Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 301443
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
943 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
TXZ245-302100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
943 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
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 81 95 78 95
Temp 90 93 94 91 86 84 83 82 91 94 93 90 83 82 80 78 88 93 94 90
Dewpt 77 78 79 78 78 78 78 78 79 77 77 77 78 78 77 77 77 76 77 77
Min/Max RH 61 88 58 97 58
RH 68 62 61 67 79 81 84 88 69 58 60 67 84 87 90 97 70 59 58 67
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE S N NE SE SE SE S S SW W SW S SE S
Wind Spd 5 8 9 6 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 5 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3400 1300 600 3900 3500 1500 1100 3900 3800
T Wind Dir SE SE E NE SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 14 11 4 5 10 12 9 6 12
Date Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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 80 93 80 94 81 94 79 94
Temp 83 80 91 89 83 81 92 90 83 81 93 89 83 80 92 90
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 78 78 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 90 62 91 63 89 61 91 62
RH 81 90 66 70 82 91 65 69 82 88 62 69 82 90 65 68
Pwind Dir S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 5 0 5 5 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ231-302100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
943 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 98 77 100 74 101
Temp 88 95 97 93 84 80 77 77 86 96100 96 85 80 76 74 86 97100 95
Dewpt 77 75 73 72 75 77 76 76 77 73 71 71 73 75 74 74 75 70 69 70
Min/Max RH 46 97 39 100 37
RH 70 53 46 51 74 90 96 97 74 48 39 44 69 85 94100 70 42 37 45
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE N N E SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 9 11 11 4 2 1 1 2 5 6 8 5 3 2 1 2 5 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 FW CL FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 6400 2600 600 5600 6200 3700 800 5200 6800
T Wind Dir SE SE NW E SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 16 5 5 11 16 9 9 13
Date Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 99 76 100 76 101 76 100
Temp 80 76 96 93 81 77 97 94 81 76 98 95 80 76 97 94
Dewpt 74 74 72 73 76 75 73 73 76 75 72 72 75 75 73 72
Max/Min RH 95 43 95 43 98 38 98 41
RH 82 94 46 52 85 94 46 51 85 97 43 48 85 97 47 49
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ247-302100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
943 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
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 91 83 91 82 91
Temp 88 90 91 88 85 84 83 83 87 89 91 88 85 84 83 82 87 89 90 88
Dewpt 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 77 77 77 78 77 77 77 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 66 85 65 87 65
RH 72 69 66 71 80 81 85 85 75 69 65 69 79 82 81 87 74 69 65 69
Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE SE NE E E SE SE S S SW SW SW S SE SE
Wind Spd 9 11 11 10 8 5 4 3 3 5 6 8 6 5 5 4 3 4 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 1600 1200 2400 2100 1500 1600 2200 2600
T Wind Dir E SE SE E SE S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 16 13 6 5 10 12 11 8 12
Date Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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 83 91 83 91 83 90 83 91
Temp 84 83 89 88 84 84 89 88 85 85 89 88 84 84 89 88
Dewpt 77 77 78 78 77 78 79 78 78 78 78 77 77 78 78 78
Max/Min RH 83 67 82 69 84 67 84 68
RH 79 83 71 71 79 81 72 71 80 80 70 71 79 81 70 71
Pwind Dir S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 10 5 5 0 5 0 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ234-302100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
943 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 77 97 76 96
Temp 87 92 94 92 82 79 77 77 86 94 96 93 83 80 78 76 87 93 96 92
Dewpt 79 77 76 76 77 77 77 76 79 76 74 76 76 76 76 76 77 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 56 100 49 100 51
RH 78 62 56 60 85 94100 97 80 56 49 58 80 88 94100 72 54 51 58
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S NW N N E SE S S S SW W SW S SE S
Wind Spd 5 8 10 9 4 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 5 4 3 2 2 4 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC CL CL CL FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC CL CL CL FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 5 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5100 700 400 4700 5600 1600 500 5200 6500
T Wind Dir SE S SW N SE S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 12 9 4 4 9 11 9 6 11
Date Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 93 78 95 78 95 77 95
Temp 81 78 91 90 81 79 92 90 81 78 92 90 80 77 93 91
Dewpt 76 76 77 77 76 76 78 78 77 76 77 76 77 76 76 77
Max/Min RH 95 62 91 60 95 56 98 55
RH 85 94 64 66 85 91 64 68 88 94 62 64 91 97 58 64
Pwind Dir S S S S S S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 10 0 10 0 5 0 20
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ241-302100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
943 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
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 77 98 75 99
Temp 88 93 95 91 82 80 78 77 87 95 97 93 84 80 77 75 86 95 98 93
Dewpt 77 75 75 75 76 77 77 76 77 74 73 73 76 76 76 75 76 73 71 72
Min/Max RH 52 97 47 100 43
RH 71 56 53 59 82 91 96 97 74 52 47 52 79 88 96 99 73 50 43 51
Wind Dir SE E E SE SE SE NW N E E SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 11 11 11 5 2 2 2 2 5 9 9 5 4 2 2 3 6 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS IS
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5400 2000 500 5700 5600 2800 700 5200 6100
T Wind Dir E SE NE E SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 20 11 4 6 11 12 9 10 13
Date Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
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 97 77 99 77 99 77 98
Temp 81 76 94 92 81 77 96 94 81 78 96 93 80 77 95 93
Dewpt 75 74 74 74 76 76 74 76 76 76 73 74 76 76 74 75
Max/Min RH 95 48 98 47 95 44 97 46
RH 84 94 52 56 85 97 51 56 85 94 48 54 87 97 51 56
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ229-302100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
943 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024
Date Sun 06/30/24 Mon 07/01/24 Tue 07/02/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 100 78 101 78 104
Temp 87 94 99 96 88 84 79 78 86 94 99100 91 85 80 78 87 97103101
Dewpt 75 72 69 69 71 73 74 74 74 70 66 66 70 72 73 73 72 67 63 64
Min/Max RH 38 88 32 86 27
RH 67 49 38 42 57 70 85 88 68 46 34 33 50 65 79 85 61 38 27 30
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S N SE SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 8 10 11 8 4 2 2 2 5 6 9 8 6 4 2 4 6 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 5 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
Obvis H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H
LAL 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 7600 3400 700 6200 7700 5500 700 6500 8300
T Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE SE S S SE
T Wind Spd 18 18 6 8 12 17 9 11 13
Date Wed 07/03/24Thu 07/04/24Fri 07/05/24Sat 07/06/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 79 103 79 103 79 103 78 102
Temp 85 79 97100 85 79 97101 86 79 98101 85 78 96100
Dewpt 71 72 68 66 73 73 69 66 73 74 69 65 72 74 68 65
Max/Min RH 80 31 83 30 86 29 89 29
RH 63 79 39 33 67 82 40 32 65 85 39 31 65 88 40 32
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
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