Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 141048
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
548 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
TXZ245-142100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
548 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
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 78 96 82 96
Temp 78 90 94 96 92 84 83 80 78 89 93 95 91 85 85 83 83 91 95 95 92
Dewpt 77 79 79 78 79 78 77 78 77 79 78 77 79 79 78 77 76 79 79 78 78
Min/Max RH 57 96 57 84 58
RH 97 72 61 57 66 84 84 94 96 72 61 57 68 83 82 81 82 68 60 59 65
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S SW S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 4 6 10 10 6 5 4 3 5 8 9 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.02 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3800 3800 1100 700 3500 3400 2300 1500 3900 3800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 14 10 9 13 13 10 9 11
Heat Y Y
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
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 96 80 97 81 98 81 98
Temp 84 83 95 92 84 81 95 92 84 82 97 93 85 82 97 93
Dewpt 77 76 78 79 78 76 78 78 78 76 77 78 78 76 77 78
Max/Min RH 83 57 87 55 84 52 84 53
RH 79 81 58 67 83 85 57 62 80 82 54 62 80 81 54 62
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ231-142100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
548 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 75 99 76 100
Temp 76 87 96 97 93 83 80 78 76 87 96 99 93 85 80 78 76 88 97100 94
Dewpt 76 78 73 73 74 76 77 77 76 77 73 72 74 77 78 77 76 79 75 73 74
Min/Max RH 46 100 42 100 43
RH 100 74 48 46 55 80 91 97100 72 47 42 54 80 92 97 99 74 50 43 52
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 6 6 10 11 9 5 3 2 6 8 10 11 8 4 3 2 4 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 6100 7300 2800 1100 5500 7000 3300 1400 5900 7500
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 11 16 18 11 11 13 17 11 11 11
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 101 75 102 75 103 75 103
Temp 80 75 97 95 80 75 97 96 79 75 98 98 81 76 98 98
Dewpt 78 75 75 74 77 75 75 72 76 75 73 70 75 74 73 69
Max/Min RH 100 41 100 40 100 35 98 33
RH 92100 50 50 91 99 49 46 89 99 45 40 82 95 44 39
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-142100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
548 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
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 94 83 92 82 92
Temp 82 89 91 93 90 86 85 84 83 88 90 91 88 85 85 84 82 88 90 92 90
Dewpt 78 79 79 79 79 79 78 79 78 79 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 79 80 79 78
Min/Max RH 63 88 66 89 67
RH 88 73 68 63 72 79 80 85 87 74 69 66 74 82 81 85 89 75 73 67 70
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 5 6 8 10 10 11 10 8 6 6 8 10 9 10 9 8 5 6 6 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.03 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 3200 2900 2000 1500 2700 2600 2500 2500 3200 3000
T Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 17 13 10 13 17 13 10 11
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
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 84 92 82 92 81 93 82 92
Temp 86 84 90 88 85 82 90 89 85 82 91 89 85 82 90 89
Dewpt 78 78 79 79 78 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 78 79 79
Max/Min RH 81 67 89 66 88 63 89 66
RH 76 81 69 74 81 89 70 70 81 88 66 71 82 89 70 73
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ234-142100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
548 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 78 97 77 98
Temp 77 87 93 94 90 83 81 78 78 87 94 96 90 82 80 79 77 88 95 97 92
Dewpt 77 79 77 77 76 78 78 78 77 78 77 76 77 78 78 78 77 79 78 77 77
Min/Max RH 58 100 53 100 52
RH 100 77 60 58 64 85 91100 97 75 58 53 66 88 94 98 99 74 58 53 61
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE S S S SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 6 9 10 6 4 2 2 4 6 9 9 5 4 2 2 3 5 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4600 4400 600 400 5300 5100 1900 400 5400 6100
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 11 11 6 8 12 11 6 8 10
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 98 77 99 77 100 77 100
Temp 81 77 95 92 81 77 96 94 81 77 97 94 81 77 97 94
Dewpt 77 77 76 76 78 76 76 75 77 75 74 74 77 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 50 99 48 95 43 95 42
RH 87 99 54 59 91 96 53 54 88 92 48 52 88 92 49 54
Pwind Dir S S S S S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
TXZ241-142100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
548 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
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 77 100 77 100
Temp 77 89 96 98 93 84 82 79 77 88 96 99 93 85 81 79 77 88 96 99 94
Dewpt 77 77 74 75 75 78 77 77 76 77 74 73 76 77 78 77 76 78 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 47 97 43 99 47
RH 99 69 49 48 57 82 87 93 97 71 49 44 57 79 91 95 96 71 52 47 58
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 6 8 11 12 9 6 4 3 6 8 11 11 8 6 4 3 6 6 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5600 6300 2100 800 5300 5900 2700 1000 5700 7100
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 12 16 17 10 11 14 16 9 12 12
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
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 76 100 76 101 76 102
Temp 81 77 97 93 80 76 96 95 80 76 98 96 81 77 98 96
Dewpt 78 77 74 75 78 76 74 74 77 75 73 72 76 75 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 43 99 39 97 37
RH 90 99 49 55 92 99 48 52 90 96 46 46 85 95 44 44
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ229-142100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
548 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024
Date Wed 08/14/24 Thu 08/15/24 Fri 08/16/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 104 78 104 78 105
Temp 78 87 98103 99 90 85 80 78 88 98103100 91 85 81 78 87 99104102
Dewpt 75 75 70 66 67 73 74 75 74 73 67 63 65 71 75 75 75 74 70 65 66
Min/Max RH 30 88 27 90 28
RH 91 68 41 30 36 58 70 85 88 61 37 27 32 52 73 83 90 65 40 28 32
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 8 10 12 12 9 6 5 8 8 9 11 11 9 6 5 6 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5600 7800 1300 1000 6000 7900 5000 1400 6700 9100
T Wind Dir S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 12 14 20 11 12 13 19 11 11 12
Date Sat 08/17/24Sun 08/18/24Mon 08/19/24Tue 08/20/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 105 78 105 78 107 79 107
Temp 85 78 99102 85 78 99102 86 78101104 87 79102104
Dewpt 74 74 68 64 73 74 68 64 72 73 66 61 70 72 66 61
Max/Min RH 88 26 87 26 84 22 79 22
RH 69 87 37 30 67 87 37 29 63 84 32 25 57 78 31 25
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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