Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 111638
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1138 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
TXZ245-112100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1138 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 76 60 78 57 85
Temp 75 75 68 63 62 61 61 69 75 78 72 65 64 60 58 68 82 84 74
Dewpt 56 58 60 61 61 60 61 65 65 65 65 64 62 60 55 56 51 52 59
Min/Max RH 50 100 65 98 31
RH 53 55 76 93 97 97 99 89 72 65 79 95 95 98 89 65 35 33 58
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW W W SW S S
Wind Spd 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 6 9 10 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 6 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 3000 900 800 2400 2400 1200 700 2200 2200
T Wind Dir S S S S S S SW W S
T Wind Spd 16 18 18 20 23 17 11 8 11
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 62 85 60 84 55 83 55 77
Temp 64 64 82 76 65 61 80 77 62 56 79 76 60 55 74 70
Dewpt 64 64 65 65 63 54 40 43 41 38 39 42 44 46 51 54
Max/Min RH 100 48 97 22 52 22 71 41
RH 100100 57 68 93 79 24 30 45 51 24 30 54 71 43 56
Pwind Dir S S S NW NW NW NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ231-112100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1138 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 86 57 95 53 95
Temp 78 85 81 65 61 60 59 67 84 94 90 72 64 58 54 69 88 95 90
Dewpt 50 50 55 58 59 59 59 62 61 53 47 46 46 40 36 36 35 33 37
Min/Max RH 30 100 21 54 12
RH 39 30 42 78 93 98100 84 46 25 23 39 51 51 51 30 15 12 16
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE S SE S S SW W S W W W W W S SE
Wind Spd 9 10 11 10 8 6 6 9 10 10 8 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 5
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B1 FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 5000 800 900 2900 8100 700 500 4000 6300
T Wind Dir S SE S S W SW W W SW
T Wind Spd 16 19 16 17 17 8 9 8 11
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 62 100 59 86 53 86 50 85
Temp 66 64 93 92 65 59 81 82 62 54 80 80 59 51 80 79
Dewpt 59 63 43 30 43 32 27 26 27 25 26 24 33 37 40 41
Max/Min RH 100 9 47 12 33 10 60 20
RH 79 95 18 11 45 35 14 13 26 32 14 12 37 59 24 26
Pwind Dir S W NE NW NW NW NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ247-112100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1138 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 72 62 73 61 77
Temp 70 71 66 64 63 63 63 67 71 73 69 65 64 63 61 67 74 75 69
Dewpt 59 60 61 62 62 62 62 65 65 65 65 64 63 61 58 59 57 59 62
Min/Max RH 66 100 76 97 53
RH 69 70 84 93 97 97 97 94 83 76 89 97 97 95 90 76 56 57 79
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW S S
Wind Spd 6 8 6 8 8 8 8 9 11 11 9 8 6 5 4 4 4 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4
Mixing Hgt 2100 1200 1200 1900 1800 1200 900 700 800
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW W S
T Wind Spd 16 20 20 20 24 20 13 10 12
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 64 77 62 78 60 78 60 72
Temp 64 65 74 71 65 62 74 72 65 60 74 71 63 60 70 68
Dewpt 64 65 67 66 64 58 48 51 49 45 46 50 49 50 54 56
Max/Min RH 100 71 99 37 60 34 71 54
RH 100100 80 85 97 88 40 47 56 57 37 47 61 70 57 67
Pwind Dir S S S NW NW NW NE E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ234-112100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1138 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 80 60 82 55 92
Temp 77 80 73 62 61 61 61 68 80 82 77 67 64 59 56 66 86 91 82
Dewpt 51 50 56 59 60 60 60 64 63 63 64 64 61 56 51 51 43 39 46
Min/Max RH 35 100 52 92 16
RH 40 35 55 90 97 97 97 87 56 53 64 90 90 89 84 58 22 16 28
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W S SE
Wind Spd 8 11 11 8 8 6 6 11 13 14 11 8 5 4 3 3 3 5 8
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4700 600 700 2900 3000 1100 600 3900 5400
T Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW W SW
T Wind Spd 14 14 14 19 19 12 9 9 10
