Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 121434
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
833 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
TXZ245-122200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
833 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
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 59 48 70
Temp 71 76 78 72 64 60 55 50 49 55 58 53 52 51 50 50 56 64 68 65
Dewpt 69 69 65 64 63 59 55 47 45 43 41 41 41 42 43 44 50 55 60 62
Min/Max RH 66 100 54 81 72
RH 93 79 66 76 95 97100 91 86 65 54 64 66 71 78 81 82 73 75 91
Wind Dir S SW NW NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 6 8 6 2 2 9 11 14 18 18 16 8 6 4 4 4 6 8 6 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 40 0 10 10 20
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Tstms
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 3 3
Mixing Hgt 2200 1800 1900 2000 2400 2000 1800 1400 1500
T Wind Dir N NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 10 16 23 26 23 18 13 16 13
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
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 77 42 60 38 68 54 73
Temp 63 63 75 72 61 43 56 53 42 40 63 62 57 58 72 68
Dewpt 62 63 68 66 56 36 36 36 33 35 48 53 55 58 64 65
Max/Min RH 100 74 92 43 83 52 100 73
RH 98 98 80 81 85 76 47 53 70 82 58 71 91 100 75 91
Pwind Dir SE S NW N N E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV OV B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ231-122200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
833 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 83 43 54 42 62
Temp 63 75 81 76 65 59 53 47 46 51 52 52 48 47 44 45 47 56 60 59
Dewpt 62 64 59 58 56 54 52 43 39 37 35 34 35 34 35 36 40 45 48 51
Min/Max RH 46 96 48 75 64
RH 99 69 47 53 73 85 96 86 76 59 51 52 60 62 70 72 76 68 65 75
Wind Dir NW NW N NE NE E NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 3 5 5 4 4 6 9 11 16 16 13 11 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 0 10 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3
Mixing Hgt 2700 1500 1800 2300 2300 2000 1300 1300 1700
T Wind Dir N E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
T Wind Spd 9 14 20 24 20 13 9 9 9
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 54 81 42 61 33 71 52 83
Temp 55 55 75 75 59 43 55 55 41 35 61 66 55 53 76 78
Dewpt 54 55 65 58 47 33 31 31 29 27 41 47 52 52 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 51 70 34 75 40 100 45
RH 97 100 71 55 64 67 39 39 63 75 47 50 90 97 57 53
Pwind Dir SE SW N N NE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ247-122200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
833 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
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 76 51 60 51 69
Temp 69 73 75 71 66 63 59 53 51 54 57 55 54 53 53 54 57 63 67 65
Dewpt 68 69 68 66 64 61 58 51 49 46 45 45 45 47 48 50 53 58 61 63
Min/Max RH 80 98 63 91 82
RH 99 89 80 86 95 94 98 91 93 75 63 71 73 79 85 90 87 85 84 95
Wind Dir S S SW NE NE NE NE N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 10 8 6 3 4 8 11 14 19 18 16 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2
PoP 12HR 20 0 10 10 30
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC IS IS
Tstms
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 2000 2200 2000 2400 2400 2300 1500 1400
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 11 18 24 28 25 20 16 18 13
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
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 74 43 59 44 67 58 72
Temp 63 63 71 69 62 45 53 53 47 46 61 62 60 61 71 68
Dewpt 63 63 68 66 58 42 38 39 37 40 49 53 57 60 64 65
Max/Min RH 100 80 93 51 81 59 100 76
RH 100 100 90 90 87 89 56 60 70 81 64 73 87 98 80 92
Pwind Dir SE S NW N NE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 0 0 0 0 10
$$
TXZ234-122200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
833 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 79 44 56 44 65
Temp 68 73 78 72 62 57 53 47 45 52 53 52 48 46 46 46 50 58 63 62
Dewpt 65 65 64 61 58 53 50 43 40 38 37 37 37 37 39 39 44 50 55 58
Min/Max RH 62 93 52 80 73
RH 90 76 62 68 87 86 89 86 82 59 54 59 64 70 78 77 80 74 74 88
Wind Dir SW NW NW NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 6 8 6 4 6 9 11 13 16 17 16 11 10 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 50 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS
