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
1035 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
LAZ080-280900-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1035 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 68 92 69 91 70
Temp 73 70 68 80 89 91 84 76 73 71 69 82 90 88 81 76 74 72 71
Dewpt 69 66 64 66 67 66 68 69 69 68 67 72 71 71 70 71 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 87 44 92 54 99
RH 85 86 85 62 48 45 59 78 86 88 92 71 54 57 70 85 91 94 97
Wind Dir W NW N NE E S SE S S N NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 9 6 3 2 2 3
Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 16 41 20 10 6 3 0 6 4 7 2 3 2 3 1 6 15 10
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5200 5100 500 500 4700 4700
Trans Wind Dir NW N SE S SW E SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 3 5 9
ADI 4 30 31
Max LVORI 6 5 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 73 90 73 88 72 87 72 87
Temp 89 82 76 74 88 83 76 74 86 81 75 73 84 81 74 72 83 80
Dewpt 75 75 74 73 77 75 74 73 77 76 74 73 78 76 74 72 77 75
Min/Max RH 64 99 66 99 72 99 75 100 75
RH 64 77 94 96 70 78 96 97 75 83 97 99 81 85 99 99 81 84
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E NE E E E E E E
Wind Spd 12 10 5 5 14 10 4 4 10 6 4 5 10 6 3 5 9 5
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 5 50 30 70 50 80 50 70
Rain Showers S S C S C L L C C L D C C L L
Tstms S C C S S C S S C
$$
MSZ080-280900-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1035 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 66 92 66 93 67
Temp 71 68 66 80 89 91 83 73 70 68 66 83 92 90 80 73 71 69 68
Dewpt 62 60 57 60 59 59 62 63 63 62 61 67 66 66 67 68 68 69 68
Max/Min RH 77 34 86 42 100
RH 74 77 74 50 36 34 49 72 78 82 85 60 43 46 65 84 92100100
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE SE N N N N E E SE SE SE N N E
Wind Spd 0 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 4 1 0 0 2
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 5 16 12 9 2 1 2 3 3 3 0 3 13 4 3 5 14 8
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5600 6300 400 400 6300 6200
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE SE E NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 4 3 3 4 8
ADI 4 40 35
Max LVORI 4 3 2
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 71 90 72 88 71 85 71 86
Temp 89 83 74 72 87 83 74 73 85 80 74 72 81 79 73 71 83 80
Dewpt 72 72 72 72 74 73 73 72 75 74 73 71 75 74 72 71 75 73
Min/Max RH 55 100 59 100 64 100 71 100 71
RH 58 69 94100 65 72 96 98 71 80 97 98 81 85 98100 76 80
Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE E E E E E NE E E E E SE E
Wind Spd 12 8 2 4 14 8 2 4 10 4 2 4 9 4 2 3 8 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 5 60 20 70 50 80 50 70
Rain Showers C L S S L L C C L D C C L L
Tstms C S C S C S C
$$
MSZ082-280900-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1035 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 67 91 66 91 70
Temp 72 69 67 80 88 90 83 74 71 68 66 83 90 88 81 75 73 72 71
Dewpt 64 61 59 62 60 62 64 64 64 63 62 67 66 67 67 68 69 70 70
Max/Min RH 79 39 87 45 100
RH 76 77 75 54 39 39 53 71 79 83 87 59 45 50 63 79 87 93 97
Wind Dir NE NE N NE NE E S N N NE NE NE E S S SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 1 2 3 4 3 4 2 0 0 1 2 3 4 9 4 3 2 2 3
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 23 9 6 4 14 6 5 5 4 6 5 1 3 3 3 4 5 11 12
Visibility 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 4900 5000 400 400 5000 4900
Trans Wind Dir N NE E SE NE NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 3 5 8
ADI 6 28 28
Max LVORI 4 4 2
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 74 90 74 88 73 87 72 86
Temp 88 84 76 75 87 84 76 74 85 82 75 73 83 81 74 73 83 81
Dewpt 74 72 73 73 75 74 73 73 76 74 73 73 76 74 73 73 76 74
Min/Max RH 59 97 66 97 68 100 74 100 74
RH 63 67 89 94 68 71 90 97 75 77 94100 80 79 97 99 80 79
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE E SE E
Wind Spd 12 8 6 8 14 10 5 5 12 8 5 6 10 6 4 5 10 8
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 60 50 70 60 70 60 70
Rain Showers C L C C L L C L L L L L L L
Tstms S C S S S C S S S C S S S C
$$
MSZ082-280900-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1035 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 66 89 66 89 70
Temp 70 68 66 79 87 87 79 73 69 67 66 81 88 86 79 74 72 71 71
Dewpt 64 60 58 62 61 63 64 64 63 62 61 67 67 68 68 69 70 70 70
Max/Min RH 81 42 84 50 100
RH 81 76 75 56 42 45 60 73 81 84 84 63 50 55 69 84 93 97 97
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE S N N NE N NE E S S SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 1 2 3 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 6 3 2 1 1 3
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 16 6 5 6 6 10 5 6 5 4 0 2 2 2 5 6 7 12
Visibility 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 4500 4800 400 400 4900 4800
Trans Wind Dir N NE E E NE NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 3 5 6
ADI 6 26 27
Max LVORI 4 3 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 88 74 88 73 86 72 85 72 84
Temp 86 82 75 75 85 82 75 74 83 80 74 73 81 80 74 72 81 79
Dewpt 75 74 73 73 77 75 74 73 77 76 74 73 77 76 74 72 77 75
Min/Max RH 68 97 70 100 77 100 82 100 82
