Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 050404
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
TXZ245-051000-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 60 69 51 64 48
Temp 66 64 63 67 69 68 63 58 56 52 51 56 61 62 56 54 54 52 51
Dewpt 64 60 60 63 62 63 61 56 49 46 45 47 47 49 51 50 50 50 50
Max/Min RH 99 80 98 59 98
RH 93 89 90 86 80 84 93 93 79 80 80 73 60 64 82 86 86 93 98
Wind Dir NW N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 8 6 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 20 10 20 30 50
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.11
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mixing Hgt 1100 1900 2100 1600 1400 1900 2000 1700 900
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 17 18 19 19 18 18 18 17
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 72 54 73 54 78 52 71 38 62
Temp 66 64 63 60 70 65 60 56 74 68 61 54 67 59 47 41 57 52
Dewpt 59 64 63 60 65 65 60 56 65 66 60 53 54 49 40 36 38 40
Min/Max RH 79 100 83 100 70 100 55 83 45
RH 80100100 100 84100100 100 74 95 97 96 63 71 78 82 49 63
Pwind Dir NE SE S SW SW NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 70 60 40 10 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM NM SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ231-051000-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 56 70 48 61 44
Temp 61 59 59 63 68 69 65 59 57 52 49 53 58 59 56 52 50 49 48
Dewpt 60 59 59 60 59 58 56 52 47 43 43 44 41 41 42 41 41 42 44
Max/Min RH 100 63 81 49 92
RH 97100100 92 74 67 73 78 71 70 80 70 52 50 58 66 70 77 85
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 1 2 4 8 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 8 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0.04
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mixing Hgt 600 2100 2600 1900 1500 2200 2100 1500 1200
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E E NE NE
T Wind Spd 8 16 17 18 17 17 13 16 14
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 64 51 70 50 80 49 68 36 61
Temp 59 60 56 54 64 63 56 52 72 71 59 53 64 58 46 41 56 54
Dewpt 52 56 56 54 60 60 56 52 61 59 53 48 45 40 34 31 34 34
Min/Max RH 73 100 76 100 54 85 42 68 37
RH 78 87100 100 87 89 98 100 68 66 82 83 50 51 63 67 44 47
Pwind Dir NE NE SW SW SW NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 40 60 40 20 0 0 5 10 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ247-051000-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 61 66 56 65 55
Temp 66 64 63 64 66 66 62 60 59 57 56 59 62 62 59 59 60 60 59
Dewpt 65 64 63 63 63 63 61 58 54 52 52 52 53 54 56 56 56 58 58
Max/Min RH 100 89 99 73 99
RH 97 99100 95 90 90 97 92 83 85 87 78 73 77 89 90 89 93 98
Wind Dir W N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 4 5 8 10 11 11 13 13 14 13 14 13 13 12 12 11 10 10
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 20 20 20 30 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.21
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mixing Hgt 600 1400 2000 2200 1900 1800 1800 1800 1200
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 17 19 23 21 21 20 21 17
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 71 60 71 60 74 57 68 45 60
Temp 67 65 66 64 69 65 64 62 71 68 64 60 65 60 52 48 56 54
Dewpt 63 65 65 64 65 65 64 62 66 66 64 57 56 51 45 41 41 40
Min/Max RH 87 100 88 100 82 99 65 80 53
RH 87100 99 100 89 99100 100 83 93 99 92 72 71 77 77 56 59
Pwind Dir NE SE SW SW SW NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 60 70 60 40 10 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC NM NM NM NM NM SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ234-051000-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 59 69 47 59 47
Temp 63 62 60 62 66 68 64 57 54 50 48 51 56 58 54 51 49 50 48
Dewpt 63 61 59 61 61 60 57 52 46 42 41 40 38 41 42 41 41 42 43
Max/Min RH 100 75 87 50 86
RH 100 97 96 97 84 76 78 83 74 74 77 66 51 53 64 68 74 74 83
Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 4 6 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 9 10 9 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Mixing Hgt 900 2100 2600 1800 1200 2100 2200 1400 1000
T Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 17 18 16 16 16 14 14 14
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 66 54 70 54 80 50 68 38 61
Temp 60 60 61 60 67 65 59 55 74 70 59 54 63 57 45 41 56 52
