Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 250814
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
214 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
TXZ245-252200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
214 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 85 51 76 59 83
Temp 65 65 78 83 84 76 68 61 56 53 61 70 75 67 63 61 60 62 74 82 82 74
Dewpt 65 64 71 69 70 70 66 53 44 42 47 48 53 56 60 61 60 62 70 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 61 99 44 100 63
RH 99 97 81 62 64 82 92 77 65 65 61 46 47 68 90 99100 99 87 64 67 90
Wind Dir S S S S S S S N N N N N E SE SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 8 6 2 2 4 6 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 9 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3400 3400 1300 1300 1800 1800 900 700 3200 2900
T Wind Dir S S N N N E S SW SW S
T Wind Spd 18 13 13 18 11 6 8 9 16 18
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
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 59 78 44 68 51 75 51 71
Temp 68 60 74 66 52 46 65 61 54 53 73 69 59 52 68 62
Dewpt 68 60 53 46 39 35 41 45 47 48 59 61 55 51 51 51
Max/Min RH 100 41 69 38 84 62 97 52
RH 99 100 48 48 61 65 42 55 77 83 63 77 87 96 55 66
Pwind Dir S N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-252200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
214 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 89 51 76 57 88
Temp 62 61 71 86 89 82 69 62 57 53 58 69 75 70 62 59 58 59 69 83 88 82
Dewpt 62 61 66 65 62 62 56 43 39 37 40 42 45 49 52 55 58 58 64 63 61 60
Min/Max RH 40 63 34 99 40
RH 100100 84 50 40 51 63 50 51 54 51 37 34 47 70 87 98 96 84 50 40 48
Wind Dir SE SE S S S E NE NE N N NE N E S SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 6 8 5 2 5 11 11 9 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 3 6 11 8 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 2 3 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3000 4800 2100 2000 2200 2700 600 700 3300 3500
T Wind Dir S SE NE N N SW S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 6 18 18 10 6 8 11 14 12
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 57 76 43 68 48 74 48 69
Temp 66 58 74 67 53 44 63 64 51 49 70 69 57 49 66 63
Dewpt 62 53 45 36 29 27 30 31 39 41 52 53 50 46 43 40
Max/Min RH 97 28 51 23 76 46 89 37
RH 87 83 36 32 39 51 29 29 65 76 53 56 77 89 43 43
Pwind Dir SE N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10
$$
TXZ247-252200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
214 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 80 57 74 64 79
Temp 71 70 76 79 79 75 72 67 61 59 62 68 72 67 67 67 66 68 74 78 79 75
Dewpt 68 68 71 71 71 70 69 61 52 49 50 51 54 58 63 65 66 68 70 70 70 71
Min/Max RH 74 93 51 100 75
RH 90 92 83 77 76 85 90 81 72 70 66 55 52 73 87 94100100 87 77 76 87
Wind Dir S S S S S S S N N N N N NE E SE S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 8 9 9 8 5 4 6 10 10 9 6 5 4 4 4 6 8 9 11 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1000 1100 600 1400 1600 1600 1400 1200 1800 1700
T Wind Dir S S NE N N E S S SW S
T Wind Spd 17 11 12 19 12 8 9 12 13 18
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
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 64 76 51 68 58 73 57 69
Temp 72 65 72 67 57 51 62 62 61 61 71 69 64 58 67 63
Dewpt 71 65 56 50 45 43 46 48 52 56 61 62 59 57 55 54
Max/Min RH 100 51 74 50 84 70 95 63
RH 97 100 57 54 63 74 55 60 73 84 71 78 84 95 65 71
Pwind Dir S NW N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-252200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
214 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 87 51 76 58 86
Temp 65 64 73 85 87 79 66 60 56 53 57 69 75 69 61 59 59 60 70 83 86 78
Dewpt 64 63 69 67 67 66 57 45 40 39 42 44 48 51 55 58 59 60 67 66 66 68
Min/Max RH 52 73 37 100 50
RH 97 97 87 55 52 64 73 58 55 59 57 40 38 53 81 96100100 90 57 51 71
