Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 032003
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
302 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
TXZ245-040900-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
302 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 71 86 70 87 47
Temp 86 81 75 74 73 73 80 86 85 80 74 74 72 72 78 85 85 77 67 60 52 48
Dewpt 74 74 73 72 72 71 75 75 75 74 73 72 71 71 74 70 67 63 58 51 45 42
Max/Min RH 100 70 99 56 81
RH 68 80 94 95 97 95 84 70 71 82 95 95 97 99 87 63 56 62 72 72 78 80
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 11 10 9 8 8 8 10 12 13 11 9 8 8 12 12 11 12 11 16 16 20 16
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.04 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 700 1000 2800 2500 1700 1500 2800 4100 2200 2500
T Wind Dir SE S S S SE S SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 23 20 27 28 25 24 20 16 20 26
Coast Flood Y Y Y
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 70 46 75 53 77 59 80 61 82
Temp 64 65 52 47 70 70 58 54 75 72 62 59 79 74 65 61 81 76
Dewpt 43 44 43 40 40 41 45 46 48 51 52 52 56 57 58 58 60 59
Min/Max RH 41 78 30 76 37 80 44 90 46
RH 47 46 70 76 34 35 61 75 39 48 69 78 46 55 76 89 49 57
Pwind Dir N N N NE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-040900-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
302 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 96 68 87 47
Temp 98 92 78 77 75 75 80 91 96 89 78 76 73 72 74 82 85 80 67 58 52 48
Dewpt 65 72 72 72 71 71 74 73 70 73 73 73 72 70 66 61 57 54 50 46 40 37
Max/Min RH 97 44 97 38 68
RH 34 52 82 86 87 89 82 56 44 59 85 90 97 93 77 48 38 41 54 64 64 67
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S NW NW NW N N N N NW
Wind Spd 6 11 13 13 12 11 13 13 13 16 14 12 8 6 10 11 12 12 14 12 12 11
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.01 0
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1500 1200 3600 4600 1600 1600 3300 5100 1800 2200
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S NW NW N N
T Wind Spd 23 23 21 19 23 17 18 17 21 20
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 70 45 76 47 82 52 86 56 89
Temp 63 67 52 46 69 74 54 48 76 78 59 52 80 80 62 56 83 83
Dewpt 40 39 40 38 37 38 41 41 44 44 51 51 52 53 58 56 57 54
Min/Max RH 33 75 23 81 26 98 30 100 31
RH 44 36 62 74 30 27 61 78 32 30 75 96 38 38 86100 41 36
Pwind Dir N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-040900-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
302 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 82 71 83 50
Temp 82 77 75 74 74 74 78 81 82 77 75 74 73 73 78 81 81 76 69 62 54 51
Dewpt 75 74 74 73 73 73 74 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 73 71 68 65 60 54 49 46
Max/Min RH 100 78 99 65 87
RH 80 90 97 95 99 97 88 83 78 90 96 99 97 97 88 74 65 69 74 75 83 85
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S S W W NW N N N N
Wind Spd 12 12 12 11 11 10 12 13 13 12 12 11 10 16 12 11 11 12 16 20 23 19
Wind Gust
Clouds SC SC B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) SC SC B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 30 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0.01
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS
Tstms IS SC IS
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 900 1000 1500 1600 1700 1700 1500 2200 2500 3000
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S S NW N N
T Wind Spd 26 24 26 27 27 25 20 14 21 27
Coast Flood Y Y Y
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 68 52 73 60 74 63 76 66 78
Temp 62 65 57 52 68 69 63 60 72 69 65 64 74 72 68 66 76 73
Dewpt 45 46 46 45 42 43 46 48 49 52 53 54 57 58 59 59 61 61
Min/Max RH 46 76 34 65 43 72 53 79 57
RH 55 51 68 75 40 39 55 65 45 54 65 71 56 63 73 79 60 66
Pwind Dir N N N NE SE SE SE SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-040900-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
302 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 87 70 83 47
Temp 89 83 77 76 76 75 80 86 86 81 77 75 74 73 77 80 82 76 66 58 51 48
Dewpt 75 74 73 73 72 73 75 75 75 74 73 73 72 72 73 69 64 61 55 49 42 39
Max/Min RH 94 70 97 54 73
RH 64 74 88 90 87 94 85 70 70 79 88 94 93 97 89 69 54 60 68 72 71 71
Wind Dir S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW N N N N
Wind Spd 16 14 13 12 12 11 18 21 21 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 14 16 16 16
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2
Clouds(%) FW SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12HR 5 10 20 40 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
