Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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FWFLIX
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for S MS and SE LA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
548 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure over Florida and the eastern Gulf will spread back
over the area this weekend into next week. Prevailing southerly
winds of 5 to 10 mph will be the rule, and this will keep minimum
RH values of 50 to 70 percent for each afternoon in place through
early next week. Scattered to numerous showers and storms will
also occur each day through early next week. Fog development is
not anticipated for tonight outside of low chance of patchy light
in southwest Mississippi.
MSZ068>071-130900-
Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams,
Woodville, Gillsburg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, McComb,
Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
548 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 20
Min/Max Temp 72 95 72 97
Max/Min RH (%) 100 50 100 43
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph) S 1-5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr) 1 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1540 1890
Transport Wind (m/s) S 2 SE 2
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 3080 3780
Category Day 2 2
ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 15 Gen Poor 7 Poor
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 26 Fair 7 Poor
Max LVORI Early 7 9 4
Max LVORI Late 9 2 4
SILT/500m MLT (F) 82 82
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 309
Stagnation Index 3 2 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
88 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
95 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ034>037-046>048-083>086-130900-
Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana-East Feliciana-St. Helena-Iberville-
West Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge-Northern Livingston-
Southern Livingston-Western Ascension-Eastern Ascension-
Including the cities of New Roads, Lettsworth, Livonia, Spillman,
St. Francisville, Wakefield, Jackson, Clinton, Felps, Darlington,
Easleyville, Greensburg, Montpelier, Bayou Sorrel, Plaquemine,
White Castle, Port Allen, Addis, Brusly, Baton Rouge,
Denham Springs, Walker, Livingston, Springfield, Killian,
Whitehall, French Settlement, Sorrento, Acy, Gonzales,
Prairieville, Geismar, and Donaldsonville
548 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 20
Min/Max Temp 73 94 73 95
Max/Min RH (%) 100 54 100 49
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr) 1 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1400 1730
Transport Wind (m/s) SE 2 E 2
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 2800 3460
Category Day 2 2
ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 14 Gen Poor 7 Poor
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor 7 Poor
Max LVORI Early 8 9 4
Max LVORI Late 9 3 4
SILT/500m MLT (F) 80 81
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 298
Stagnation Index 3 2 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
90 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ039-071-076-079>082-130900-
Washington-Northern Tangipahoa-Southeast St. Tammany-
Northern St. Tammany-Southwestern St. Tammany-Central Tangipahoa-
Lower Tangipahoa-
Including the cities of Bogalusa, Enon, Franklinton, Amite,
Kentwood, Roseland, Wilmer, Slidell, Covington, Folsom, Bush,
Mandeville, Madisonville, Hammond, Tickfaw, Independence, Robert,
Ponchatoula, and Akers
548 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 20
Min/Max Temp 72 94 73 95
Max/Min RH (%) 100 49 100 45
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr) 1 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1540 1760
Transport Wind (m/s) S 2 E 3
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 3080 5280
Category Day 2 3
ADI Early 12 Poor 14 Gen Poor 7 Poor
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 20 Gen Poor 7 Poor
Max LVORI Early 8 9 5
Max LVORI Late 9 3 5
SILT/500m MLT (F) 80 82
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 372
Stagnation Index 3 2 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
East winds 20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 90 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
88 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
LAZ070-078-091-093-095-097-130900-
Lower St. Bernard-Eastern Orleans-Lower Plaquemines-
Coastal Jefferson-Lower Lafourche-Lower Terrebonne-
Including the cities of Yscloskey, Delacroix, Shell Beach,
East New Orleans, Buras, Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphur,
Grand Isle, Larose, Galliano, Cut Off, Golden Meadow, Leeville,
Chauvin, Cocodrie, Dulac, and Montegut
548 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 20
Min/Max Temp 76 91 76 91
Max/Min RH (%) 100 57 97 56
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 1-5
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration (hr) 1 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1120 1300
Transport Wind (m/s) S 2 NE 2
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 2240 2600
Category Day 2 2
ADI Early 11 Poor 12 Poor 9 Poor
ADI Late 2 Very Poor 13 Gen Poor 9 Poor
Max LVORI Early 6 8 5
Max LVORI Late 7 3 5
SILT/500m MLT (F) 78 79
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 382
Stagnation Index 3 2 3 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Windy. Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH
68 percent. East winds 25 to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
Maximum RH 84 percent. East winds 25 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY...Windy. Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
East winds 25 to 30 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 86 percent. East
winds 20 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 92 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
LAZ056>058-064-077-087-089-090-092-094-096-098>100-130900-
Assumption-St. James-St. John The Baptist-Upper St. Bernard-
Western Orleans-Upper Jefferson-Upper Plaquemines-
Central Plaquemines-Central Jefferson-Upper Lafourche-
Upper Terrebonne-Upper St. Charles-Central St. Charles-
Lower St. Charles-
Including the cities of Pierre Part, Labadieville,
Paincourtville, Convent, Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve,
Chalmette, Meraux, Violet, New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner,
Harahan, Westwego, Marrero, Gretna, Belle Chasse, Braithwaite,
Alliance, Lafitte, Barataria, Jean Lafitte, Thibodaux, Raceland,
Lockport, Houma, Bayou Cane, Montz, Bonnet Carre Spillway,
Destrehan, Norco, Hahnville, Luling, and Boutte
548 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 30 0 30
Min/Max Temp 74 93 75 93
Max/Min RH (%) 100 58 100 53
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration (hr) 1 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1340 1530
Transport Wind (m/s) SE 2 E 2
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 2680 3060
Category Day 2 2
ADI Early 8 Poor 14 Gen Poor 7 Poor
ADI Late 2 Very Poor 16 Gen Poor 7 Poor
Max LVORI Early 7 9 5
Max LVORI Late 9 4 5
SILT/500m MLT (F) 78 79
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 286
Stagnation Index 3 2 3 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 68 percent.
East winds 20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ077-080>082-130900-
Pearl River-Hancock-Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Crossroads, McNeil, Poplarville,
and Picayune
548 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 20
Min/Max Temp 72 94 72 96
Max/Min RH (%) 100 49 100 43
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr) 1 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1560 1840
Transport Wind (m/s) S 2 E 3
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 3120 5520
Category Day 2 3
ADI Early 11 Poor 15 Gen Poor 9 Poor
ADI Late 2 Very Poor 21 Fair 9 Poor
Max LVORI Early 7 9 5
Max LVORI Late 9 3 5
SILT/500m MLT (F) 79 82
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 346
Stagnation Index 3 2 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Breezy. Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
East winds 20 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
East winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
87 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 61 percent. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
$$