Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
416 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
LAZ080-202100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 88 73 88 73 89
Temp 75 85 87 88 84 77 75 74 74 83 87 88 83 77 75 74 74 84 88 89 84
Dewpt 70 70 69 68 70 71 71 70 70 71 69 69 71 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 70
Min/Max RH 52 89 54 90 53
RH 84 62 55 52 64 81 87 88 86 66 55 54 65 80 85 88 85 63 54 53 64
Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 8 6
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 8 3 14 10 7 2 9 27 28 17 7 5 10 22 27 37 42 31 22 28 48
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
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
Mix Hgt 3600 4900 1500 700 3200 4100 1900 900 3100 4100
Trans Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 8 9 8 11 11 12 10 11 11
ADI 23 27 4 10 33 33 6 13 36 36
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 4 3 5 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 74 89 75 91 76 91 77 92
Temp 76 75 88 84 76 76 89 87 78 77 90 87 79 77 91 87
Dewpt 70 69 70 72 72 72 72 73 74 73 73 74 74 73 74 74
Max/Min RH 83 54 88 54 89 54 89 56
RH 82 82 55 66 87 88 57 63 89 87 58 65 85 88 57 65
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 8 5 3 3 8 5 3 3 6 5 3 3 6 5
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 5
$$
MSZ080-202100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 69 88 69 89
Temp 70 85 88 89 83 75 72 69 71 82 87 87 81 74 71 70 71 84 88 88 82
Dewpt 67 69 67 68 70 70 69 68 68 71 69 68 69 70 68 67 68 70 68 67 68
Min/Max RH 49 97 51 93 49
RH 89 59 49 49 64 84 91 96 91 68 54 52 66 85 89 90 90 63 52 51 64
Wind Dir NE E SE S S S SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 4 8 8 5
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 6 2 20 17 10 6 16 35 43 16 13 7 7 21 25 37 45 31 23 23 39
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 4700 6600 1600 400 3100 5300 1800 600 3700 4500
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 6 8 9 11 10 9 11 11
ADI 20 29 4 9 33 33 6 10 34 34
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 4 1
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 88 72 91 73 91 74 92
Temp 73 72 87 83 74 73 89 85 75 75 90 86 76 76 91 86
Dewpt 68 68 69 70 70 70 72 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 72 74
Max/Min RH 88 51 91 54 92 52 89 55
RH 83 88 55 64 87 90 57 66 90 91 56 64 86 87 55 66
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 8 5 2 2 8 5 3 2 8 5 3 2 8 6
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 5
$$
MSZ082-202100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 88 72 87 72 87
Temp 73 84 88 86 82 76 74 72 72 83 87 86 81 75 73 72 73 84 87 87 82
Dewpt 68 70 69 69 71 71 70 68 69 70 69 69 70 70 69 67 68 69 69 68 69
Min/Max RH 53 90 55 87 53
RH 86 63 54 57 69 85 87 87 90 65 55 57 69 84 87 84 84 62 55 54 65
Wind Dir NE E SE S S S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 5 3 2 1 2 2 4 8 8 4 3 2 2 3 5 8 8 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 5 2 11 9 10 11 21 26 36 11 15 6 9 15 23 25 28 20 24 19 36
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
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
Mix Hgt 3300 4800 800 400 3500 4500 1600 500 3400 4000
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 8 5 6 8 11 9 8 9 11
ADI 21 21 3 8 30 30 5 8 32 32
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 4 3 5 5 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 74 87 74 87 75 88 76 88
Temp 75 75 87 83 76 76 86 84 77 77 88 84 77 76 88 84
Dewpt 70 69 70 71 72 71 73 73 74 73 73 74 74 73 74 74
Max/Min RH 84 57 90 61 90 57 91 63
RH 84 82 58 67 87 85 64 70 90 89 61 72 90 90 63 73
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 8 5 3 3 9 6 3 3 8 5 3 2 8 6
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
MSZ082-202100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 85 72 86 72 86
Temp 73 83 85 84 81 76 74 72 72 84 86 86 82 75 73 72 73 83 86 86 82
Dewpt 68 70 70 70 71 71 70 69 69 71 70 69 71 70 69 67 68 70 69 68 70
Min/Max RH 61 90 57 87 55
RH 84 65 61 63 72 85 87 90 90 65 59 57 69 84 87 84 84 65 57 55 67
Wind Dir NE E SE S S S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 8 8 4 3 2 2 3 4 8 8 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 4 2 10 9 10 12 23 26 31 10 13 6 9 14 23 23 26 18 24 19 35
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2900 3900 600 500 3400 4000 1400 500 3300 3800
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 5 6 8 11 9 9 9 11
ADI 19 19 3 8 29 29 5 9 31 31
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 4 3 5 5 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 85 74 86 75 87 76 87
Temp 75 75 85 82 76 76 85 83 77 76 87 84 78 77 86 84
Dewpt 70 69 71 72 72 71 73 74 74 73 74 74 74 73 75 75
Max/Min RH 87 63 90 65 91 63 91 65
RH 84 82 63 72 87 85 67 74 90 90 65 72 88 87 70 74
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 8 4 3 3 8 5 3 3 8 5 3 2 8 5
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 5
$$
MSZ070-202100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 88 68 89 68 89
Temp 70 82 87 88 84 75 71 69 69 81 87 89 83 74 71 69 69 80 88 89 84
Dewpt 66 69 66 65 68 68 66 67 68 69 67 66 67 65 67 67 68 69 68 68 68
Min/Max RH 48 97 47 100 50
RH 88 65 51 48 60 79 84 93 97 68 52 47 58 74 87 92 97 69 52 50 59
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 8 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 5
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 1 22 21 21 7 0 15 42 26 7 10 14 21 46 65 72 49 42 45 41
