Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 101058
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
458 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
TXZ245-102200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
458 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
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 48 30 57 39 63
Temp 37 41 47 47 43 38 34 33 31 40 52 56 50 46 46 44 44 50 58 60 55
Dewpt 37 40 39 39 37 35 33 32 31 35 35 35 36 38 41 42 42 46 48 50 49
Min/Max RH 71 98 45 95 67
RH 98 97 74 73 81 89 94 96 98 82 51 45 58 72 81 91 93 88 70 69 80
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW W S S S S SW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 8 10 13 14 12 6 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3100 3800 2800 2700 2300 2700 800 500 1400 1800
T Wind Dir NW NW N NW NW S S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 24 24 19 10 6 6 11 9 9 11
Freeze A A
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
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 36 59 39 58 40 59 40 63
Temp 45 40 54 52 44 42 54 51 46 44 57 52 46 43 59 55
Dewpt 42 38 41 41 39 38 42 41 39 39 43 42 39 38 44 47
Max/Min RH 93 54 84 58 84 57 84 54
RH 90 91 62 67 81 84 63 69 78 84 61 68 76 81 58 73
Pwind Dir N N NE NE NE N N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 10 5
$$
TXZ231-102200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
458 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 50 27 59 33 62
Temp 37 40 46 49 44 38 34 32 28 37 53 58 52 44 40 37 36 44 57 61 56
Dewpt 37 37 38 37 34 33 32 30 28 32 34 32 32 32 34 33 33 38 43 44 43
Min/Max RH 62 100 37 89 53
RH 100 89 72 62 68 82 92 94100 82 47 37 46 64 81 85 89 78 59 53 62
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N N NW W W W SW S SE SE S S S N NW N NE
Wind Spd 8 11 14 14 11 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 5 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3500 4100 800 500 2800 3600 600 500 2000 2500
T Wind Dir NW N N W W S S S W N
T Wind Spd 24 25 13 5 6 9 12 9 5 8
Freeze W W
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 34 59 37 56 39 57 38 64
Temp 45 39 53 53 43 40 52 51 44 42 54 54 46 40 58 58
Dewpt 38 35 37 35 35 34 36 35 35 35 40 37 36 35 40 42
Max/Min RH 85 44 82 49 78 49 82 45
RH 78 85 54 50 73 79 54 54 70 76 60 52 69 82 51 55
Pwind Dir N NE NE NE NE N NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5
$$
TXZ247-102200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
458 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
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 48 37 58 45 61
Temp 41 43 46 47 43 40 39 38 38 43 51 56 51 51 53 53 50 53 57 58 55
Dewpt 41 41 40 40 39 37 35 34 34 35 35 36 36 40 44 46 47 48 49 50 50
Min/Max RH 74 89 47 89 72
RH 98 93 81 75 84 88 85 87 85 75 53 47 57 67 70 79 89 83 75 73 83
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW S SE S S SW W N N N N
Wind Spd 13 13 16 16 17 16 8 8 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3300 3900 3700 3200 1900 2100 1800 1400 1200 1300
T Wind Dir N NW N N NW S S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 25 26 24 14 6 6 11 10 9 11
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
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 42 58 45 57 46 58 46 61
Temp 49 44 52 52 49 47 54 51 50 48 55 53 50 48 56 55
Dewpt 45 41 43 43 43 43 45 44 43 43 45 44 42 42 45 47
Max/Min RH 91 64 86 68 85 65 83 65
RH 86 89 70 70 79 85 72 76 79 83 69 70 73 80 67 74
Pwind Dir N N NE NE NE N N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 10 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ234-102200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
458 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 48 28 56 36 61
Temp 38 39 45 47 44 38 35 31 30 37 51 56 50 41 40 38 38 45 56 59 55
Dewpt 37 38 39 38 35 33 33 31 29 33 35 35 36 36 37 36 36 41 47 48 46
Min/Max RH 70 100 45 96 67
RH 96 96 79 71 70 82 92100 96 85 54 45 58 82 89 92 92 86 72 67 72
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N N NW W W W W SW S S S S N N N N N
