Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 070409
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1108 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
TXZ245-070900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1108 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 71 86 70 86 66
Temp 76 73 73 79 83 84 80 75 73 72 72 78 84 83 77 73 72 69 67
Dewpt 76 73 72 76 75 75 74 73 73 72 71 75 74 73 72 71 69 67 65
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 71 94
RH 100100 99 90 78 74 82 94100100 97 90 72 72 84 93 89 92 92
Wind Dir E E E SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E NE N N N
Wind Spd 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 8 8 4 3 3 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 50 60 20 60 40
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.24 0.04 0.05 0.16
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 800 2000 2200 1300 1200 3400 3200 1200 900
T Wind Dir SE SE E E NE NE E NE N
T Wind Spd 11 9 13 12 8 11 13 13 16
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 86 63 84 60 86 62 87 68 88
Temp 83 80 69 64 80 78 68 62 81 80 68 64 84 80 72 70 86 81
Dewpt 65 64 63 61 62 60 60 58 58 57 60 60 60 61 65 66 67 67
Min/Max RH 48 91 48 89 39 88 41 88 51
RH 54 57 81 90 55 54 76 89 46 45 75 87 44 52 80 87 54 64
Pwind Dir N N N N NE NE E S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-070900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1108 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 71 91 68 87 64
Temp 76 74 73 79 85 89 85 76 73 70 70 76 82 85 82 75 71 69 66
Dewpt 74 72 72 74 75 72 72 72 72 70 70 73 72 70 70 69 68 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 61 90
RH 94 93 97 85 71 57 65 87 97100100 90 72 61 66 82 90 84 90
Wind Dir E E NE NE E NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E N N N
Wind Spd 3 3 3 4 6 6 8 4 3 2 4 6 8 9 8 4 3 3 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 40 40 10 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.21 0.05 0.04 0.31
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS SC IS SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1000 3400 3900 1000 1200 4000 5300 2800 900
T Wind Dir E E NE E NE NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 10 10 11 12 9 14 17 13 14
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 87 61 84 59 87 58 91 63 95
Temp 83 83 68 63 79 81 67 60 81 84 66 60 86 88 70 65 91 90
Dewpt 63 59 60 58 60 55 56 55 54 51 54 54 55 53 60 61 61 61
Min/Max RH 40 85 39 83 29 83 27 89 30
RH 51 44 76 84 51 41 67 83 39 32 65 81 36 30 72 87 38 39
Pwind Dir N N N NE N E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-070900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1108 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 83 73 83 69
Temp 76 75 75 78 81 82 78 76 76 75 75 79 81 81 77 75 74 72 70
Dewpt 76 75 75 76 75 75 75 75 74 74 74 75 74 73 72 73 70 69 67
Max/Min RH 100 80 100 78 93
RH 100100 99 94 84 80 91 96 96 99 97 88 80 78 86 92 87 89 90
Wind Dir SE SE E SE E E E E E NE NE NE NE E E NE NE N N
Wind Spd 6 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12HR 50 60 20 60 40
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.10 0.17 0.06 0.17
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1100 1400 1500 1600 1100 2000 1800 1400 1900
T Wind Dir SE SE E E NE NE E NE N
T Wind Spd 12 11 13 13 10 11 13 16 20
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 84 67 82 66 82 68 83 73 84
Temp 81 79 73 68 78 78 71 67 79 78 73 70 80 78 75 74 82 78
Dewpt 66 64 65 64 63 61 62 62 59 59 61 63 62 64 67 68 69 69
Min/Max RH 55 86 53 85 47 78 53 82 63
RH 60 61 78 86 59 56 73 84 52 52 66 78 54 62 76 82 65 74
Pwind Dir N N N N NE E E S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 10 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-070900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1108 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 71 85 68 85 65
Temp 74 73 73 78 82 83 80 73 72 70 70 76 82 84 80 74 71 69 67
Dewpt 73 72 72 75 75 75 74 72 71 70 70 74 74 72 71 69 67 64 63
Max/Min RH 100 77 100 67 87
RH 97 97 97 91 79 77 82 97 97100100 94 77 67 74 84 87 84 87
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 3 4 4 6 8 8 8 5 4 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 50 20 50 30
QPF 12HR 0.35 0.92 0.03 0.03 0.09
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 700 3000 2800 500 500 4300 5100 400 500
T Wind Dir E E E E NE NE NE NE N
T Wind Spd 9 10 12 9 8 14 14 13 12
