Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 050818
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
218 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
TXZ245-052200-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
218 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
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 75 63 77 60 78
Temp 66 66 69 74 75 69 66 64 64 64 68 75 76 69 65 64 64 64 69 75 76 69
Dewpt 66 65 68 70 71 69 66 64 64 64 68 68 68 67 65 64 63 64 69 68 68 68
Min/Max RH 86 100 75 100 75
RH 100 99 99 87 86 99100100100100100 78 75 93100100 99100100 79 77 95
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 5 3 4 6 8 6 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 4
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F PF F F+ F PF PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 1800 500 600 1900 1900 900 500 1800 1800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 14 12 11 11 13 11 11 12 13
Dense Fog Y Y Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
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 62 78 61 78 57 74 56 72
Temp 65 65 76 69 64 64 75 69 61 60 72 66 60 59 68 62
Dewpt 65 65 69 68 64 64 67 66 61 59 63 64 60 59 61 57
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 73 100 71 100 72
RH 99 100 78 95100 100 77 89100 95 74 92 99 98 79 84
Pwind Dir S S S SE E E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 SC FW SC B2 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
$$
TXZ231-052200-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
218 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 83 65 86 63 88
Temp 68 67 70 78 83 79 71 67 65 65 68 79 85 80 72 68 66 65 69 80 86 82
Dewpt 67 66 68 71 71 68 67 65 65 65 66 66 64 64 67 67 66 65 67 67 64 65
Min/Max RH 67 100 49 100 48
RH 99 97 95 79 68 69 89 93100100 93 64 49 58 86 97100100 93 65 48 56
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S SE S S SE SE SE SE S SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 6 5 6 9 9 10 9 8 6 5 6 6 8 8 6 6 5 4 5 8 9 9
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF F+ PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3000 4100 800 800 2800 3800 1200 800 3200 4200
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 18 14 12 11 14 11 14 14
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 63 91 62 86 58 76 56 73
Temp 68 66 83 84 68 63 80 78 64 61 71 73 62 60 68 67
Dewpt 67 65 66 64 66 63 63 60 59 57 59 59 59 57 57 51
Max/Min RH 100 42 100 45 87 58 94 53
RH 97 99 57 51 95 100 56 55 84 87 66 63 92 92 68 57
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC CL CL SC B1 FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ247-052200-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
218 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
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 72 63 72 63 73
Temp 67 66 68 71 71 68 67 64 64 64 67 70 71 67 66 65 64 65 68 70 71 67
Dewpt 66 66 67 69 69 67 66 64 64 64 67 67 67 67 65 65 64 64 67 67 67 67
Min/Max RH 92 100 86 100 89
RH 97100 99 94 94 99 95100100 99 99 89 87100 99100100 99 99 92 89100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F PF PF F PF F F F+ F PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 400 500 500 500 400 700 700 600 600 700
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 11 12 12 12 11 11 13 12 12 12
Dense Fog Y Y Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
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 64 73 63 73 60 71 59 70
Temp 65 66 71 67 65 65 71 66 63 62 68 65 62 61 66 61
Dewpt 65 65 68 67 65 65 67 66 63 61 63 64 62 61 61 58
Max/Min RH 100 87 100 84 100 83 100 81
RH 100 99 91100100 100 87100100 99 84 99100 100 84 90
Pwind Dir S S S SE E E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30
Rain Shwrs IS SC SC
$$
TXZ234-052200-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
218 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 80 67 82 65 83
Temp 69 69 72 78 80 75 69 67 67 67 70 78 81 75 69 68 68 67 70 79 81 76
Dewpt 67 67 68 70 69 68 67 67 66 67 69 67 67 67 68 68 67 67 69 69 68 69
Min/Max RH 69 100 63 100 65
RH 93 93 87 76 69 79 93100 97100 97 69 63 76 97100 97100 97 72 65 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 4 6 10 8 6 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 6 6 5 5 6 9 11 10
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 B1 B2 OV B2 SC FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0
Sprinkles SC
Obvis F F F F+ F PF PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 2200 2800 600 600 2700 3100 1000 700 2900 3600
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S