Obvis PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1200 800 3300 3400 1500 1400 2700 3400 1000 1500
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 18 17 26 28 20 19 18 16 20 24
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 66 44 71 46 78 52 80 56 84
Temp 61 63 50 45 67 69 53 48 74 73 57 53 78 75 62 57 81 78
Dewpt 42 42 41 39 40 41 42 43 46 49 52 52 54 56 58 57 59 58
Min/Max RH 43 82 32 88 33 100 40 100 40
RH 50 46 71 80 37 37 66 84 37 42 83 97 43 51 87100 48 50
Pwind Dir N N N NE SE SE S SE S
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-040900-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
302 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 96 70 88 49
Temp 98 88 78 77 75 75 81 91 95 87 78 76 74 73 76 83 86 80 70 62 55 50
Dewpt 67 74 74 72 72 72 75 75 72 75 74 72 72 70 68 64 58 56 52 48 43 39
Max/Min RH 96 48 94 38 66
RH 37 62 87 85 90 90 82 59 48 68 88 87 92 90 77 51 39 43 54 60 65 65
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S W NW NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 8 16 13 12 11 11 14 14 16 16 14 12 9 9 10 12 12 12 13 14 14 12
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) CL CL B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 5 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1400 1500 3300 4100 1800 1700 3300 5400 1700 2100
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S W NW N N
T Wind Spd 23 21 23 20 25 19 17 17 23 24
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 69 46 75 47 81 52 84 56 86
Temp 62 66 54 47 70 72 54 49 76 75 58 52 80 78 63 57 82 80
Dewpt 41 41 41 39 37 37 41 42 45 46 51 51 53 55 58 57 58 57
Min/Max RH 37 75 23 79 26 96 33 100 35
RH 45 39 62 74 31 28 61 78 33 36 76 94 40 45 84100 44 44
Pwind Dir N N N SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-040900-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
302 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 98 69 86 49
Temp 98 97 86 79 77 75 80 91 97 95 84 77 73 69 72 80 84 80 67 58 52 49
Dewpt 57 57 68 70 70 70 69 65 59 59 69 69 67 62 57 52 47 44 45 41 37 36
Max/Min RH 84 29 83 27 60
RH 26 27 55 74 79 84 69 42 29 30 61 76 81 78 59 37 28 28 45 53 56 60
Wind Dir SE E SE SE SE SE S S S E E SE SW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW
Wind Spd 5 8 11 11 10 6 9 8 6 9 11 10 8 9 11 11 12 17 16 11 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL SC B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) FW FW CL SC B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 5 5 40 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0 0
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 1300 1500 3700 6100 2000 1800 4400 7400 3400 2600
T Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SW NW NW N NW
T Wind Spd 20 16 12 11 19 16 16 19 27 20
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 72 47 79 48 86 55 90 59 92
Temp 63 70 55 47 72 76 57 49 80 83 63 55 82 87 67 59 86 90
Dewpt 33 32 35 35 29 27 34 37 35 33 44 47 44 41 53 54 51 46
Min/Max RH 23 62 15 64 15 74 17 83 21
RH 32 25 47 62 20 16 41 62 20 17 50 74 26 20 61 82 30 22
Pwind Dir N N N SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-040900-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
302 PM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025
Date 04/03/25 Fri 04/04/25 Sat 04/05/25 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 80 72 82 53
Temp 81 77 74 74 73 73 77 79 80 76 74 73 73 72 76 80 81 77 71 66 58 54
Dewpt 73 73 72 72 71 71 73 74 73 73 72 71 71 70 71 68 65 63 60 54 48 44
Max/Min RH 100 79 97 57 71
RH 77 88 93 93 93 93 88 85 79 90 93 93 93 93 85 68 58 62 67 66 70 69
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE S S SW W N N N N N N
Wind Spd 16 16 16 16 14 12 16 17 18 17 16 14 12 11 11 11 11 12 14 20 20 17
Wind Gust
Clouds FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1
Clouds(%) FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1
PoP 12HR 0 5 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL
Haines
Mixing Hgt 600 600 700 800 1000 900 1100 1400 2000 3000
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S SW NW N N
T Wind Spd 25 20 21 26 23 20 16 13 20 27
Coast Flood Y Y Y
Date 04/06Mon 04/07/25Tue 04/08/25Wed 04/09/25Thu 04/10/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 66 53 70 58 72 62 74 64 76
Temp 61 64 58 54 66 68 62 58 70 69 64 62 73 71 66 64 75 72
Dewpt 44 45 45 43 41 43 46 48 50 52 53 54 57 58 59 59 61 61
Min/Max RH 45 68 35 69 46 74 56 83 60
RH 53 49 62 67 40 40 56 69 48 55 66 74 58 64 77 83 62 68
Pwind Dir N N N NE E SE SE SE SE
Wind Char 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL
PoP 12HR 0 5 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