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 Sat Sep 21 2024
LAZ080-212100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 91 72 90 72 90
Temp 72 84 89 89 82 77 75 73 72 83 88 88 81 77 75 73 72 83 88 88 81
Dewpt 71 75 73 73 74 74 74 72 72 76 74 74 74 74 74 72 72 75 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 59 97 62 99 64
RH 96 75 59 58 76 90 97 96 99 80 65 62 78 92 98 97100 77 64 63 78
Wind Dir N NE SE SE SE SE SE NE NE E SE SE SE SE S SE NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 15 4 17 12 6 5 2 5 12 13 10 4 7 7 3 14 20 17 12 4 5
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1700 4800 800 400 2400 4600 1500
Trans Wind Dir NE E SE E E SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 9 8 4 6 9 9
ADI 24 25 4 4 24 27
Max LVORI 8 4 7 8 6 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 88 73 88 72 84 70 82
Temp 74 72 87 81 75 73 86 80 75 72 83 78 73 70 81 77
Dewpt 73 70 75 76 75 73 77 76 74 71 75 74 71 68 73 72
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 68 95 66 90 65
RH 97 96 70 84 99100 75 87 97 95 77 87 93 93 76 85
Wind Dir SE NE E E E NE E E E NE E E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 3 2 3 6 4 4 5 8 5 5 6 8 6
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 10 10 30 20 30 20 30
Rain Showers S C S S S C S S S C
Tstms S C S S S S S S
$$
MSZ080-212100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 71 90 70 91
Temp 70 84 90 90 81 76 73 71 71 83 88 88 80 75 73 71 70 82 88 88 80
Dewpt 70 74 70 71 74 73 72 71 71 75 73 72 73 73 72 71 70 74 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 50 100 58 100 60
RH 100 71 53 54 78 91 97100100 76 60 58 80 93 98100100 77 58 58 78
Wind Dir N NE E SE S S N N NE E SE S S S N N NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 2
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 0 8 24 8 9 5 2 18 6 15 12 20 11 12 21 28 12 8 6 6
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF F PF PF F PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2400 6000 600 400 2400 5700 1000
Trans Wind Dir NE SE S E E SE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 8 5 3 5 8 8
ADI 27 32 3 3 30 30
Max LVORI 7 4 8 9 7 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 89 72 88 72 83 69 80
Temp 72 70 86 79 74 73 85 79 75 72 82 76 73 69 78 75
Dewpt 71 70 75 75 73 72 76 75 72 70 74 73 69 67 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 66 93 67 89 65
RH 97 99 69 89 96 98 74 89 91 94 77 90 89 92 82 90
Wind Dir SE NE SE SE E NE E SE E NE E E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 1 1 3 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 6 4 4 5 8 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 20 10 40 20 30 30 30
Rain Showers S S C S S S C C S S C
Tstms S S C S S C C S
$$
MSZ082-212100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 92 72 90 71 90
Temp 71 85 90 90 83 77 75 74 72 85 89 88 82 77 75 73 71 83 89 88 81
Dewpt 70 73 71 72 73 73 73 72 71 75 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 73 72 72 72
Min/Max RH 50 97 56 98 58
RH 97 67 53 56 73 87 92 95 97 72 58 61 74 87 90 97100 72 57 59 74
Wind Dir N NE E SE S S E N NE NE SE S S S S N NE NE SE SE S
Wind Spd 2 3 4 5 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 3 6 12 18 16 3 0 7 18 11 17 4 5 5 6 18 18 14 11 2 4
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2200 5500 700 400 2500 4900 500
Trans Wind Dir NE SE S E E SE S
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 5 3 5 8 5
ADI 29 29 3 4 28 28
Max LVORI 6 3 7 8 5 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 89 74 88 73 85 71 82
Temp 74 72 87 81 76 75 86 81 76 73 83 79 74 72 81 78
Dewpt 72 71 75 74 74 73 75 75 73 71 74 72 71 69 72 72
Max/Min RH 94 65 96 64 91 67 85 63
RH 93 97 67 79 94 94 70 82 90 93 73 79 90 90 74 84
Wind Dir SE NE SE SE E E E E E NE E E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 5 3 2 3 6 4 4 6 8 6 5 8 9 8
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 20 10 40 30 30 30 30
Rain Showers S S C C S S C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S S C S S
$$
MSZ082-212100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 72 90 71 89
Temp 70 84 89 88 81 76 75 73 73 84 88 88 80 75 74 72 71 83 87 87 80
Dewpt 70 73 72 73 74 73 73 72 72 75 73 73 74 73 72 72 71 74 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 56 100 62 99 62
RH 100 70 57 61 79 90 94 97 97 74 61 61 82 94 93100100 74 63 63 79
Wind Dir N NE E SE S S S N NE NE SE S S S S N N NE SE SE S
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 2
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 4 1 7 9 16 5 5 7 24 6 13 1 6 6 4 13 22 12 10 1 4
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2000 4900 600 400 2700 4800 600
Trans Wind Dir NE SE S E E SE S
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 5 3 6 6 5
