Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 191138
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
538 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
TXZ245-192200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
538 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 49 30 49 27 40
Temp 37 40 47 48 43 36 33 32 32 40 48 49 45 42 38 32 30 34 37 38 33
Dewpt 20 21 19 17 18 18 19 21 23 31 38 41 40 37 32 29 28 32 30 30 28
Min/Max RH 29 77 63 94 73
RH 49 46 33 29 36 49 55 63 71 72 67 74 84 84 79 89 92 93 77 73 84
Wind Dir N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 19 18 16 9 6 4 4 5 6 10 11 12 10 11 11 12 13 14 13 12 9
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 40 80 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.14 0.16
Drizzle S S
Frzg Drzl S
Frzg Rain L
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM O O O O
Sleet D D S S
SnowShwrs IS O IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 3700 1200 900 1800 2300 2000 2200 2800 2600
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 27 19 16 18 24 26 25 32 31 26
Freeze W W W
Winter Storm A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 21 46 29 53 31 58 40 67
Temp 26 22 42 40 35 31 50 45 36 32 55 52 44 45 65 61
Dewpt 23 20 27 32 33 31 36 36 31 28 34 37 38 43 55 57
Max/Min RH 94 52 100 53 88 40 97 69
RH 88 94 55 73 94 100 59 69 84 86 45 57 81 93 71 86
Pwind Dir N NE NE N N N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0
Drizzle S S
Frzg Drzl S
$$
TXZ231-192200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
538 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 48 26 42 27 36
Temp 36 37 46 48 44 37 32 27 27 34 41 42 42 39 36 32 29 30 34 35 34
Dewpt 14 14 12 10 9 10 11 9 10 14 24 30 32 29 28 28 27 27 26 24 23
Min/Max RH 21 49 43 93 62
RH 40 39 26 21 23 33 41 46 48 43 49 62 69 69 72 85 92 88 71 64 63
Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 13 14 12 11 6 4 4 6 6 10 11 11 11 13 14 14 16 17 16 13 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 40 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.14 0.08
Frzg Rain L C S
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM O O
Sleet S C C
SnowShwrs IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3300 4300 600 600 1600 1800 1700 2600 2800 2900
T Wind Dir N N NE E E NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 24 16 11 13 18 20 23 27 27 20
Freeze W W W
Winter Storm A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 19 46 26 54 28 60 36 72
Temp 26 20 40 43 32 28 50 48 36 29 56 55 41 39 66 67
Dewpt 20 18 22 24 26 26 31 29 27 24 29 29 34 36 50 51
Max/Min RH 94 40 93 38 83 29 92 49
RH 80 92 48 47 80 92 49 47 69 81 35 37 76 91 56 56
Pwind Dir N E NE N N W SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0
Drizzle S S
Frzg Drzl S
$$
TXZ247-192200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
538 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 47 38 51 31 41
Temp 39 40 45 47 44 41 39 39 39 45 50 51 49 46 44 36 34 36 38 38 33
Dewpt 26 25 23 22 23 23 25 28 33 38 42 45 45 44 40 36 33 34 33 32 31
Min/Max RH 36 82 64 99 79
RH 58 55 42 37 44 48 57 64 78 75 75 82 88 93 88 98 96 93 83 79 92
Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N
Wind Spd 24 23 18 11 10 9 9 10 11 13 14 14 14 16 17 19 19 19 18 16 13
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 50 90 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.28 0.18
Drizzle S S
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM O O O O IS IS
Sleet S D S S
SnowShwrs IS O IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 4
Mixing Hgt 2800 3600 1700 2000 2300 2500 2200 2500 3100 2900
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 29 20 18 20 26 28 31 35 33 28
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 28 46 36 52 38 56 46 64
Temp 30 28 40 43 42 38 49 46 41 40 53 52 49 50 62 61
Dewpt 27 25 30 35 38 37 37 37 34 33 36 39 41 47 54 57
Max/Min RH 93 61 98 61 81 49 91 75
RH 87 87 67 73 86 94 65 71 76 78 52 60 74 88 77 87
Pwind Dir N NE NE N N N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 20 5 0 0 0
Drizzle S S S
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ234-192200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
538 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 46 27 42 27 35
Temp 32 35 43 46 42 35 31 28 28 33 41 42 41 38 37 32 30 30 33 34 32
Dewpt 16 16 14 14 13 14 13 13 14 18 25 27 28 25 25 25 27 29 27 28 26
Min/Max RH 26 58 50 96 75
RH 51 45 30 27 30 41 47 53 55 53 53 55 59 59 61 75 88 96 78 78 78
Wind Dir N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 17 18 17 14 9 6 6 8 9 11 13 14 13 14 14 17 17 18 17 16 11
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 80 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.17 0.18
Drizzle S S S S
Frzg Drzl S S
Frzg Rain L D S
Rain Shwrs SC SC O O
Sleet S D D
SnowShwrs O O
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 3600 500 500 1900 2000 1600 1900 2300 2700
