Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 191028
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
528 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
TXZ245-192100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
528 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 94 76 93 79 92
Temp 77 88 92 92 86 82 80 78 76 86 91 92 87 82 82 80 79 88 91 91 87
Dewpt 76 80 79 79 79 78 78 77 76 80 79 79 77 77 76 75 74 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 64 100 65 87 60
RH 99 79 66 66 80 90 93 97100 84 68 65 72 85 84 85 84 72 63 61 72
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 5 5 9 3 2 2 2 2 5 9 5 4 2 2 2 4 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 2900 900 600 3100 2900 2000 1300 3600 3800
T Wind Dir SE SE SE S E E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 12 6 5 11 12 10 11 13
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 78 92 77 92 76 91 73 92
Temp 80 78 90 87 79 77 90 86 79 76 89 85 77 73 89 86
Dewpt 74 73 76 76 75 74 75 76 74 72 75 75 74 72 74 74
Max/Min RH 89 62 91 61 90 61 96 58
RH 84 86 65 70 87 88 63 71 87 88 64 73 90 95 61 68
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE E SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 20 10 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-192100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
528 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 76 97 74 95
Temp 76 85 94 95 90 82 78 77 76 85 94 96 91 82 78 76 75 84 93 94 89
Dewpt 76 80 77 76 77 78 78 77 76 80 77 76 76 77 77 76 75 78 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 53 100 53 100 53
RH 100 85 58 55 66 90100100100 85 58 53 63 85 97 99100 83 58 54 62
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 5 2 2 2 4 6 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4800 5000 1900 700 5300 5300 3000 1600 6100 6500
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 11 16 6 8 11 14 10 10 13
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 95 72 95 71 94 71 93
Temp 76 72 92 89 77 72 91 89 76 71 90 88 75 71 90 88
Dewpt 75 72 74 73 74 72 73 71 74 71 73 71 73 71 72 69
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 47 100 49 100 48
RH 96100 55 58 92 99 55 56 94100 58 57 94 99 56 53
Pwind Dir SE SE SE NE SE E SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 20 0 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
$$
TXZ247-192100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
528 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 90 79 89 80 88
Temp 80 87 88 88 85 83 82 80 80 84 87 88 86 82 82 81 80 85 86 87 84
Dewpt 77 79 79 80 79 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 77 77 76 76 75 76 77 77 76
Min/Max RH 72 96 73 87 71
RH 93 78 75 76 82 87 90 93 94 84 76 74 76 85 84 84 84 75 74 71 77
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 6 8 10 6 5 4 3 4 6 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0.04 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 2000 1600 1000 2100 2200 2000 2100 2700 3100
T Wind Dir SE E SE S SE E SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 6 12 13 8 6 11 13 12 11 14
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 81 88 79 88 79 88 78 88
Temp 82 81 87 85 82 80 86 85 81 79 86 84 81 78 86 84
Dewpt 75 74 76 76 75 74 76 75 75 74 76 75 75 74 75 74
Max/Min RH 81 69 85 69 85 69 86 66
RH 79 79 71 75 80 84 71 73 80 83 72 76 81 85 69 72
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 20 20 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-192100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
528 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 76 96 73 93
Temp 76 87 95 94 88 82 79 77 76 84 93 95 88 79 75 74 73 83 91 92 86
Dewpt 76 79 78 78 78 78 78 77 76 80 77 76 76 76 75 74 73 77 75 73 74
Min/Max RH 56 100 54 100 53
RH 100 77 58 60 72 88 97100100 88 60 54 68 92100100100 81 60 54 67
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 2 4 6 10 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 10 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4500 4900 500 400 5200 5200 1400 400 5400 6100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 5 10 10 5 4 10 11 8 10 12
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 94 73 93 72 93 72 93
Temp 75 73 90 87 77 73 90 86 75 72 89 87 75 72 90 87
Dewpt 74 73 74 74 74 73 74 73 74 72 73 73 73 71 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 53 100 54 98 50
RH 95 99 59 66 90 99 60 65 95 99 59 64 94 95 56 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 20 5 20 5 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC
$$
TXZ241-192100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
528 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 76 95 75 93
Temp 77 86 92 94 88 81 79 78 76 85 91 93 88 80 78 77 75 84 89 92 86
Dewpt 77 80 78 77 78 78 78 78 76 80 78 78 77 78 78 76 75 78 76 75 75
Min/Max RH 58 100 61 100 58
RH 100 83 63 59 71 91 97 99100 85 65 61 70 92 99 99100 82 64 58 69
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 4 4 8 9 4 3 2 2 3 4 8 9 4 3 2 2 4 6 9 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 20 0 20
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3700 4400 1700 700 4400 4700 2500 1300 5100 5700
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 11 13 8 8 12 13 9 10 13
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 94 73 94 73 93 72 93
Temp 77 74 91 88 76 73 90 87 76 73 89 87 76 72 89 87
Dewpt 76 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 72 73 73 74 72 73 72
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 52 99 54 100 53
RH 96 99 58 64 94 99 58 63 95 98 61 63 93 99 59 60
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE E SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 20 5 20 10 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS SC
$$
TXZ229-192100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
528 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 78 98 77 98
Temp 79 85 94 98 94 86 82 80 79 85 94 97 94 86 82 78 77 83 92 97 92
Dewpt 76 76 72 71 72 74 76 75 76 76 73 70 71 73 75 75 74 75 72 69 70
Min/Max RH 42 94 42 93 40
RH 91 75 49 42 49 68 82 85 91 75 51 42 47 65 80 90 90 76 53 40 48
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 8 8 6 4 3 4 4 6 9 9 6 6 4 6 6 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5100 6000 700 1300 5400 6500 3700 1600 7000 8600
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 11 16 10 9 12 17 12 11 13
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 98 74 95 74 96 74 94
Temp 81 76 92 94 80 74 90 91 79 74 90 91 80 74 89 89
Dewpt 73 73 70 66 71 71 67 65 69 70 68 66 70 70 68 66
Max/Min RH 91 35 89 39 87 38 89 41
RH 77 89 49 40 74 89 47 42 72 86 48 44 72 86 50 46
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 5 20 5 5 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
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