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 Wed Sep 18 2024
LAZ080-182100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 89 70 91
Temp 72 82 86 86 81 77 75 74 73 82 87 87 82 77 75 72 70 81 88 90 84
Dewpt 72 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 73 76 75 75 75 73 73 71 69 73 71 72 73
Min/Max RH 69 98 63 94 56
RH 99 81 72 71 82 94 99 99100 82 68 68 79 87 93 97 97 77 57 56 69
Wind Dir NW NW W SW S S SW NW N N N SW SW S W NW N N N SW S
Wind Spd 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 2
Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 21 23 36 38 14 10 11 15 16 14 26 26 13 15 8 4 5 6 4 4 12
Visibility 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
POP 12hr 20 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Obvis F
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1900 3100 900 500 2300 4300 1000
Trans Wind Dir N W S W N NW W
Trans Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
ADI 11 12 3 4 17 21
Max LVORI 9 5 10 10 7 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 89 72 88 71 87 71 87
Temp 75 71 87 80 74 72 86 80 74 71 85 80 74 71 85 79
Dewpt 71 69 72 72 72 71 73 72 72 70 73 73 73 70 73 73
Max/Min RH 89 59 94 65 92 65 90 64
RH 88 94 61 76 95 97 65 77 94 98 67 79 97 97 68 81
Wind Dir SW N SE SE SE NE SE SE SE NE E SE SE NE E SE
Wind Spd 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ080-182100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 71 89 68 91
Temp 70 80 86 86 78 75 73 72 71 81 87 88 80 75 72 70 68 81 88 90 84
Dewpt 70 76 75 75 76 74 73 72 71 76 73 71 73 71 70 68 67 72 70 69 73
Min/Max RH 69 100 57 97 50
RH 100 87 70 70 92 99100 99100 85 63 56 78 87 92 93 97 73 55 50 70
Wind Dir N N W SE S N N N N N N N NE NW NW N N N NE NE SE
Wind Spd 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 44 19 35 40 37 25 14 15 35 9 26 26 15 7 5 6 8 1 4 9 19
Visibility 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10
POP 12hr 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Obvis F
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1900 4300 700 400 2100 6100 1300
Trans Wind Dir N W S W N N N
Trans Wind Spd 3 4 4 3 4 6 5
ADI 13 15 3 3 23 27
Max LVORI 9 6 10 10 8 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 90 69 89 69 88 70 87
Temp 73 69 88 79 73 69 87 78 72 69 85 78 73 70 84 77
Dewpt 69 67 70 72 71 69 72 72 70 68 72 73 70 69 72 73
Max/Min RH 93 53 99 55 93 56 90 57
RH 88 93 55 79 94100 61 82 94 98 64 85 91 97 66 86
Wind Dir NW NE E S S NE E S SE NE SE SE SE NE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 2 2 2 0 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 4 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ082-182100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 90 70 91
Temp 71 82 86 86 80 76 75 73 71 82 88 88 82 77 74 72 70 83 89 90 84
Dewpt 71 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 71 75 72 72 73 73 72 71 69 72 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 69 100 57 93 52
RH 100 81 69 70 84 94 94 97100 78 59 59 74 86 93 95 97 71 52 52 65
Wind Dir N N W S SW SW NW NW N N N SW SW W NW NW N N NE E SW
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 2
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 34 27 47 51 26 7 13 18 30 11 18 18 22 18 6 6 12 8 10 12 22
Visibility 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 40 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C
Tstms C C
Obvis PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1800 4000 700 400 1900 5100 500
Trans Wind Dir N SW SW NW N W SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 5 4
ADI 13 14 3 4 18 18
Max LVORI 9 4 9 10 6 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 90 71 89 71 88 71 87
Temp 74 70 89 81 74 71 87 80 74 71 86 80 74 72 85 80
Dewpt 71 68 69 72 71 69 70 71 71 68 71 71 70 69 71 71
Max/Min RH 90 56 93 58 87 57 87 59
RH 90 93 53 74 90 93 57 74 90 90 61 74 87 90 63 74
Wind Dir NW N E S E NE E SE SE NE SE SE SE NE E SE
Wind Spd 1 2 4 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 6 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
MSZ082-182100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 70 89 70 90
Temp 70 81 85 85 79 75 74 72 71 82 87 87 81 75 73 72 70 81 88 89 83
Dewpt 70 75 75 76 75 74 73 72 71 75 72 72 74 73 72 71 69 73 70 71 72
Min/Max RH 72 97 59 93 54
RH 100 82 72 75 88 97 97100100 79 61 61 79 94 97 97 97 77 55 56 70
Wind Dir N N W S SW W NW NW N N N SW SW W NW NW N N NE E SW
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 27 47 50 25 7 7 19 41 11 15 15 26 19 6 8 13 6 8 11 17
Visibility 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 40 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.10 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C
Tstms C C
Obvis PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1700 3900 600 400 1800 5100 400
Trans Wind Dir N SW SW NW N W SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 5 6 4
