Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 261957
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
TXZ245-270900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 70 85 70 85 73
Temp 83 78 73 72 72 71 80 83 83 78 73 73 72 71 80 85 84 79 75 74 74 74
Dewpt 71 71 71 71 70 69 72 72 72 72 72 72 70 71 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 99 65 100 66 92
RH 69 78 94 95 95 95 77 69 69 81 95 95 95100 80 68 67 78 90 91 89 89
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 10 8 5 4 4 4 6 9 10 8 8 6 5 6 11 13 14 13 11 8 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles SC
Obvis PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 900 800 3300 3400 2000 1300 3300 3400 2000 1500
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 17 20 19 16 20 21 20 19
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 85 74 85 75 87 71 87 70 86
Temp 85 80 76 75 84 80 76 75 87 81 74 72 86 81 72 70 85 80
Dewpt 73 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 73 72 72 70 72 71 71 69 70 69
Min/Max RH 66 92 65 96 62 95 59 98 58
RH 68 75 91 89 66 78 91 89 65 75 93 94 62 72 96 96 61 71
Pwind Dir SE SE S S SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-270900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 69 92 71 92 71
Temp 89 84 75 72 71 70 79 88 91 86 75 74 73 71 78 87 91 85 75 73 73 71
Dewpt 70 68 69 70 70 69 70 69 68 68 70 71 71 70 71 69 69 69 71 71 70 71
Max/Min RH 97 46 97 48 100
RH 53 58 82 93 95 97 74 54 46 54 84 90 93 97 81 56 48 59 89 95 93100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 14 10 6 6 5 8 11 14 14 11 8 8 8 11 12 14 16 11 9 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 OV SC FW FW FW B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
Clouds(%) SC FW SC B1 B1 OV SC FW FW FW B1 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles SC
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1900 1200 4200 4600 1500 1000 4100 4800 2600 1600
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 20 16 18 21 20 13 19 23 21 18
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 73 92 71 95 69 92 67 90
Temp 88 86 75 73 89 85 75 72 90 88 72 69 89 86 71 68 87 84
Dewpt 69 68 72 72 70 69 72 72 71 69 71 69 70 67 70 68 68 66
Min/Max RH 45 97 47 100 45 100 47 100 48
RH 54 56 90 96 54 59 91100 53 53 96100 54 55 95100 54 55
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 20 30 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-270900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 82 73 81 73
Temp 80 76 75 75 74 74 78 80 80 77 75 74 74 73 78 80 81 77 75 75 74 74
Dewpt 72 72 73 72 72 71 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 73
Max/Min RH 97 74 99 76 97
RH 78 86 94 92 93 92 86 79 78 88 94 95 97 97 87 80 77 87 92 92 93 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 10 9 8 8 8 9 10 11 10 10 10 9 10 11 12 14 13 12 11 11 12
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1000 1400 2600 2600 2000 1900 2600 2600 2200 2200
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE SE S
T Wind Spd 20 18 18 19 21 19 20 20 23 23
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 81 74 81 75 82 73 83 73 82
Temp 81 78 75 74 81 78 75 75 82 78 74 73 82 78 75 73 81 78
Dewpt 74 73 73 73 74 73 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 77 98 77 99 75 100 72 94 69
RH 79 86 94 97 79 88 97 95 79 86 95 99 76 83 92 93 73 80
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-270900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 70 85 71 85 71
Temp 84 79 73 72 72 70 79 83 85 81 74 73 73 71 78 83 84 80 74 73 73 72
Dewpt 72 70 70 71 71 70 71 70 71 70 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 69 71 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 64 97
RH 67 74 90 97 97100 77 65 63 69 90 93 93100 82 67 64 70 89 92 94 96
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 11 8 6 5 4 8 12 14 13 10 8 8 8 11 14 16 13 11 8 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
Clouds(%) SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 700 500 4000 4100 900 700 4000 4600 1800 700
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 13 10 16 19 16 12 19 21 14 13
