Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 242318
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
518 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
TXZ245-251000-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
518 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 64 85 52 76 62
Temp 72 69 68 66 65 77 84 83 74 69 64 56 53 63 71 75 68 65 65 64 64
Dewpt 68 67 66 65 65 71 69 70 70 69 57 47 44 48 48 53 57 60 62 62 62
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 42 95
RH 86 94 92 97 99 82 61 65 89100 78 72 71 60 43 47 68 86 89 95 93
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S N N N N N E SE SE S S SW
Wind Spd 6 6 5 4 4 5 8 6 2 2 4 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2 3
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 500 3400 3400 1100 1400 1700 1900 1000 700
T Wind Dir S S S S E N N E S S
T Wind Spd 18 16 17 16 10 17 11 6 8 9
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 84 59 74 45 66 50 75 50 72
Temp 83 75 69 61 73 64 52 46 64 59 53 53 73 68 59 51 68 61
Dewpt 68 71 69 61 57 51 42 38 41 45 46 48 58 61 57 51 51 48
Min/Max RH 61 100 53 74 40 83 57 100 50
RH 62 87 99 99 58 63 67 74 43 59 76 83 59 78 93 100 56 62
Pwind Dir S S NW N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-251000-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
518 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 60 89 53 76 56
Temp 80 70 66 62 61 71 85 89 82 70 64 57 54 60 71 75 71 62 59 57 59
Dewpt 60 64 62 62 61 66 64 62 62 62 47 41 39 42 43 47 51 54 57 57 58
Max/Min RH 100 40 76 35 100
RH 51 80 87100100 84 50 40 50 76 55 55 58 53 37 37 49 75 94100 96
Wind Dir SE SE S SE SE S S S SE E NE N NE NE NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 8 5 4 6 9 5 2 5 10 11 9 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 3
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) CL FW CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 500 3200 4500 1600 1600 2400 3300 800 700
T Wind Dir S S S S NE NE NE S S S
T Wind Spd 17 13 16 6 12 18 11 8 9 10
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 89 56 75 43 67 47 74 49 70
Temp 83 82 67 57 73 67 52 44 62 62 51 49 70 70 58 50 66 62
Dewpt 63 60 61 56 47 38 33 32 31 31 38 39 50 52 50 47 44 36
Min/Max RH 40 100 32 62 25 69 45 88 35
RH 50 48 83 95 39 35 48 62 30 30 62 68 50 53 75 86 44 38
Pwind Dir S SE N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ247-251000-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
518 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 70 80 57 74 64
Temp 73 72 72 71 71 76 79 78 73 72 69 61 58 64 69 72 67 67 68 66 68
Dewpt 68 68 68 68 69 71 71 71 71 71 65 53 51 51 51 55 59 63 66 66 67
Max/Min RH 95 73 99 52 100
RH 83 86 87 90 92 83 77 80 92 97 87 75 76 64 54 54 75 86 93 99 98
Wind Dir S S S S S S SW S S S N N N N NE NE E SE S S SW
Wind Spd 10 11 10 10 8 9 9 8 5 4 6 10 10 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 6
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 800 1100 1300 1200 1600 1700 1500 1800 1700
T Wind Dir S S S S SE N N E S S
T Wind Spd 21 19 17 12 9 18 13 8 9 11
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 80 64 71 51 66 57 73 57 70
Temp 79 74 73 66 70 65 58 52 62 61 60 60 71 68 65 58 67 62
Dewpt 70 71 71 66 60 55 48 45 45 48 52 55 60 61 62 57 55 51
Min/Max RH 74 100 64 79 52 83 67 98 59
RH 75 89 93 99 72 69 70 78 55 62 75 83 68 78 90 98 65 66
Pwind Dir S S NW N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-251000-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
518 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 63 87 53 76 58
Temp 74 68 67 65 64 74 85 86 77 69 63 56 54 58 70 75 69 61 59 58 60
Dewpt 66 67 65 64 64 70 67 67 67 63 47 42 40 44 45 49 52 56 57 58 59
Max/Min RH 100 52 84 38 100
RH 76 97 93 97100 87 55 53 71 81 56 59 59 60 40 40 54 84 94 99 98
Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW S S N N N N N N NE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 10 9 8 6 5 8 11 9 6 8 12 11 11 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 5 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 400 400 4000 4600 1300 1300 2100 3000 400 400
T Wind Dir S S S S N N N SW S S
T Wind Spd 16 11 16 12 13 17 11 6 8 9
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 87 59 73 43 66 47 74 49 69
Temp 83 78 68 60 72 64 51 44 62 61 49 49 69 68 57 50 65 60
Dewpt 65 68 66 60 51 43 36 33 34 34 36 39 51 54 51 48 44 39
Min/Max RH 49 100 41 65 30 70 50 91 39
RH 55 71 93 98 47 47 56 65 35 37 61 69 53 62 80 91 47 46
Pwind Dir SW S N N NE NE E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
$$
TXZ241-251000-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
518 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 62 89 57 76 60
Temp 79 71 67 64 63 73 86 89 81 72 67 61 58 63 72 76 71 64 62 61 62
Dewpt 64 64 63 62 62 67 65 63 66 67 61 48 44 45 47 51 56 59 60 59 60
Max/Min RH 100 42 87 39 95
RH 59 79 86 93 97 82 51 42 59 84 81 61 59 53 41 43 59 85 93 94 93
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S SE SE NE N N NE NE E E SE S S S
Wind Spd 9 11 9 6 5 8 10 6 5 4 5 8 9 8 5 3 4 2 2 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC
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 5 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 500 3400 4100 700 700 2000 3200 800 600
T Wind Dir S S S S E NE NE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 14 17 10 9 17 11 8 8 9
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 90 59 75 47 67 50 77 52 72
Temp 85 81 68 60 73 68 55 48 63 62 54 52 71 71 60 53 68 63
Dewpt 63 62 64 59 51 44 36 33 34 39 43 45 55 57 56 50 49 44
Min/Max RH 41 97 35 56 31 76 50 88 44
RH 48 53 87 95 45 43 49 56 34 43 67 75 56 62 86 87 52 50
Pwind Dir S S N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
$$
TXZ229-251000-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
518 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 60 86 55 72 58
Temp 82 72 66 63 62 69 80 86 81 72 65 59 56 59 67 72 70 64 61 59 60
Dewpt 58 57 60 61 60 63 63 60 59 54 46 42 40 41 42 46 49 51 53 55 56
Max/Min RH 97 40 55 38 88
RH 44 59 81 93 93 81 56 42 47 53 50 53 55 51 39 40 47 62 76 87 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 11 11 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 500 2200 3300 1500 1500 2500 3400 800 900
T Wind Dir SE SE S NE NE NE NE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 10 8 4 16 18 10 6 8 9
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 88 58 74 46 66 49 73 52 70
Temp 81 81 67 59 71 66 54 47 62 62 54 51 66 67 58 53 66 63
Dewpt 62 60 57 51 45 38 32 31 31 29 35 39 47 48 47 45 42 38
Min/Max RH 40 79 30 53 25 64 43 76 34
RH 52 48 69 75 39 35 43 53 31 28 49 64 50 50 67 74 42 39
Pwind Dir S SE N NE NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ442-251000-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
518 PM CST Sun Nov 24 2024
Date 11/24/24 Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 71 80 63 73 68
Temp 76 75 74 73 72 76 79 80 77 75 73 67 63 67 69 72 70 71 71 69 70
Dewpt 67 67 68 67 67 69 70 70 70 71 70 62 57 56 57 60 63 65 66 66 67
Max/Min RH 90 72 90 65 91
RH 74 76 82 81 84 79 74 72 79 87 90 84 81 69 65 66 78 83 84 89 90
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S N N NE NE NE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 16 16 14 13 11 11 11 11 11 8 6 10 11 11 10 8 6 6 6 8 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 800 2700 2400 1100 1600 2000 1700 1600 1200
T Wind Dir S S S S S NE N NE SE S
T Wind Spd 25 21 20 17 11 13 13 10 9 11
Date 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 80 67 71 56 65 61 73 61 70
Temp 79 77 75 68 71 69 62 57 62 62 63 64 72 71 68 62 68 65
Dewpt 69 71 70 68 63 56 50 46 49 52 55 57 62 63 63 59 58 55
Min/Max RH 72 98 62 67 60 79 71 91 70
RH 72 82 84 98 76 64 64 67 62 69 74 79 71 75 83 89 71 70
Pwind Dir S S N N NE E E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC 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