Wind Dir S S S SW S S N N N N N N NE SE S S S SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 6 5 8 11 8 5 8 11 11 11 8 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 8 12 13 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4000 4600 1700 2000 1900 2500 400 400 3800 4100
T Wind Dir S S N N N SW S S SW S
T Wind Spd 16 11 18 18 11 5 8 9 17 17
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 59 74 44 67 48 73 50 69
Temp 68 60 72 65 51 45 63 60 49 49 69 67 56 51 66 61
Dewpt 67 55 47 39 32 30 33 33 38 41 54 56 49 45 44 42
Max/Min RH 100 35 56 28 74 55 87 40
RH 97 84 41 38 48 55 32 36 66 74 59 68 77 80 45 50
Pwind Dir S N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10
$$
TXZ241-252200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
214 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 89 56 77 60 89
Temp 64 62 72 86 89 81 71 66 62 58 61 70 76 71 64 62 60 61 71 84 88 81
Dewpt 62 62 67 65 64 65 66 56 45 41 43 45 50 54 59 59 59 60 66 64 62 63
Min/Max RH 43 83 39 98 41
RH 93100 83 51 43 58 83 70 54 53 52 42 40 56 86 92 96 97 84 51 41 54
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE NE N N N N NE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 8 10 6 4 4 5 8 9 8 5 3 4 2 2 3 4 6 11 8 4
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3200 4300 1300 1200 1700 2200 800 700 3300 3600
T Wind Dir S S E N N E S S S S
T Wind Spd 16 9 13 16 11 6 8 10 16 13
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
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 60 78 46 68 51 75 52 70
Temp 68 61 74 68 56 47 64 62 54 53 71 69 60 53 67 64
Dewpt 64 58 49 41 34 31 34 41 44 46 55 57 54 50 49 48
Max/Min RH 97 32 53 31 78 53 88 45
RH 87 92 42 37 43 53 34 46 69 77 57 66 82 88 51 56
Pwind Dir S NE N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ229-252200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
214 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 88 55 74 58 88
Temp 63 61 68 81 88 82 71 64 60 56 58 67 73 69 64 61 59 60 67 81 87 82
Dewpt 61 60 63 63 60 58 50 43 40 39 39 41 45 49 50 53 56 57 61 62 60 60
Min/Max RH 39 55 36 92 40
RH 93 97 84 54 39 44 47 46 47 53 49 39 37 49 60 75 90 90 81 53 40 47
Wind Dir SE SE S S N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 2 2 2 3 8 11 11 8 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 2 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 3700 2000 1900 2100 2500 800 900 3000 3500
T Wind Dir S NE NE NE NE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 6 23 19 9 6 9 10 11 9
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 58 75 46 67 49 73 51 68
Temp 67 59 72 68 55 46 62 63 54 50 68 69 58 52 64 63
Dewpt 57 50 44 36 30 28 28 30 35 41 48 49 47 46 42 40
Max/Min RH 78 28 49 24 71 41 80 39
RH 70 72 37 31 38 49 27 29 48 71 49 49 67 80 45 43
Pwind Dir SE N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ442-252200-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
214 AM CST Mon Nov 25 2024
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 80 63 73 68 80
Temp 73 71 76 80 80 77 75 72 67 64 65 69 72 69 70 70 69 70 74 78 80 77
Dewpt 67 67 69 70 71 71 71 67 60 54 55 56 60 61 64 66 66 66 69 69 71 71
Min/Max RH 72 90 63 90 73
RH 81 87 79 72 74 82 87 84 78 70 70 63 66 76 81 87 90 87 84 74 74 82
Wind Dir S S S S S SE S N N N N N NE E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 13 11 11 11 11 10 8 6 10 11 11 9 8 6 6 6 8 9 11 11 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2800 2300 1300 2000 1700 1600 1500 1200 2500 2200
T Wind Dir S S SE N N NE S S S S
T Wind Spd 20 17 11 18 14 10 10 11 14 19
Date Thu 11/28/24 Fri 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24
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 67 75 56 67 62 73 63 70
Temp 74 68 73 70 62 56 64 64 64 64 71 71 68 64 68 66
Dewpt 71 67 61 52 47 45 50 53 56 58 63 64 62 60 59 58
Max/Min RH 97 52 68 60 81 73 87 72
RH 90 97 66 53 58 66 60 67 75 81 76 79 81 87 73 75
Pwind Dir S N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 20
Rain Shwrs IS SC 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