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Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1044 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
LAZ080-190900-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1044 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
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 79 96 79 97 78
Temp 83 81 80 88 93 95 92 86 83 81 79 88 94 96 92 85 82 80 78
Dewpt 77 77 75 78 78 76 77 77 76 76 75 77 76 74 75 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 88 55 88 49 90
RH 83 87 87 73 62 55 62 75 80 86 88 70 56 49 59 75 81 86 90
Wind Dir W W W W W SW S SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 5 5 5 6 5 5 2 3 4 4 4
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 84 81 62 44 33 36 50 46 50 33 29 33 25 16 21 16 26 17 29
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0 0 0
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 1000 3300 3100 1100 1200 3000 2800
Trans Wind Dir W W SW SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 11 11 9 9 11 9 8
ADI 14 40 37
Max LVORI 5 4 2
Stability E B C F D B B
Date 08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 97 77 97 77 98 77 98 78 97
Temp 95 93 82 78 95 92 82 78 96 93 83 78 96 92 83 79 95 92
Dewpt 77 76 76 75 77 77 76 74 75 75 76 74 75 75 75 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 51 92 52 91 45 89 47 87 48
RH 57 58 82 92 57 61 83 89 51 55 81 87 52 58 78 86 53 58
Wind Dir W S W NW W SW W NW W S SW W SW SE SW W SW S
Wind Spd 5 2 3 4 5 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 4 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 10 10 20 10 5 5 20 0 20
Rain Showers S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
MSZ080-190900-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1044 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 95 75 96 75
Temp 80 77 76 87 93 94 89 81 80 77 75 87 93 95 90 81 79 77 75
Dewpt 75 75 74 78 76 76 77 76 75 74 74 77 75 74 75 75 74 73 73
Max/Min RH 94 55 97 50 95
RH 86 93 94 75 59 55 67 83 86 90 97 71 56 50 62 82 86 89 95
Wind Dir W SW W W W S S S W W W W W SW S S SW W W
Wind Spd 2 3 3 5 4 5 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 4 2 2 2 3 3
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 84 73 34 34 35 57 58 58 46 28 10 18 21 22 25 21 18 12 12
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 50 10 30 5
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.08 0 0.05 0
Rain Showers C C C
Tstms C C C
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 500 5200 5300 500 500 5300 5400
Trans Wind Dir W W SW SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 9 9 6 6 9 8 8
ADI 9 38 39
Max LVORI 6 5 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 74 95 73 96 74 97 74 97
Temp 94 89 78 75 93 89 78 74 94 91 79 75 94 90 79 75 95 90
Dewpt 75 76 74 73 75 75 73 71 71 73 73 72 71 74 73 72 72 74
Min/Max RH 52 95 49 93 43 92 45 92 45
RH 53 66 88 95 55 64 86 90 47 57 83 90 48 59 83 90 48 60
Wind Dir W S W NW NW SW W NW NW S SW W W S SW W SW S
Wind Spd 3 1 1 2 4 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 3 4 1 1 3 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 30 20 10 10 5 10 20 20
Rain Showers C C S S S
Tstms C C S S
$$
MSZ082-190900-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1044 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
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 77 95 77 95 76
Temp 81 79 79 88 93 93 89 83 82 79 78 89 94 93 88 82 81 78 77
Dewpt 76 76 75 78 77 77 77 77 77 76 75 78 77 77 76 76 76 75 74
Max/Min RH 93 60 91 58 91
RH 85 91 90 72 60 60 68 82 85 91 91 70 58 60 69 82 85 91 90
Wind Dir SW W W NW W SW SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind Spd 4 4 4 5 5 8 6 4 4 5 4 5 5 9 6 4 3 3 3
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 79 79 42 44 57 56 57 39 31 26 16 31 36 31 30 16 19 23 24
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 50 5 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Showers C S C S S
Tstms C S C S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 500 4200 3700 400 500 4500 3900
Trans Wind Dir W W SW SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 9 8 9
ADI 9 40 36
Max LVORI 6 4 3
Stability D B D F D B B
Date 08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 95 76 95 75 96 76 96 77 96
Temp 95 89 80 77 93 89 80 77 94 90 81 77 94 90 81 77 94 90
Dewpt 76 76 76 75 76 76 75 73 74 75 74 73 74 75 74 73 74 75
Min/Max RH 55 97 56 90 51 88 51 88 51
RH 55 66 88 96 58 66 85 88 53 62 79 88 53 62 79 88 53 62
Wind Dir W SW W NW W SW W NW SW S SW W S S SW W SW S
Wind Spd 5 5 3 3 5 4 2 3 5 5 2 2 5 5 3 2 6 6
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 10 10 5 20 20 20
Rain Showers C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
$$
MSZ082-190900-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1044 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 94 77 94 76
Temp 80 79 78 87 92 92 88 82 81 79 78 88 94 92 87 82 80 78 76
Dewpt 76 76 76 78 78 78 77 77 77 76 76 78 77 77 77 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 64 94 58 97
RH 88 91 94 75 64 64 70 85 88 91 94 72 58 62 72 82 88 91 97
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW W W W NW SW SW SW SW W W NW
Wind Spd 3 3 3 5 5 8 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 8 5 3 3 3 3
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 81 81 36 33 52 49 65 54 27 27 24 24 37 34 34 19 23 26 24
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 50 5 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.04 0 0.02 0.07
