Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 262258
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
458 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
TXZ245-271000-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
458 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
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 56 83 56 75 44
Temp 65 60 59 59 60 71 81 81 73 70 69 64 59 68 72 72 62 57 52 47 44
Dewpt 55 58 59 59 60 67 69 71 71 70 69 64 59 56 49 49 46 42 39 36 35
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 43 70
RH 69 93100100100 89 66 72 92100100100100 67 45 44 56 59 60 67 70
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 2 4 8 8 5 5 4 4 6 10 10 10 9 9 8 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC FW B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC FW B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 400 400 3000 3000 900 700 2300 3100 2600 2000
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S SW N N N N
T Wind Spd 5 8 12 21 18 13 20 23 24 23
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
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 68 49 73 50 72 51 70 51 69
Temp 64 60 52 49 69 65 57 50 69 61 55 52 69 64 57 54 68 62
Dewpt 38 39 41 42 53 56 53 46 46 48 47 47 55 58 55 54 58 57
Min/Max RH 36 80 54 93 41 85 60 100 68
RH 39 46 67 76 56 73 86 85 44 61 75 85 60 80 94 100 69 86
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 20 20 40 50 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ231-271000-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
458 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 55 87 56 71 42
Temp 68 60 57 57 59 68 82 87 80 70 66 61 57 62 68 70 64 57 52 46 43
Dewpt 48 50 53 55 57 65 64 62 62 65 65 61 53 48 42 40 36 34 30 28 26
Max/Min RH 97 43 100 33 50
RH 48 69 85 93 93 89 54 43 53 86 97100 85 61 39 33 36 42 43 49 49
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW S S S S S S E N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 2 4 10 8 4 2 4 6 11 14 14 14 11 10 11 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF F PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 600 500 3300 3800 500 500 3400 4400 1900 1800
T Wind Dir S S S S S SE N N N N
T Wind Spd 8 8 13 14 11 11 23 18 18 17
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 65 48 71 49 70 48 66 49 65
Temp 60 61 52 49 66 67 54 49 67 64 54 50 64 63 56 52 63 62
Dewpt 28 28 32 33 44 49 48 42 40 38 38 39 47 50 50 50 53 51
Min/Max RH 24 58 42 84 31 70 52 95 63
RH 29 28 45 55 44 52 79 76 37 38 55 67 55 63 80 93 71 68
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 20 30 40 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ247-271000-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
458 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
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 61 79 62 74 51
Temp 65 65 66 66 67 73 78 77 73 72 72 68 64 69 70 70 64 60 58 54 51
Dewpt 57 61 65 65 66 69 69 71 71 71 71 68 64 59 54 52 49 48 45 44 43
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 53 73
RH 74 89 97 97 97 88 76 81 92 97 97100100 72 57 53 58 63 63 68 72
Wind Dir SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S S SW NW N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 3 3 3 5 6 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 10 12 13 12 12 14 13 14 13
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 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 4 3 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 400 700 1300 1400 1000 1000 2400 3100 3000 2600
T Wind Dir SE S SW S S SW N N N N
T Wind Spd 6 11 13 19 20 17 20 24 27 25
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
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 66 56 71 57 69 57 70 57 68
Temp 62 61 59 58 69 66 63 58 67 63 61 59 69 65 63 60 67 63
Dewpt 44 43 48 51 56 58 57 54 51 51 53 55 58 59 59 59 60 59
Min/Max RH 45 79 63 89 54 86 68 97 77
RH 51 52 67 79 64 75 81 86 56 65 74 84 68 80 87 97 77 87
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 20 20 30 40 50 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ234-271000-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
458 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 56 85 58 70 44
Temp 67 59 57 58 59 68 81 83 77 70 69 64 60 62 68 68 62 56 51 47 45
Dewpt 49 52 54 56 57 65 67 67 69 70 68 64 55 50 45 43 40 37 33 30 29
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 40 55
RH 52 78 90 93 93 90 63 59 76100 97 99 83 65 44 40 44 49 50 51 54
Wind Dir SE S S SW SW SW SW S S S S W N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 2 2 3 3 3 6 12 12 8 8 8 9 13 16 16 16 11 14 13 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC FW B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC FW B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0