RH 70 77 94 94 77 79 97 97 82 88100100 88 88100100 88 88
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE E SE E
Wind Spd 10 6 4 6 12 8 4 4 10 5 3 4 9 5 3 4 9 5
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 20 10 60 50 70 60 70 60 70
Rain Showers S C L C C L L C L L L C L L L
Tstms S S C S S C S S S C S S S C
$$
MSZ070-280900-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1035 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 65 91 64 92 66
Temp 70 67 65 79 89 89 78 72 68 65 64 80 89 91 82 73 70 68 67
Dewpt 62 59 57 60 60 59 60 59 58 58 60 68 66 65 67 68 69 68 67
Max/Min RH 79 35 87 41 100
RH 77 77 75 52 38 37 55 65 70 78 86 67 47 42 62 84 98100100
Wind Dir NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E E E SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 2 2 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 22 25 18 2 2 3 2 0 2 1 1 1 17 11 6 7 14 18
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 5 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5300 6000 500 400 6300 7300
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE E SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 5 5 6 4 4 5
ADI 6 38 49
Max LVORI 4 4 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 70 91 70 88 70 85 69 84
Temp 89 82 72 71 89 81 72 71 85 78 72 70 82 77 71 70 81 76
Dewpt 72 72 72 71 74 74 72 71 75 74 72 70 74 73 71 70 74 73
Min/Max RH 52 100 60 100 67 100 74 100 74
RH 57 72100100 63 78 99100 72 88100100 78 88100100 80 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E NE NE E E E E NE E
Wind Spd 9 11 4 5 11 9 3 4 8 6 2 5 8 5 2 5 8 5
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 20 70 40 70 30 60
Rain Showers C S S C L C C C L C S C L
Tstms S S S C S S
$$
MSZ082-280900-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1035 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 66 91 65 91 68
Temp 70 68 66 78 87 91 81 72 69 67 65 80 88 90 81 73 71 70 69
Dewpt 63 59 57 61 59 59 63 63 63 61 60 67 65 66 68 68 69 69 69
Max/Min RH 78 34 84 42 100
RH 78 73 73 56 39 34 54 73 81 81 84 65 47 45 65 84 93 97100
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE SE N N N N NE E S S SE SE E E
Wind Spd 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 6 4 2 1 1 3
Clouds FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 7 4 2 7 5 1 4 4 5 4 0 1 3 2 2 3 13 8
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5200 5700 400 400 5700 5800
Trans Wind Dir N NE NE SE NE NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 3 4 6
ADI 6 37 32
Max LVORI 4 3 2
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 72 89 73 86 72 84 72 83
Temp 87 82 74 73 86 83 75 73 83 79 73 73 80 79 72 72 80 78
Dewpt 74 73 73 73 76 74 73 73 76 75 73 73 77 75 72 72 76 75
Min/Max RH 59 100 63 100 72 100 77 100 79
RH 65 74 97100 72 74 94100 80 88100100 91 88100100 88 91
Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE E E E E E NE E E E E SE E
Wind Spd 10 6 4 5 13 8 3 5 10 5 3 4 8 5 3 3 8 5
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 10 5 50 30 70 50 70 50 80
Rain Showers C C C C L L C C L L C C L D
Tstms C S S C S S C S S C
$$
MSZ081-280900-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1035 PM CDT Sun Sep 27 2026
Date 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26 Tue 09/29/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 68 92 68 91 71
Temp 73 70 68 80 89 91 84 75 72 69 68 83 90 89 81 76 74 73 72
Dewpt 64 61 58 59 57 59 63 64 64 63 61 65 64 66 66 68 69 70 70
Max/Min RH 76 34 81 42 97
RH 73 73 70 49 34 34 49 69 76 81 78 55 42 47 60 76 84 90 93
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE E S N N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE E
Wind Spd 2 3 4 5 4 5 3 0 0 1 2 3 5 10 5 3 2 2 3
Clouds FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 4 8 5 11 8 2 3 5 4 6 0 3 4 2 2 5 12 9
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5000 5100 400 400 5200 5000
Trans Wind Dir N NE E SE NE NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 5 3 3 5 9
ADI 6 27 32
Max LVORI 4 3 2
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 09/30Thu 10/01/26Fri 10/02/26Sat 10/03/26Sun 10/04/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 75 90 74 88 74 85 72 86
Temp 88 83 77 76 87 83 77 75 86 82 75 74 83 80 74 73 82 81
Dewpt 72 71 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 73
Min/Max RH 57 94 59 97 65 97 72 100 70
RH 59 67 88 90 63 72 88 94 68 74 94 97 74 79 97 97 74 77
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE E SE E
Wind Spd 13 10 6 8 17 11 5 6 13 9 5 6 11 8 4 5 11 8
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 10 10 50 40 70 50 70 50 80
Rain Showers C C C C L L C C L L C C L D
Tstms C S S C S S C S S C
$$
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 caculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximate weather conditions
in highly varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to
the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster@noaa.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 of Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs.....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
DSI (cat)...........................Davis Stability Index
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
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