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FIRE WEATHER POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX  
1219 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
TXZ192-092200-  
BALCONES CANYONLANDS RAWS-TRAVIS COUNTY TX  
30.57N 98.04W ELEV. 1037 FT  
1219 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
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 74 57 79 57 78  
TEMP 73 70 65 60 58 57 64 74 79 73 65 61 59 57 65 73 78 70  
DEWPT 60 58 57 55 55 54 55 53 52 52 54 54 54 53 53 53 52 52  
MIN/MAX RH 63 90 39 87 41  
RH 65 66 76 85 88 90 72 48 39 46 68 79 83 87 65 49 41 53  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N NE  
WIND SPD 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 5 3 2 3 3 4 5 5 4  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 76 68 68 69 69 51 51 26 26 23 23 23 23 20 20 20 20 20  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT 3600 3200 2100 2500 3100 2500 1900 2400 3400  
T WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE  
T WIND SPD 17 19 19 19 20 19 17 10 8  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
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 54 72 57 76 61 74 54 65  
TEMP 62 54 67 66 62 57 70 70 65 61 70 68 61 54 62 60  
DEWPT 51 50 51 53 53 54 56 57 58 59 59 60 59 50 49 48  
MAX/MIN RH 86 48 89 52 92 62 95 54  
RH 67 86 57 61 74 89 61 64 77 92 70 76 94 87 63 65  
PWIND DIR NE S S S S S SE N  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 20 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC  
TSTMS SC SC SC SC  
 
 
 
TXZ193-092200-  
BASTROP RAWS-LAKE BASTROP TX  
30.17N 97.26W ELEV. 384 FT  
1219 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
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 57 78 54 76  
TEMP 74 71 66 62 59 57 64 74 78 72 62 59 57 54 63 72 76 70  
DEWPT 62 60 59 58 57 55 56 56 54 54 55 54 53 52 53 54 53 52  
MIN/MAX RH 65 94 44 94 44  
RH 66 68 78 88 94 90 75 53 44 53 76 83 87 94 70 52 44 53  
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N  
WIND SPD 8 4 3 5 3 2 5 9 9 5 3 1 3 3 6 9 8 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 79 71 71 73 73 56 56 26 26 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 3  
MIXING HGT 3300 2600 1500 2200 2900 2100 1200 1900 3200  
T WIND DIR NE NE N N N NE NE N N  
T WIND SPD 16 18 18 18 19 18 16 11 10  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
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 50 72 55 77 59 76 56 67  
TEMP 60 50 65 66 60 55 70 70 65 59 71 69 62 56 63 62  
DEWPT 51 50 52 54 54 55 57 59 59 59 60 62 61 53 51 49  
MAX/MIN RH 99 51 98 52 100 59 98 56  
RH 72 99 62 65 80 98 63 67 81 100 69 79 96 91 65 64  
PWIND DIR N SE S S S S SE N  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 20 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC  
TSTMS IS IS SC SC  
 
 
 
TXZ188-092200-  
BIRD RAWS-LBJ STATE PARK TX  
30.26N 98.63W ELEV. 1499 FT  
1219 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
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 55 77 50 76  
TEMP 71 68 63 58 56 55 63 72 77 71 61 57 54 50 61 71 76 68  
DEWPT 60 57 56 55 54 53 55 54 52 51 53 52 51 50 51 53 52 51  
MIN/MAX RH 64 94 42 99 43  
RH 68 68 79 90 93 94 75 53 42 49 74 85 89 99 71 52 43 54  
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N N N NE N N N N N NE N NE  
WIND SPD 6 4 3 3 3 3 5 9 9 5 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 74 64 64 66 66 41 41 27 27 26 26 26 26 20 20 20 20 20  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
MIXING HGT 3600 3400 2300 2600 3100 2500 1900 2500 3400  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE  
T WIND SPD 16 17 18 20 19 19 17 9 6  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
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 50 71 54 73 58 73 55 64  
TEMP 59 50 64 65 60 54 67 69 63 58 69 68 61 55 61 56  
DEWPT 50 49 50 51 52 54 55 57 57 58 58 59 59 50 49 48  
MAX/MIN RH 96 48 99 55 100 60 93 57  
RH 72 96 59 60 77 99 66 66 81 100 70 73 93 83 64 72  
PWIND DIR E S S S S S SE N  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC  
TSTMS SC SC SC SC  
 
 
 
TXZ206-092200-  
GUADALUPE RIVER STATE PARK RAWS-COMAL COUNTY TX  
29.86N 98.51W ELEV. 1148 FT  
1219 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
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 74 57 79 55 77  
TEMP 73 71 65 60 58 57 65 74 79 73 64 60 57 55 64 73 77 69  
DEWPT 60 58 58 57 56 55 56 55 53 52 54 54 53 52 52 53 52 51  
MIN/MAX RH 61 93 41 90 41  
RH 63 65 77 90 93 90 73 52 41 47 70 81 84 90 66 50 41 51  
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N N N NE N N N N N NE N NE  
WIND SPD 6 5 3 3 4 5 6 10 9 6 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 4  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 79 69 69 72 72 41 41 26 26 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3  
MIXING HGT 3300 2800 1600 2400 3300 2000 1100 2000 3300  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE  
T WIND SPD 17 19 20 21 19 20 18 10 8  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
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 51 72 57 74 60 75 56 66  
TEMP 60 51 66 66 61 57 69 70 65 60 70 69 63 56 63 59  
DEWPT 50 49 51 52 53 55 56 58 59 59 59 60 60 52 50 48  
MAX/MIN RH 92 48 93 56 99 59 92 55  
RH 68 92 58 61 75 93 65 67 81 99 69 72 92 86 64 68  
PWIND DIR NE SE S S S S SE N  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC  
TSTMS IS IS SC SC  
 
