Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 222303
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
503 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
TXZ245-231000-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
503 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
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 62 42 68 50
Temp 40 41 41 41 42 46 55 60 56 49 46 44 43 51 64 67 60 53 53 52 52
Dewpt 40 40 41 41 41 44 48 50 50 49 46 44 43 48 51 52 52 52 52 52 52
Max/Min RH 100 68 100 58 100
RH 100 98 98100 98 93 76 70 79 98100100100 91 65 59 74 96 97100 99
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 5 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.08 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1200 1800 2700 600 300 1700 1800 600 400
T Wind Dir N N N N NE N N SE SE S
T Wind Spd 17 16 14 13 6 6 5 9 11 10
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
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 73 55 75 53 72 47 72 54 75
Temp 71 66 58 56 72 68 57 53 68 63 52 47 69 65 58 56 73 68
Dewpt 59 59 57 56 61 60 55 51 46 46 43 42 47 52 54 55 60 60
Min/Max RH 61 100 61 97 41 83 43 98 60
RH 67 79 98 100 68 77 95 90 46 53 72 83 45 63 87 95 63 77
Pwind Dir S S S NE N N E S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ231-231000-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
503 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 38 65 39 76 46
Temp 39 39 38 39 39 44 54 61 61 50 45 41 40 48 66 74 71 56 51 48 48
Dewpt 37 37 38 38 39 41 46 48 47 46 44 41 40 45 50 48 47 49 49 48 48
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 37 100
RH 92 94100 96100 89 74 62 60 86 96100 98 91 55 39 43 76 94100100
Wind Dir N N N NW NW NW NW N NE E SE S NW SE S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 6 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Sprinkles IS IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1200 2300 3100 400 400 2300 3600 500 700
T Wind Dir N N NW N SE S S S SE S
T Wind Spd 11 11 10 8 6 5 5 9 14 12
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 83 53 83 54 74 44 79 51 84
Temp 74 76 58 54 76 77 59 54 69 68 51 44 73 73 57 53 77 78
Dewpt 54 54 56 54 58 54 54 45 39 39 36 36 40 42 48 51 56 56
Min/Max RH 37 100 39 85 30 74 25 94 39
RH 50 46 92 100 53 46 83 71 33 35 56 72 30 32 72 93 48 48
Pwind Dir SE SE SE E N E SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ247-231000-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
503 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
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 42 60 46 63 53
Temp 42 42 43 43 44 47 54 58 55 52 51 48 47 52 59 62 57 56 55 55 55
Dewpt 42 42 43 43 44 45 47 50 50 50 49 48 47 50 51 52 52 54 53 54 55
Max/Min RH 100 72 100 70 100
RH 100100100100100 93 78 75 83 93 93100 99 93 77 70 83 93 93 98100
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N N NE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 9 9 8 9 9 8 8 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12HR 60 40 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC IS
Tstms SC SC SC SC
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1300 1100 1500 1800 900 500 1200 1100 800 800
T Wind Dir N N N N NE N N SE SE S
T Wind Spd 19 18 16 12 9 6 6 6 12 11
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
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 69 58 70 56 68 52 68 58 70
Temp 66 64 59 58 68 66 59 56 65 63 56 52 65 63 60 60 69 65
Dewpt 59 59 58 58 61 60 57 53 47 48 46 46 50 53 55 57 60 61
Min/Max RH 73 100 73 95 50 78 55 94 72
RH 78 86 96 100 79 83 92 89 52 58 69 78 59 70 84 92 74 87
Pwind Dir S S SE NE N N E S SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ234-231000-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
503 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 38 61 40 71 47
Temp 41 40 41 40 40 44 52 59 57 49 45 42 41 48 64 70 65 52 50 48 48
Dewpt 39 39 40 40 40 44 48 50 50 48 45 42 41 46 52 52 52 51 49 48 48
Max/Min RH 100 72 100 53 100
RH 93 96 96100100100 86 72 77 96100100 98 94 65 53 63 95 97100100
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N NE NE N N NW SW S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 4 4 2 2
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 50 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1100 1900 2700 300 300 2200 3200 400 400
T Wind Dir NE N N N NE N NW S S S
T Wind Spd 13 12 12 11 5 4 4 9 11 9
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 77 54 78 54 72 44 75 51 78
