Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 212008
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
208 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
TXZ245-221000-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
208 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 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 37 44 41 62 44
Temp 42 38 37 37 37 37 39 41 43 41 41 43 44 44 48 57 61 57 51 48 46 45
Dewpt 31 32 33 33 34 35 36 39 41 41 41 43 43 43 48 49 51 51 50 48 46 45
Max/Min RH 94 87 100 69 100
RH 70 79 87 87 91 92 91 91 95100100100 96 96100 75 70 82 96 98100100
Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N NE N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N
Wind Spd 11 10 6 6 6 8 9 9 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 2 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 60 70 40 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.14 0.24 0.13 0
Drizzle S S C C
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC NM SC SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS SC IS SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 1300 1300 1300 1200 1000 1300 2200 1200 400
T Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N N N NE N
T Wind Spd 19 20 20 18 18 17 16 12 10 8
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
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 50 73 54 75 54 73 50 73
Temp 64 60 53 52 70 65 57 55 73 68 58 54 70 64 54 50 70 66
Dewpt 52 54 53 52 59 59 56 55 61 61 57 50 47 48 46 45 50 54
Min/Max RH 60 100 62 100 61 99 42 82 48
RH 67 80 98 98 68 80 97 100 65 77 95 85 44 55 74 82 49 66
Pwind Dir NE S S SE S NE N NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-221000-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
208 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 34 41 39 63 39
Temp 37 36 35 35 35 34 35 38 39 40 40 40 41 42 45 55 62 60 51 46 42 40
Dewpt 29 28 28 30 31 31 32 36 38 38 39 38 39 40 43 47 49 49 48 45 42 40
Max/Min RH 92 85 100 62 100
RH 73 74 75 84 85 89 89 93 94 92 96 92 95 93 93 74 62 67 89 96100100
Wind Dir NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E NW N
Wind Spd 10 9 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 40 50 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.09 0.05 0 0
Drizzle C S C C C C
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1300 1300 1300 1200 1000 1700 3100 600 500
T Wind Dir NE N N N N N N N E E
T Wind Spd 14 16 13 12 12 11 10 8 8 5
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 75 45 82 52 83 54 76 47 79
Temp 65 71 51 47 73 76 57 53 76 77 60 54 71 70 54 47 73 73
Dewpt 51 50 50 47 54 52 55 53 58 56 55 44 40 41 39 39 45 46
Min/Max RH 42 100 36 100 40 84 28 75 33
RH 60 48 96 100 51 43 93 100 54 48 84 69 32 35 57 74 37 38
Pwind Dir SW SE SE SE SE E NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW SC CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-221000-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
208 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 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 40 45 44 60 47
Temp 43 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 43 44 44 45 46 46 50 55 59 56 52 51 49 48
Dewpt 34 36 36 36 37 38 40 42 43 44 44 45 46 45 48 49 51 51 51 49 49 48
Max/Min RH 96 89 100 76 100
RH 75 85 85 87 91 92 98 97100100100100100 98 95 81 76 85 96 93100100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N
Wind Spd 12 14 11 10 12 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 8 9 8 8 6 4 4 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 20 60 80 40 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.15 0.27 0.10 0
Drizzle S S S S S C C
Rain Shwrs NM SC SC SC O O SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 1800 1500 1400 1300 1000 1200 1700 1200 900
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE N
T Wind Spd 23 24 24 21 20 19 18 13 12 9
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
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 53 68 57 70 57 69 55 69
Temp 60 59 57 55 66 63 60 58 69 66 61 57 66 63 58 55 67 64
Dewpt 51 54 55 55 59 59 58 58 61 61 58 52 48 49 48 49 52 55
Min/Max RH 69 100 74 100 75 94 51 81 59
RH 74 84 95 100 79 87 93 100 78 86 92 85 53 61 69 80 60 74
Pwind Dir NE S S SE S NE N NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-221000-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
208 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 34 41 40 60 42
Temp 42 38 35 36 35 34 34 37 40 41 40 42 42 44 46 55 59 57 51 47 44 42
Dewpt 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 35 39 40 40 41 42 42 45 49 51 51 49 47 44 42
Max/Min RH 89 82 100 75 100
RH 59 64 75 75 82 89 92 92 96 96100 96100 93 96 80 75 80 93100100100
Wind Dir NE NE NE N N N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE N NW
Wind Spd 11 10 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 30 70 70 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.11 0.18 0.05 0