Dewpt 53 59 60 60 66 65 59 55 65 64 54 49 52 43 37 32 36 37
Min/Max RH 74 100 90 100 62 93 50 74 43
RH 78 96 97 100 97100100 100 74 81 83 83 67 59 73 70 47 56
Pwind Dir NE E S SW SW NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 50 60 70 40 5 5 10 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ241-051000-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 59 71 53 63 49
Temp 63 61 61 63 67 70 65 61 58 55 53 57 60 61 57 54 53 52 51
Dewpt 62 61 60 63 62 62 61 58 53 49 48 48 47 49 49 50 47 47 48
Max/Min RH 100 76 95 62 88
RH 95 99 97 99 86 76 86 92 84 80 85 74 62 65 75 85 80 82 88
Wind Dir W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 2 2 4 6 9 10 9 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 5 10 30 40 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.04 0.10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Mixing Hgt 400 1800 2400 2000 1500 2000 1900 1300 700
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 5 14 17 18 18 18 17 17 14
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 67 54 69 53 81 53 69 40 63
Temp 61 61 58 56 64 64 59 55 73 71 61 55 65 60 49 43 56 54
Dewpt 55 59 57 56 61 61 58 55 63 62 57 51 49 44 37 33 36 37
Min/Max RH 79 100 83 100 59 89 46 67 39
RH 81 93 98 98 89 92 98 100 71 74 87 87 56 56 63 67 46 52
Pwind Dir NE NW SW SW SW NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 50 40 20 0 0 10 20 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS SC IS
$$
TXZ229-051000-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 57 69 51 58 48
Temp 60 59 59 63 66 68 65 61 59 55 52 53 54 56 54 53 51 50 49
Dewpt 57 56 56 58 57 55 53 49 46 42 41 41 40 41 40 38 39 41 42
Max/Min RH 93 61 67 57 84
RH 90 90 90 84 73 63 65 65 62 61 66 64 59 57 59 57 63 71 77
Wind Dir NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 1 2 4 6 9 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 9 8 8 6 6 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 10 30 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0.05 0.08
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mixing Hgt 400 2100 2500 1800 1500 1900 2300 1600 1500
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE
T Wind Spd 8 16 18 19 18 18 12 14 14
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 59 52 66 50 80 50 66 40 64
Temp 53 55 54 54 61 61 54 52 70 70 58 53 62 59 48 43 57 56
Dewpt 48 52 51 52 55 56 51 49 55 52 49 44 41 38 33 30 32 34
Min/Max RH 71 94 75 90 43 72 40 61 33
RH 83 90 90 93 81 84 90 89 59 53 72 71 46 45 56 60 38 43
Pwind Dir NE NE W SW W NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 50 50 40 10 0 0 5 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
$$
TXZ442-051000-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1004 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2024
Date 12/04/24 Thu 12/05/24 Fri 12/06/24 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 65 69 62 69 61
Temp 68 66 66 67 68 69 67 66 65 63 62 65 66 66 64 66 67 66 64
Dewpt 66 64 64 65 65 66 64 63 61 59 59 60 60 61 61 62 63 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 90 93 81 94
RH 93 93 93 93 90 90 90 90 87 87 90 84 81 84 90 87 87 90 93
Wind Dir W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE
Wind Spd 4 4 6 9 11 13 14 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 14 12 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 10 20 50 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.11 0.20 0.28
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
Haines 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3
Mixing Hgt 600 1600 2200 2400 2100 2200 2200 1800 1300
T Wind Dir NW NE NE NE NE NE E E E
T Wind Spd 8 16 20 20 21 20 19 18 19
Date 12/07/24 Sun 12/08/24 Mon 12/09/24 Tue 12/10/24 Wed 12/11/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 70 62 70 63 75 61 68 48 59
Temp 67 67 66 63 66 66 66 64 72 71 68 63 66 63 56 51 55 56
Dewpt 64 66 64 62 65 65 64 62 68 68 65 60 59 52 47 43 42 42
Min/Max RH 90 97 93 97 84 91 67 74 57
RH 90 97 93 97 97 97 93 93 87 90 90 90 78 67 72 74 61 59
Pwind Dir NE S S SW SW SE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 15> <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 50 60 50 30 5 10 20 30 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC SC IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS SC SC IS SC IS 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