Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 221648
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1048 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
TXZ245-222200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1048 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
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 78 55 79 63 83
Temp 74 77 67 62 60 56 56 69 78 78 71 67 66 65 65 75 82 82 75
Dewpt 41 40 46 47 48 49 50 59 58 60 61 61 61 61 61 67 65 67 68
Min/Max RH 26 86 49 88 56
RH 30 27 47 59 65 76 82 69 49 54 70 83 84 87 87 75 56 62 79
Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC 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
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 3300 400 400 4600 4500 1900 1300 5100 4900
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 5 8 5 8 11 14 14 18 19
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 66 85 60 82 64 84 63 81
Temp 69 67 83 77 69 61 79 73 67 66 82 76 69 64 79 71
Dewpt 67 66 70 71 68 61 62 67 67 65 69 69 67 64 63 61
Max/Min RH 96 59 100 55 100 63 100 55
RH 92 95 64 81 97 99 57 81 99 97 65 79 94 100 59 71
Pwind Dir S S SE NE SE S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 5 5 5
$$
TXZ231-222200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1048 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 79 46 84 57 87
Temp 75 79 71 58 53 48 47 61 79 84 76 66 62 59 59 70 83 86 80
Dewpt 38 35 35 41 46 47 46 52 55 53 56 58 60 58 58 63 62 60 61
Min/Max RH 20 98 35 100 41
RH 26 21 27 53 76 95 98 71 43 35 50 77 92 96 98 77 49 41 53
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 8 9 8 6 6 5 5 10 12 11 8
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4800 500 500 4300 5400 800 700 4600 5000
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 4 10 8 10 14 16 13 18 17
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 60 89 58 83 59 89 60 83
Temp 67 61 85 83 68 59 79 77 65 61 84 83 67 61 79 74
Dewpt 63 61 65 62 65 56 57 59 61 61 63 61 61 60 56 49
Max/Min RH 100 40 92 41 100 39 98 35
RH 86 100 51 49 90 90 47 54 87 100 49 49 81 97 46 41
Pwind Dir SE S SE E SE S SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-222200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1048 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
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 75 65 76 68 79
Temp 71 73 69 68 67 66 65 72 76 76 72 70 70 70 70 76 78 79 75
Dewpt 46 45 47 48 50 52 54 57 59 60 60 62 63 63 64 67 67 68 68
Min/Max RH 35 68 56 81 69
RH 40 36 45 49 53 61 68 59 56 58 66 75 77 78 81 73 69 71 78
Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 8 8 10 10 9 10 11 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC 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
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5
Mixing Hgt 1900 900 1100 4500 4400 3100 3000 4000 3800
T Wind Dir E SE SE SE S S S S S
T Wind Spd 6 8 6 9 12 17 19 19 19
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 71 81 66 79 69 80 68 78
Temp 73 72 79 76 73 67 76 73 72 71 78 75 73 69 76 71
Dewpt 68 69 70 71 70 66 64 68 69 69 70 69 69 68 65 62
Max/Min RH 91 72 96 67 93 73 96 68
RH 85 90 74 84 90 95 68 83 90 92 76 82 87 95 70 73
Pwind Dir S S S NE S S S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
TXZ234-222200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1048 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 78 45 82 58 85
Temp 74 78 69 57 52 47 45 60 79 81 72 63 61 60 61 73 83 85 78
Dewpt 33 34 36 42 42 42 41 48 54 56 58 58 59 59 60 64 63 64 65
Min/Max RH 20 86 41 99 48
RH 22 20 30 57 69 83 86 64 42 42 61 84 93 96 97 73 51 50 64
Wind Dir N NE E E E NE NE E SE S SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 9 6 4 4 4 4 8 13 14 9
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4500 400 400 4600 4900 400 400 5400 5300
T Wind Dir NE SE E SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 3 6 4 9 12 11 10 18 18
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 64 87 60 81 62 85 63 80
Temp 68 65 84 79 66 61 77 75 64 63 83 78 69 64 78 72
Dewpt 66 65 67 67 64 54 57 61 61 63 67 67 66 62 59 54
Max/Min RH 100 51 96 46 100 55 95 48
RH 93 100 57 67 93 78 50 62 90 100 59 69 90 93 52 53
Pwind Dir S S E NE SE S S W
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
$$
TXZ241-222200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1048 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
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 50 83 59 87
Temp 75 80 71 59 55 52 50 65 79 82 74 66 64 61 61 70 83 86 79
Dewpt 41 38 42 48 50 49 49 55 57 56 59 61 59 58 58 63 63 61 64
Min/Max RH 23 96 40 93 43
RH 29 23 35 68 82 89 96 72 46 41 58 84 84 90 92 78 50 43 60
Wind Dir E E E SE S NW NE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 3 8 8 9 8 6 6 5 9 12 11 9
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL 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
Haines 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5000 400 400 4600 5100 700 600 4600 5100
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
T Wind Spd 5 10 6 10 14 16 13 18 17
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 63 90 62 85 63 89 63 84
Temp 67 63 86 81 69 62 81 78 67 64 84 81 69 64 79 74
Dewpt 63 62 66 66 65 60 61 63 64 63 64 63 63 61 58 52
Max/Min RH 99 43 93 45 99 44 93 39
RH 86 99 52 59 87 92 51 59 89 97 51 54 83 92 48 46
Pwind Dir S S SE E SE S SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-222200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1048 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 80 51 83 60 87
Temp 74 80 74 63 57 53 51 62 78 83 77 69 65 62 61 68 82 87 81
Dewpt 42 39 38 37 41 46 47 53 55 54 54 56 58 58 58 61 59 57 56
Min/Max RH 23 86 37 90 36
RH 32 23 27 38 55 77 86 72 45 37 45 63 78 87 90 78 46 36 42
Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 8 8 6 8 6 6 6 8 11 10 6
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4800 400 400 4400 5400 700 700 4000 4900
T Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 6 12 10 12 14 16 13 17 14
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 61 89 61 83 62 88 60 83
Temp 68 62 83 83 69 61 78 79 67 64 82 83 69 61 77 75
Dewpt 60 59 62 58 58 56 55 55 57 60 60 57 57 56 53 46
Max/Min RH 92 35 84 40 87 35 85 32
RH 76 90 49 43 68 84 45 44 70 87 47 41 66 84 43 36
Pwind Dir SE SE E E SE S SE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-222200-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1048 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024
Date Fri 11/22/24 Sat 11/23/24 Sun 11/24/24
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 74 66 75 70 78
Temp 73 73 70 68 68 68 66 72 75 75 73 72 72 71 71 76 78 78 76
Dewpt 52 52 52 53 55 56 56 59 59 61 62 62 63 63 63 66 67 68 68
Min/Max RH 46 70 58 76 69
RH 48 48 53 59 63 65 70 64 58 62 68 71 73 76 76 71 69 71 76
Wind Dir NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 8 10 11 11 12 12 11 12 14 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW 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
Haines 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 2900 600 800 4200 4000 2600 2300 4600 4200
T Wind Dir E SE SE S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 8 9 9 10 13 18 19 20 23
Date Mon 11/25/24 Tue 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24
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 72 81 70 78 71 80 69 78
Temp 74 72 81 77 74 71 78 75 74 72 80 77 74 70 76 74
Dewpt 68 67 69 71 70 67 67 69 69 68 70 69 70 67 65 62
Max/Min RH 84 67 88 69 88 71 90 64
RH 82 84 67 82 87 87 69 82 84 87 72 76 87 90 69 66
Pwind Dir S S S E SE S S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0 5 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