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
1129 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
LAZ080-101000-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1129 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 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
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 39 68 39 61 45
Temp 39 39 41 55 66 68 61 53 48 44 40 49 58 60 53 47 47 47 47
Dewpt 39 39 41 52 55 56 55 51 45 40 37 38 38 39 41 42 43 45 46
Max/Min RH 100 66 92 42 98
RH 100100100 90 68 66 81 90 88 87 88 67 46 46 64 82 87 94 96
Wind Dir S SW SW SW W W NW N N N N NE NE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 23 41 22 15 17 23 22 7 12 12 1 2 1 2 1 3 7 15
Visibility 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 2100 2300 500 500 2600 2500 400 400
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W N N NE S S S
Trans Wind Spd 8 12 13 12 11 8 4 8 6
ADI 4 44 48 6 7 23 15 4 4
Max LVORI 9 8 4 6 6 5 3 6 9
Stability E B C F F B B F E
Date 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 71 52 72 52 66 37 60 42 64
Temp 69 64 57 53 70 65 57 53 65 56 47 39 57 53 45 46 64 58
Dewpt 59 59 57 53 60 60 57 53 58 51 41 34 40 44 42 44 55 56
Min/Max RH 67 100 67 100 73 85 49 94 72
RH 69 84100100 72 84 98100 78 83 79 83 53 69 90 93 73 94
Wind Dir S SE SE E SE SE SE N N N NE NE NE E E E E E
Wind Spd 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 3 4 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 10
$$
MSZ080-101000-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1129 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 35 68 37 60 40
Temp 35 36 36 50 66 68 59 52 47 43 39 47 57 60 51 43 42 42 42
Dewpt 35 36 36 48 53 54 52 49 43 38 36 37 35 36 39 39 40 41 42
Max/Min RH 100 60 92 39 100
RH 100100100 92 63 60 78 89 86 83 88 67 43 41 64 87 93 97 99
Wind Dir S SW SW SW W W NW N N N N NE N SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 1 1 2 4 9 9 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Clouds CL SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 33 48 30 15 13 29 24 16 9 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 9
Visibility 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 2800 3600 600 500 2500 2800 400 400
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W N N N W S S
Trans Wind Spd 6 12 16 12 11 8 5 6 6
ADI 4 43 51 6 6 22 21 4 4
Max LVORI 10 9 4 6 6 5 3 6 10
Stability E B C F F B B F E
Date 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 72 53 73 53 66 36 61 40 65
Temp 69 63 55 53 70 64 57 54 65 56 47 38 58 52 44 45 63 58
Dewpt 57 58 55 53 59 59 56 54 55 48 37 30 37 41 39 41 52 54
Min/Max RH 62 100 64 100 62 74 43 88 63
RH 66 85100100 68 85 96100 69 73 68 74 45 67 85 87 66 84
Wind Dir SW S S E SE SE SE N N N NE NE NE E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 6 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 8 8 5 4 4 3 2 3 4 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 10
$$
MSZ082-101000-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1129 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 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
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 37 66 39 59 42
Temp 37 38 38 53 64 66 60 53 48 44 40 48 56 59 51 46 44 44 46
Dewpt 37 38 38 50 53 55 54 51 44 40 37 38 36 38 40 40 41 42 44
Max/Min RH 100 67 95 44 93
RH 100100100 89 67 68 81 93 86 88 91 67 47 45 66 79 89 93 93
Wind Dir SE W W W W W W NW N N N N N W S S S S S
Wind Spd 1 2 2 4 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 10 41 52 31 21 17 28 29 17 9 6 3 3 2 1 3 5 5 8
Visibility 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 2400 2400 400 500 2400 2700 400 400
Trans Wind Dir SW W W N N NE W S S
Trans Wind Spd 4 12 13 12 11 9 5 4 4
ADI 3 37 37 7 6 23 20 3 3
Max LVORI 10 9 5 7 6 5 3 6 7
Stability E B C F F B B F E
Date 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 70 52 71 52 67 37 61 41 65
Temp 68 61 56 53 71 61 57 53 66 56 47 38 58 53 44 45 64 59
Dewpt 57 58 56 53 60 59 57 53 56 48 38 32 38 41 40 42 52 53
Min/Max RH 66 100 68 100 65 79 45 89 65
RH 68 90100100 68 93100100 70 74 70 79 47 65 86 89 65 80
Wind Dir SW S S E SE SE SE N N N N NE NE NE E NE E E
Wind Spd 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 3 8 6 5 6 6 3 3 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 10
$$
MSZ082-101000-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1129 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 36 64 38 58 42
Temp 37 37 38 53 63 64 58 52 47 43 40 47 55 57 50 45 44 44 45
Dewpt 37 37 38 50 54 56 54 51 45 40 37 38 37 39 41 40 41 42 43
Max/Min RH 100 70 100 49 93
RH 100100100 89 72 75 87 96 93 89 89 71 51 51 71 82 89 93 93
Wind Dir SE NW NW W W W W NW N N N N N NW S S S S SW
Wind Spd 1 1 2 4 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 45 58 31 15 8 12 32 23 12 11 3 3 1 2 3 9 7 11
Visibility 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 2500 2500 500 500 2300 2700 400 400
Trans Wind Dir SW W W N N N W S S
Trans Wind Spd 4 11 13 13 11 9 4 4 4
ADI 3 38 37 7 7 26 19 3 3
Max LVORI 10 9 5 9 6 6 3 6 7
Stability E B C F F B B F E
