Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 101043
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
543 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
TXZ245-102100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
543 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 67 89 68 89
Temp 65 80 90 90 81 74 72 69 68 82 88 88 81 74 72 70 68 81 87 88 82
Dewpt 60 64 61 63 65 67 64 63 64 70 67 68 69 69 68 67 66 71 69 68 68
Min/Max RH 38 90 49 94 51
RH 84 59 39 41 58 78 76 81 87 66 51 52 66 83 86 90 93 74 55 52 64
Wind Dir N N NE SE SE SE SE E NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3200 3800 500 400 3600 3500 1000 600 3600 3600
T Wind Dir N E SE E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 5 9 11 6 8 10 9 5 4 9
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
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 68 90 67 91 65 89 64 82
Temp 72 69 87 83 72 68 88 83 72 66 86 81 70 64 80 75
Dewpt 68 67 68 70 68 66 66 68 68 64 64 65 63 59 59 60
Max/Min RH 96 50 96 46 96 46 83 46
RH 86 93 53 66 87 95 49 62 86 93 49 58 77 82 49 60
Pwind Dir S S S SW SW NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ231-102100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
543 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 63 94 63 94
Temp 62 79 92 95 90 76 70 65 63 77 91 93 87 75 70 66 64 77 90 93 88
Dewpt 53 57 54 53 55 62 64 65 63 68 61 58 61 65 67 66 64 70 64 58 59
Min/Max RH 25 100 31 100 31
RH 72 47 28 25 31 62 81100100 74 38 31 42 71 91100100 80 42 31 38
Wind Dir NW N E NE SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4700 6900 700 500 4700 6100 800 500 4400 6000
T Wind Dir N NE S SE SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 3 6 11 8 6 10 12 8 8 9
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 63 95 62 94 62 92 61 84
Temp 70 64 91 89 71 63 90 88 70 63 89 86 69 61 82 78
Dewpt 66 64 61 56 66 63 60 56 63 60 59 55 60 54 53 52
Max/Min RH 100 27 100 27 93 28 80 32
RH 87100 38 34 84100 37 33 77 92 37 35 73 77 38 41
Pwind Dir S S S S S NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-102100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
543 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 87 75 85 74 85
Temp 73 79 85 86 81 79 77 77 75 81 84 84 80 78 77 76 74 80 83 84 80
Dewpt 65 67 64 65 65 66 65 65 65 68 68 68 69 68 69 68 68 71 69 69 68
Min/Max RH 49 73 56 82 59
RH 78 67 50 51 59 66 67 67 73 65 58 59 68 71 76 78 82 73 62 59 66
Wind Dir N N NE E SE SE E E E E E E SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 5 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 1400 1400 900 1000 3200 3100 1800 2500 3300 3100
T Wind Dir N E E E E E SE S S S
T Wind Spd 6 9 12 9 8 10 10 8 5 9
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
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 85 73 85 71 85 69 79
Temp 77 74 83 80 77 74 83 81 77 71 82 79 74 69 77 74
Dewpt 68 69 69 69 70 69 68 69 70 68 67 66 65 63 61 61
Max/Min RH 84 60 85 57 88 57 82 57
RH 75 82 61 68 79 84 59 67 79 88 61 63 74 80 58 63
Pwind Dir S S S SW S NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ234-102100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
543 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 61 92 63 93
Temp 62 79 91 95 87 71 67 64 62 77 89 92 84 72 68 66 64 79 89 92 85
Dewpt 55 59 56 56 58 64 64 63 60 66 62 60 63 66 67 66 64 71 66 63 65
Min/Max RH 27 100 34 100 38
RH 78 50 31 27 38 79 90 97 93 69 41 35 49 81 97100100 77 47 38 52
Wind Dir NW N NE NE E SE SE NE N NE E SE SE S S S W SW S S SE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 6
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4700 6700 400 400 4400 5400 500 400 4600 5700
T Wind Dir NE NE SE SE E SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 4 10 9 4 4 8 9 5 6 9
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 64 94 65 94 64 90 62 83
Temp 69 65 89 86 71 65 90 87 70 64 87 83 67 62 80 74
Dewpt 67 65 64 64 68 65 62 62 65 60 59 57 57 53 54 52
Max/Min RH 100 34 100 32 94 34 72 36
RH 92100 43 48 90 99 40 44 84 86 38 41 70 71 41 46
Pwind Dir S SW S SW SW NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ241-102100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
543 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 95 65 92 64 92
Temp 63 79 90 94 87 75 70 67 65 79 89 91 84 73 69 66 64 78 88 92 86
Dewpt 55 59 56 56 60 65 67 65 64 68 64 61 65 67 68 66 64 70 66 62 65
Min/Max RH 28 99 37 100 38
RH 75 50 32 29 41 73 89 95 99 70 44 37 53 80 95100100 77 49 38 50
Wind Dir W W E E SE SE S SE N E E E SE SE S S SW S S SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 6 3 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4000 6300 500 400 4600 5700 800 400 4200 5400
T Wind Dir S E SE SE E E SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 4 8 10 5 6 11 10 6 8 10
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
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 65 93 65 93 64 91 64 83
Temp 70 65 89 86 70 65 89 86 70 64 87 83 69 64 80 76
Dewpt 67 64 63 63 66 64 61 61 64 63 60 60 63 58 56 58
Max/Min RH 100 34 100 32 96 35 81 39
RH 90 98 43 46 87 98 40 44 81 94 42 46 80 79 44 55
Pwind Dir S S S S S NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ229-102100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
543 AM CDT Thu Oct 10 2024
Date Thu 10/10/24 Fri 10/11/24 Sat 10/12/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 66 96 65 96
Temp 65 79 93 98 92 81 74 68 66 79 91 95 90 78 72 68 65 75 90 95 90
Dewpt 50 55 53 51 52 53 57 59 59 64 58 53 51 56 62 62 62 66 60 53 53
Min/Max RH 21 78 23 90 24
RH 58 44 26 21 26 38 55 73 78 60 33 24 26 47 70 82 89 73 37 24 28
Wind Dir N E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 4300 6700 500 400 5000 6600 800 500 4600 6400
T Wind Dir S E SE S SE SE SE S S S
T Wind Spd 4 5 10 9 8 9 13 10 9 10
Date Sun 10/13/24Mon 10/14/24Tue 10/15/24Wed 10/16/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 66 96 65 97 64 93 64 86
Temp 73 66 90 90 74 65 90 91 72 64 88 87 72 64 81 81
Dewpt 61 62 58 50 58 60 56 50 56 56 54 50 54 51 51 49
Max/Min RH 86 22 83 21 76 24 62 29
RH 66 86 34 25 57 83 31 25 56 74 32 28 53 62 35 33
Pwind Dir S S S S S E E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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