Rain Showers C S C S S
Tstms C S C S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 500 3800 3400 400 500 4600 4000
Trans Wind Dir W W SW SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 9 8 9
ADI 10 36 29
Max LVORI 6 4 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 75 94 75 95 76 96 76 95
Temp 94 88 79 76 92 88 79 76 93 89 80 76 94 89 80 77 93 89
Dewpt 77 77 76 75 77 77 75 73 74 76 75 73 74 75 74 73 75 76
Min/Max RH 58 100 60 94 53 90 51 90 54
RH 58 70 91 97 62 70 88 90 54 66 85 90 53 64 82 88 56 66
Wind Dir W SW W NW W SW W NW SW S SW W S S SW W SW SW
Wind Spd 4 4 2 3 4 4 2 2 5 4 2 2 5 4 2 2 5 4
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 10 10 5 20 20 20
Rain Showers C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
$$
MSZ070-190900-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1044 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
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 75 97 75 97 74
Temp 79 77 75 87 94 97 91 81 78 77 75 87 94 97 91 80 77 76 74
Dewpt 74 73 73 78 75 73 74 74 73 73 73 77 74 71 73 72 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 94 46 95 43 93
RH 87 88 94 74 54 46 59 81 85 89 95 73 53 43 55 77 85 88 93
Wind Dir S SW W W W SW S S SW W W W W SW SW SW S SW W
Wind Spd 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 1 2 2 3 3
Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 60 36 53 28 38 37 61 44 37 23 21 28 13 12 30 22 14 9 14
Visibility 9 8 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Showers
Tstms
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 500 5000 6200 500 600 4600 6000
Trans Wind Dir W W SW S W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 9 9 6 8 9 8 6
ADI 9 43 44
Max LVORI 6 5 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 97 73 97 72 98 73 98 73 98
Temp 94 90 77 74 95 91 76 73 96 92 77 74 95 92 77 74 95 92
Dewpt 75 74 73 72 73 71 70 70 70 70 69 70 71 71 70 71 72 72
Min/Max RH 46 97 40 89 37 87 39 90 42
RH 54 60 88 93 49 52 82 89 44 48 76 87 45 50 78 90 48 52
Wind Dir W SE SW W NW SW W NW N SE S W NW S S W SW S
Wind Spd 4 2 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 2
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 5 5 5 10 5 20
Rain Showers C S S
Tstms C S
$$
MSZ082-190900-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1044 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 95 76 96 75
Temp 79 78 77 87 93 94 88 81 79 78 77 88 95 93 86 80 79 77 76
Dewpt 75 75 75 78 77 76 77 76 76 75 75 78 76 76 76 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 94 56 94 55 94
RH 88 91 94 75 60 56 70 85 91 91 94 72 55 58 72 85 88 90 94
Wind Dir SE W W W W S SW S W W W W W SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 3 4 4 4 3 6 4 4 3 4 4 4 2 5 4 3 3 3 3
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 80 85 37 41 54 61 61 48 45 26 16 22 23 29 28 14 22 23 18
Visibility 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 50 10 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.07 0.03 0.01 0.03 0
Rain Showers C C C S S
Tstms C C C S S
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 500 4900 4900 400 500 5800 5200
Trans Wind Dir W W SW SW W NW SW
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 8 6 8 6 8
ADI 9 43 35
Max LVORI 6 5 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 74 95 74 96 75 97 75 97
Temp 95 87 78 75 93 89 78 75 94 89 79 76 94 89 79 76 94 89
Dewpt 75 77 75 74 75 76 74 72 72 75 73 73 72 75 73 73 72 75
Min/Max RH 53 100 53 94 45 94 46 94 48
RH 53 72 91 97 56 66 88 90 49 64 82 90 49 64 82 90 49 64
Wind Dir W SW W NW NW SW W NW NW S SW W SW S SW W SW S
Wind Spd 2 4 2 3 3 4 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 5 2 2 3 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 50 30 20 10 10 5 20 20 20
Rain Showers C C S S S S
Tstms C C S S S S
$$
MSZ081-190900-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1044 PM CDT Tue Aug 18 2026
Date 08/18/26 Wed 08/19/26 Thu 08/20/26 Fri
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 78 96 78 97 77
Temp 81 80 79 88 94 95 90 84 82 80 78 90 96 95 89 83 81 79 77
Dewpt 75 75 75 76 75 74 74 75 76 75 75 75 73 73 73 75 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 91 51 91 48 88
RH 82 85 88 68 54 51 60 74 82 85 91 62 48 49 59 77 82 85 88
Wind Dir S W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 4 5 5 6 5 9 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 9 6 4 3 4 4
Clouds B2 B1 FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 71 68 25 46 55 59 55 56 37 28 14 27 35 26 27 12 21 17 19
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 50 5 30 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 0.03 0 0.01 0
Rain Showers C C C
Tstms C C C
Heat Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 500 4800 4600 600 600 5200 4700
Trans Wind Dir W W SW SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 9 9 9 8 9 8 8
ADI 10 39 44
Max LVORI 5 4 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 08/21Sat 08/22/26Sun 08/23/26Mon 08/24/26Tue 08/25/26
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 96 76 97 76 97 77 97 77 97
Temp 96 90 80 77 95 90 80 77 95 91 81 78 95 91 81 78 95 91
Dewpt 73 74 75 74 73 74 74 72 70 72 74 73 71 72 74 73 71 72
Min/Max RH 48 94 46 90 42 88 45 88 45
RH 48 60 85 90 49 60 82 85 45 54 79 85 46 54 79 85 46 54
Wind Dir W SW W NW W SW W NW S S SW W S S SW W SW S
Wind Spd 4 5 3 4 5 5 2 3 5 5 2 3 5 6 3 2 5 6
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 40 30 20 10 10 5 20 5 20
Rain Showers C C S S S
Tstms C C S 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