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
124 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
LAZ080-232100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
124 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 95 73 93 71 89
Temp 75 73 86 93 94 87 80 77 75 73 83 90 91 85 78 75 72 71 81 87 87 80
Dewpt 72 71 76 74 74 75 74 73 70 69 74 74 73 73 72 71 70 68 72 71 70 70
Min/Max RH 52 88 53 92 55
RH 91 93 71 54 52 67 82 87 84 87 74 60 54 66 82 87 91 90 74 59 57 72
Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE E NE N N NE NE NE E E E E NE NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 1 3 5 5 5 2 0 1 3 4 5 4 5 3 2 2 3 5 8 6 8 4
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 8 12 26 36 34 7 19 19 28 22 49 62 57 41 55 26 22 18 36 32 42
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5100 5300 500 400 5100 5100 700 700 5200 5400
Trans Wind Dir NW NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE E
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 8 4 5 8 6 8 9 9 8
ADI 6 61 63 3 10
Max LVORI 9 6 3 6 6
Stability D B C F D B D F D B B
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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 90 70 91 70 90 70 89
Temp 73 69 86 83 74 71 88 84 74 71 88 83 74 71 87 82
Dewpt 69 66 68 67 67 65 68 67 67 65 69 68 69 68 72 71
Max/Min RH 91 51 83 46 85 50 91 57
RH 86 89 55 60 79 82 52 58 79 82 54 61 83 88 60 70
Wind Dir E NE E SE S N W S SW N S SE S SE SE SE
Wind Spd 1 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 5 4 2 1 8 8
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 30
Rain Showers C
Tstms C
$$
MSZ080-232100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
124 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 72 93 69 90
Temp 73 72 85 92 94 86 79 76 74 72 84 90 91 83 77 74 71 69 81 88 88 80
Dewpt 70 70 74 72 70 72 72 70 68 68 73 71 68 69 70 69 67 66 69 67 64 66
Min/Max RH 45 87 47 91 44
RH 91 93 69 52 45 62 80 83 83 87 69 53 47 62 80 85 88 90 67 49 44 62
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE E
Wind Spd 1 2 4 6 5 0 0 1 3 4 4 5 5 3 2 2 3 4 6 6 5 2
Clouds CL FW CL FW SC SC CL FW FW FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 5 14 4 17 32 27 5 10 10 14 19 45 70 69 43 39 25 24 12 22 33 36
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5700 6400 400 400 6300 6400 500 400 5800 7000
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 9 4 6 8 8 8 8 9 6
ADI 6 66 81 3 8
Max LVORI 8 6 3 6 6
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 66 90 67 92 66 92 68 91
Temp 70 66 87 82 71 68 89 83 71 67 89 82 71 69 88 81
Dewpt 66 63 63 63 64 62 63 62 63 62 63 64 66 66 68 69
Max/Min RH 92 38 86 36 86 37 94 46
RH 86 89 44 53 80 83 42 50 77 83 41 55 85 91 51 66
Wind Dir N N NE SE N NW NW S N N SE S N N SE SE
Wind Spd 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 8 5
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-232100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
124 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 94 73 92 69 89
Temp 73 73 86 93 92 84 78 76 74 73 84 90 90 82 76 73 71 70 81 87 88 81
Dewpt 72 71 75 73 73 74 73 72 71 70 75 73 73 72 71 70 68 67 69 67 66 66
Min/Max RH 51 90 56 93 48
RH 97 93 70 52 54 71 85 87 90 90 74 57 59 72 85 89 90 90 67 53 49 61
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E N N N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 5 6 5 2 0 1 3 4 6 5 6 3 3 3 4 6 9 6 6 3
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 12 7 1 11 29 18 27 13 8 11 28 46 61 67 40 22 20 22 10 22 28 30
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 0 20 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers S
Mix Hgt 400 5000 5300 400 400 4600 5200 400 400 4700 5500
Trans Wind Dir NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 8 4 6 9 6 6 9 10 6
ADI 7 60 63 2 8
Max LVORI 8 5 3 6 7
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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 68 89 68 91 69 90 70 89
Temp 71 68 87 82 72 69 89 83 73 70 88 83 73 71 87 83
Dewpt 65 64 63 64 64 64 63 65 65 64 65 66 67 67 69 69
Max/Min RH 87 43 86 40 86 45 90 54
RH 81 87 45 55 76 83 42 55 76 83 47 57 80 87 55 63
Wind Dir NE NE E S SW N NW S SW N S S S SE S SE
Wind Spd 1 3 3 3 1 2 4 4 1 2 5 4 2 1 9 6
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-232100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
124 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 72 90 69 87
Temp 73 72 85 91 91 83 78 75 73 72 83 88 88 81 75 73 71 69 79 85 85 79
Dewpt 72 71 75 74 73 75 74 73 71 70 75 74 74 73 71 70 68 66 69 68 66 67
Min/Max RH 52 94 59 93 51
RH 97 97 72 58 56 77 88 94 93 93 77 63 63 77 87 90 90 90 72 57 53 67
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E N N N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 5 6 4 2 0 1 3 4 6 5 4 2 3 3 4 6 8 6 5 2
Clouds FW FW CL FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 7 6 3 9 36 23 32 15 13 22 33 37 75 55 40 27 21 19 11 17 26 27
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 0 20 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 4500 5100 400 400 4300 4800 500 500 4300 5400
Trans Wind Dir NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 8 4 8 9 6 6 8 10 6