Wind Spd 11 13 14 16 11 8 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3200 3700 900 400 2400 3300 400 400 1900 2700
T Wind Dir N NW N NW W SW S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 23 24 16 6 6 8 10 6 6 10
Freeze W W
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 36 58 38 54 40 57 38 62
Temp 45 39 53 52 43 40 51 51 44 42 54 54 45 41 58 56
Dewpt 40 36 40 39 36 34 38 38 37 37 42 39 38 36 42 44
Max/Min RH 89 53 79 57 82 53 82 50
RH 82 89 61 61 76 79 61 61 76 82 64 57 76 82 55 64
Pwind Dir N N NE NE NE N N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ241-102200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
458 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
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 50 30 59 36 63
Temp 40 41 47 49 46 40 37 35 32 40 53 58 53 44 41 40 39 47 58 62 57
Dewpt 39 39 38 37 35 34 32 32 30 33 30 30 32 34 34 34 35 39 44 45 46
Min/Max RH 63 94 34 84 55
RH 96 91 71 65 67 78 82 87 93 76 41 34 45 67 76 81 84 75 61 55 67
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W W SW S SE SE S S SW N N N N
Wind Spd 11 12 14 14 10 6 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3400 3900 1200 600 2800 3500 500 400 1700 2800
T Wind Dir NW NW N NW W S SE S W N
T Wind Spd 25 25 13 6 4 8 12 10 4 9
Freeze W W
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
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 37 60 40 56 41 57 40 64
Temp 46 41 53 54 45 42 52 52 46 44 53 54 46 43 58 59
Dewpt 41 36 38 37 37 36 39 38 37 37 41 40 38 37 42 44
Max/Min RH 85 46 78 54 79 55 79 48
RH 83 81 57 54 72 78 61 58 71 76 63 61 72 78 54 59
Pwind Dir N N NE NE N N N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 10 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-102200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
458 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 51 28 60 34 66
Temp 40 40 46 50 46 39 34 32 29 37 53 60 56 46 42 39 37 43 58 65 60
Dewpt 36 34 33 33 31 30 29 27 27 28 27 27 29 30 30 30 30 33 36 37 38
Min/Max RH 51 92 28 76 35
RH 85 79 60 52 56 70 82 82 92 70 36 28 35 53 62 70 75 67 44 35 44
Wind Dir NW NW NW N N N W W W W SW S S S SE SE E N NW N NE
Wind Spd 9 11 13 13 11 4 2 2 2 3 4 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3700 4500 500 400 3100 4200 500 400 2500 3500
T Wind Dir NW N N W SW S S SE W N
T Wind Spd 23 25 10 5 9 11 13 10 6 9
Freeze W W
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 37 61 39 57 42 59 41 64
Temp 45 41 54 56 46 42 52 53 46 44 54 57 48 44 58 60
Dewpt 36 34 34 33 33 33 33 33 34 34 36 36 35 35 38 39
Max/Min RH 76 37 70 43 70 44 70 39
RH 70 76 47 42 60 70 48 46 63 68 50 45 60 70 47 46
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE NE N E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ442-102200-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
458 AM CST Fri Jan 10 2025
Date Fri 01/10/25 Sat 01/11/25 Sun 01/12/25
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 48 38 56 47 60
Temp 41 43 45 47 45 42 42 40 39 41 50 55 52 52 52 51 51 53 56 59 57
Dewpt 41 41 40 40 38 37 36 34 34 34 34 35 37 41 44 45 46 48 49 50 51
Min/Max RH 76 85 47 86 72
RH 100 93 82 76 76 82 79 79 82 76 54 47 56 66 74 80 83 83 77 72 80
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW SE SE S S S SW N N N N
Wind Spd 16 16 14 14 14 14 11 10 6 4 3 4 5 6 6 6 4 5 8 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 0 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 3300 4000 3900 2900 2100 2400 1200 700 1200 1600
T Wind Dir NW NW N N NW SE S SW NW N
T Wind Spd 25 26 24 17 8 6 11 10 8 11
Date Mon 01/13/25 Tue 01/14/25 Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25
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 45 56 50 57 49 56 49 60
Temp 53 47 52 53 52 50 55 54 54 52 54 54 53 50 57 58
Dewpt 48 42 44 43 45 45 49 48 47 46 48 47 45 43 48 49
Max/Min RH 86 66 83 74 80 72 77 69
RH 83 83 74 69 77 83 80 80 77 80 80 77 74 77 72 72
Pwind Dir N N NE NE NE N N NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20 20 20 10
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS 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