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 83 61 80 58 83 57 88 63 90
Temp 81 79 68 63 77 77 65 60 79 80 64 59 83 83 68 66 87 83
Dewpt 64 61 60 59 62 58 57 55 56 55 57 57 58 58 63 64 63 64
Min/Max RH 49 87 50 85 39 94 35 95 41
RH 56 54 76 87 60 52 75 84 45 42 78 93 43 43 84 93 45 53
Pwind Dir N N N N N NE N SE S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-070900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1108 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 90 70 85 66
Temp 77 75 74 79 85 88 84 76 74 72 72 78 82 84 80 73 72 69 67
Dewpt 76 75 73 76 75 75 75 74 72 72 72 74 73 72 72 71 69 67 65
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 69 94
RH 96100 99 90 71 65 74 92 93100 99 88 75 69 76 93 90 92 92
Wind Dir E NE E E NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E NE N N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 6 6 8 6 4 3 4 6 8 8 8 4 4 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 50 40 10 60 40
QPF 12HR 0.24 0.12 0 0.05 0.21
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS IS SC SC IS SC IS SC SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1100 3100 3500 1100 1000 3600 3900 900 600
T Wind Dir E E NE E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 9 11 11 9 13 13 14 13
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 86 63 84 60 86 59 90 63 93
Temp 83 82 69 65 80 80 68 62 81 82 66 60 85 85 70 66 89 87
Dewpt 63 61 61 60 60 58 58 56 55 54 57 57 56 57 62 62 62 64
Min/Max RH 44 85 43 83 34 90 30 91 36
RH 52 49 76 84 52 46 70 81 42 39 72 89 38 38 76 89 41 47
Pwind Dir N N N NE N SE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-070900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1108 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 71 93 70 89 65
Temp 77 74 72 79 87 91 89 79 75 72 71 77 84 87 84 76 72 69 67
Dewpt 66 67 68 70 70 67 66 68 69 68 68 69 68 65 65 65 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 93 44 91 48 80
RH 69 79 87 74 57 45 47 69 82 87 90 76 59 48 53 69 76 78 78
Wind Dir E E NE NE E NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E NE NE N N
Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 6 4 4 5 6 8 8 8 4 3 3 3
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW
Clouds(%) SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW
PoP 12HR 30 30 10 50 40
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.03 0.59
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC IS IS SC IS IS SC IS SC SC
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 900 4000 5000 600 1000 4600 7200 2900 1000
T Wind Dir E E NE E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 10 12 13 11 14 16 16 14
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 88 62 86 60 88 59 93 65 98
Temp 83 86 70 63 81 83 68 61 82 86 68 60 87 91 73 66 91 96
Dewpt 59 54 57 56 56 52 54 52 50 46 51 52 51 47 55 56 58 54
Min/Max RH 32 78 32 73 24 75 21 70 23
RH 44 34 63 78 42 34 61 72 33 25 55 75 29 22 53 70 33 25
Pwind Dir N NE N NE NE E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-070900-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1108 PM CDT Tue May 6 2025
Date 05/06/25 Wed 05/07/25 Thu 05/08/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 82 75 80 70
Temp 78 77 76 79 81 82 79 76 76 76 76 78 80 79 77 75 74 72 72
Dewpt 76 75 75 76 76 76 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 70 69 67
Max/Min RH 100 82 97 81 90
RH 94 94 97 91 85 82 88 97 94 94 94 88 82 82 85 90 87 90 84
Wind Dir SE SE E SE SE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 8 9 9 8 6 5 6 8 10 11 10 8 6 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 40 40 20 70 50
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.04 0 0.13 0.20
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC IS SC IS IS IS NM NM NM NM SC SC SC SC
Tstms SC SC SC IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1100 1400 1300 1100 1000 1500 1500 900 1700
T Wind Dir SE SE E E NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 11 10 11 12 9 12 16 14 23
Date 05/09Sat 05/10/25Sun 05/11/25Mon 05/12/25Tue 05/13/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 82 68 81 67 80 67 82 71 83
Temp 79 79 73 69 77 78 73 68 78 78 73 68 80 79 75 72 82 79
Dewpt 66 65 65 62 63 62 61 61 60 60 62 62 63 64 66 66 68 69
Min/Max RH 56 78 54 78 49 81 54 83 62
RH 64 62 76 78 62 58 66 78 54 54 68 81 56 60 74 81 63 72
Pwind Dir N N N NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 5 5 0 0 0 0
$$
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