


Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
981 FOUS54 KLIX 181732 PFWLIX Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service New Orleans LA 1232 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 LAZ080-182100- Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft 30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft 1232 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 92 76 94 Temp 84 85 83 79 78 77 78 87 89 88 85 81 78 77 78 88 91 90 86 Dewpt 78 78 77 76 76 74 75 78 77 77 78 77 76 75 75 78 76 77 78 Min/Max RH 80 95 67 96 62 RH 83 81 82 90 93 91 92 74 67 70 80 89 93 93 92 73 62 66 77 Wind Dir SW S SW S SW S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW W W SW SW S Wind Spd 8 8 4 3 3 3 2 3 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 87 78 82 55 32 30 35 18 40 56 51 23 8 7 10 12 21 22 29 Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 PoP 12hr 70 20 50 5 30 QPF 12hr 0.23 0.01 0.02 0 0 Rain Showers L C S S C C C C Tstms L C S S C C C C Flood A A A A Mix Hgt 2700 2100 500 3100 3700 1800 600 2900 3700 Trans Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW W SW Trans Wind Spd 16 10 6 9 11 10 8 5 6 ADI 29 5 6 24 24 5 6 15 21 Max LVORI 4 6 6 5 4 6 7 5 3 Stability C F F B C F F B B Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25 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 94 76 95 77 95 76 93 Temp 79 78 91 88 80 77 93 88 80 78 93 87 79 77 91 84 Dewpt 76 75 77 76 76 75 78 77 76 75 78 78 76 75 79 78 Max/Min RH 95 63 96 62 92 62 96 69 RH 91 92 63 68 88 93 62 70 89 91 62 74 92 94 69 82 Wind Dir SW W W SW SW NW W SW W NW N S N N E SE Wind Spd 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 5 30 20 50 40 80 Rain Showers S S C S C C C C C D Tstms S S C S C C C S C D $$ MSZ080-182100- Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft 30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft 1232 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 86 74 90 74 93 Temp 82 83 82 77 76 75 75 86 87 86 83 78 77 75 75 87 90 89 86 Dewpt 79 78 77 76 75 74 75 78 77 77 77 76 75 74 75 78 76 76 77 Min/Max RH 83 100 71 99 64 RH 92 84 86 96 98 98100 76 72 74 83 94 95 98 99 74 64 66 75 Wind Dir S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW SW S Wind Spd 8 8 4 2 2 1 1 3 5 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW Clouds(%) 83 76 77 52 37 30 12 19 46 43 32 17 7 5 5 10 22 28 17 Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 PoP 12hr 80 20 50 5 30 QPF 12hr 0.26 0.01 0.10 0 0 Rain Showers L C S C C C C Tstms L C S C C C C Flood A A A A Mix Hgt 3000 1600 400 3200 5100 1600 400 2900 5000 Trans Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW W SW Trans Wind Spd 14 8 4 8 11 9 8 4 8 ADI 36 5 6 28 28 4 5 20 27 Max LVORI 5 8 9 6 5 7 9 6 3 Stability C F F B B F F B B Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 74 94 75 95 75 94 75 91 Temp 77 76 91 87 78 76 92 88 79 76 91 85 78 77 88 83 Dewpt 75 75 77 76 75 74 78 77 74 74 77 77 75 75 80 78 Max/Min RH 99 59 98 61 94 65 95 76 RH 94 97 63 70 91 95 63 70 85 94 65 77 91 95 76 86 Wind Dir SW W W SW SW W NW SW W NW NE S NE NE E SE Wind Spd 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 20 5 30 20 60 40 80 Rain Showers S S C S S C L C C C D Tstms S S C S S C L C S C D $$ MSZ082-182100- Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft 30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft 1232 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 77 91 76 93 Temp 87 85 84 80 79 78 78 87 89 89 86 81 79 78 78 88 91 90 86 Dewpt 79 78 77 77 76 75 77 78 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 76 76 77 77 Min/Max RH 76 97 66 100 62 RH 78 80 80 90 91 91 97 76 66 66 72 88 91 94 97 68 62 65 75 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW Wind Spd 9 9 6 4 3 3 2 4 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 