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
541 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
LAZ080-122100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
541 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 90 76 91 77 93
Temp 78 86 89 88 83 80 79 77 78 86 90 90 84 81 79 78 78 87 91 91 85
Dewpt 74 76 76 73 75 75 75 75 74 76 75 74 76 76 76 75 74 76 75 74 76
Min/Max RH 61 93 59 91 58
RH 89 73 66 61 77 86 90 93 88 72 62 60 76 84 90 91 87 70 59 59 74
Wind Dir NW W SW S S S SW NW N W SW SW SW S SW W NW NW SW S S
Wind Spd 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 31 30 43 42 15 15 17 33 15 25 29 11 15 13 12 18 11 24 20 16
Visibility 10 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 30 5 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.01 0 0.01
Rain Showers C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Mix Hgt 3100 3100 600 500 2800 2500 600 700 3100 3000
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W SW SW W W S
Trans Wind Spd 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 4
ADI 24 22 3 4 13
Max LVORI 5 4 7 7 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 77 93 75 92 73 92 71 92
Temp 80 79 92 87 79 76 90 85 77 74 89 84 75 72 90 84
Dewpt 76 74 75 76 76 74 78 76 74 70 72 73 71 68 73 74
Max/Min RH 91 58 95 64 91 56 89 55
RH 88 86 58 70 90 92 69 75 90 88 57 69 87 86 58 71
Wind Dir SW N SE SE E NE E SE E NE E SE N NE E SE
Wind Spd 0 2 4 4 1 4 12 6 1 5 10 5 0 4 6 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 5 30 5 20 5 20
Rain Showers S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
MSZ080-122100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
541 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 73 93 73 94
Temp 74 85 89 88 81 78 76 74 75 86 91 90 83 79 76 75 75 87 93 91 84
Dewpt 73 77 74 75 75 75 74 73 73 77 74 73 75 74 74 73 73 75 73 74 75
Min/Max RH 61 97 56 96 52
RH 97 76 61 65 82 91 94 97 94 74 57 59 77 85 93 94 94 69 52 58 74
Wind Dir N W SW S S N N N N W W SW N N N N N NW E S S
Wind Spd 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 49 36 38 44 41 20 11 15 27 11 37 40 33 18 8 8 10 8 21 23 22
Visibility 10 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 9
PoP 12hr 30 5 30 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0.09 0 0.01
Rain Showers C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
Mix Hgt 4300 3800 400 400 4700 4200 400 400 5600 5100
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W SW SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4
ADI 25 25 3 3 11
Max LVORI 6 5 7 8 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 94 74 93 71 92 70 92
Temp 77 76 93 85 77 75 90 84 75 71 89 83 73 71 89 82
Dewpt 73 73 72 75 74 73 75 74 71 67 69 70 68 66 70 72
Max/Min RH 91 51 97 55 93 47 87 50
RH 88 90 51 71 90 94 61 72 88 86 51 64 84 84 53 70
Wind Dir N N E SE N NE E SE N NE E SE N NE E SE
Wind Spd 0 1 4 1 0 4 10 2 0 4 9 2 0 3 5 1
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 0 40 0 20 5 20
Rain Showers S S C S S
Tstms S C S S
$$
MSZ082-122100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
541 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 89 76 90 76 92
Temp 77 84 88 87 82 79 78 77 77 85 89 88 83 80 78 77 77 87 91 90 84
Dewpt 75 77 76 75 75 75 75 75 74 77 75 75 75 75 75 74 74 76 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 66 94 64 91 60
RH 92 80 68 68 79 88 91 94 90 77 64 66 77 85 90 90 90 70 60 62 77
Wind Dir NW W S S SW SW S NW NE NW SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW S S SW
Wind Spd 1 2 4 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 43 42 39 44 23 24 32 34 31 51 41 23 12 12 11 16 7 15 16 14
Visibility 10 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 9
PoP 12hr 30 20 40 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.12 0.08 0.05 0 0.01
Rain Showers C C S S S S C S S
Tstms S C S S S S C S S
Mix Hgt 3400 3300 500 400 3100 3300 400 400 3900 3600
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W SW SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 5
ADI 25 28 3 3 13
Max LVORI 5 4 7 8 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 76 92 75 92 72 91 71 92
Temp 79 78 91 87 78 76 90 85 76 73 89 84 75 72 89 84
Dewpt 75 74 74 76 75 74 75 74 71 68 70 71 69 68 72 73
Max/Min RH 90 58 97 60 87 51 90 54
RH 88 87 58 70 91 94 62 70 85 84 53 65 82 87 57 70
Wind Dir N N E SE E NE E SE E NE E SE NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 0 2 5 2 1 6 12 4 2 6 10 3 1 4 8 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 40 5 10 5 30
Rain Showers S C C C
Tstms S S C C
$$
MSZ082-122100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
541 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 76 90 76 92
Temp 77 84 87 86 82 79 78 77 77 85 89 88 83 80 78 77 77 86 91 90 84
Dewpt 75 77 77 75 76 75 75 75 74 77 76 76 76 75 74 74 74 76 75 75 76
Min/Max RH 68 94 64 90 60
RH 94 80 72 70 82 88 91 94 90 77 66 68 80 85 88 90 90 72 60 62 77
Wind Dir NW W S S SW S N NW N NW SW SW SW SW N W NW N SE S SW
Wind Spd 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 3 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 46 50 44 45 45 23 25 32 38 40 52 39 22 12 11 11 17 7 15 16 13
Visibility 10 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 9
PoP 12hr 40 20 30 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.21 0.13 0.07 0 0
Rain Showers C C S S S S C S
Tstms S C S S S S C S
Mix Hgt 3300 3200 400 400 3200 3500 400 400 3800 3400
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W SW SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 3 5 5
