Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 081703
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1103 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
TXZ245-082200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1103 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
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 69 81 62 86
Temp 84 84 78 77 76 73 71 76 79 79 73 71 67 65 63 73 82 86 80
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 74 70 68 64 64 65 67 65 64 63 62 68 69 70 69
Min/Max RH 77 99 58 99 60
RH 77 79 94 96 96 89 92 66 60 62 81 81 90 92 97 84 66 60 71
Wind Dir SE SE E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 6 6 3 4 4 8 8 9 9 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.11 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 2500 1300 1300 1900 2300 1300 1000 2600 4300
T Wind Dir SE E N N N NE N N N
T Wind Spd 11 9 12 17 12 10 9 11 10
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
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 62 87 61 84 63 85 56 79
Temp 68 62 83 79 67 61 81 77 69 64 82 77 65 57 76 70
Dewpt 66 62 66 66 63 61 67 69 68 64 68 65 59 51 54 54
Max/Min RH 100 51 99 59 100 55 84 44
RH 92 100 57 63 86 99 63 75 97 100 64 66 80 79 47 57
Pwind Dir NE NE E E SE SE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ231-082200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1103 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 89 65 83 61 88
Temp 88 88 82 75 72 68 66 71 80 82 77 70 67 63 62 72 85 88 82
Dewpt 71 68 70 72 69 64 56 55 50 53 57 58 57 55 55 60 61 61 61
Min/Max RH 52 93 35 78 41
RH 58 52 67 92 90 86 72 58 36 37 49 65 70 75 78 66 46 41 50
Wind Dir SE SE E NE N N N N N N N NE N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 9 6 6 4 6 8 9 9 8 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 20 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 5500 1300 1400 2400 3300 800 600 3800 5100
T Wind Dir S NE N N N NE N N N
T Wind Spd 11 11 14 14 9 9 8 8 6
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 59 89 58 87 61 87 53 80
Temp 67 59 85 82 66 59 84 81 67 62 84 80 63 54 76 71
Dewpt 62 59 61 60 60 59 60 61 67 62 63 57 52 45 46 44
Max/Min RH 100 39 100 38 100 40 73 30
RH 84 100 46 47 80 100 45 50 99 100 49 45 67 71 34 37
Pwind Dir NE N E E SE SE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
TXZ247-082200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1103 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
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 82 70 79 67 83
Temp 81 81 77 76 76 73 71 74 77 78 74 73 71 69 68 74 79 83 79
Dewpt 77 76 76 76 75 73 71 65 65 66 68 67 67 67 67 69 70 71 70
Min/Max RH 84 100 67 97 67
RH 88 85 96100 96100 99 74 67 68 82 82 89 93 97 85 73 67 74
Wind Dir SE E E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 6 6 6 6 6 6 11 12 11 10 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 30 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.01 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 1300 1300 1500 1600 1300 900 2200 2200
T Wind Dir E E N N N N N N NE
T Wind Spd 10 11 13 18 14 13 11 12 10
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
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 68 83 68 81 69 81 62 77
Temp 73 69 79 77 72 68 78 76 73 70 78 76 70 63 74 71
Dewpt 69 67 68 67 66 66 68 69 70 70 69 66 63 58 57 56
Max/Min RH 95 63 93 67 100 63 86 53
RH 87 95 68 70 80 92 71 79 90 100 73 70 78 83 56 59
Pwind Dir NE NE E E SE SE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 10 5
$$
TXZ234-082200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1103 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 87 65 80 63 85
Temp 84 85 80 75 73 70 66 69 76 79 74 69 66 65 64 71 82 85 79
Dewpt 75 74 75 74 73 67 62 61 61 63 63 63 62 60 60 65 68 67 66
Min/Max RH 70 100 56 87 55
RH 74 70 85 97100 90 87 76 60 58 69 81 87 84 87 81 63 55 64
Wind Dir SE SE SE E N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 9 8 5 3 4 9 11 11 10 9 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 3
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 20 40 20 10 10
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.08 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS SC IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 400 900 1900 2300 500 400 3000 5300
T Wind Dir SE E N N N NE N N N
T Wind Spd 12 9 14 17 12 9 8 10 8
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 59 87 59 85 63 85 55 78
Temp 65 59 83 79 64 59 82 78 66 64 82 77 64 56 74 69
Dewpt 62 59 64 62 60 59 64 65 66 64 65 62 56 47 49 49
Max/Min RH 100 43 100 50 100 49 78 37
RH 90 100 53 56 87 100 55 64100 100 56 60 75 72 41 49
Pwind Dir NE N NE E SE S N N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ241-082200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1103 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
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 69 83 63 88
Temp 86 88 81 75 73 72 70 72 79 82 77 70 67 65 64 73 83 87 81
Dewpt 71 70 72 73 72 69 65 57 57 58 61 62 60 59 58 63 64 63 65
Min/Max RH 55 99 44 83 45
RH 61 55 74 92 97 89 86 59 47 45 57 75 77 80 81 71 54 45 57
Wind Dir SE SE E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 4 3 8 9 10 9 6 4 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 10 10 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 4900 700 1200 2400 3300 800 700 4100 5800
T Wind Dir SE NE N N N NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 10 9 12 14 11 9 8 9 6
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
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 62 89 61 86 64 86 57 80
Temp 67 62 84 81 66 61 83 80 68 65 83 79 65 58 76 71
Dewpt 64 61 65 63 62 60 63 66 68 65 65 62 57 48 49 50
Max/Min RH 97 42 97 47 100 45 80 35
RH 90 97 53 54 87 95 52 62100 100 54 55 76 69 40 47
Pwind Dir NE NE E E SE SE NE N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
TXZ229-082200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1103 AM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date Fri 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 84 64 81 61 88
Temp 82 81 75 71 69 67 65 68 76 80 76 69 65 63 61 71 82 87 82
Dewpt 68 67 64 61 56 55 50 49 47 50 52 53 54 53 53 56 56 57 59
Min/Max RH 61 76 35 75 36
RH 63 63 69 71 63 65 58 51 36 35 43 57 68 70 75 59 41 36 46
Wind Dir S W N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N N E
Wind Spd 8 6 8 8 6 8 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 20 20 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 3200 1300 1200 2400 3200 600 500 3600 4300
T Wind Dir NW N N N N NE NE N NE
T Wind Spd 13 16 13 9 5 6 6 6 6
Date Mon 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 62 89 61 88 64 88 57 81
Temp 68 62 84 83 68 61 82 82 69 64 83 82 66 57 76 73
Dewpt 60 57 60 57 57 57 59 57 62 62 59 52 47 44 43 42
Max/Min RH 84 36 87 36 93 32 62 26
RH 76 84 44 41 68 87 46 43 78 93 44 35 50 62 31 33
Pwind Dir E E E SE SE E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 0
$$
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