Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for S MS and SE LA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
122 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Drought conditions have depleted fuel moisture, but it appears
that some relief is on the way. Showers and thunderstorms will
move across the area each afternoon, and total rain amounts of
2 to 3 inches could wet most areas this week. Lowest daily RH
values will be in the 50 to 60 percent range today, and likely
above 60 percent in most areas Tuesday.


MSZ068>071-242100-
Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams,
Woodville, Gillsburg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, McComb,
Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
122 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     70           30           50
Max/Min Temp          95           72           93
Min/Max RH (%)        51           100          53
20FT Wind/AM(mph)     W 1-5                     Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     N 2-6        Lgt/Var      NW 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.19         0.06         0.17
Precip Duration (hr)  3            1            2
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1060                      1130
Transport Wind (m/s)  NW  5                     N  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)    5300                      3390
Category Day          3                         2
ADI Early             28 Fair      10 Poor      5 Very Poor
ADI Late              34 Fair      3 Very Poor  5 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early       8            7            9
Max LVORI Late        3            8            9
SILT/500m MLT (F)     87                        84
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)      377                       344
Stagnation Index      1            1            1
Stability Class       B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 30 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with thunderstorms likely and a chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-083>086-242100-
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
122 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     70           40           50
Max/Min Temp          97           74           93
Min/Max RH (%)        50           100          58
20FT Wind/AM(mph)     W 1-5                     Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     NW 2-6       SW 1-5       NW 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.32         0.20         0.19
Precip Duration (hr)  2            1            2
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1270                      1280
Transport Wind (m/s)  NW  4                     N  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)    5080                      3840
Category Day          3                         2
ADI Early             30 Fair      13 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor
ADI Late              42 Gen Good  3 Very Poor  4 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early       8            7            9
Max LVORI Late        2            8            9
SILT/500m MLT (F)     86                        82
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)      413                       359
Stagnation Index      1            1            1
Stability Class       B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

LAZ039-071-076-079>082-242100-
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
122 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     70           30           50
Max/Min Temp          95           72           91
Min/Max RH (%)        51           100          60
20FT Wind/AM(mph)     Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     NW 2-6       Lgt/Var      NW 1-5
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.30         0.08         0.24
Precip Duration (hr)  3            1            3
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1380                      1430
Transport Wind (m/s)  NW  5                     N  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)    6900                      4290
Category Day          3                         3
ADI Early             29 Fair      9 Poor       5 Very Poor
ADI Late              49 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  5 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early       8            8            9
Max LVORI Late        3            9            9
SILT/500m MLT (F)     86                        81
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)      424                       357
Stagnation Index      1            1            1
Stability Class       B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

LAZ070-078-091-093-095-097-242100-
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
122 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           60
Max/Min Temp          94           77           91
Min/Max RH (%)        56           100          56
20FT Wind/AM(mph)     W 2-6                     NW 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     W 3-7        NW 1-5       NW 1-5
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.20         0.13         0.41
Precip Duration (hr)  1            1            3
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1250                      1230
Transport Wind (m/s)  W  3                      N  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)    3750                      3690
Category Day          2                         2
ADI Early             25 Fair      15 Gen Poor  5 Very Poor
ADI Late              29 Fair      3 Very Poor  5 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early       6            6            7
Max LVORI Late        3            6            7
SILT/500m MLT (F)     81                        79
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)      500                       483
Stagnation Index      2            1            1
Stability Class       B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with thunderstorms likely and a chance
of showers. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 92 percent.
Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 92 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
East 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
90 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 67 percent. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

LAZ056>058-064-077-087-089-090-092-094-096-098>100-242100-
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
122 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     70           60           60
Max/Min Temp          96           76           92
Min/Max RH (%)        50           100          62
20FT Wind/AM(mph)     W 1-5                     N 1-5
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     NW 2-6       Lgt/Var      N 1-5
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.30         0.15         0.26
Precip Duration (hr)  2            1            2
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1400                      1150
Transport Wind (m/s)  NW  3                     N  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)    4200                      3450
Category Day          3                         2
ADI Early             28 Fair      15 Gen Poor  4 Very Poor
ADI Late              36 Fair      2 Very Poor  4 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early       7            7            9
Max LVORI Late        3            8            9
SILT/500m MLT (F)     83                        79
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)      441                       414
Stagnation Index      2            1            1
Stability Class       B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 73 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

MSZ077-080>082-242100-
Pearl River-Hancock-Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Crossroads, McNeil, Poplarville,
and Picayune
122 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

                      Today        Tonight      Tue

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     80           40           60
Max/Min Temp          95           71           91
Min/Max RH (%)        51           100          58
20FT Wind/AM(mph)     Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     W 2-6        Lgt/Var      NW 1-5
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.36         0.10         0.16
Precip Duration (hr)  4            0            3
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1580                      1570
Transport Wind (m/s)  W  4                      N  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)    6320                      4710
Category Day          3                         3
ADI Early             31 Fair      11 Poor      4 Very Poor
ADI Late              55 Gen Good  2 Very Poor  4 Very Poor
Max LVORI Early       8            8            9
Max LVORI Late        3            10           9
SILT/500m MLT (F)     85                        81
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)      422                       379
Stagnation Index      2            1            1
Stability Class       B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs
in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 67 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
East 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
99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$