Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 011648
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1148 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
TXZ245-012100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1148 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 92 70 91
Temp 92 92 85 78 75 72 70 83 90 91 85 77 75 72 70 82 89 90 85
Dewpt 69 69 71 72 71 70 68 71 70 71 71 71 70 69 68 73 70 70 71
Min/Max RH 46 92 50 94 51
RH 48 47 63 81 87 92 92 67 51 52 64 81 84 88 92 73 55 52 64
Wind Dir NE E SE SE N N N NE NE E E E E E NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 5 5 4 2 1 2 3 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 10 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4600 500 400 5500 5000 1500 600 4800 4900
T Wind Dir E S N NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 12 6 6 12 13 10 5 9 11
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
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 69 91 69 92 68 94
Temp 74 69 89 85 74 71 88 83 74 70 89 85 74 68 90 86
Dewpt 70 68 71 74 73 69 72 72 71 69 70 70 69 65 66 66
Max/Min RH 97 52 99 58 96 50 93 41
RH 87 96 57 70 95 95 60 71 89 96 54 61 83 90 46 52
Pwind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 40 50 30 30 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-012100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1148 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 68 96 66 95
Temp 94 97 91 80 74 70 68 82 93 95 90 79 73 69 66 80 91 95 90
Dewpt 67 61 61 65 66 65 62 65 64 62 63 68 70 68 66 71 66 62 63
Min/Max RH 30 84 34 100 34
RH 42 31 37 61 76 84 83 56 39 35 42 70 90 97100 72 43 34 41
Wind Dir NE NE E SE NW NW NW N NE E E SE SE SE NE NE E E SE
Wind Spd 6 6 3 2 1 2 2 4 6 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 4 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 9200 600 500 7500 8600 2100 500 6200 8200
T Wind Dir NE S W NE E SE SE E E
T Wind Spd 13 9 4 9 11 12 4 6 11
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 66 95 68 94 67 93 66 95
Temp 72 66 90 89 73 69 91 86 73 68 90 87 74 66 91 89
Dewpt 69 66 66 63 69 66 68 65 69 68 67 64 65 62 62 58
Max/Min RH 100 35 93 42 100 39 87 30
RH 89100 46 43 87 91 48 51 89 99 47 47 76 86 38 36
Pwind Dir E NE NE NE NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 30 10 20 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-012100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1148 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 89 76 88 76 87
Temp 87 87 83 81 80 78 76 82 85 86 83 79 79 78 77 82 84 86 82
Dewpt 72 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 73 72 72 71
Min/Max RH 57 87 62 83 62
RH 60 59 67 74 77 82 85 71 64 62 69 76 77 79 82 74 65 62 69
Wind Dir NE E SE SE E N N N NE E E E E E NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 6 6 6 4 2 4 6 8 9 9 9 8 5 5 5 8 8 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 20 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2200 800 600 3700 3300 1800 1700 3500 3300
T Wind Dir E SE N NE E E E E E
T Wind Spd 12 8 8 12 16 13 9 10 13
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
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 88 74 87 74 87 73 89
Temp 79 75 85 83 79 76 85 80 78 75 85 83 78 74 86 84
Dewpt 71 72 73 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 69 68 68
Max/Min RH 91 64 94 66 90 59 87 52
RH 77 90 67 75 85 92 69 78 84 90 63 67 77 86 54 60
Pwind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 50 50 50 40 30 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
$$
TXZ234-012100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1148 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 69 94 67 94
Temp 93 96 90 77 74 71 69 83 91 93 87 77 72 70 67 81 91 93 87
Dewpt 67 63 65 68 67 65 63 69 66 64 66 69 69 68 66 70 66 64 67
Min/Max RH 34 81 38 97 38
RH 43 34 44 74 79 81 81 63 43 38 50 78 89 95 95 69 44 38 52
Wind Dir NE NE E S NW NW N NE NE E E SE SE NE N NE E E SE
Wind Spd 5 6 4 2 2 3 4 6 8 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL
Clouds(%) CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 8300 400 400 6600 7100 700 400 6400 8100
T Wind Dir NE S NW NE E SE E NE E
T Wind Spd 11 6 5 11 11 10 4 8 11
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 94 69 92 69 92 67 94
Temp 71 67 89 87 74 71 89 83 73 70 90 87 74 68 90 87
Dewpt 68 65 67 68 70 67 70 70 69 68 68 66 66 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 95 45 92 52 93 45 87 33
RH 90 92 48 54 87 89 54 65 87 92 49 50 77 85 39 40
Pwind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 20 40 20 20 5 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
TXZ241-012100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1148 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
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 94 68 93
Temp 92 95 90 78 74 71 69 83 91 93 87 77 73 70 68 81 89 92 87
Dewpt 67 64 65 68 68 68 66 68 65 64 67 70 70 69 68 72 67 65 67
Min/Max RH 36 90 39 100 42
RH 44 36 44 71 82 89 90 61 43 39 52 80 91 97 99 75 49 42 52
Wind Dir NE E E S SW NW N N NE E E SE SE NE N NE E E E
Wind Spd 8 6 6 2 2 2 3 4 6 6 6 3 1 2 2 3 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 7900 700 400 7400 7700 1800 400 5800 7400
T Wind Dir NE S W N E SE E NE E
T Wind Spd 16 9 4 9 11 10 4 8 12
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
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 93 70 93 70 92 68 94
Temp 73 69 88 87 74 71 88 84 73 70 88 86 73 69 89 88
Dewpt 70 68 68 68 72 69 69 70 70 69 68 67 68 65 63 62
Max/Min RH 99 44 96 48 96 44 91 35
RH 91 97 52 55 92 94 54 63 90 95 51 53 85 89 42 43
Pwind Dir E NE NE NE NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 30 30 40 20 30 10 10
Rain Shwrs SC IS SC IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-012100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1148 AM CDT Tue Oct 1 2024
Date Tue 10/01/24 Wed 10/02/24 Thu 10/03/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 97 70 96 70 95
Temp 91 96 93 84 78 72 70 82 92 95 91 82 76 72 70 81 91 95 91
Dewpt 63 58 58 57 58 59 58 61 60 57 57 59 63 65 64 67 62 59 59
Min/Max RH 28 66 28 82 31
RH 40 28 31 40 50 64 66 49 35 28 32 46 64 78 80 63 38 31 34
Wind Dir NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE E E E E E
Wind Spd 4 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 9000 500 400 7400 8800 1000 600 6800 8800
T Wind Dir NE E NW NE E SE SE SE E
T Wind Spd 11 8 6 8 9 11 8 8 10
Date Fri 10/04/24Sat 10/05/24Sun 10/06/24Mon 10/07/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 96 69 95 69 94 69 96
Temp 76 69 91 90 75 70 91 87 75 70 89 89 75 69 91 90
Dewpt 64 64 61 57 61 62 62 60 64 63 63 60 60 58 57 54
Max/Min RH 85 29 78 33 79 33 70 25
RH 66 83 37 33 62 76 38 40 69 79 42 38 60 67 32 30
Pwind Dir SE NE NE NE NE N NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 10 10 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
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