ADI 7 55 61 2 8
Max LVORI 9 6 4 7 6
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 88 67 89 68 89 69 88
Temp 69 67 86 80 71 68 87 82 72 69 87 82 73 70 86 82
Dewpt 65 64 64 65 64 63 64 66 65 64 66 68 67 67 70 70
Max/Min RH 90 48 87 45 87 48 93 57
RH 87 90 48 60 79 84 46 58 79 84 50 63 81 90 59 67
Wind Dir NE NE E S SW N N SW SW NW S S S SE S SE
Wind Spd 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 4 3 2 1 8 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 10 5 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ070-232100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
124 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 94 69 91 68 90
Temp 72 71 85 91 93 86 78 75 71 69 81 89 89 79 74 72 70 68 81 88 88 78
Dewpt 69 69 75 72 70 70 70 67 65 64 71 70 67 66 65 65 66 66 71 68 65 65
Min/Max RH 47 84 48 93 45
RH 90 92 72 54 48 60 76 76 81 83 71 54 48 64 74 80 87 93 72 52 47 64
Wind Dir N N NE NE N N N N NE NE NE N N N NE NE E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 1 3 5 8 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 8 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5 3
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 9 5 7 14 22 17 21 9 10 29 33 46 46 61 51 51 31 18 23 29 32 40
Visibility 9 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5400 5800 500 400 5500 6500 500 500 6300 7300
Trans Wind Dir NE NE N N NE NE N NE E E NE
Trans Wind Spd 6 9 11 10 9 8 9 9 8 8 6
ADI 7 71 79 5 10
Max LVORI 7 6 3 4 5
Stability D B C F D B C E D B B
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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 66 90 65 92 66 91 66 90
Temp 69 66 88 80 70 66 89 81 69 67 89 81 70 67 88 81
Dewpt 64 65 66 64 63 63 64 63 61 62 65 65 64 65 68 68
Max/Min RH 98 42 93 38 84 40 93 47
RH 83 98 48 57 79 90 44 54 75 84 45 57 81 93 52 66
Wind Dir E N NE NE S W NW E S W E SE S SE S SE
Wind Spd 1 0 2 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 6 6
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-232100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
124 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 73 92 70 89
Temp 73 73 85 91 93 86 77 75 74 73 83 89 92 83 76 73 71 70 80 87 87 78
Dewpt 71 71 75 73 72 73 73 72 70 70 75 73 70 72 71 70 68 66 69 68 65 66
Min/Max RH 49 90 49 93 48
RH 93 93 72 56 51 65 88 90 87 90 77 59 49 70 85 90 90 87 69 53 48 67
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE E NE NE E
Wind Spd 1 3 4 5 5 1 0 2 3 4 5 4 4 2 3 3 4 5 8 5 4 2
Clouds CL FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 4 7 1 7 29 18 15 8 7 10 24 35 56 66 39 21 22 17 8 14 24 27
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 0 20 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 4800 5500 400 400 5700 6600 400 400 5100 6200
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 9 4 6 9 6 6 6 9 6
ADI 7 58 65 3 8
Max LVORI 9 6 3 7 6
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 90 67 92 67 91 69 89
Temp 70 67 87 80 70 68 89 81 71 68 88 81 72 70 87 81
Dewpt 65 63 63 64 64 63 63 64 64 63 64 66 67 66 69 69
Max/Min RH 90 42 87 36 87 42 90 50
RH 84 87 45 58 81 84 42 56 79 84 45 60 84 87 55 67
Wind Dir N NE E S N N N S W N SE S S E S SE
Wind Spd 0 3 3 3 0 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 1 1 8 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 5 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ081-232100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
124 AM CDT Wed Sep 23 2026
Date Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26 Fri 09/25/26
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 94 74 92 71 89
Temp 75 74 86 93 94 87 79 77 75 74 84 90 90 83 77 75 72 71 80 87 88 80
Dewpt 71 71 73 70 71 72 73 72 70 69 72 70 70 70 71 70 68 67 67 65 65 65
Min/Max RH 47 88 49 90 45
RH 87 90 65 47 48 61 82 85 84 84 67 52 52 65 82 84 87 87 65 48 47 60
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE E N N N N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 2 3 6 6 6 3 0 2 3 5 6 5 8 3 3 4 5 8 9 8 8 4
Clouds CL FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 11 1 13 28 25 13 12 7 9 43 47 69 66 38 25 23 23 12 26 30 31
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 0 20 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5100 5400 400 400 5600 5400 500 500 5100 5800
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE N NE E NE NE NE E
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 9 4 6 9 6 6 9 9 6
ADI 7 61 63 3 8
Max LVORI 7 5 3 6 6
Stability D B C F D B D F D B B
Date Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26Mon 09/28/26Tue 09/29/26
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 90 69 91 69 91 71 89
Temp 72 69 87 82 73 70 89 83 73 70 89 83 74 72 87 83
Dewpt 66 64 61 63 65 63 61 63 65 63 62 64 67 67 67 68
Max/Min RH 84 41 81 37 81 38 87 50
RH 81 84 42 53 76 78 39 51 76 78 41 53 79 84 52 61
Wind Dir NE NE E S SW N N S W NW S S S SE S S
Wind Spd 1 3 4 5 1 3 4 5 1 3 5 5 2 2 10 8
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 5 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms 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 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