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 27 19 12 13 20 20 20 27 26 24
Freeze W W W
Winter Storm A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 17 43 25 51 29 58 36 68
Temp 24 18 38 39 31 28 47 45 35 30 53 52 39 39 64 64
Dewpt 20 16 24 27 27 26 35 33 28 26 32 34 35 37 52 56
Max/Min RH 92 51 96 52 87 37 96 62
RH 84 92 57 62 85 92 63 63 75 85 45 50 85 92 65 75
Pwind Dir N NE NE N N NW SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 5 0 0 0
Drizzle S
$$
TXZ241-192200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
538 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 49 28 45 28 35
Temp 37 39 46 49 45 38 33 30 30 35 42 45 44 41 39 34 31 31 33 35 33
Dewpt 18 16 15 13 13 16 15 14 15 21 31 38 39 37 34 31 29 29 28 26 25
Min/Max RH 23 60 51 95 71
RH 46 40 28 23 27 40 47 51 54 57 64 78 81 87 84 89 92 94 80 71 72
Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
Wind Spd 16 16 13 11 8 5 6 6 8 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 16 17 17 14 11
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
Clouds(%) FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 60 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.07 0.23 0.06
Drizzle S S
Frzg Drzl S S
Frzg Rain L L S
Rain Shwrs NM NM O O O O
Sleet L L
SnowShwrs IS NM
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3
Mixing Hgt 3200 3900 700 600 1200 1400 1400 2200 2500 2900
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 25 17 11 14 19 21 25 27 28 25
Freeze W W W
Winter Storm A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 21 47 29 54 30 61 39 73
Temp 27 22 41 44 34 31 49 49 37 31 56 55 42 42 66 67
Dewpt 21 20 22 27 28 29 33 32 30 27 30 34 36 39 52 54
Max/Min RH 93 40 92 44 85 33 93 53
RH 78 92 46 52 79 90 53 52 74 83 38 45 79 91 60 65
Pwind Dir N NE NE N N N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0
Drizzle S S
$$
TXZ229-192200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
538 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 50 27 42 30 40
Temp 38 38 45 50 48 40 36 31 29 34 39 41 40 37 36 34 32 32 36 38 38
Dewpt 15 14 9 9 8 9 9 8 8 10 17 23 27 28 28 28 26 25 23 23 22
Min/Max RH 18 42 36 79 52
RH 38 37 22 19 19 27 32 37 40 36 40 48 59 70 72 78 78 75 59 54 52
Wind Dir N N N N NE E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 11 12 9 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9 11 11 11 13 13 11 11 9 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 80 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.10 0.02
Frzg Rain S
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC O
Sleet C S S
SnowShwrs IS O IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3700 4400 600 600 1700 1700 1900 2000 2900 3700
T Wind Dir N NE E E E E NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 19 11 13 16 16 16 23 23 21 17
Freeze W W W
Winter Storm A A A A A A
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 22 50 28 58 31 63 39 73
Temp 28 23 43 47 35 30 52 53 38 31 57 59 44 41 65 70
Dewpt 19 18 22 23 24 24 24 24 25 23 25 25 30 34 43 45
Max/Min RH 82 34 79 28 72 22 77 36
RH 68 81 43 38 64 78 33 32 59 72 29 27 58 76 45 41
Pwind Dir NE SE E N SE SW SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-192200-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
538 AM CST Sun Jan 19 2025
Date Sun 01/19/25 Mon 01/20/25 Tue 01/21/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 48 42 57 35 42
Temp 42 41 45 48 46 43 42 44 44 50 53 56 57 54 51 44 38 37 37 38 35
Dewpt 28 26 25 23 24 26 29 33 38 43 48 52 53 52 49 43 38 36 35 33 31
Min/Max RH 37 83 65 100 82
RH 57 55 45 37 42 51 60 65 79 77 83 86 86 93 93 96100 96 92 82 85
Wind Dir N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 25 24 19 14 11 11 10 11 12 13 13 14 13 14 16 21 24 24 21 19 17
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL FW FW CL CL CL SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) CL CL FW FW CL CL CL SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 80 100 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.25 0.59 0.23
Drizzle S
Frzg Drzl S
Rain Shwrs SC O O O O O O O O SC SC
Sleet S C C
SnowShwrs O SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3
Mixing Hgt 2800 3600 3100 2100 2300 2100 2000 2700 3100 3000
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE E NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 29 20 16 18 25 27 27 36 34 31
Date Wed 01/22/25 Thu 01/23/25 Fri 01/24/25 Sat 01/25/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 30 46 39 51 39 55 48 65
Temp 33 30 41 44 44 41 49 48 44 40 52 52 50 51 63 63
Dewpt 28 26 31 36 39 39 39 38 36 33 36 40 43 47 55 58
Max/Min RH 86 64 94 63 77 52 86 74
RH 82 85 67 73 82 93 68 68 73 76 54 63 77 86 75 84
Pwind Dir N N N N N N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 20 10 0 0 0
Drizzle S S S S S S
Frzg Drzl S
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
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