 
 
TXZ202-092200-  
KICKAPOO CAVERNS STATE PARK RAWS-KINNEY COUNTY TX  
29.61N 100.48W ELEV. 1581 FT  
1219 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
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 58 79 53 77  
TEMP 71 69 64 61 60 58 63 74 79 74 65 59 57 53 61 70 77 71  
DEWPT 59 57 58 58 57 55 57 54 51 52 53 53 53 53 53 52 50 48  
MIN/MAX RH 64 91 37 100 39  
RH 66 66 78 90 91 90 80 50 37 46 66 81 87100 73 52 39 44  
WIND DIR NW NE NE NE N N N NE NE E E NE NE NE E S S S  
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 5 6 6 5 3 4 4 3 2 0 3  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 62 52 52 58 58 36 36 26 26 31 31 31 31 20 20 20 20 20  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4  
MIXING HGT 4500 4500 3300 3800 5300 3800 2100 2800 3800  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE  
T WIND SPD 9 11 12 12 11 13 11 4 5  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
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 51 72 54 75 57 72 58 65  
TEMP 61 51 66 68 61 54 68 72 64 57 67 70 64 58 63 60  
DEWPT 49 49 51 52 53 54 55 55 56 57 57 57 61 55 51 48  
MAX/MIN RH 94 48 100 50 99 59 92 57  
RH 64 94 58 55 76 100 63 56 74 99 69 63 91 89 66 64  
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS  
TSTMS IS IS IS IS  
 
 
 
TXZ209-092200-  
LA GRANGE RAWS-LA GRANGE TX  
29.91N 96.86W ELEV. 279 FT  
1219 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
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 76 59 77 55 76  
TEMP 75 72 66 61 59 59 66 74 77 71 63 59 56 55 63 72 76 70  
DEWPT 60 58 58 58 57 55 57 56 53 55 56 54 54 52 53 54 54 53  
MIN/MAX RH 58 92 44 93 46  
RH 60 61 74 88 92 87 74 53 44 58 78 84 93 91 69 53 46 54  
WIND DIR N N N N NW N N N N N NW SE NW N N NE N N  
WIND SPD 6 3 1 1 3 1 4 8 8 3 2 1 2 2 8 10 9 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 80 74 74 72 72 52 52 28 28 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 3  
MIXING HGT 3600 3000 1700 2100 2800 2300 1400 1900 3100  
T WIND DIR NE NE N N N N N N N  
T WIND SPD 16 19 19 19 19 18 17 12 11  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
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 53 73 57 78 60 77 59 68  
TEMP 61 53 67 66 62 57 71 69 64 60 72 70 65 59 65 64  
DEWPT 52 50 52 55 55 55 58 61 61 60 61 62 62 57 53 50  
MAX/MIN RH 91 51 93 54 100 58 92 56  
RH 70 91 60 68 79 93 63 78 88 100 69 75 90 91 65 60  
PWIND DIR N E SE SE SE S SE N  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 10 10 20 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC  
TSTMS IS IS SC SC  
 
 
 
TXZ219-092200-  
PEARSALL RAWS-PEARSALL TX  
28.90N 99.12W ELEV. 427 FT  
1219 PM CST MON NOV 9 2009  
 
DATE MON 11/09/09 TUE 11/10/09 WED 11/11/09  
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 76 58 81 54 80  
TEMP 75 73 67 62 60 58 67 76 81 76 66 62 58 54 65 76 80 75  
DEWPT 63 62 61 59 58 56 57 56 54 54 54 54 54 53 54 54 53 51  
MIN/MAX RH 65 94 39 95 39  
RH 65 70 81 91 92 94 70 49 39 47 66 74 86 95 67 48 39 44  
WIND DIR N N NE N N N N N N NE NE N N N N NE N NE  
WIND SPD 8 5 4 3 4 3 5 9 9 6 5 3 4 5 4 5 4 4  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
CLOUDS(%) 70 58 58 58 58 30 30 23 23 25 25 25 25 20 20 20 20 20  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS  
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HAINES 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3  
MIXING HGT 4300 3600 2500 3200 4100 2900 1500 2200 3300  
T WIND DIR NE NE NE N NE NE NE NE E  
T WIND SPD 13 16 18 17 16 14 12 6 5  
 
DATE THU 11/12/09 FRI 11/13/09 SAT 11/14/09 SUN 11/15/09  
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 53 77 55 80 59 81 59 70  
TEMP 64 53 69 71 63 55 72 74 67 59 74 74 67 59 66 65  
DEWPT 52 52 53 54 54 55 56 58 58 59 60 60 61 58 54 49  
MAX/MIN RH 96 45 99 45 100 50 98 52  
RH 64 96 56 55 73 99 57 57 75 100 61 63 82 98 64 57  
PWIND DIR NE E SE SE SE SE E NE  
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC OV OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 10 10 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC  
TSTMS IS IS SC SC  
 
 
 
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  
LAL (CAT)...........................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL  
HAINES (CAT)........................HAINES INDEX  
MIXING HGT (FEET AGL)...............MIXING HEIGHT  
T WIND DIR (8 POINT COMPASS)........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION  
T WIND SPD (MPH)....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED  
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  
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