Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 200528
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1228 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
TXZ245-202100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1228 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 76 94 74 94
Temp 76 75 86 93 95 90 83 81 78 76 87 93 93 89 82 81 78 75 87 93 91 86
Dewpt 75 74 79 77 76 76 77 77 76 75 78 76 77 77 77 77 76 74 79 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 55 99 57 99 60
RH 97 97 79 60 56 65 82 90 96 99 74 58 59 68 85 90 96 99 78 60 65 74
Wind Dir N N NE E SE SE S S W NW NW E SE S S S SW W NW E SE SE
Wind Spd 1 2 2 5 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 60 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.30 0.16
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 400 3900 3900 1100 400 4400 4300 1600 500 4200 3700
T Wind Dir N NE SE S W NW SE S W N E
T Wind Spd 3 6 9 9 6 6 11 9 5 4 9
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 94 76 94 77 94 77 94
Temp 80 75 92 88 81 76 92 88 81 77 92 88 82 77 91 88
Dewpt 77 74 76 75 77 75 76 76 77 75 78 77 77 75 78 78
Max/Min RH 97 56 97 56 94 60 96 62
RH 91 97 60 66 90 97 59 68 88 94 63 69 87 96 66 73
Pwind Dir S NE S E S SE SE SE
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 SC SC
PoP 12HR 40 40 20 30 10 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-202100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1228 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 102 76 101 75 97
Temp 75 73 86 97101 97 86 81 78 76 86 96 99 92 82 79 77 75 85 93 96 92
Dewpt 73 71 74 71 67 69 72 74 73 72 75 72 70 73 74 74 74 73 76 73 71 72
Min/Max RH 33 89 40 94 44
RH 96 93 69 43 33 40 62 78 85 87 70 47 40 53 78 85 89 94 75 52 44 52
Wind Dir N N N NE E SE SE SE S NE NW N NE E E S SE NE N NE E E
Wind Spd 1 1 2 5 6 6 3 2 1 1 2 4 4 3 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 70 50 60
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.12 0.08
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 500 6600 9100 1700 500 7300 8300 1900 800 5100 6600
T Wind Dir W NE E SE S NW NE SE SE NE E
T Wind Spd 4 5 10 11 5 6 11 11 4 4 8
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 97 74 98 74 99 76 99
Temp 80 75 92 93 79 74 95 92 79 74 95 93 80 76 96 92
Dewpt 75 73 73 71 74 73 70 70 75 74 72 73 76 75 73 73
Max/Min RH 96 43 99 39 100 40 97 41
RH 85 94 53 49 85 97 45 49 88100 48 52 88 97 48 54
Pwind Dir SE NE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 20 5 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-202100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1228 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 80 91 78 91
Temp 82 79 86 89 91 88 85 84 82 80 87 90 90 87 84 84 82 79 86 88 90 87
Dewpt 77 76 78 78 77 77 77 77 78 77 78 76 77 77 77 77 77 76 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 63 90 65 93 67
RH 85 90 79 69 63 69 77 80 87 90 75 65 66 73 80 79 85 93 79 71 67 71
Wind Dir N N N E SE SE S S SW NW NW E SE S S S SW W NW SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 5 6 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 50 60 60
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.05 0.25 0.17
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 600 2500 2300 1300 600 2700 2500 1600 1300 2000 1800
T Wind Dir NE NE SE S SW W S S SW N SE
T Wind Spd 4 6 9 9 9 6 11 11 6 5 9
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 79 91 80 91 80 90 81 91
Temp 83 80 89 87 83 80 89 88 84 81 88 87 84 81 89 87
Dewpt 77 76 77 76 77 76 77 76 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 77
Max/Min RH 88 64 88 65 88 67 87 68
RH 81 88 68 69 81 88 67 69 80 88 72 71 80 87 70 72
Pwind Dir S NE S E S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 40 20 30 10 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS IS SC IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-202100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1228 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 76 96 74 93
Temp 74 73 86 94 97 93 83 79 78 76 85 92 94 90 81 78 76 74 84 89 92 89
Dewpt 73 72 77 73 72 74 75 74 74 73 77 75 75 76 75 75 75 73 78 76 74 75
Min/Max RH 45 97 53 97 56
RH 97 97 75 51 45 54 77 85 88 90 77 58 54 64 82 91 97 97 82 66 56 64
Wind Dir NW N NE NE E SE SE SW SW NW NW N NE E S S SW NW N NE E SE
Wind Spd 1 2 2 4 4 5 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 30 70 60 70
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.16 0.18 0.17
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM NM NM NM NM SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC SC