Visibility 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 0 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 4000 6100 500 400 2400 5000 1000 500 2600 4700
Trans Wind Dir S SE SE S SE S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 6 8 11 12 10 10 12 12
ADI 16 25 4 10 41 41 8 11 38 38
Max LVORI 4 3 5 8 5 3 5 8 5 1
Stability B B F F B B F E C B
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 70 88 71 90 72 90 73 92
Temp 73 71 87 84 72 72 89 86 75 73 90 86 75 74 90 88
Dewpt 67 68 67 68 68 70 69 71 70 71 70 71 71 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 90 48 93 50 93 50 93 49
RH 81 90 52 58 87 93 52 60 84 93 52 61 87 93 56 57
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 6 4 4 4 8 4 4 4 8 4 4 3 8 5
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 10 5 5
$$
MSZ082-202100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 70 88 70 88
Temp 71 85 89 88 83 75 72 71 72 84 88 87 82 73 71 70 71 83 87 87 82
Dewpt 67 69 67 69 70 71 70 68 68 70 68 68 69 70 68 67 68 69 68 67 68
Min/Max RH 48 93 52 93 50
RH 87 59 48 54 65 87 93 90 87 63 52 53 65 90 90 90 90 63 53 52 63
Wind Dir NE E SE S S S SE E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 4 8 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 8 8 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 5 2 16 12 11 9 22 31 42 11 18 8 8 15 25 27 33 23 24 19 35
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 3500 6100 1200 400 3300 5300 1700 500 3400 4400
Trans Wind Dir E SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 5 6 8 10 9 8 8 11
ADI 19 21 3 6 32 32 5 6 33 33
Max LVORI 4 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 4 1
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 87 72 88 74 90 75 90
Temp 74 73 87 82 74 74 87 84 76 76 89 85 77 77 89 85
Dewpt 69 68 69 70 71 71 72 73 73 73 72 73 74 73 73 74
Max/Min RH 84 55 90 59 90 56 90 59
RH 84 84 55 67 90 90 61 70 90 90 57 67 90 87 59 70
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 8 4 2 3 8 5 3 2 8 5 3 2 8 5
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5 10 5 5
$$
MSZ081-202100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024
Date Mon 05/20/24 Tue 05/21/24 Wed 05/22/24
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 88 71 88 72 88
Temp 73 85 88 87 82 75 74 71 71 84 88 87 82 76 73 72 73 84 88 88 83
Dewpt 67 68 67 68 69 71 70 69 68 69 67 67 68 69 69 67 68 67 66 66 67
Min/Max RH 50 93 50 87 48
RH 81 57 50 53 65 87 87 93 90 61 50 52 63 79 87 84 84 57 48 48 59
Wind Dir NE E SE S S S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
Wind Spd 2 3 6 6 4 2 2 2 2 5 9 9 6 3 3 3 3 8 9 9 6
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 6 2 14 10 10 11 21 28 41 13 15 7 8 18 24 29 34 24 23 19 38
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
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
Mix Hgt 3500 5300 1000 500 3400 4500 1600 500 3500 3800
Trans Wind Dir E SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 9 6 6 8 11 10 9 11 11
ADI 25 25 3 8 30 30 5 10 33 31
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 4 3 5 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B C F F B C
Date Thu 05/23/24Fri 05/24/24Sat 05/25/24Sun 05/26/24
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 74 87 74 88 75 90 76 90
Temp 76 75 87 83 76 76 88 84 78 76 89 85 78 77 89 86
Dewpt 69 68 68 69 71 70 71 72 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 73
Max/Min RH 82 53 85 57 87 54 87 57
RH 79 79 53 63 85 82 57 67 85 87 57 65 85 87 57 65
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 9 8 3 3 10 8 4 3 9 8 4 3 9 8
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
This product is for planning and review purposes only and
is not to be substituted for an official fire weather spot
forecast. The data displayed are calculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximates weather conditions
in varying terrain near the coast. Please relay any comments you
have to the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster.gov.
Below is a weather element key for this product.
(Note...Winds do not reflect local terrain effects.)
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 Dir Deg(degrees)...............20 ft. Wind direction in tens of degrees
relative to due north.
Example: 09 = 90 degrees = East; 18 = 180 degrees = South;
27 = 270 degrees = West; 36 = 360 degrees = North
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
Visibility..........................Visibility value in statute miles
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...
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
O..............Occasional
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
Mix Hgt(ft AGL).....................Mixing Height
T Wind Dir(8 point compass).........Transport wind direction
T Wind Spd(mph).....................Transport wind speed
ADI (Index).........................Atmospheric Dispersion Index
Ceiling (ft)........................Ceiling
Max LVORI (Index)...................Low visibility occurrence risk index
Stability (cat).....................Pasquill Turner Stability
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 Dir............................20 ft. Wind direction
WIND Spd(mph).......................20 ft. Wind speed
Avg Clouds(cat).....................Average cloud cover category
POP 12hr(%).........................Probability for accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See Day 1 through 3 weather descriptions