Obvis F PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4
Mixing Hgt 400 400 3300 3800 500 400 3300 3700 1700 1400
T Wind Dir S SW SW S S W N N N N
T Wind Spd 6 6 13 19 14 13 23 23 19 18
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 65 47 71 49 70 48 65 48 64
Temp 60 59 49 49 66 65 53 49 66 61 51 49 63 61 55 52 62 60
Dewpt 32 32 33 36 48 51 47 42 40 39 38 39 47 50 49 50 53 52
Min/Max RH 28 66 49 82 32 70 55 96 66
RH 35 35 54 62 52 60 80 76 39 44 61 69 57 67 80 93 71 75
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 40 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ241-271000-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
458 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
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 57 87 59 73 47
Temp 68 62 59 59 61 69 82 86 80 71 67 63 60 67 71 71 65 60 56 51 47
Dewpt 53 55 56 58 60 66 65 63 65 66 65 63 60 55 47 44 41 39 33 31 29
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 37 49
RH 59 78 90 96 97 90 56 47 60 84 93100 97 65 43 37 41 47 43 46 49
Wind Dir SE SE S SW S S S S S S S S N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 3 6 11 8 4 5 5 5 8 12 13 12 10 11 11 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 SC B2 SC B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B1 SC B2 SC B2 B1 FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF F PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 800 400 3200 3600 600 600 2800 3800 1100 1200
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SE N N N N
T Wind Spd 6 6 14 16 12 10 19 19 18 17
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
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 64 50 71 54 71 52 69 53 68
Temp 61 59 54 52 66 67 57 54 68 64 57 54 67 65 59 56 66 63
Dewpt 30 34 36 37 48 53 52 47 44 46 46 45 52 56 53 53 56 54
Min/Max RH 29 60 50 85 39 78 59 93 64
RH 32 38 52 58 52 62 82 78 43 51 67 73 61 72 82 91 70 72
Pwind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 20 30 40 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC
$$
TXZ229-271000-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
458 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 57 84 58 72 45
Temp 66 62 59 59 59 65 77 84 79 71 67 62 59 61 68 70 65 59 55 50 46
Dewpt 47 47 49 52 55 61 62 60 60 59 59 57 50 46 41 39 37 34 30 28 26
Max/Min RH 90 44 84 32 45
RH 50 58 69 78 87 87 60 44 52 66 75 84 72 58 37 32 35 39 38 43 45
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S NE NE NE N N NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 6 11 11 11 11 8 8 8 9 8
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
Mixing Hgt 500 500 2300 3200 300 500 4000 4900 1500 1300
T Wind Dir SE S S S S E NE N NE NE
T Wind Spd 6 9 10 9 6 11 23 17 16 13
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 64 48 71 52 69 51 64 50 65
Temp 59 59 52 50 65 66 56 52 66 64 57 53 61 62 56 53 62 62
Dewpt 24 25 28 31 40 44 44 42 40 38 37 39 43 45 47 48 50 50
Min/Max RH 22 49 35 69 33 61 49 84 59
RH 25 26 40 49 39 45 64 68 39 38 47 58 52 54 72 83 65 65
Pwind Dir NE E E NE NE E NE NE NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 10 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
TXZ442-271000-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
458 PM CST Tue Nov 26 2024
Date 11/26/24 Wed 11/27/24 Thu 11/28/24 Fri
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 79 66 73 56
Temp 66 67 68 67 67 73 77 78 75 75 74 71 67 71 71 71 68 64 63 59 56
Dewpt 60 64 66 65 65 68 70 71 71 71 71 70 67 63 57 55 52 49 48 46 45
Max/Min RH 100 76 100 56 66
RH 81 90 93 93 93 84 79 79 87 87 90 97 98 76 62 57 56 57 59 62 66
Wind Dir E SE S S SW S S S S S S S NW N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 8 9 11 12 14 14 11 11 9 12 14 16 16 17 17 18 16
Wind Gust
Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
Clouds(%) SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 10 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
Mixing Hgt 500 500 2000 1900 1400 1300 2400 3500 3400 3000
T Wind Dir SE S S S S SW NW N N N
T Wind Spd 9 11 14 21 23 17 17 20 25 24
Date 11/29/24 Sat 11/30/24 Sun 12/01/24 Mon 12/02/24 Tue 12/03/24
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 64 60 70 63 70 63 70 62 69
Temp 61 62 63 62 68 68 66 63 68 66 66 65 69 68 68 64 68 66
Dewpt 47 49 52 54 59 60 60 57 56 57 58 58 62 61 62 61 63 61
Min/Max RH 57 78 71 81 65 80 77 89 79
RH 59 63 68 76 74 77 81 80 66 73 75 79 78 77 81 89 84 85
Pwind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 10 5 10 20 20 30 40 60 60
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC NM NM SC
$$
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