ADI 25 27 3 3 13
Max LVORI 5 5 7 8 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 92 75 91 72 90 71 90
Temp 79 78 91 86 77 76 88 84 76 73 88 83 74 72 88 83
Dewpt 75 74 74 77 75 74 76 74 71 68 70 71 69 68 73 73
Max/Min RH 90 58 100 62 87 54 90 59
RH 88 88 58 75 94 94 68 72 85 84 55 67 84 87 61 72
Wind Dir N N E SE E NE E SE E NE E SE NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 0 2 5 1 1 6 11 3 2 6 9 2 1 4 6 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 30 5 10 5 30
Rain Showers S C S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
MSZ070-122100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
541 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 94 73 95
Temp 74 86 91 90 82 78 76 74 74 87 92 91 83 79 76 74 75 88 94 92 84
Dewpt 71 75 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 75 73 72 73 73 72 72 71 74 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 53 93 51 93 49
RH 91 70 56 58 74 82 87 93 90 67 54 53 72 83 87 93 87 64 50 52 69
Wind Dir SW W SW S S S SW SW SW W SW S S S SW SW W NW E E S
Wind Spd 1 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
Clouds OV FW FW FW FW SC SC FW B2 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 92 22 15 19 23 33 29 19 76 25 26 45 35 12 6 6 6 5 17 21 18
Visibility 3 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 2 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 20 5 20 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0.02 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 4800 4900 500 400 5200 6400 500 400 5600 5700
Trans Wind Dir W S SW SW SW SE SW W W SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 5 4
ADI 23 30 3 6 12
Max LVORI 4 3 6 7 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 95 73 94 70 93 68 93
Temp 77 75 94 87 76 74 92 85 75 71 91 83 72 69 91 83
Dewpt 72 71 71 73 73 72 75 73 72 69 68 67 66 66 69 69
Max/Min RH 90 48 97 51 96 42 92 44
RH 85 87 48 63 90 94 57 67 92 93 48 59 82 89 49 63
Wind Dir S N E SE N E E SE N NE E E N N NE SE
Wind Spd 1 0 3 3 0 2 8 3 0 2 8 3 0 2 5 3
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 20 0 10 5 10
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-122100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
541 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 74 92 74 94
Temp 75 85 89 88 82 78 76 75 75 86 91 90 83 79 77 75 76 87 92 91 84
Dewpt 74 77 76 75 76 75 75 74 74 77 75 74 76 74 74 74 74 76 74 74 76
Min/Max RH 64 97 58 97 54
RH 97 77 66 66 82 91 97 97 97 75 60 60 80 85 90 97 94 70 56 58 77
Wind Dir N W SW SW SW N N NW N NW SW S SW SW N N NW N E S S
Wind Spd 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 2
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 37 40 40 44 23 22 28 31 21 47 45 28 14 10 10 13 6 16 20 15
Visibility 10 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 7
PoP 12hr 30 10 40 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.16 0 0.07 0 0.01
Rain Showers S S C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C S
Mix Hgt 3700 3700 400 400 4200 4100 400 400 5100 4600
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W SW SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5
ADI 23 24 3 3 13
Max LVORI 6 5 8 9 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 94 75 92 71 91 70 92
Temp 78 76 93 85 77 76 89 84 75 72 89 83 73 71 89 83
Dewpt 74 73 73 77 75 74 75 74 71 67 70 70 68 67 72 73
Max/Min RH 94 52 97 56 90 49 90 54
RH 88 90 52 77 94 94 64 72 87 84 54 65 84 87 57 72
Wind Dir N N E SE N NE E SE E NE E SE N NE E SE
Wind Spd 0 2 4 1 0 6 10 3 2 6 9 2 1 4 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 0 30 0 10 0 30
Rain Showers S C C C
Tstms S C C
$$
MSZ081-122100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
541 AM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026
Date Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26
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 89 75 91 75 93
Temp 76 85 88 87 82 79 77 76 77 86 90 89 83 80 78 77 77 87 92 91 84
Dewpt 74 76 75 74 75 75 75 74 74 76 73 74 75 75 75 74 74 75 73 73 75
Min/Max RH 63 94 58 94 54
RH 94 75 66 65 79 88 94 94 90 72 58 61 77 85 91 90 90 68 54 56 74
Wind Dir NW W SW S S SW N NW NW W SW S S SW SW W NW NW SE S S
Wind Spd 1 3 5 6 3 1 0 1 1 3 4 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 3
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 38 33 38 36 44 22 19 27 29 16 45 40 25 15 11 11 14 6 17 18 17
Visibility 10 9 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 7
PoP 12hr 30 10 40 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0.07 0 0.01
Rain Showers S S C C C C S
Tstms S S C C C C S
Mix Hgt 3500 3300 500 400 3300 3500 400 400 4000 3700
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W SW SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 4 6 5 4 5 6
ADI 26 27 3 4 13
Max LVORI 5 4 7 7 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/15/26Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26
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 76 93 76 92 72 92 72 92
Temp 79 77 92 87 79 77 90 86 77 73 90 84 75 73 90 84
Dewpt 74 73 72 75 75 74 73 73 71 68 67 69 69 67 68 71
Max/Min RH 88 52 94 54 87 44 84 46
RH 85 88 52 68 88 90 58 65 82 84 47 61 82 81 49 65
Wind Dir N N E SE N NE E SE E NE E SE N NE E SE
Wind Spd 0 2 6 3 0 6 12 5 2 8 10 4 1 5 8 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 40 5 20 5 20
Rain Showers S C C S S
Tstms S S C S 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