 99 96 82 76 97 94
Dewpt 76 75 75 71 76 74 73 71 75 73 73 73 76 75 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 38 100 36 90 37 98 39
RH 88100 49 43 88 97 45 42 79 87 44 48 81 97 45 47
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ247-162100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
553 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24
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 92 84 91 82 92
Temp 83 88 90 90 88 86 86 85 85 89 90 91 88 86 85 83 82 88 90 91 88
Dewpt 78 79 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 78 78 77 77 78 78 79 79 78
Min/Max RH 66 80 67 89 67
RH 85 74 70 68 73 77 79 79 79 73 71 67 71 77 79 83 88 74 71 67 72
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S E E SE SE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 8 9 8 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 6 5 4 3 3 5 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 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 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 2700 1700 1300 2900 2700 2100 2100 3200 2700
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 13 11 6 10 12 9 5 10
Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24
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 93 82 93 82 93 81 92
Temp 84 82 90 89 85 82 91 90 85 82 90 89 85 82 89 88
Dewpt 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 89 63 88 64 88 64 85 62
RH 81 88 70 69 80 88 67 70 80 88 68 69 77 84 68 67
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 10
$$
TXZ234-162100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
553 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 78 97 77 98
Temp 78 88 94 96 92 83 81 79 78 87 94 96 91 83 80 79 77 87 94 97 92
Dewpt 77 78 76 76 76 78 78 78 77 79 77 77 76 77 77 77 76 79 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 53 97 55 98 51
RH 97 72 56 53 60 85 91 97 97 77 58 55 62 82 91 94 97 77 56 51 60
Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE S S W NE E SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 6 9 5 3 2 2 2 3 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 2 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
Mixing Hgt 4700 5200 500 400 4900 4800 1500 400 5200 6000
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE SE S NE SE
T Wind Spd 5 10 10 6 5 9 9 5 5 9
Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 100 78 100 79 98 77 97
Temp 80 77 96 95 81 78 96 95 82 79 95 92 81 77 94 91
Dewpt 77 76 76 75 77 75 76 75 77 76 76 76 77 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 99 47 91 47 92 49 94 48
RH 91 97 53 53 88 91 53 53 85 91 54 60 88 94 53 58
Pwind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 20 5 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ241-162100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
553 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24
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 101 77 100 77 99
Temp 77 88 96 99 94 84 81 79 78 88 96 99 94 84 80 79 77 87 95 98 93
Dewpt 76 76 72 71 74 77 78 78 76 77 74 74 74 77 77 77 76 78 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 41 99 44 99 48
RH 97 68 46 41 53 80 90 96 94 71 49 45 53 81 91 96 97 75 52 49 57
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE E E SE
Wind Spd 3 6 6 9 11 8 5 4 3 4 4 8 10 6 3 2 1 2 4 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5500 7100 2300 800 5500 6800 3200 1200 6100 6800
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 13 16 10 8 11 14 9 6 11
Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24
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 76 102 77 101 77 99
Temp 80 76 97 96 81 77 98 97 82 78 98 95 82 77 96 93
Dewpt 78 76 74 73 77 75 72 72 76 75 72 72 76 75 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 42 99 38 93 40 95 41
RH 93100 49 49 88 96 43 44 82 91 44 48 82 94 46 48
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 10
$$
TXZ229-162100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
553 AM CDT Fri Aug 16 2024
Date Fri 08/16/24 Sat 08/17/24 Sun 08/18/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 105 78 105 78 104
Temp 80 87 97103102 92 86 81 78 87 98104101 91 85 81 78 87 98103100
Dewpt 74 73 67 62 63 70 74 75 74 74 68 63 63 69 73 74 75 74 68 64 65
Min/Max RH 25 88 27 91 28
RH 82 63 38 26 28 49 68 82 88 65 38 27 29 49 67 79 91 65 38 28 32
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Spd 5 6 6 8 9 11 9 6 4 4 4 6 9 10 8 5 2 2 4 6 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5600 8000 1000 800 5900 8400 5700 1400 6600 8700
T Wind Dir S SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 11 11 18 11 9 11 18 10 6 11
Date Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24Wed 08/21/24Thu 08/22/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 106 77 107 80 105 79 104
Temp 86 78 99103 86 78101103 88 80100102 87 79 99101
Dewpt 73 74 69 62 72 73 66 63 69 70 66 63 71 72 66 63
Max/Min RH 89 24 86 24 72 25 80 25
RH 65 88 38 26 63 85 32 27 54 72 33 28 59 79 34 29
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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