Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 300758
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
257 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
TXZ245-302100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 93 70 93 69 92
Temp 71 67 82 91 91 83 77 75 72 71 83 91 92 86 79 76 72 70 83 89 91 85
Dewpt 67 66 71 67 68 70 71 70 70 70 74 70 70 71 72 71 70 68 71 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 43 99 48 95 49
RH 89 95 71 46 48 64 81 84 92 95 76 51 49 62 79 86 93 93 67 51 51 63
Wind Dir W N N E SE SE SE SE SE N NE E E SE SE E N N N NE E E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 4 2 1 2 4 5 6 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3900 4000 600 400 4900 4500 1200 400 5900 5800
T Wind Dir NE SE SE E NE E SE NW NE E
T Wind Spd 3 9 11 5 10 11 8 6 12 13
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
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 70 92 71 91 70 91 70 93
Temp 76 70 89 85 76 72 88 84 75 72 88 85 75 70 89 85
Dewpt 70 69 71 73 73 71 74 74 73 68 73 73 71 68 69 70
Max/Min RH 96 53 98 60 94 57 94 48
RH 83 94 57 69 90 96 64 72 92 89 62 69 89 92 52 61
Pwind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 50 40 40 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-302100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 67 96 67 95
Temp 67 65 80 94 96 92 79 73 69 67 81 93 96 91 80 74 69 68 81 92 95 90
Dewpt 64 65 70 63 58 60 65 69 69 67 71 66 61 61 65 67 66 64 66 64 61 62
Min/Max RH 28 100 32 92 33
RH 90100 72 37 29 35 62 87 99100 72 41 32 37 61 80 90 89 60 40 33 40
Wind Dir S SE SW SE NE SE SE SE SE N N NE NE E SE S NW N N NE NE E
Wind Spd 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 5 6 4 2 1 2 2 4 5 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5800 7700 700 500 6700 8600 600 500 8500 10200
T Wind Dir SE E SE SE NE E SE W N NE
T Wind Spd 3 4 13 5 8 11 10 5 6 10
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 68 94 69 93 69 93 68 95
Temp 73 68 90 89 75 70 92 85 75 71 89 87 73 68 90 89
Dewpt 69 67 67 65 71 68 69 68 69 66 68 66 68 65 66 62
Max/Min RH 98 39 96 45 90 43 91 35
RH 87 96 47 46 89 94 47 57 83 87 51 51 84 90 45 40
Pwind Dir E NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 30 20 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-302100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 88 77 89 75 88
Temp 79 75 82 86 86 82 81 80 79 77 83 86 88 83 81 80 78 75 82 85 86 82
Dewpt 69 69 72 71 71 70 71 71 70 70 74 72 71 72 72 71 72 71 72 71 71 71
Min/Max RH 55 84 57 88 61
RH 73 81 72 60 60 66 72 74 75 81 75 62 57 68 74 75 82 88 72 63 62 71
Wind Dir SW N N E SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE E SE SE SE N N N NE E E
Wind Spd 2 2 3 3 6 8 6 5 3 3 5 6 6 8 5 3 4 8 9 9 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 1800 900 900 2700 2400 1400 1200 3300 3300
T Wind Dir NE SE SE E NE E SE N NE E
T Wind Spd 4 9 11 6 11 11 10 8 13 13
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
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 76 87 75 87 75 87 75 88
Temp 79 76 85 82 79 76 84 82 78 77 85 82 79 75 85 83
Dewpt 71 71 73 73 74 73 75 74 74 73 73 73 73 71 70 70
Max/Min RH 84 64 93 70 90 66 89 56
RH 76 83 66 74 84 92 73 77 86 89 70 73 82 86 61 65
Pwind Dir E NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 30 50 50 40 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ234-302100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 67 96 69 94
Temp 66 63 80 92 94 89 76 72 69 67 81 93 96 90 78 74 71 69 82 91 93 86
Dewpt 60 60 65 62 60 65 69 70 69 67 72 67 64 65 69 69 66 64 69 66 64 66
Min/Max RH 32 100 35 84 38
RH 81 90 60 37 32 45 79 93100100 74 43 35 44 74 84 83 83 66 44 39 51
Wind Dir NW N NW E E SE S S N N N NE NE E S W N N NE NE E E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 8 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6000 7000 400 400 7100 8300 600 400 8100 9400
T Wind Dir N E S E NE NE S NW NE E
T Wind Spd 3 5 9 4 8 11 8 4 10 11
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 93 70 92 70 92 68 94
Temp 73 68 90 87 74 71 89 85 74 72 89 86 73 69 90 87
Dewpt 69 66 68 68 70 68 71 70 69 66 70 69 68 66 66 64
Max/Min RH 95 45 92 51 89 49 93 39
RH 88 92 49 53 87 91 56 61 84 83 54 58 84 91 46 47
Pwind Dir E NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 40 20 30 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-302100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
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 69 95 69 94
Temp 70 68 81 92 95 90 78 73 70 69 81 91 94 89 78 74 71 69 83 91 93 88
Dewpt 69 68 72 64 61 64 69 70 69 68 71 67 64 66 68 69 68 66 68 65 63 66
Min/Max RH 33 99 38 92 37
RH 95100 76 40 33 43 74 89 95 99 72 46 38 47 71 86 89 89 62 42 37 49
Wind Dir SW NW SW E E SE SE S SW NW N NE E E SE SW NW NW N NE NE E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 2 2 2 3 6 6 6 2 1 2 4 4 6 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
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 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5200 7100 800 400 6500 8000 1400 400 8400 10000
T Wind Dir S E SE SE NE NE S W N E
T Wind Spd 4 6 11 4 9 13 9 4 9 11
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
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 69 93 71 91 71 91 69 92
Temp 73 69 89 87 75 72 88 85 75 72 87 85 74 70 88 86
Dewpt 70 69 68 69 72 71 71 72 72 69 70 70 70 67 68 66
Max/Min RH 99 45 99 54 96 52 93 43
RH 91 97 51 56 89 96 59 66 89 92 57 62 87 92 51 50
Pwind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 20 10 40 30 30 5 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC IS IS SC
Tstms SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ229-302100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
257 AM CDT Mon Sep 30 2024
Date Mon 09/30/24 Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 69 98 69 96
Temp 69 67 80 93 98 93 82 77 71 69 81 92 97 92 82 77 72 69 81 91 95 91
Dewpt 54 58 64 60 55 56 56 62 63 63 66 62 57 56 56 58 59 58 61 59 57 58
Min/Max RH 24 81 26 68 28
RH 59 73 58 33 24 29 41 60 76 81 60 37 26 29 41 52 63 67 51 34 28 33
Wind Dir NE NE E S NE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE NE E E E NE N NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 5200 7600 500 500 6300 8900 1300 500 8500 10200
T Wind Dir SE NE SE SE NE NE SE SE NE NE
T Wind Spd 5 4 11 6 6 11 10 6 6 9
Date Thu 10/03/24Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 96 71 96 72 93 70 95
Temp 75 69 90 91 77 71 91 90 77 72 89 88 76 70 90 90
Dewpt 62 64 63 59 65 66 64 61 65 64 64 63 63 62 63 59
Max/Min RH 84 30 85 33 77 37 76 31
RH 63 83 41 34 67 83 41 38 67 75 44 43 64 75 41 35
Pwind Dir SE E E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 20 10 20 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
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