8 5 Clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 68 68 55 51 24 20 24 30 26 26 12 16 6 12 8 12 17 23 10 Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 PoP 12hr 80 30 40 10 30 QPF 12hr 0.32 0.07 0.02 0 0 Rain Showers L C C S C C C S S S C C Tstms L C C S C C C S S S C C Flood A A A A Mix Hgt 2900 1400 400 2700 3700 1800 400 2800 3900 Trans Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW Trans Wind Spd 14 10 8 9 11 10 9 6 8 ADI 37 6 6 25 29 5 6 19 24 Max LVORI 4 6 6 5 4 6 8 5 3 Stability C F F B B F F B B Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25 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 94 77 95 77 95 76 91 Temp 79 78 93 87 80 78 93 88 81 79 93 87 79 78 89 85 Dewpt 77 77 77 76 76 76 77 77 76 75 77 78 77 77 79 78 Max/Min RH 99 60 96 58 90 60 97 72 RH 94 96 60 70 88 94 60 70 87 88 60 74 94 97 73 81 Wind Dir SW W SW SW W NW NW SW W NW NE S E NE SE SE Wind Spd 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 3 5 4 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 30 20 40 30 60 50 80 Rain Showers C S C C S C C L C C L D Tstms C S C C S C C L C C C D $$ MSZ082-182100- Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft 30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft 1232 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 88 76 90 75 92 Temp 85 85 83 79 78 77 78 86 89 88 85 80 78 77 78 87 90 89 85 Dewpt 79 78 77 77 76 75 77 77 77 76 78 77 76 75 76 76 76 77 77 Min/Max RH 80 97 68 97 64 RH 82 80 82 94 94 94 97 75 68 68 80 91 94 94 94 70 64 68 77 Wind Dir S SW S S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW SW Wind Spd 9 9 5 3 3 3 2 4 6 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW Clouds(%) 62 62 56 46 23 31 30 21 30 20 16 13 7 9 12 12 17 19 13 Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 PoP 12hr 80 30 40 10 30 QPF 12hr 0.59 0.01 0.03 0 0 Rain Showers L C C S C C C S S S C C Tstms L C C S C C C S S S C C Flood A A A A Mix Hgt 3100 1400 400 2700 3400 1800 400 2900 3700 Trans Wind Dir S S SW SW SW SW SW W SW Trans Wind Spd 14 9 6 9 11 10 9 6 9 ADI 35 7 6 23 28 5 6 18 24 Max LVORI 4 7 6 5 4 6 8 5 3 Stability C F F B B F F B B Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 75 94 76 95 76 94 76 90 Temp 79 78 91 87 79 77 92 87 80 78 91 86 78 77 88 84 Dewpt 77 76 77 77 77 76 78 78 76 75 78 79 77 77 79 78 Max/Min RH 97 64 97 60 91 66 100 75 RH 94 94 64 72 94 97 64 75 88 91 66 80 97100 75 82 Wind Dir SW NW W SW W NW NW SW W NW E S E NE SE SE Wind Spd 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 5 3 Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 30 20 40 30 70 50 80 Rain Showers S C S C C S C C L C C L D Tstms S C S C C S C C L C C C D $$ MSZ070-182100- Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft 31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft 1232 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 86 72 91 72 94 Temp 84 83 79 75 74 73 73 85 90 88 83 76 75 74 74 86 91 92 86 Dewpt 78 77 75 74 73 73 73 76 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 76 74 73 74 Min/Max RH 82 100 61 100 55 RH 82 82 88 97 97100100 75 62 63 74 93 95 99100 72 58 55 68 Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind Spd 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC Clouds(%) 76 74 68 65 38 34 32 21 31 36 34 13 10 12 13 14 15 21 33 Visibility 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 PoP 12hr 80 20 50 5 20 QPF 12hr 0.14 0.01 0.07 0 0 Rain Showers D L S C C S S Tstms D L S C C S S Mix Hgt 3000 1200 600 2700 4500 1300 500 2500 5400 Trans Wind Dir S S S SW SW S SW SW SW Trans Wind Spd 13 12 8 10 11 8 9 6 9 ADI 25 7 9 34 34 4 8 23 30 Max LVORI 5 8 9 6 3 7 9 5 2 Stability C F F B B F F B B Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25 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 72 