Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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 Mon Sep 21 2026
LAZ080-212100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
124 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 94 73 95
Temp 76 75 84 92 90 82 77 76 74 73 86 92 91 83 79 76 75 74 85 92 94 87
Dewpt 73 73 76 76 75 76 75 74 73 72 77 76 75 76 75 74 73 72 76 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 58 98 58 97 53
RH 90 95 77 60 62 82 93 95 96 97 76 59 60 79 89 92 94 95 75 57 53 69
Wind Dir NW N N NE S N SE N N N NE E SE SE E N N N NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 5 5 5 2
Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 20 27 26 43 51 69 55 31 21 12 2 31 44 43 19 10 7 6 3 17 22 26
Visibility 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 60 30 20 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.25 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C C S
Tstms C C C S
Mix Hgt 500 4200 3400 600 1000 4900 3200 600 500 5200 5300
Trans Wind Dir NW N E NE NE NE E E NE NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 9 8
ADI 6 43 30 4 4
Max LVORI 7 6 5 8 9
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 73 92 70 89 69 90 69 89
Temp 77 73 90 85 75 71 87 82 73 70 87 83 73 70 86 82
Dewpt 73 68 73 72 69 66 69 69 67 64 67 67 66 64 67 67
Max/Min RH 88 52 86 52 84 48 82 50
RH 87 84 58 65 82 84 55 66 80 81 52 60 79 82 53 61
Wind Dir N NE NE NE NE NE E SE E NE SE SE S N SW S
Wind Spd 1 6 5 4 3 6 6 4 1 4 5 3 2 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ080-212100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
124 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 72 94 71 94
Temp 73 73 85 92 91 81 76 74 72 72 85 92 91 82 77 75 73 72 85 92 93 86
Dewpt 72 71 75 73 73 74 74 73 72 71 75 73 73 74 74 73 72 71 75 73 71 73
Min/Max RH 50 100 52 100 47
RH 97 94 71 53 56 79 93 98 99 98 72 53 55 77 91 95 97 97 71 53 48 64
Wind Dir NW NW N NE SE N N N N N N NE E SE N N N N NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 6 5 0
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 20 17 21 31 45 71 76 42 36 17 14 32 53 54 20 8 5 1 2 9 19 35
Visibility 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 5 6 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 60 30 40 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.14 0.05 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers C C C C
Tstms C C C C
Mix Hgt 400 5800 5700 500 400 5900 5000 500 400 5900 6300
Trans Wind Dir NW N E N NW NE E E N NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 5 9 6 4 2 5 6 4 4 9 8
ADI 6 60 59 3 4
Max LVORI 8 8 4 10 10
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 92 68 90 67 91 66 89
Temp 76 72 90 84 73 69 87 82 71 68 89 82 71 67 87 80
Dewpt 71 67 70 68 66 64 66 65 64 61 63 63 62 60 62 62
Max/Min RH 87 45 85 43 82 37 82 39
RH 85 85 51 60 79 84 49 56 79 79 42 52 74 79 43 54
Wind Dir N N N NE NE NE E SE N N NE SE N N N E
Wind Spd 1 5 6 3 2 5 6 2 0 2 4 1 0 2 5 1
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ082-212100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
124 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 93 72 94
Temp 74 74 85 91 90 82 77 75 74 73 86 91 91 83 77 75 74 73 87 94 92 84
Dewpt 73 73 76 75 75 75 74 73 73 72 77 74 74 75 74 73 72 72 76 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 58 99 56 100 51
RH 97 97 75 59 62 79 90 94 99 97 74 58 58 77 90 94 95 97 70 53 54 72
Wind Dir NW N N NE S SW N N N NE N E SE S N N N N NE NE E NE
Wind Spd 1 1 4 4 5 2 1 0 0 2 3 4 5 2 0 0 1 3 5 5 5 1
Clouds FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 19 25 19 25 57 57 58 36 28 31 11 31 29 49 10 5 3 8 2 11 30 21
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 50 20 30 0 20
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Mix Hgt 400 4700 4200 500 400 5000 4700 400 400 5600 5300
Trans Wind Dir NW N SE NW N NE SE NE N NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 6 4 3 5 6 3 5 9 6
ADI 4 40 36 3 4
Max LVORI 9 7 4 9 10
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 71 92 69 89 68 90 68 89
Temp 75 72 90 84 73 70 86 82 72 69 88 83 73 69 86 82
Dewpt 72 69 72 71 68 66 67 67 64 63 64 65 63 62 63 64
Max/Min RH 93 51 90 48 86 42 83 43
RH 90 90 56 65 83 87 53 61 76 83 45 55 71 80 46 55
Wind Dir N N NE E NE NE E SE NE NE E S S N E S
Wind Spd 2 6 6 3 4 8 8 3 2 4 5 3 1 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 0 5 5 10
$$
MSZ082-212100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
124 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 73 91 72 93
Temp 74 74 84 90 89 81 76 74 73 73 85 90 89 82 77 74 73 73 85 91 92 85
Dewpt 73 73 77 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 77 75 75 76 74 74 73 72 76 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 62 100 60 100 54
RH 97 97 80 64 66 85 97100100100 77 62 64 82 90100100 97 75 60 56 72
Wind Dir NW N N E SE S N N N N N E SE S N N N N NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 1 1 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 4 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 5 4 1
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW CL FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 20 23 7 30 46 47 61 37 25 31 11 24 33 47 11 5 5 9 2 8 30 24
Visibility 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 40 10 30 0 20
