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
124 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
LAZ080-172100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
124 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
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 71 93 72 95
Temp 76 74 83 89 89 82 77 74 72 71 83 91 91 84 78 76 74 72 85 92 93 87
Dewpt 71 68 72 71 70 70 70 68 67 65 70 69 68 70 70 70 69 69 73 72 72 72
Min/Max RH 51 85 46 89 49
RH 85 82 70 56 54 68 79 82 84 83 65 49 47 63 76 81 83 89 67 52 50 61
Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE E NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE N N N N SE S SE
Wind Spd 4 6 9 10 10 5 2 1 2 4 5 6 8 4 1 0 0 2 3 4 5 3
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 9 4 6 11 5 0 4 11 11 5 3 2 6 0 3 1 4 4 12 9 12
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5700 5800 600 400 5400 5000 500 400 3500 3400
Trans Wind Dir E E E SE NE NE SE SE N N S
Trans Wind Spd 8 13 11 6 6 10 9 5 2 5 5
ADI 11 96 90 4 8
Max LVORI 6 4 3 5 6
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 93 74 93 73 91 73 91
Temp 78 75 91 86 78 75 91 85 77 74 89 84 77 74 88 83
Dewpt 73 71 75 74 74 72 75 75 74 72 76 75 74 72 76 76
Max/Min RH 89 57 92 59 95 62 97 65
RH 84 88 59 68 88 90 61 72 89 92 66 74 90 94 68 78
Wind Dir S N SE SE E N E SE N NE E SE E NE E E
Wind Spd 1 2 4 3 0 2 5 3 0 2 5 4 1 4 9 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 5 40 5 40 10 40
Rain Showers S C S C S C
Tstms S C S C S C
$$
MSZ080-172100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
124 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 68 94 69 96
Temp 74 72 83 90 90 82 75 72 70 68 84 92 93 84 76 73 71 70 87 95 94 84
Dewpt 68 65 69 66 64 66 66 64 63 62 67 64 64 67 68 67 66 66 70 69 70 71
Min/Max RH 42 80 38 90 41
RH 82 80 62 45 42 57 74 76 79 80 56 40 39 56 76 81 84 87 56 43 45 66
Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE N N N NE E E E S N N N N N E SE S
Wind Spd 3 5 6 9 8 2 0 0 2 3 4 6 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 8 3 2 3 6 10 1 4 4 4 6 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 4 8 17 17
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 400 6200 6500 400 400 5700 6500 400 400 6200 6400
Trans Wind Dir E E E SE NE NE SE SW NW N E
Trans Wind Spd 8 12 10 4 4 9 8 4 3 5 5
ADI 9 102 96 3 6
Max LVORI 6 4 3 4 5
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 95 72 93 71 92 71 91
Temp 75 72 93 85 75 73 91 84 75 72 89 83 75 72 88 83
Dewpt 71 70 72 74 72 70 73 74 72 71 74 74 72 71 74 74
Max/Min RH 94 50 94 53 99 57 100 60
RH 86 93 50 70 90 91 55 72 91 96 60 75 90 97 62 74
Wind Dir N N E SE N N E SE N NE E SE N NE E E
Wind Spd 0 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 8 1
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 5 50 20 50 5 40
Rain Showers S C C S S C S C
Tstms S C C S C C
$$
MSZ082-172100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
124 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
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 71 93 71 94
Temp 75 73 84 89 91 83 77 73 71 71 84 91 92 85 78 76 73 72 87 94 92 84
Dewpt 66 66 71 68 66 68 67 66 65 65 69 67 68 69 69 69 69 69 72 71 72 73
Min/Max RH 45 81 45 93 48
RH 74 79 65 49 45 61 71 79 81 81 61 45 46 59 74 79 87 90 61 48 52 69