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 86 72 86 72 89 68 88 68 87
Temp 84 80 74 73 84 81 75 73 88 83 72 69 85 83 71 68 85 81
Dewpt 71 71 72 72 70 71 73 72 72 71 71 69 70 69 70 67 68 67
Min/Max RH 60 97 59 100 57 100 55 99 52
RH 66 72 93 96 63 71 93 99 59 66 95100 60 63 95 96 57 62
Pwind Dir SE SE S S S SE E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 20 20 30 10 30 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-270900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 70 90 71 91 71
Temp 88 82 74 72 72 70 79 88 89 82 75 74 73 72 80 88 90 84 75 74 73 72
Dewpt 71 70 70 71 70 70 70 70 70 71 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 71 72 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 52 97 52 99
RH 57 66 87 95 95100 74 56 54 69 89 90 93 97 77 57 52 66 88 93 96 99
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 14 14 10 8 6 5 9 11 14 16 11 9 8 8 11 13 16 16 12 10 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
Clouds(%) SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles SC
Obvis PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1900 900 3900 4200 1800 1100 4200 4800 2400 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 18 13 17 23 20 13 20 23 20 18
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 73 92 73 93 68 90 67 89
Temp 87 83 75 74 89 85 75 73 88 85 72 70 87 84 71 68 87 83
Dewpt 70 71 72 73 70 71 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 69 70 68 69 69
Min/Max RH 50 97 49 100 49 100 50 100 51
RH 56 66 91 96 53 63 92 98 58 62 96100 58 61 96100 56 63
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-270900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 70 96 72 97 72
Temp 91 90 80 75 72 70 79 89 94 93 82 77 74 72 79 91 97 94 84 77 74 72
Dewpt 67 67 67 67 66 67 67 65 62 64 68 68 67 67 68 66 64 64 68 69 68 68
Max/Min RH 90 34 84 34 88
RH 45 47 65 76 81 90 67 45 35 39 63 74 79 84 68 44 34 38 59 75 83 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 13 11 9 8 6 8 10 11 12 11 9 8 8 10 11 11 13 11 9 10 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1100 1100 4100 5800 1800 1200 4200 6600 4400 1200
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 23 16 17 21 21 16 21 23 21 18
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 73 95 71 96 68 93 67 90
Temp 90 93 77 74 90 92 76 72 90 91 75 69 88 88 73 67 86 85
Dewpt 66 63 69 69 66 64 68 68 68 63 68 67 66 65 66 65 65 64
Min/Max RH 35 86 36 89 34 94 39 93 42
RH 45 38 76 86 45 39 77 87 48 39 79 94 47 46 79 92 50 49
Pwind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE E E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 30 20 20 20 30 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ442-270900-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
257 PM CDT Sat Apr 26 2025
Date 04/26/25 Sun 04/27/25 Mon 04/28/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 80 73 77 74
Temp 79 76 75 74 74 73 77 79 79 77 75 74 74 73 76 77 77 75 75 75 75 75
Dewpt 72 71 72 71 71 70 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 90 77 97 86 93
RH 79 85 90 90 90 90 82 79 79 85 90 93 93 97 90 88 86 90 92 93 93 93
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 13 12 11 10 9 8 11 12 14 14 13 11 11 11 12 14 16 16 14 12 12 13
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
Clouds(%) FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 700 700 2000 1900 1400 1300 2400 2300 1600 1300
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 19 18 18 21 23 18 23 23 24 21
Date 04/29Wed 04/30/25Thu 05/01/25Fri 05/02/25Sat 05/03/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 80 74 81 75 81 73 77 73 80
Temp 80 78 75 75 80 79 76 75 80 79 74 73 77 75 73 73 79 78
Dewpt 73 72 72 73 72 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 72 71 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 78 94 75 95 77 97 85 97 74
RH 78 82 91 94 76 83 91 95 80 83 96 97 87 91 94 94 76 77
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E E SE
Wind Char 15> <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 10 20 20 30 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms 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