Drizzle S
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC SC NM NM SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 1300 1200 1100 800 700 1600 2200 600 400
T Wind Dir NE NE NE N NE N N N NE N
T Wind Spd 16 16 17 14 14 13 13 10 8 6
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 71 47 77 53 78 54 73 46 75
Temp 63 65 51 49 70 71 56 53 74 72 59 54 69 67 53 46 72 69
Dewpt 53 54 50 49 58 58 55 53 60 58 55 45 44 44 42 40 46 49
Min/Max RH 55 100 52 100 52 89 35 81 37
RH 70 68 96 100 66 64 96 100 62 61 87 71 40 43 66 79 39 49
Pwind Dir W S S S S NE N NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-221000-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
208 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 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 35 43 40 63 41
Temp 37 36 35 36 36 36 36 39 41 42 42 41 42 43 45 55 62 60 51 47 44 42
Dewpt 32 31 32 32 32 32 34 37 39 40 40 41 41 41 44 47 49 50 49 47 44 42
Max/Min RH 92 87 99 62 100
RH 82 82 89 85 87 87 91 92 93 95 93 98 98 93 95 75 63 68 91 98100100
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N NW N NW NW N N NE E NW NW
Wind Spd 11 10 9 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 40 50 30 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.09 0.06 0 0
Drizzle C S C C C C C C
Rain Shwrs SC IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1500 1200 1200 1400 1100 1000 1900 2900 600 400
T Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NE SW
T Wind Spd 18 18 17 16 14 14 13 11 8 5
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
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 75 47 81 54 83 55 76 49 79
Temp 66 70 53 49 74 75 58 54 77 76 60 56 72 70 54 49 74 73
Dewpt 51 51 52 49 55 55 57 54 59 58 57 49 42 43 44 42 47 48
Min/Max RH 44 100 38 100 42 91 30 79 34
RH 59 52 98 100 52 51 98 100 53 53 90 79 35 38 69 77 39 42
Pwind Dir E SE S SE SE E NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL FW SC CL FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-221000-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
208 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 33 43 40 68 42
Temp 41 38 35 34 34 34 34 37 41 43 42 41 42 43 47 60 67 66 55 49 45 43
Dewpt 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 36 37 38 38 39 39 41 43 45 45 45 44 42 41
Max/Min RH 92 76 91 44 93
RH 62 64 75 82 85 89 92 85 82 79 86 89 89 86 79 53 45 47 69 83 89 93
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE N N NW NW NW N E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 8 8 6 5 6 6 5 4 4 5 4 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW CL CL FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 40 50 10 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.04 0 0 0
Drizzle S S
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1900 1300 1500 1500 1200 1000 3000 3600 800 400
T Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE N NW N SE SE
T Wind Spd 11 10 9 8 9 6 8 5 9 6
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 79 47 85 52 85 55 77 49 82
Temp 68 76 56 49 75 81 60 53 77 82 64 56 72 75 57 49 74 79
Dewpt 46 43 47 47 49 46 51 50 54 51 50 40 34 33 36 36 38 38
Min/Max RH 29 93 27 90 31 61 21 61 23
RH 45 31 72 93 40 29 72 89 45 34 60 55 25 21 45 61 27 23
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE NE NE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-221000-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
208 PM CST Fri Feb 21 2025
Date 02/21/25 Sat 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 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 41 46 44 59 48
Temp 44 42 41 41 41 41 41 42 44 44 45 45 45 44 47 52 58 57 54 52 50 48
Dewpt 38 38 39 41 40 40 41 42 44 44 45 45 44 43 46 48 49 50 51 50 49 48
Max/Min RH 100 96 100 72 100
RH 86 86 93100 96 96100100100100100100 96 96 96 86 72 77 90 93 96100
Wind Dir N N N NE N N N N N N N N NW N NW NW N N NE NE N N
Wind Spd 16 16 16 14 16 16 16 14 13 12 11 10 11 11 9 9 8 6 5 4 3 4
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 70 70 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0.09 0.14 0.03 0
Drizzle C S S S C
Rain Shwrs SC SC NM SC SC SC NM NM SC SC
Tstms IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
LAL 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2000 1900 1900 1700 1500 1100 1400 2200 1500 700
T Wind Dir NE NE N N N N N N NE N
T Wind Spd 25 25 25 21 20 19 17 13 11 9
Date 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25
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 54 69 58 70 58 67 55 69
Temp 59 60 57 55 66 65 60 58 68 67 61 58 65 64 58 55 66 66
Dewpt 52 53 55 54 58 59 59 58 61 61 59 54 48 49 49 49 52 55
Min/Max RH 67 97 70 100 73 93 50 80 58
RH 78 78 93 96 75 81 96 100 78 81 93 87 54 58 72 80 61 68
Pwind Dir NE S S SE S E NE NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
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