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E NE N N E E SE S S N N N N E S S
Wind Spd 5 6 9 10 8 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 3 1 0 1 2 3 4 6 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 1 2 5 7 5 1 13 7 8 2 9 23 4 1 0 1 11 8 13 12 20
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 5400 5900 400 400 5000 4800 400 400 4400 4100
Trans Wind Dir E E E E NE NE SE SW NW N S
Trans Wind Spd 8 13 10 4 5 10 8 4 3 6 8
ADI 8 84 91 3 7
Max LVORI 4 4 3 4 5
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 93 74 92 73 91 73 90
Temp 77 74 91 86 77 75 90 85 76 74 89 85 76 74 88 84
Dewpt 72 72 74 74 73 72 74 74 73 72 75 75 73 72 75 74
Max/Min RH 93 56 97 58 97 60 97 64
RH 85 93 58 68 88 90 60 70 90 93 63 72 90 93 66 72
Wind Dir N N SE S N N E SE E NE E SE E NE E E
Wind Spd 0 1 5 2 0 1 5 2 1 2 6 3 1 4 9 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 20 40 20 40 20 40
Rain Showers C S C C S S C C S S C C
Tstms C S S C S S S C S S C
$$
MSZ082-172100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
124 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 71 91 71 93
Temp 75 74 83 88 89 82 76 73 71 71 84 89 89 82 77 75 73 72 86 93 91 83
Dewpt 67 67 71 69 67 68 67 66 65 65 69 68 69 70 70 70 69 69 72 72 73 73
Min/Max RH 48 81 49 93 51
RH 76 79 67 54 48 63 74 79 81 81 61 50 52 67 79 84 87 90 63 51 56 72
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E NE NE NE E E SE S S N N N N E S S
Wind Spd 4 5 9 9 8 2 1 2 2 3 5 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 5 2
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 2 6 9 3 2 14 6 5 2 6 28 3 2 1 2 10 10 12 11 20
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Mix Hgt 400 5000 5100 400 400 4800 4500 400 400 4600 4100
Trans Wind Dir E E E E NE NE SE SW NW N S
Trans Wind Spd 9 13 10 4 5 9 8 4 3 6 6
ADI 9 87 81 2 8
Max LVORI 4 4 3 4 5
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 92 73 91 73 90 73 89
Temp 76 74 90 84 76 75 89 84 76 73 88 83 76 73 87 83
Dewpt 73 72 74 75 73 73 75 75 73 72 75 75 73 73 75 75
Max/Min RH 94 60 97 62 97 64 100 66
RH 90 93 60 74 90 94 64 74 90 97 66 77 90100 68 77
Wind Dir N N SE S N N E SE N NE E SE E NE E E
Wind Spd 0 1 4 1 0 1 5 1 0 2 6 2 1 4 8 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 40 20 40 20 40 30 40
Rain Showers C S C C S S C C S C C C
Tstms C S C C S S S C S S C
$$
MSZ070-172100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
124 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
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 67 95 69 97
Temp 73 72 84 91 91 81 75 71 69 67 84 92 94 85 76 72 71 70 86 94 96 87
Dewpt 71 70 71 68 66 65 64 64 63 63 68 66 64 64 65 64 64 64 70 69 69 69
Min/Max RH 44 86 37 84 40
RH 93 92 64 48 44 58 70 79 81 86 59 42 37 50 70 75 80 81 59 44 41 56
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E E N N N NE E E E N N W NW NW NE E S
Wind Spd 1 4 6 9 8 3 2 0 0 1 3 5 5 2 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 1
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 4 1 1 8 3 0 0 4 3 6 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 12
Visibility 9 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 6000 6500 500 400 5200 6600 500 400 6300 7000
Trans Wind Dir E E E SE SW NE E S W NW E
Trans Wind Spd 4 11 11 6 3 6 6 5 5 6 4
ADI 6 100 92 3 3
Max LVORI 9 6 3 4 6