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 400 5200 7200 500 400 5900 6400 1000 400 4400 4500
T Wind Dir NW NE E S SW NW NE S SW N E
T Wind Spd 3 5 9 9 4 6 8 6 4 4 9
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 94 74 95 74 95 76 94
Temp 77 74 91 90 78 74 92 91 78 74 92 90 78 76 90 89
Dewpt 75 73 75 74 74 73 73 74 75 74 75 76 76 74 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 52 97 48 100 53 97 56
RH 94 97 60 60 88 97 54 58 91100 58 64 94 94 64 66
Pwind Dir S NE S NE S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 10 30 5 30 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC SC IS SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC
$$
TXZ241-202100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1228 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 74 98 75 96
Temp 75 74 85 94 98 93 83 79 76 74 86 94 97 91 82 79 77 76 85 93 95 90
Dewpt 74 72 74 72 70 71 73 74 74 73 74 71 70 72 73 73 74 73 75 73 72 73
Min/Max RH 40 96 41 96 47
RH 97 95 70 49 40 48 72 87 92 95 68 47 41 53 76 82 90 92 72 52 47 59
Wind Dir NW NW N NE E E SE S SW SW N NE NE SE SE S S S N NE E E
Wind Spd 1 2 2 5 6 8 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 5 60 40 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.35 0.05 0.10
Rain Shwrs NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS SC SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 400 5300 7600 2500 400 7300 9500 1800 700 6500 7300
T Wind Dir SE NE E SE S NW NE SE SW N E
T Wind Spd 4 6 10 11 8 6 9 10 3 4 11
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 95 74 95 74 96 76 96
Temp 79 75 91 90 78 74 92 91 79 74 93 90 80 76 93 90
Dewpt 75 74 73 73 75 74 71 72 75 74 73 74 76 75 73 74
Max/Min RH 97 49 100 46 100 49 97 48
RH 90 97 55 57 90 99 51 54 90100 53 60 90 97 52 60
Pwind Dir SE NE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 40 10 30 10 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ229-202100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1228 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 101 78 98 76 98
Temp 78 76 86 96100 99 89 85 81 79 85 94 97 93 84 82 78 76 83 93 97 94
Dewpt 71 70 71 68 64 63 67 69 70 71 72 69 66 67 72 72 72 71 73 69 67 67
Min/Max RH 30 82 37 85 38
RH 79 82 61 40 31 31 48 59 69 77 65 44 37 43 67 72 82 85 72 46 38 41
Wind Dir NE N N NE E E E SE SE NE NE N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 5 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 70 50 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.20 0.07
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS NM NM SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 500 6300 8400 600 600 5500 8100 3900 1200 6200 8700
T Wind Dir NE NE E E SE NE NE E SW NE NE
T Wind Spd 5 6 11 11 5 5 9 12 8 4 9
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 98 75 100 76 100 77 99
Temp 82 76 93 96 82 75 94 96 82 76 94 96 83 77 93 96
Dewpt 72 72 68 65 70 71 66 63 70 71 67 65 72 73 69 66
Max/Min RH 87 34 87 30 85 32 88 34
RH 72 87 44 36 67 87 40 34 67 85 41 36 70 88 46 38
Pwind Dir E E SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 20 5 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ442-202100-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1228 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025
Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 90 79 89 79 89
Temp 81 79 84 88 89 88 83 83 81 79 86 89 89 87 83 83 81 80 85 87 89 87
Dewpt 77 76 78 78 77 77 78 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 68 94 68 91 68
RH 88 91 82 72 68 70 85 82 91 94 75 68 68 72 82 82 88 88 80 72 68 72
Wind Dir N N N NE E E SE S SW W NW E SE SE SE S S SW W E E SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 6 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 5 30 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0.03 0.06
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1300 2400 2100 1200 500 1900 1700 1400 1000 2200 2100
T Wind Dir NE N E SE SW NW SE S SW SW E
T Wind Spd 4 6 11 9 8 5 12 9 8 5 11
Date Sat 08/23/25Sun 08/24/25Mon 08/25/25Tue 08/26/25
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 80 88 80 89 80 89 81 89
Temp 83 80 86 86 83 80 88 87 83 80 88 87 84 81 88 87
Dewpt 77 76 78 77 77 76 78 77 78 77 78 78 78 77 79 78
Max/Min RH 88 70 88 68 91 70 88 70
RH 82 88 77 75 82 88 72 72 85 91 72 75 82 88 75 75
Pwind Dir S NE SE E S SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 20 10 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC IS IS IS 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