96 73 97 75 97 74 95 Temp 76 74 93 87 76 75 94 88 77 76 94 87 77 76 93 83 Dewpt 73 73 75 74 73 73 76 74 73 73 76 74 74 73 77 75 Max/Min RH 100 50 99 53 90 54 94 58 RH 91 97 56 65 90 94 56 63 87 90 56 66 90 90 59 77 Wind Dir SW W SW SW SW W W W W NW N E SE N E SE Wind Spd 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 0 10 0 20 5 40 30 70 Rain Showers S C C S S L Tstms S C C S L $$ MSZ082-182100- Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft 30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft 1232 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 Max/Min 88 75 91 75 94 Temp 86 85 83 78 78 76 77 87 90 88 85 79 78 76 76 88 92 90 86 Dewpt 78 77 76 75 76 75 76 77 76 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 75 76 76 Min/Max RH 75 97 64 100 58 RH 77 77 80 91 94 97 97 72 64 66 75 91 91 97100 68 58 64 72 Wind Dir S S S S S S W SW S SW S S SW SW W W SW S SW Wind Spd 8 9 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 6 4 Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW Clouds(%) 70 79 67 44 35 23 31 31 35 40 19 17 7 11 6 8 23 34 17 Visibility 6 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 PoP 12hr 80 20 50 5 30 QPF 12hr 0.37 0.32 0.13 0 0 Rain Showers L L S S C C C C C Tstms L L S S C C C C C Flood A A A A Mix Hgt 3100 1100 500 2700 4500 1500 400 2900 4600 Trans Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW W SW Trans Wind Spd 14 9 4 6 11 10 8 5 8 ADI 39 6 6 28 29 5 6 17 23 Max LVORI 4 6 8 5 4 6 9 5 3 Stability C F F B B F F B B Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 Min/Max 75 96 76 97 76 96 75 91 Temp 79 77 93 87 79 77 94 88 79 77 94 86 78 77 90 83 Dewpt 76 75 75 76 75 76 76 76 74 74 76 77 76 76 78 77 Max/Min RH 97 56 100 56 94 56 97 68 RH 91 94 56 70 88 97 56 68 85 90 56 75 94 97 68 82 Wind Dir SW W SW SW W NW N SW W NW NE S NE NE SE SE Wind Spd 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 30 10 40 20 70 40 80 Rain Showers C C C S S C L C C C D Tstms C C C S S C L C C C D $$ MSZ081-182100- Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft 30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft 1232 PM CDT Fri Jul 18 2025 Date Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 Sun 07/20/25 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 77 91 76 94 Temp 87 85 84 80 79 78 78 88 91 88 86 81 79 77 79 89 93 90 87 Dewpt 76 75 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 75 74 75 74 73 74 74 Min/Max RH 70 91 58 94 52 RH 70 72 74 85 85 88 91 66 58 63 68 79 88 90 88 61 52 60 65 Wind Dir S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW W W SW S S Wind Spd 10 10 8 4 3 3 2 4 8 8 6 3 3 2 2 3 5 8 6 Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW Clouds(%) 72 80 73 47 28 20 27 38 31 53 31 15 6 5 7 16 27 34 20 Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 PoP 12hr 80 20 50 5 30 QPF 12hr 0.25 0.01 0.06 0 0 Rain Showers L C S C C C C C C Tstms L C S C C C C C C Flood A A A A Mix Hgt 2600 1700 400 2600 3800 1900 400 2700 4100 Trans Wind Dir S S SW SW SW S SW W SW Trans Wind Spd 14 10 5 8 11 10 8 5 8 ADI 34 7 6 29 29 5 6 18 22 Max LVORI 3 6 6 5 3 6 7 5 3 Stability C E F B B F F B B Date Mon 07/21/25Tue 07/22/25Wed 07/23/25Thu 07/24/25 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 96 77 97 77 96 77 92 Temp 79 78 94 89 81 79 95 89 81 79 94 87 79 79 91 85 Dewpt 75 75 73 74 75 74 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 76 75 Max/Min RH 94 51 94 51 88 53 91 62 RH 88 91 51 61 82 85 51 64 79 85 53 68 88 88 62 72 Wind Dir SW W SW SW W W NW SW W NW NE S NE NE SE SE Wind Spd 3 3 5 5 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 3 2 3 5 4 Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 5 30 10 40 20 60 40 80 Rain Showers C C C S S C L C C C D Tstms C C C S S C L C C C D $$ 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