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 96 71 95 71 94 71 92
Temp 75 72 94 85 75 72 93 83 74 72 91 83 74 72 90 82
Dewpt 68 68 71 71 70 70 72 71 70 70 73 72 71 71 74 71
Max/Min RH 90 45 97 48 98 50 97 55
RH 79 87 48 63 84 93 51 67 89 94 55 69 91 95 59 69
Wind Dir SW W NE SE N N NE E N N NE E N NE NE NE
Wind Spd 1 1 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 5 2 0 3 8 5
Avg Clouds FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 5 30 10 30 5 20
Rain Showers S C C S
Tstms S C C S
$$
MSZ082-172100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
124 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 69 93 70 95
Temp 74 72 82 89 91 81 75 72 70 69 83 91 92 82 76 74 72 71 87 94 93 83
Dewpt 66 65 70 67 65 66 66 65 64 64 68 66 66 69 69 69 68 68 72 70 71 73
Min/Max RH 42 84 40 93 45
RH 76 79 67 48 42 60 74 79 81 84 61 44 43 65 79 84 87 90 61 46 49 72
Wind Dir NE NE E E E E N NE N N NE E E S N N N N N E S S
Wind Spd 4 5 8 9 6 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 1 8 9 1 13 9 5 4 4 18 2 1 0 1 6 5 7 10 11
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 400 5800 6000 400 400 5400 5900 400 400 5900 5700
Trans Wind Dir E E E E NE NE SE SW NW N SE
Trans Wind Spd 8 12 10 4 4 9 8 4 3 6 6
ADI 8 89 92 3 6
Max LVORI 5 4 3 4 5
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 93 73 92 72 91 72 90
Temp 76 73 91 84 75 74 90 84 75 73 89 83 75 73 88 83
Dewpt 72 71 73 74 73 72 74 75 73 72 75 75 73 72 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 54 97 56 100 60 100 64
RH 87 93 56 72 94 93 60 74 94 97 64 77 94 97 66 77
Wind Dir N N E S N N E SE N NE E SE N NE E E
Wind Spd 0 1 3 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 5 2 0 4 8 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 5 40 10 40 10 40
Rain Showers S C S C S C C C
Tstms S C S C C C
$$
MSZ081-172100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
124 AM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date Thu 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26
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 92 71 93 72 95
Temp 75 74 83 90 91 83 77 74 72 71 84 91 93 86 79 76 73 73 88 95 93 85
Dewpt 67 65 69 65 64 66 66 66 64 64 66 64 65 67 69 69 68 68 70 67 69 71
Min/Max RH 40 79 40 87 40
RH 76 74 63 44 41 57 69 76 76 79 55 41 40 53 72 79 84 84 55 40 46 63
Wind Dir NE NE E E E SE NE N N NE NE E SE S S N N N N E S S
Wind Spd 5 6 9 11 9 4 1 2 3 4 6 8 8 4 1 0 1 3 4 4 9 4
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 2 1 4 9 9 0 11 6 7 5 3 4 3 1 0 0 4 8 17 13 14
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 400 5800 6000 400 400 5100 5100 500 400 5000 4700
Trans Wind Dir E E E E NE NE SE SW NW N S
Trans Wind Spd 8 13 11 4 5 9 8 4 4 6 8
ADI 10 68 92 3 7
Max LVORI 4 4 3 4 4
Stability D B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26
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 74 93 73 91 73 91
Temp 78 75 93 86 77 75 91 85 77 74 90 85 77 74 89 84
Dewpt 72 71 71 73 73 72 72 73 73 72 72 74 73 72 72 73
Max/Min RH 90 49 93 52 97 54 97 56
RH 82 87 49 65 88 90 54 67 88 93 56 70 88 93 57 70
Wind Dir N N SE S N N E SE N NE E SE N NE E E
Wind Spd 0 2 5 3 0 2 6 3 0 3 8 3 0 4 9 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 10 40 20 50 20 40
Rain Showers S C S C S C C S S C C
Tstms S C S C C S C
$$
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