ADI 13 13 3 4 21 21
Max LVORI 9 5 10 10 6 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 89 70 88 70 87 70 87
Temp 73 70 87 80 73 71 86 79 73 70 85 79 73 72 85 78
Dewpt 71 68 71 72 71 69 71 72 71 69 72 72 71 70 73 72
Max/Min RH 90 57 90 59 87 59 84 59
RH 93 93 59 77 93 93 61 79 93 97 65 79 93 93 67 82
Wind Dir NW N E S E NE E SE E NE SE SE SE NE E SE
Wind Spd 1 2 3 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 5 2 2 3 6 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
$$
MSZ070-182100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 89 66 91
Temp 68 81 87 87 81 75 73 70 69 82 87 88 81 73 70 68 66 82 88 90 83
Dewpt 68 74 72 72 72 72 71 69 68 73 70 68 67 68 65 64 64 69 66 66 68
Min/Max RH 60 97 49 95 45
RH 100 79 61 61 75 90 95 97 97 74 57 52 64 83 85 87 92 65 48 45 61
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE N N NE N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE
Wind Spd 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3
Clouds B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 57 25 41 46 36 18 17 14 24 9 21 18 6 1 0 4 13 1 3 4 3
Visibility 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 3 10
POP 12hr 30 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
Obvis F PF PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1900 4200 500 400 2200 6200 400
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N N N
Trans Wind Spd 3 3 3 3 4 8 6
ADI 13 13 2 3 27 27
Max LVORI 9 3 9 10 6 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 67 90 68 89 68 88 68 87
Temp 71 67 89 81 72 68 87 80 72 68 86 80 71 68 85 79
Dewpt 66 65 67 67 67 66 68 68 68 67 69 68 68 67 69 68
Max/Min RH 90 47 97 50 93 52 93 52
RH 84 93 49 63 84 92 52 67 89 97 56 67 90 97 58 70
Wind Dir E E E E S SW SE SE S SE SE SE S E SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 3
Avg Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ082-182100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 70 90 68 91
Temp 70 80 86 85 78 75 73 72 70 82 88 88 81 75 72 70 69 81 88 90 84
Dewpt 70 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 70 75 72 70 73 72 71 69 68 72 69 69 72
Min/Max RH 67 100 52 97 50
RH 100 85 70 72 91 97100100100 79 59 55 77 90 97 97 97 74 54 50 67
Wind Dir N N NW S S SW NW NW N N N NW SW W NW N N N NE NE S
Wind Spd 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 51 26 43 47 21 7 7 20 28 10 20 20 17 12 5 10 12 7 8 13 18
Visibility 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 40 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
Obvis F
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1800 4500 600 500 1800 6200 400
Trans Wind Dir N SW SW NW N NW SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 4 3 4 6 4
ADI 14 16 3 3 23 27
Max LVORI 9 5 10 10 7 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 90 69 89 69 88 70 87
Temp 73 69 88 80 72 69 87 79 72 69 86 79 73 70 85 78
Dewpt 69 67 68 72 71 69 70 72 70 68 71 72 70 68 71 71
Max/Min RH 93 52 97 54 93 55 90 55
RH 87 93 52 77 97100 57 79 93 97 61 79 90 93 63 79
Wind Dir NW N E S E NE E S E NE SE SE SE NE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 3 4 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ081-182100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024
Date Wed 09/18/24 Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24
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 90 70 91
Temp 72 81 86 85 80 76 75 73 73 82 88 88 82 77 74 72 70 82 88 90 84
Dewpt 71 75 73 74 74 74 73 72 71 74 71 70 72 72 71 69 68 71 68 69 71
Min/Max RH 66 100 54 90 49
RH 97 82 65 70 82 94 94 97 93 77 57 55 72 85 90 90 93 69 52 50 65
Wind Dir N NW SW SW SW SW NW NW N N N SW S W NW NW N N NE E S
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 27 49 53 32 12 8 9 30 10 25 25 16 13 5 8 11 7 13 15 23
Visibility 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 40 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.10 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers C C
Tstms C C
Obvis PF
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1800 3900 600 400 2000 5300 500
Trans Wind Dir N SW S W N W SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 5 3 5 6 4
ADI 13 13 3 4 22 22
Max LVORI 8 4 9 9 6 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sat 09/21/24Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24
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 90 72 89 71 88 72 87
Temp 75 71 88 81 74 72 87 80 74 71 86 80 74 72 85 80
Dewpt 70 67 68 71 71 69 69 70 71 68 70 71 70 68 71 71
Max/Min RH 87 52 90 55 87 55 87 53
RH 84 87 52 72 90 90 55 72 90 90 59 74 87 87 63 74
Wind Dir NW N E S SE NE E SE SE NE SE SE SE NE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 3 4 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 6 3
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10
$$
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