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 62 93 59 84 54 81 50 80
Temp 64 65 87 84 65 60 81 80 62 54 78 77 58 51 77 73
Dewpt 61 65 60 55 60 44 31 33 32 30 33 32 38 38 41 46
Max/Min RH 100 25 84 14 39 16 63 25
RH 90 99 40 37 84 55 16 18 32 39 20 19 47 61 27 37
Pwind Dir S SW S NW NW NW NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC SC SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ241-112100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1138 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 85 58 94 55 94
Temp 78 84 78 65 63 60 60 68 85 94 89 72 66 59 56 71 88 93 87
Dewpt 53 54 59 60 60 60 60 64 63 57 54 55 53 48 43 45 39 40 46
Min/Max RH 36 100 27 67 15
RH 42 36 52 83 90100100 87 48 29 31 54 62 67 61 39 18 16 24
Wind Dir S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S SW W W NW NW S SE
Wind Spd 9 11 12 11 8 8 6 9 10 9 9 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 9
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 SC CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
Mixing Hgt 4900 900 800 2800 5600 600 400 4100 5900
T Wind Dir S SE S S S S W NW S
T Wind Spd 17 18 16 18 16 9 9 6 11
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 63 100 60 86 54 86 51 84
Temp 67 66 93 93 68 61 81 82 62 55 81 80 60 52 80 77
Dewpt 63 65 51 36 54 39 30 30 32 29 28 28 39 42 44 46
Max/Min RH 98 11 61 13 37 12 70 25
RH 85 94 24 14 60 44 16 15 33 36 15 15 45 70 29 35
Pwind Dir S SW NE N NW NW NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ229-112100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1138 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 58 99 54 95
Temp 80 88 87 74 66 61 59 68 87 98 94 77 68 60 55 70 87 95 92
Dewpt 47 45 47 53 56 57 57 60 54 39 30 25 27 28 28 33 31 29 31
Min/Max RH 22 93 10 36 10
RH 31 23 25 48 70 87 93 76 32 13 10 14 21 30 35 25 13 10 12
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S W NW NW N W W W W S S
Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 8 5 5 6 6 11 12 6 4 3 4 4 2 4 6
Wind Gust
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) CL CL CL CL CL FW SC SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6
Mixing Hgt 5500 700 700 2800 12000 1200 500 4500 6500
T Wind Dir S SE S S W NW NW NW SW
T Wind Spd 13 18 12 11 21 16 10 9 11
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 66 98 58 86 55 86 52 88
Temp 73 67 92 93 68 58 80 84 65 55 79 83 62 52 80 85
Dewpt 50 58 34 25 27 20 25 24 25 25 23 20 28 37 36 36
Max/Min RH 75 7 23 10 31 9 56 15
RH 44 73 13 9 21 22 13 11 22 31 12 10 27 56 20 18
Pwind Dir S W N NW NW NW NE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
TXZ442-112100-
Padre RAWS-Kleberg TX
27.44N 97.29W Elev. 6 ft
1138 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2025
Date Tue 03/11/25 Wed 03/12/25 Thu 03/13/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 71 62 74 59 77
Temp 70 70 66 64 63 62 62 66 72 74 70 67 64 61 59 65 74 77 70
Dewpt 58 60 60 61 61 61 61 63 64 64 64 64 62 61 58 57 55 57 62
Min/Max RH 66 97 71 100 48
RH 66 71 81 90 93 97 97 90 76 71 81 90 93 99 95 74 51 51 75
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W S SE SE
Wind Spd 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 11 11 14 14 11 6 5 4 3 3 8 10
Wind Gust
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Haines 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1800 800 700 1700 1200 600 500 1000 900
T Wind Dir SE S S S S S SW SW SE
T Wind Spd 19 21 20 21 23 18 11 6 12
Date Fri 03/14/25Sat 03/15/25Sun 03/16/25Mon 03/17/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 64 81 63 76 59 76 60 72
Temp 64 65 78 74 66 63 73 72 63 59 73 72 64 60 70 68
Dewpt 64 65 64 64 64 56 45 48 48 41 41 45 50 51 53 55
Max/Min RH 100 56 93 33 58 30 72 52
RH 99100 63 71 93 77 37 43 58 51 31 38 60 71 54 63
Pwind Dir S S S N N NW E E
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 FW SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW
PoP 12HR 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