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S C C S S
Tstms S C C S S
Mix Hgt 400 4000 3500 400 400 4600 4500 400 400 5300 5300
Trans Wind Dir NW NE SE NW N NE E NE N NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 6 4 4 6 5 3 5 9 6
ADI 4 29 31 3 4
Max LVORI 10 9 5 10 10
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 90 69 87 67 89 67 87
Temp 75 72 88 84 72 70 85 81 71 68 86 82 71 68 85 81
Dewpt 73 70 73 72 68 66 68 67 65 63 65 66 63 62 64 65
Max/Min RH 97 56 90 52 87 48 84 48
RH 94 93 61 67 87 87 57 63 81 84 50 58 76 81 50 58
Wind Dir N N NE E NE NE E SE NE NE E S S N NE S
Wind Spd 1 5 6 2 3 6 6 3 2 3 5 2 1 3 5 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 0 5 5 10
$$
MSZ070-212100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
124 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 71 95 71 93
Temp 74 73 85 92 91 81 76 73 72 71 85 93 93 82 77 74 73 72 84 91 92 85
Dewpt 70 70 76 73 72 73 72 72 71 70 76 72 71 72 72 71 71 70 75 73 70 70
Min/Max RH 51 99 48 98 49
RH 88 91 74 54 54 76 87 96 97 97 75 51 49 72 85 90 95 94 74 55 50 61
Wind Dir W NW N N NE NE N N N NW N NE NE NE E N N NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 3 3 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 6 8 9 5
Clouds FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 20 27 56 54 70 60 12 13 15 2 14 36 47 17 6 9 2 3 7 14 15
Visibility 10 6 10 10 10 10 10 5 2 1 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 40 20 20 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.01 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 500 5400 4700 500 400 5900 5500 500 400 5400 5700
Trans Wind Dir W N N SE NW N NE E NE NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 6 9 6 5 4 5 8 6 4 8 9
ADI 7 49 28 3 4
Max LVORI 7 6 4 8 9
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 91 66 89 65 89 64 89
Temp 74 69 88 82 71 67 87 80 69 66 87 80 68 65 87 79
Dewpt 66 64 68 64 63 63 66 63 61 61 64 62 60 59 62 61
Max/Min RH 84 44 90 44 87 41 82 38
RH 76 84 52 55 76 87 51 56 76 84 46 54 76 82 43 54
Wind Dir N N N N NE NE NE NE E NE N NE SE W NW NE
Wind Spd 4 6 8 5 3 4 5 4 1 2 4 2 1 2 4 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ082-212100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
124 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 73 93 72 94
Temp 73 73 84 91 91 81 76 74 73 73 85 91 91 81 76 74 73 73 85 91 93 85
Dewpt 73 73 76 75 74 75 74 73 73 73 77 74 74 75 74 73 72 72 76 74 73 75
Min/Max RH 56 100 52 100 51
RH 100100 77 60 58 82 94 97100100 77 58 58 82 94 97 97 97 75 58 52 72
Wind Dir NW N N NE E S N N N N N NE E S N N N N NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 1 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 5 4 0
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 17 26 12 43 53 74 48 30 21 10 14 25 56 11 7 3 6 1 5 17 16
Visibility 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 50 20 30 0 20
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C S S S
Tstms C C S S S
Mix Hgt 400 5100 5300 400 400 5700 6000 400 400 5700 6000
Trans Wind Dir NW N E NW N NE SE SW N NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 6 4 2 5 5 3 4 9 8
ADI 5 47 49 4 3
Max LVORI 10 9 5 9 10
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 91 68 89 67 90 66 88
Temp 75 72 89 83 73 69 86 81 70 68 87 81 71 67 86 80
Dewpt 71 69 72 70 67 65 67 66 64 63 64 65 63 61 63 64
Max/Min RH 93 50 90 47 87 42 84 42
RH 87 90 57 65 81 87 53 60 81 84 46 58 76 81 46 58
Wind Dir N N NE NE NE NE E SE NE NE NE S SW N N SE
Wind Spd 2 6 5 3 4 6 5 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 5 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ081-212100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
124 AM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
Date Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26
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 93 73 95
Temp 75 75 85 92 90 82 77 76 74 74 86 92 91 83 78 76 75 74 87 94 93 85
Dewpt 73 72 74 72 73 74 74 74 73 72 74 72 73 73 74 74 72 72 74 71 71 73
Min/Max RH 51 97 51 97 46
RH 94 90 70 52 58 77 90 94 97 93 68 52 56 72 88 94 90 93 65 48 49 67
Wind Dir NW N N NE SE S N N N N N E SE S N N N N NE NE E NE
Wind Spd 2 2 4 5 6 3 0 0 0 2 4 5 6 2 0 0 2 3 6 6 6 2
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 33 19 31 43 63 61 44 22 20 11 29 35 36 11 8 1 3 1 12 25 21
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 50 20 30 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.10 0.01 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Mix Hgt 400 4900 4900 500 400 5300 4900 500 400 5500 5600
Trans Wind Dir NW N SE NW N NE SE S N NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 6 4 3 5 6 4 4 9 8
ADI 6 46 46 3 4
Max LVORI 7 6 4 8 9
Stability D B C E D B C F D B B
Date Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26Sun 09/27/26
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 73 92 70 89 68 90 68 89
Temp 77 73 90 85 74 71 87 83 73 69 88 83 72 69 86 82
Dewpt 72 69 69 69 68 65 65 65 65 63 62 63 64 61 61 62
Max/Min RH 87 46 84 44 84 39 78 41
RH 85 87 50 59 82 81 48 55 76 81 42 51 76 76 43 51
Wind Dir N N NE E NE NE E SE NE NE E S S N NE SE
Wind Spd 2 8 6 4 4 9 8 4 2 4 5 4 2 4 5 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 0 5 0 10
$$
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