Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 081943
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
142 PM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
TXZ245-091000-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
142 PM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon
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 83 62 87 61
Temp 83 76 73 72 68 63 71 79 82 77 70 67 64 63 74 83 86 79 71 67 64 62
Dewpt 76 76 73 72 67 61 62 63 66 66 64 62 61 62 67 67 68 68 67 65 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 57 96 56 98
RH 80100100100 99 93 75 58 59 69 81 84 90 96 80 60 56 69 87 91 93 97
Wind Dir SE E E NE N N N N N NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 6 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 6 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 30 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC
Tstms IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 1300 1700 2300 1000 1200 3200 4200 700 500
T Wind Dir E N N N N N N N NE N
T Wind Spd 8 14 19 14 11 9 11 10 8 6
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
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 86 62 85 64 87 57 80 57 81
Temp 83 78 68 62 82 77 69 64 84 79 66 57 77 70 62 58 79 74
Dewpt 65 67 66 62 67 69 68 64 69 65 56 52 56 56 57 57 63 64
Min/Max RH 52 100 58 100 56 82 47 96 54
RH 55 68 93 99 60 77 95 100 61 64 71 81 49 62 82 96 58 72
Pwind Dir NE E E SE NE NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ231-091000-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
142 PM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 63 84 60 89 58
Temp 88 81 74 71 68 64 70 81 84 78 70 66 62 61 71 84 88 81 71 66 62 59
Dewpt 68 69 69 66 59 53 52 51 54 55 56 54 53 53 59 59 59 61 61 60 58 56
Max/Min RH 87 35 76 38 92
RH 53 67 84 84 73 67 53 35 36 45 60 65 71 76 65 43 38 49 72 81 88 91
Wind Dir SE SE N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N N N NE NE E NE NE
Wind Spd 6 4 3 4 6 8 8 8 6 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 2 2 1 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1100 1400 2500 3400 600 500 3500 5100 600 500
T Wind Dir NE N N NE NE N N N NE E
T Wind Spd 10 16 14 9 8 6 6 8 6 6
Date 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 89 59 89 60 89 54 82 51 84
Temp 84 83 67 59 84 82 66 61 85 82 65 55 78 73 59 52 80 78
Dewpt 61 60 63 59 64 63 66 61 64 56 50 46 47 47 52 52 57 58
Min/Max RH 37 100 40 100 38 74 28 100 38
RH 46 46 86 100 50 52100 100 49 41 59 73 34 39 78 100 46 52
Pwind Dir NE SE SE SE N NE NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-091000-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
142 PM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon
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 66 80 67 83 67
Temp 81 76 75 74 72 67 71 77 80 76 72 71 69 68 73 80 82 78 74 72 69 67
Dewpt 76 75 75 74 72 66 64 64 66 67 66 66 66 66 68 69 69 69 69 69 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 64 96 65 97
RH 85 99 99100100 97 77 65 64 74 82 86 91 95 85 71 65 75 84 90 93 96
Wind Dir E E E NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 8 10 11 11 9 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 5
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.17 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 500 1300 1400 1500 1200 900 2200 2100 1000 800
T Wind Dir E N N N N N N NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 16 21 16 13 11 11 10 9 8
Coast Flood Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
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 82 68 81 70 83 63 77 65 78
Temp 80 76 74 69 79 76 73 70 81 78 70 64 75 70 69 66 77 73
Dewpt 67 68 69 67 69 69 70 70 70 67 59 58 58 58 60 61 64 64
Min/Max RH 62 96 68 99 65 82 56 87 62
RH 66 76 84 95 70 79 89 98 68 69 68 81 58 66 73 86 64 74
Pwind Dir NE E E SE E NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ234-091000-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
142 PM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 62 80 63 86 58
Temp 86 80 74 72 67 64 67 77 80 74 68 66 65 63 70 82 85 79 69 64 61 58
Dewpt 74 75 74 71 63 58 57 60 62 62 61 59 58 59 64 65 64 63 63 60 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 54 88 49 93
RH 68 85100 97 87 81 70 56 54 66 78 78 79 86 81 57 49 58 81 87 87 92
Wind Dir SE SE E N N N N N N NE N N N N N N N NE NE N N N
Wind Spd 8 4 2 5 9 11 11 11 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 3 2 2 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 40 10 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.10 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS
Tstms IS IS
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 1100 1800 2100 500 800 3100 5100 400 400
T Wind Dir E N N N N N N N NE NE
T Wind Spd 8 18 18 12 9 8 10 10 9 6
Date 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 87 59 86 62 87 54 80 52 81
Temp 82 80 64 59 82 79 66 62 83 79 63 55 76 70 57 53 78 73
Dewpt 63 63 62 59 65 66 65 62 67 59 52 48 51 51 51 51 59 61
Min/Max RH 44 100 49 100 46 78 36 96 48
RH 52 57 93 99 57 65 97 100 59 50 67 78 42 51 80 94 53 66
Pwind Dir N E E SE NW N NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-091000-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
142 PM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon
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 67 84 64 88 63
Temp 87 80 74 72 71 68 72 80 84 78 71 68 66 64 72 83 87 82 72 68 65 63
Dewpt 70 71 72 69 66 58 57 57 58 60 60 58 56 56 61 62 62 64 65 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 97 42 75 44 90
RH 56 74 93 92 83 72 60 45 42 53 68 71 70 74 69 50 44 55 78 85 87 89
Wind Dir SE E N N N N N N N NE NE N N N N N N NE E E NE N
Wind Spd 6 5 2 4 6 9 9 8 6 4 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 600 1200 2600 3400 600 600 3400 5500 500 400
T Wind Dir NE N N N NE N N N SE SE
T Wind Spd 9 13 17 11 8 8 9 8 8 8
Date 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
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 63 89 65 88 57 82 55 84
Temp 84 82 67 63 84 80 68 65 85 82 66 58 78 72 60 56 80 76
Dewpt 64 64 66 62 66 66 68 65 66 62 53 49 51 53 56 54 60 62
Min/Max RH 43 100 46 100 44 72 35 95 45
RH 50 55 98 98 55 62100 100 54 52 63 72 40 50 86 93 51 62
Pwind Dir NE SE E SE NE NE NE E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 5
$$
TXZ229-091000-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
142 PM CST Fri Nov 8 2024
Date 11/08/24 Sat 11/09/24 Sun 11/10/24 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 64 81 62 87 62
Temp 77 73 69 68 66 65 68 76 81 77 71 67 64 62 70 82 86 81 73 67 63 62
Dewpt 67 64 60 56 54 50 50 48 49 52 52 52 51 51 54 54 57 58 59 59 57 56
Max/Min RH 76 33 67 36 82
RH 71 73 73 65 65 58 53 37 33 42 51 59 63 66 57 38 37 45 62 74 81 80
Wind Dir W N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N NE E E NE NE
Wind Spd 6 10 8 5 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1200 2500 3400 300 300 3600 4700 500 500
T Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE NE N E NE
T Wind Spd 17 13 9 5 5 6 5 5 9 8
Date 11/11/24 Tue 11/12/24 Wed 11/13/24 Thu 11/14/24 Fri 11/15/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 89 63 89 65 88 57 82 55 84
Temp 83 83 69 63 83 83 70 65 82 82 66 58 77 74 62 56 78 78
Dewpt 59 58 59 59 62 60 63 63 63 53 47 44 46 46 48 50 54 53
Min/Max RH 36 89 37 94 35 60 28 82 35
RH 45 43 70 86 49 45 78 92 52 37 50 60 33 37 60 81 43 41
Pwind Dir E E SE SE NE NE NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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