ADI 28 28 3 4 24 24
Max LVORI 6 4 7 8 6 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 88 73 88 73 84 71 82
Temp 74 72 86 80 75 75 86 80 75 73 82 78 74 71 80 77
Dewpt 73 72 76 75 74 74 77 75 73 72 75 74 71 69 74 72
Max/Min RH 100 72 98 69 97 71 90 69
RH 97100 72 85 97 97 75 85 94 97 79 88 90 93 82 85
Wind Dir SE NE E SE E E E SE E E E E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 2 2 3 5 3 3 5 8 4 4 6 9 5
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 20 10 30 30 30 30 30
Rain Showers S S C C S C C C C C C
Tstms S S C C S S C S S
$$
MSZ070-212100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 93 70 92 69 92
Temp 69 85 91 91 84 76 73 71 70 84 90 90 83 76 73 70 69 83 90 90 82
Dewpt 68 73 68 67 68 69 68 69 69 71 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 72 68 67 68
Min/Max RH 44 97 48 98 50
RH 97 67 47 45 59 79 85 93 98 65 49 48 63 78 87 97100 70 50 48 63
Wind Dir NW E SE SE SE S S SW SW E SE SE S S S S SW S SE S S
Wind Spd 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 8 36 19 17 13 11 6 1 16 25 31 30 8 9 20 1 10 20 19
Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 5 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2400 6700 500 400 2600 6000 800
Trans Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE S
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 6 5 5 6 5
ADI 23 32 3 4 27 27
Max LVORI 6 3 5 8 5 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 91 70 89 69 84 67 82
Temp 72 69 89 81 73 70 87 79 72 69 84 76 71 67 81 75
Dewpt 69 68 71 70 70 69 71 70 69 67 70 69 66 64 69 67
Max/Min RH 100 54 99 60 94 54 84 52
RH 90 97 56 69 92 96 59 74 90 92 63 78 86 89 66 76
Wind Dir S SE E E SE NE E E NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 1 3 3 2 3 5 4 3 4 8 6 5 5 8 6
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 10 5 30 20 20 20 20
Rain Showers C S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S
$$
MSZ082-212100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 71 91 71 91
Temp 70 85 90 90 81 76 74 73 71 84 89 89 81 75 74 72 71 83 89 89 80
Dewpt 70 73 70 71 73 73 72 71 71 75 71 72 73 73 72 71 71 73 71 71 72
Min/Max RH 49 100 55 98 58
RH 100 67 52 54 77 90 93 93100 74 56 57 77 94 93 97100 72 56 56 77
Wind Dir N NE E SE S S S N N NE SE S S S S N N NE SE S S
Wind Spd 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 3 6 20 13 4 0 5 19 8 16 6 10 7 8 19 21 12 5 3 2
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2200 6000 600 400 2700 5900 600
Trans Wind Dir NE SE S E NE SE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 5 2 5 8 6
ADI 27 28 3 4 30 30
Max LVORI 6 3 8 10 6 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 89 72 88 72 84 70 82
Temp 73 71 86 80 75 73 86 79 75 72 82 78 73 70 80 76
Dewpt 72 70 74 74 73 72 75 75 72 71 73 73 70 68 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 67 98 66 97 65 90 62
RH 97 97 68 82 94 97 70 88 90 97 74 85 90 93 77 87
Wind Dir SE NE SE SE E NE E SE E NE E E NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 1 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 6 4 5 6 6 4
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 20 10 40 20 30 30 30
Rain Showers S S C S S S C C S S C
Tstms S S C S S S C C S
$$
MSZ081-212100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024
Date Sat 09/21/24 Sun 09/22/24 Mon 09/23/24
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 92 73 90 72 90
Temp 72 85 90 90 82 77 75 74 73 84 89 88 82 77 75 73 72 83 88 88 81
Dewpt 70 73 70 71 72 73 73 72 71 74 71 71 72 73 72 71 71 73 70 71 72
Min/Max RH 50 97 56 96 58
RH 93 67 52 54 72 87 94 93 93 72 56 57 72 87 90 93 97 72 55 57 74
Wind Dir N NE SE S S S S N N NE SE S S S S N N E SE S S
Wind Spd 2 3 5 6 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 5 3
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 12 2 18 20 10 0 0 1 16 8 17 6 11 7 9 16 20 13 11 5 4
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 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 2000 5500 700 400 2500 5200 600
Trans Wind Dir NE SE S E E SE S
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 6 2 5 9 6
ADI 29 29 3 4 29 29
Max LVORI 6 3 7 8 5 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24Thu 09/26/24Fri 09/27/24
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 73 88 74 88 73 84 71 82
Temp 75 73 86 81 77 75 86 81 76 73 83 78 74 71 80 77
Dewpt 72 70 74 73 74 72 74 74 73 71 73 72 71 68 71 71
Max/Min RH 94 64 94 64 90 61 87 60
RH 90 90 68 77 90 90 68 79 90 93 72 82 90 90 74 82
Wind Dir SE NE SE SE E NE E E E NE E E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 5 3 2 3 6 4 4 6 8 6 6 8 8 6
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 20 10 40 20 30 30 30
Rain Showers S S C S S S C C S S C
Tstms S S C S S S C C S
$$
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