Temp 71 70 57 54 75 72 58 54 67 65 51 44 71 69 56 53 75 72
Dewpt 58 57 57 54 60 57 54 46 42 43 40 38 43 47 50 53 58 58
Min/Max RH 50 100 52 87 36 80 33 99 51
RH 64 63 99 100 60 58 87 73 40 45 66 78 37 46 80 99 56 61
Pwind Dir S S S NE N N SW S S
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
$$
TXZ241-231000-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
503 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
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 39 65 41 76 47
Temp 39 39 40 40 41 45 56 64 60 51 47 43 43 51 68 75 70 57 52 49 49
Dewpt 39 39 40 39 40 42 46 47 48 47 46 43 42 47 50 48 49 52 52 49 49
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 39 100
RH 98 98 98 96 97 90 70 55 65 88 96 99 99 86 54 39 47 83100100100
Wind Dir N N N NW NW NW NW N NE E SE W NW SE S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 8 6 5 6 6 6 8 5 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 4 6 6 4 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 FW CL CL FW FW B1 SC FW CL CL CL FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 30 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC
Sprinkles IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1200 1100 2200 3100 300 300 2800 3700 500 700
T Wind Dir N N N N E SW S S SE S
T Wind Spd 12 12 13 10 6 3 4 9 13 12
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
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 82 55 83 55 74 46 78 53 81
Temp 75 75 59 55 76 75 60 56 70 68 52 46 73 72 58 55 77 75
Dewpt 57 57 58 55 60 58 57 50 42 42 41 39 42 46 51 53 57 58
Min/Max RH 41 100 44 90 32 77 29 97 45
RH 54 54 96 100 56 55 89 82 37 40 66 75 33 39 77 94 50 55
Pwind Dir S SE SE E N N SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW CL SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ229-231000-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
503 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 39 71 42 81 47
Temp 43 42 41 41 40 45 58 68 68 55 48 44 43 51 71 80 77 63 56 50 49
Dewpt 36 37 37 36 36 39 42 41 41 42 42 41 40 43 44 42 40 42 45 46 46
Max/Min RH 89 34 91 24 93
RH 76 82 86 82 85 79 55 37 37 61 80 88 90 75 38 26 26 45 67 86 91
Wind Dir NE NE N NW NW NW NW NW E SE SE SE E SE S S S SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 4 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 4 3
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles IS IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 1100 2800 3300 400 400 2400 4200 500 500
T Wind Dir NE NW NW NW SE SE S S SE SE
T Wind Spd 8 6 8 6 9 6 6 10 12 11
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 85 53 84 55 74 46 82 54 85
Temp 75 82 61 54 76 81 62 56 69 72 54 47 75 79 61 56 78 82
Dewpt 49 47 54 52 55 50 50 43 34 32 33 34 35 35 43 48 51 49
Min/Max RH 27 94 32 67 22 62 18 76 30
RH 40 30 78 94 47 34 65 62 27 23 45 61 23 20 51 76 39 32
Pwind Dir SE SE SE NE NE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
TXZ442-231000-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
503 PM CST Sat Feb 22 2025
Date 02/22/25 Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue
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 42 60 48 65 55
Temp 41 42 42 42 42 45 51 58 58 53 52 49 48 53 61 64 61 58 57 56 56
Dewpt 41 42 42 42 42 43 46 48 49 49 49 48 48 50 52 52 53 54 54 54 55
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 64 99
RH 100100100100100 93 83 69 72 86 89 95 99 88 73 64 75 88 89 94 97
Wind Dir N N N NW NW NW NW N N NE NE N N N E SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 12 11 11 11 11 10 10 8 6 4 4 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 6 5 4
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 60 30 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC NM SC
Tstms SC IS SC IS
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1600 1200 1900 2100 1000 600 1600 1600 900 800
T Wind Dir N N N N NE N NE SE SE S
T Wind Spd 18 18 16 12 9 5 4 9 13 13
Date 02/25/25 Wed 02/26/25 Thu 02/27/25 Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25
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 69 59 71 58 67 53 67 58 71
Temp 67 65 61 59 68 67 61 58 65 63 57 53 65 65 61 60 69 68
Dewpt 59 59 59 59 61 61 58 54 48 48 47 46 49 52 55 57 60 61
Min/Max RH 71 100 72 92 50 77 53 93 71
RH 77 81 93 99 77 81 90 86 55 58 69 76 55 64 81 91 74 79
Pwind Dir S S SE E N NE E SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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