Date 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 68 52 70 52 66 37 59 41 64
Temp 68 59 56 53 68 62 57 53 65 56 46 38 56 52 44 45 62 58
Dewpt 57 58 56 53 61 60 57 53 57 48 37 32 40 41 41 43 54 54
Min/Max RH 68 100 73 100 70 80 53 93 73
RH 68 96100100 78 93100100 75 74 71 79 55 66 89 93 75 87
Wind Dir SW S S E SE SE SE N N N N NE NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 5 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 8 5 4 4 6 3 3 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 10
$$
MSZ070-101000-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1129 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 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
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 36 66 36 59 40
Temp 36 36 38 50 64 65 55 48 44 40 38 45 56 59 50 43 42 42 43
Dewpt 36 36 38 48 54 53 50 45 39 35 33 34 35 36 39 37 37 39 41
Max/Min RH 100 65 91 42 94
RH 100100100 93 70 66 82 91 82 82 82 65 45 42 66 78 82 89 93
Wind Dir S S SW SW W W NW N N N N NE E S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 9 8 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3
Clouds CL SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 36 54 36 26 22 22 9 7 9 5 3 3 3 3 4 1 6 24
Visibility 10 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 2800 3000 500 400 2100 2500 400 400
Trans Wind Dir S SW NW N N NE S S S
Trans Wind Spd 11 16 16 11 10 8 4 9 10
ADI 6 47 52 6 5 20 15 5 5
Max LVORI 9 8 6 6 5 4 3 5 6
Stability E C C F F B B F E
Date 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 68 52 71 50 59 34 58 40 64
Temp 66 61 55 52 68 63 56 51 59 51 43 36 55 51 44 44 62 57
Dewpt 57 59 55 52 60 60 56 51 51 45 35 30 36 41 40 40 52 53
Min/Max RH 72 100 73 100 71 81 47 89 68
RH 73 93100100 77 90100100 75 81 73 79 49 68 88 87 71 86
Wind Dir SW S SE E S S S N N N NE NE E E SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 6 2 2 3 4 2 2 4 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 3 4 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr 5 10 10 20 10 5 5 5 10
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-101000-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1129 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 36 67 38 60 41
Temp 36 36 37 51 64 67 59 52 47 44 40 47 57 59 50 43 43 42 43
Dewpt 36 36 37 49 53 54 54 50 43 39 37 37 36 36 40 40 40 41 41
Max/Min RH 100 63 93 41 100
RH 100100100 93 67 63 83 93 86 82 89 68 45 42 68 89 89 96 93
Wind Dir S NW W W W W W NW N N N N N W S S S S SE
Wind Spd 1 1 2 4 8 8 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Clouds FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 38 52 36 20 13 16 24 12 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 5
Visibility 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 2600 3200 600 600 2500 2800 400 400
Trans Wind Dir SW W W N N N W S S
Trans Wind Spd 4 11 13 12 11 9 5 5 5
ADI 3 36 43 6 6 24 21 3 3
Max LVORI 10 9 5 6 6 5 3 7 8
Stability E B C F F B B F E
Date 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 71 52 72 53 67 36 61 40 66
Temp 68 61 55 52 70 63 57 54 65 56 46 37 57 51 43 44 64 58
Dewpt 56 57 55 52 59 59 56 54 55 48 37 30 38 41 39 41 52 53
Min/Max RH 61 100 64 100 60 77 46 89 61
RH 65 87100100 68 87 96100 70 74 71 75 49 68 86 89 65 83
Wind Dir SW S S E SE SE SE N N N N NE NE NE E NE E E
Wind Spd 5 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 8 8 5 5 4 3 2 3 4 3
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 10
$$
MSZ081-101000-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1129 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025
Date 12/09/25 Wed 12/10/25 Thu 12/11/25 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
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 37 67 39 60 44
Temp 37 38 39 53 65 67 60 54 49 44 41 48 57 59 52 46 45 45 46
Dewpt 37 38 39 48 52 53 53 50 43 39 37 36 34 36 39 40 41 42 44
Max/Min RH 100 61 90 39 93
RH 100100100 83 63 61 78 86 80 82 86 63 42 42 61 79 86 89 93
Wind Dir S W W W W W NW NW N N N N N SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 9 9 5 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 7 35 45 29 17 20 25 24 16 11 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 4 7
Visibility 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 8 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 2500 2900 500 500 2500 2700 400 400
Trans Wind Dir SW W W N N N W S S
Trans Wind Spd 5 12 14 12 11 9 5 6 5
ADI 3 35 43 10 6 24 20 3 3
Max LVORI 10 6 4 6 6 4 3 6 7
Stability E B C F F C B F E
Date 12/12/25Sat 12/13/25Sun 12/14/25Mon 12/15/25Tue 12/16/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 71 54 72 54 67 38 61 42 65
Temp 70 60 57 54 71 62 58 54 66 57 47 39 58 53 45 46 64 58
Dewpt 55 57 56 54 59 58 57 54 54 48 37 30 35 41 40 42 51 53
Min/Max RH 59 100 64 100 60 72 41 86 63
RH 59 90 96100 66 87 96100 65 72 68 70 42 64 82 86 63 83
Wind Dir SW S S NE SE SE SE N N N NE NE NE NE E NE E E
Wind Spd 6 3 2 3 5 3 2 3 8 8 8 8 6 4 3 4 5 4
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 10 5 5 0 5 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