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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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for S MS and SE LA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1213 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
As high pressure dominates the region into next week we will see
temperatures remain high, generally daytime highs from 90-100 and
overnight lows in the upper 70s, and rain will be very difficult
to come by. Winds will be calm to light and variable overnight
and 5-10 mph out of the southwest to southeast during the day.
Lowest daily RH values will remain in the mid 40 to 60% range
through the week.
MSZ068>071-180900-
Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams,
Woodville, Gillsburg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, McComb,
Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
1213 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Min/Max Temp 75 100 75 99
Max/Min RH (%) 94 36 94 40
20FT Wind/AM(mph) W 2-6 W 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 1-5 W 2-6 SW 1-5 SW 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration (hr) 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 2640 1880
Transport Wind (m/s) W 3 W 3
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 7920 5640
Category Day 3 3
ADI Early 43 Gen Good 9 Poor
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 9 Poor
Max LVORI Early 4 5
Max LVORI Late 5 5
SILT/500m MLT (F) 88 89
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 500
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 91 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 40 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ034>037-046>048-083>086-180900-
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
1213 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 10
Min/Max Temp 77 98 76 97
Max/Min RH (%) 94 41 97 43
20FT Wind/AM(mph) W 2-6 W 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 2-6 W 2-6 SW 2-6 SW 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration (hr) 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 2120 1750
Transport Wind (m/s) W 3 SW 3
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 6360 5250
Category Day 3 3
ADI Early 30 Fair 8 Poor
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 8 Poor
Max LVORI Early 4 6
Max LVORI Late 6 6
SILT/500m MLT (F) 86 86
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 447
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ039-071-076-079>082-180900-
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
1213 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 0 20
Min/Max Temp 76 100 76 99
Max/Min RH (%) 94 38 94 42
20FT Wind/AM(mph) W 2-6 W 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 1-5 W 2-6 SW 1-5 W 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration (hr) 0 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 2320 1870
Transport Wind (m/s) W 4 W 3
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 9280 5610
Category Day 4 3
ADI Early 30 Fair 9 Poor
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 9 Poor
Max LVORI Early 5 5
Max LVORI Late 6 5
SILT/500m MLT (F) 86 87
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 500
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ070-078-091-093-095-097-180900-
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
1213 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Min/Max Temp 79 94 79 94
Max/Min RH (%) 94 50 97 51
20FT Wind/AM(mph) W 3-7 W 4-8
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 4-8 W 4-8 SW 5-9 W 5-9
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration (hr) 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1450 1340
Transport Wind (m/s) W 4 W 4
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 5800 5360
Category Day 3 3
ADI Early 32 Fair 9 Poor
ADI Late 5 Very Poor 9 Poor
Max LVORI Early 5 5
Max LVORI Late 5 5
SILT/500m MLT (F) 83 83
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 363
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80. Maximum RH
89 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 91 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
LAZ056>058-064-077-087-089-090-092-094-096-098>100-180900-
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
1213 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Min/Max Temp 77 97 77 97
Max/Min RH (%) 94 45 97 47
20FT Wind/AM(mph) W 2-6 W 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 2-6 W 2-6 SW 3-7 W 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
Precip Duration (hr) 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1640 1420
Transport Wind (m/s) SW 3 W 3
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 4920 4260
Category Day 3 3
ADI Early 22 Fair 8 Poor
ADI Late 4 Very Poor 8 Poor
Max LVORI Early 5 6
Max LVORI Late 6 6
SILT/500m MLT (F) 84 85
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 470
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
MSZ077-080>082-180900-
Pearl River-Hancock-Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Crossroads, McNeil, Poplarville,
and Picayune
1213 PM CDT Mon Aug 17 2026
Tonight Tue Tue Night Wed
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 20 20 30
Min/Max Temp 76 98 76 98
Max/Min RH (%) 91 41 94 43
20FT Wind/AM(mph) W 2-6 W 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 2-6 W 3-7 G17 SW 2-6 W 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.05
Precip Duration (hr) 0 1 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 2060 2020
Transport Wind (m/s) W 4 NW 4
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 8240 8080
Category Day 4 4
ADI Early 23 Fair 9 Poor
ADI Late 6 Very Poor 9 Poor
Max LVORI Early 5 5
Max LVORI Late 6 5
SILT/500m MLT (F) 87 88
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 500
Stagnation Index 3 2 2 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$