T Wind Spd 10 16 13 12 13 13 11 11 13 14
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 65 84 65 81 59 75 55 69
Temp 69 68 80 76 68 66 78 73 64 61 71 70 61 60 65 64
Dewpt 68 67 68 68 67 66 66 63 59 57 61 62 60 58 57 54
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 56 90 64 99 67
RH 97 97 67 76 97 100 67 71 84 87 71 76 97 93 75 70
Pwind Dir S S S S E E E N
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 FW FW B1 B2 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 5 0 20 20 50
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
$$
TXZ241-052200-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
218 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
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 66 85 64 87
Temp 68 67 70 79 82 76 69 67 66 66 70 79 84 78 70 68 67 66 70 80 86 79
Dewpt 67 66 69 72 71 69 66 66 66 66 68 67 66 68 68 67 67 66 69 69 68 69
Min/Max RH 67 100 55 100 55
RH 97 99 95 81 70 79 90 97100100 94 68 55 72 92 97100100 99 69 55 72
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 6 8 10 10 9 6 6 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 6 5 8 9 9 11
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1 OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF F F+ PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 3200 4100 700 1000 3000 3600 1200 700 3100 4500
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE S S S
T Wind Spd 13 18 17 13 14 12 16 12 14 16
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
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 64 90 63 86 61 78 59 76
Temp 69 66 83 81 68 65 80 77 66 64 73 73 64 63 70 69
Dewpt 68 66 68 67 67 65 66 65 64 61 63 64 62 61 60 56
Max/Min RH 100 48 100 51 94 60 95 58
RH 97 100 62 62 95 100 61 68 93 92 70 72 93 92 70 63
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW CL SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-052200-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
218 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 83 66 89 65 91
Temp 67 67 69 77 81 83 75 71 67 66 68 79 87 87 77 71 68 66 70 81 89 88
Dewpt 63 63 64 65 66 65 64 64 64 63 65 64 63 62 62 65 64 64 66 65 62 60
Min/Max RH 55 93 42 94 38
RH 87 87 84 67 60 55 69 79 90 90 90 60 45 43 60 81 87 93 87 58 41 39
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 8 6 6 6 8 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 4 6 6 6 8
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW CL CL
Clouds(%) B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 FW FW SC B1 B2 FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW CL CL
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
Mixing Hgt 2700 4000 600 900 2500 4300 1100 600 2900 4200
T Wind Dir S S SE S S S SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 13 16 13 11 9 10 13 10 11 10
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 65 94 65 87 60 75 58 74
Temp 73 67 84 90 73 66 80 83 67 62 68 73 63 60 67 70
Dewpt 65 63 63 57 63 62 61 56 56 54 54 54 55 54 52 48
Max/Min RH 88 31 88 38 76 50 81 45
RH 76 87 49 33 71 87 52 40 68 75 61 51 75 81 59 46
Pwind Dir SE S SE SE E E E NE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds CL FW SC CL CL FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS
Tstms IS
$$
TXZ442-052200-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
218 AM CST Wed Feb 5 2025
Date Wed 02/05/25 Thu 02/06/25 Fri 02/07/25
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 72 64 72 64 73
Temp 65 65 67 70 72 68 66 64 64 64 66 70 71 67 66 65 65 65 67 71 71 68
Dewpt 64 65 66 68 68 66 65 64 64 64 66 66 66 67 66 65 64 64 67 67 67 67
Min/Max RH 87 100 84 100 86
RH 97100 97 93 87 93 97100100100100 87 84100100100 97 97100 87 87 97
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE
Wind Spd 6 5 6 8 10 10 9 8 6 6 6 6 8 11 10 8 8 6 6 9 11 11
Wind Gust
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) OV OV OV OV B2 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F F PF F F+ F PF PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Mixing Hgt 600 700 600 600 800 700 800 900 800 800
T Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE
T Wind Spd 12 17 17 16 13 14 17 14 13 17
Dense Fog Y Y Y
Date Sat 02/08/25 Sun 02/09/25 Mon 02/10/25 Tue 02/11/25
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 64 73 65 73 63 70 61 69
Temp 66 66 71 68 65 65 71 68 64 63 68 67 64 63 66 63
Dewpt 65 65 68 67 65 65 66 66 64 63 65 65 64 63 62 59
Max/Min RH 100 84 100 81 100 84 100 84
RH 97 97 90 97100 100 84 93100 100 90 93100 100 87 87
Pwind Dir S S S SE E E SE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 30
Rain Shwrs SC IS
$$
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