Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 071008
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
408 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
TXZ245-072200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
408 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 84 72 85 67 83
Temp 71 79 83 83 78 74 74 73 73 82 84 84 78 76 74 71 69 77 81 82 78
Dewpt 71 76 75 75 73 72 72 72 73 77 76 76 77 75 73 70 67 71 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 77 100 75 97 68
RH 100 91 78 78 87 95 94 95100 85 77 77 96 95 95 94 97 82 71 69 76
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE N N N NE NE
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 6 4 3 2 4 5 6 8 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2500 2800 600 600 2500 2400 1200 1100 2200 2600
T Wind Dir SE E E E SE SE E NE N NE
T Wind Spd 11 16 16 14 14 13 11 11 13 11
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
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 67 85 66 86 69 86 69 86
Temp 70 68 84 80 71 67 84 79 72 70 85 77 72 70 83 75
Dewpt 67 66 71 70 68 66 71 71 70 67 72 72 71 69 69 66
Max/Min RH 95 65 98 63 95 65 99 61
RH 90 94 67 73 88 97 65 78 93 92 66 86 95 95 63 73
Pwind Dir NE NE NE E SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 5 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ231-072200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
408 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 88 70 90 64 82
Temp 70 76 86 87 82 75 73 72 71 79 87 88 82 74 73 69 65 72 79 81 76
Dewpt 70 75 73 70 72 71 71 70 71 75 71 69 72 71 70 66 62 64 62 62 61
Min/Max RH 56 100 53 93 52
RH 100 97 66 56 71 89 93 93100 90 60 54 73 89 91 90 88 77 56 52 60
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE E E SE E SE SE SE E E NE N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 3 6 9 11 10 8 5 5 4 6 9 8 6 4 3 5 6 8 8 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3600 4500 1200 700 3900 4500 1500 1300 3200 3800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE N NE
T Wind Spd 14 19 16 10 16 13 12 10 10 10
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 61 86 62 89 63 91 66 88
Temp 67 62 82 80 68 63 85 83 69 64 85 83 71 68 82 78
Dewpt 61 60 66 65 66 63 69 67 69 64 70 69 70 68 65 59
Max/Min RH 95 53 100 48 100 49 100 45
RH 81 93 60 61 93 100 59 59100 100 60 63 97 100 57 53
Pwind Dir NE N E SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-072200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
408 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 83 74 85 71 81
Temp 75 80 82 82 78 76 76 75 75 81 84 83 79 77 77 74 72 77 79 80 77
Dewpt 74 76 75 75 74 73 74 74 75 76 76 76 76 75 74 73 72 72 71 72 70
Min/Max RH 77 100 78 99 75
RH 96 88 80 78 87 89 92 96100 85 79 80 91 93 91 95 99 84 77 76 82
Wind Dir SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E NE NE N N N NE NE
Wind Spd 5 6 8 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 5 6 8 9 9 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 40 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.04 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1800 2000 1100 1300 1700 1600 1200 1300 1800 1700
T Wind Dir SE E E E SE SE E NE N NE
T Wind Spd 12 16 18 17 14 13 13 13 13 12
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
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 68 82 70 82 71 82 72 82
Temp 72 69 79 77 74 71 79 77 74 72 80 77 75 74 80 75
Dewpt 69 69 72 71 71 70 72 71 71 71 73 72 73 73 69 66
Max/Min RH 100 73 99 73 99 75 98 66
RH 92 100 77 80 90 97 77 83 90 98 78 85 94 97 71 74
Pwind Dir NE NE E E SE SE S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 5 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ234-072200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
408 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 86 70 88 66 80
Temp 72 77 84 85 79 72 72 71 71 78 85 86 80 74 74 70 67 72 77 79 75
Dewpt 71 76 74 73 73 71 71 71 71 76 74 74 76 73 71 69 66 68 69 69 67
Min/Max RH 67 100 66 99 70
RH 97 97 72 67 82 97 97100100 94 70 68 88 95 91 97 96 88 76 71 76
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE E E E E E SE SE E E NE N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 6 8 10 6 6 6 5 6 8 10 8 4 4 4 6 9 10 9 8 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 40 40 30
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0.04 0.09 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3100 3500 500 500 3100 3300 800 400 2400 2900
T Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE E NE N NE
T Wind Spd 11 13 13 11 14 13 11 10 12 11
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 63 84 62 87 63 87 67 85
Temp 67 64 81 78 67 63 84 79 68 64 83 79 70 69 81 75
Dewpt 65 64 70 68 65 63 70 69 68 64 71 71 70 68 66 61
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 56 100 59 100 55
RH 93 100 70 70 93 100 64 72100 100 68 77100 98 60 62
Pwind Dir N NE NE E SE SE SE W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 10 0 5 0 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ241-072200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
408 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 88 71 90 68 82
Temp 71 77 85 87 80 75 73 72 71 79 86 88 81 74 73 72 69 75 78 81 76
Dewpt 71 75 73 71 73 71 71 71 71 74 73 72 73 73 71 69 65 67 65 65 65
Min/Max RH 59 100 58 96 58
RH 100 92 69 59 81 89 92 97100 85 65 58 77 95 94 91 88 77 64 58 70
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E NE N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 11 10 8 6 5 4 6 9 8 6 4 3 4 6 8 8 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 30 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3400 4100 1300 500 3800 4500 1300 1000 2800 3600
T Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE SE E NE N NE
T Wind Spd 13 18 16 10 12 11 12 10 11 10
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
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 65 85 65 87 66 89 68 87
Temp 69 65 81 79 70 66 84 81 70 67 85 81 72 69 82 76
Dewpt 64 64 68 69 68 66 70 70 70 67 71 72 71 69 67 63
Max/Min RH 97 57 100 57 100 55 100 51
RH 85 95 65 70 93 100 64 69100 100 64 74 97 99 61 64
Pwind Dir N NE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 10
$$
TXZ229-072200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
408 AM CST Thu Nov 7 2024
Date Thu 11/07/24 Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 88 72 87 66 79
Temp 70 76 84 87 84 77 75 73 72 77 84 85 80 75 72 68 66 70 75 78 75
Dewpt 70 72 71 70 69 69 69 68 70 70 67 64 65 64 61 60 56 56 53 54 56
Min/Max RH 57 93 50 75 42
RH 100 87 65 57 61 76 82 84 93 79 57 50 60 69 68 75 69 62 46 43 51
Wind Dir E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE S S N NE NE N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 5 6 8 10 11 11 9 9 6 8 8 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 20 20 40 10
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0 0.05 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2800 3700 900 1100 3900 3800 1000 1000 2600 3200
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 13 18 20 14 14 13 10 9 9 8
Date Sun 11/10/24 Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 63 84 66 89 68 91 68 88
Temp 68 63 79 79 70 66 83 83 71 68 84 85 73 69 82 78
Dewpt 56 56 62 63 64 63 67 65 65 65 67 65 67 65 60 54
Max/Min RH 78 51 90 46 93 43 91 36
RH 66 77 55 58 81 89 58 54 81 89 56 51 81 88 48 43
Pwind Dir NE NE E SE SE SE SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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