Tstms
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 3
Mixing Hgt 2600 1400 1600 2000 2100 1600 1200 1700 1700
T Wind Dir N NE N N NE NE NE NE E
T Wind Spd 11 16 20 25 21 16 11 12 11
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 58 76 39 56 34 66 53 77
Temp 60 61 73 73 58 40 52 52 40 35 59 63 55 55 75 73
Dewpt 60 61 68 64 48 31 32 33 30 27 44 49 52 55 63 63
Max/Min RH 100 72 84 44 75 51 100 64
RH 100 100 83 74 69 69 46 48 67 73 57 61 91 98 67 71
Pwind Dir SE SW NW N N E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 10 0 0 0 0 10
Rain Shwrs IS
$$
TXZ241-122200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
833 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
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 49 57 45 62
Temp 72 82 86 80 69 65 60 53 50 52 55 52 49 49 47 47 49 55 60 59
Dewpt 67 65 58 58 60 60 58 48 44 41 38 38 36 37 38 39 42 47 50 53
Min/Max RH 39 96 53 78 69
RH 84 56 39 48 73 86 95 85 80 65 53 58 60 64 70 75 78 74 70 81
Wind Dir SW W N NE NE E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE
Wind Spd 5 5 6 6 6 6 8 11 16 16 13 11 9 8 6 6 6 6 4 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 10 0 10 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs
Tstms
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3
Mixing Hgt 4100 1100 1800 2000 2300 1800 1500 1500 1600
T Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE N N NE
T Wind Spd 11 16 20 25 20 13 11 11 10
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
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 56 85 44 61 37 70 54 83
Temp 57 59 79 78 62 46 56 56 43 38 63 66 57 56 76 77
Dewpt 56 59 66 60 54 36 33 32 31 30 44 50 53 55 61 62
Max/Min RH 100 47 76 35 75 43 99 48
RH 99 100 66 54 75 69 41 40 62 72 50 56 86 97 59 60
Pwind Dir SE SW N N NE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
$$
TXZ229-122200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
833 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 87 47 56 44 59
Temp 62 77 86 81 68 62 55 51 49 51 53 53 51 48 45 45 46 53 57 58
Dewpt 59 58 50 48 51 50 46 41 37 34 32 31 31 31 31 33 35 39 43 46
Min/Max RH 28 74 43 65 58
RH 90 52 29 32 55 65 72 68 63 52 44 43 46 51 58 63 64 60 59 64
Wind Dir N N N E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 2 4 4 4 6 8 10 11 11 11 10 10 8 6 5 4 4 3 3 5
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 SC FW FW CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 20 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 3
Mixing Hgt 5200 1300 1700 2100 2500 2100 1700 1600 1400
T Wind Dir N E NE NE NE NE NE E E
T Wind Spd 9 16 23 24 18 12 9 8 8
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 52 81 44 64 37 71 52 82
Temp 54 54 73 79 60 45 58 61 45 38 58 70 56 54 74 80
Dewpt 50 51 55 48 38 31 27 26 27 25 33 40 48 50 53 50
Max/Min RH 93 33 57 25 61 31 90 33
RH 85 90 53 34 44 57 30 26 49 60 39 33 74 87 48 36
Pwind Dir E W N NE E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-122200-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
833 AM CST Wed Feb 12 2025
Date Wed 02/12/25 Thu 02/13/25 Fri 02/14/25
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 76 53 59 52 64
Temp 68 73 75 71 66 64 61 56 54 54 56 55 55 55 54 53 56 58 62 62
Dewpt 66 67 65 65 64 64 61 56 54 48 46 46 46 47 48 48 52 55 58 60
Min/Max RH 71 100 69 87 81
RH 93 81 71 81 93100100100100 80 69 72 70 74 81 82 88 89 87 95
Wind Dir S S E E E E NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 6 8 10 13 18 18 17 16 14 11 11 11 10 9 8 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
Clouds(%) B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2
PoP 12HR 40 0 20 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3
Mixing Hgt 600 600 2000 2200 2900 2800 1800 1300 1200
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
T Wind Spd 10 18 24 28 25 20 16 16 13
Date Sat 02/15/25 Sun 02/16/25 Mon 02/17/25 Tue 02/18/25
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 75 47 59 47 64 60 72
Temp 60 62 72 71 63 48 54 55 49 47 60 62 61 61 70 69
Dewpt 60 62 66 64 59 42 38 39 40 42 49 53 57 59 64 65
Max/Min RH 100 74 90 48 81 63 95 77
RH 99 100 82 79 87 78 54 55 71 81 66 72 86 94 80 88
Pwind Dir SE S N N NE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 OV B2 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 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