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
440 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
LAZ080-022200-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
440 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 80 66 82 65 82
Temp 67 73 78 79 72 69 68 68 67 76 80 80 72 69 69 67 66 73 79 81 73
Dewpt 66 71 72 71 70 69 68 68 67 73 73 72 72 69 69 67 66 72 72 69 67
Min/Max RH 76 100 77 100 67
RH 98 95 81 78 94100100100100 90 80 77100100100100100 97 78 67 80
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W W
Wind Spd 5 10 13 11 8 5 4 5 5 10 12 11 6 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 2
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 SC B1 SC B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 69 65 72 64 75 43 59 43 78 61 86 83 89 66 80 72 74 61 42 38 32
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 50 40 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.07 0
Rain Showers C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 2600 2500 800 700 2700 2500 600 600 2500 2700
Trans Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE SW W W
Trans Wind Spd 17 17 16 12 14 13 9 6 6 8
ADI 41 53 14 14
Max LVORI 5 5 8 9
Stability C C E E C C E E B B
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 57 81 54 80 50 76 49 75
Temp 61 57 78 69 60 56 77 69 56 51 74 66 54 50 72 65
Dewpt 61 57 63 63 59 55 58 58 53 50 55 55 51 49 53 53
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 46 100 47 98 46
RH 99100 60 80 98 98 52 68 91 96 51 69 88 95 51 65
Wind Dir N N W W N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N
Wind Spd 2 2 3 1 1 3 5 2 2 4 5 3 3 4 8 8
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 5 5 5 20 20
Rain Showers S S S
$$
MSZ080-022200-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
440 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 81 66 81 66 82
Temp 66 72 79 79 74 69 69 68 67 75 79 79 72 69 69 68 67 74 79 81 72
Dewpt 65 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 67 72 72 71 70 69 68 68 67 72 71 69 66
Min/Max RH 66 100 73 100 66
RH 97 89 71 70 81 94 94 97100 89 78 76 93100 98100100 93 76 66 81
Wind Dir E E E SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W
Wind Spd 6 10 11 11 6 5 4 5 6 12 14 13 8 4 2 1 1 3 5 5 1
Clouds B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 76 63 71 65 55 41 39 38 57 61 79 87 91 83 78 80 73 66 57 49 37
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 60 60 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.14 0.07
Rain Showers S C S L L C C L L L L
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 3000 3200 600 500 2700 3000 500 400 2600 3000
Trans Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE S W W
Trans Wind Spd 13 13 11 10 16 13 8 5 6 6
ADI 39 37 8 14
Max LVORI 5 4 7 9
Stability C C E E C C D D B B
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 57 81 53 79 49 76 47 74
Temp 61 57 78 67 58 55 76 68 54 51 73 65 53 49 71 63
Dewpt 61 57 62 60 57 55 56 56 52 50 53 54 50 48 51 50
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 44 100 44 100 43
RH 100100 57 78 96100 49 65 94 96 49 68 90 96 50 62
Wind Dir N N NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE N NE N N
Wind Spd 1 2 3 1 1 2 5 2 2 3 5 2 2 3 9 5
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 20
Rain Showers S S
$$
MSZ082-022200-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
440 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 81 66 81 66 82
Temp 67 74 79 79 72 70 69 68 67 76 80 79 72 70 69 68 67 76 80 81 73
Dewpt 65 68 68 68 67 67 66 67 67 72 71 70 70 69 68 68 67 73 72 70 68
Min/Max RH 65 100 71 100 69
RH 93 82 69 69 84 90 90 97100 86 74 74 92 97 97100100 90 76 69 84
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E SE E SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 12 13 12 8 6 5 8 10 13 16 13 9 5 3 2 1 5 8 8 2
Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 68 67 53 49 48 26 55 57 71 54 84 79 90 77 75 70 75 50 43 46 42
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.11 0.27 0.01
Rain Showers C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 3000 3000 400 500 2700 3200 500 400 2400 2200
Trans Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE S SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 16 14 11 11 17 13 10 5 8 9
ADI 38 50 8 14
Max LVORI 5 4 6 8
Stability C C E E C C E E B B
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 59 81 55 80 50 77 49 75
Temp 64 60 79 68 60 57 77 69 56 52 74 65 54 50 72 64
Dewpt 64 60 63 62 59 56 57 56 53 50 53 52 50 48 51 50
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 43 96 41 96 41
RH 99100 58 81 96 96 50 63 90 93 47 63 86 93 48 60
Wind Dir NW N NW W NW N N NW N N NE NE N N N N
Wind Spd 1 3 4 2 1 3 5 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 8 5
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 0 20 20
Rain Showers S S
$$
MSZ082-022200-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
440 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 79 66 80 66 80
Temp 66 73 78 78 71 69 68 68 67 75 78 78 71 69 69 68 67 76 80 78 70
Dewpt 65 69 70 70 69 68 67 68 67 72 72 72 71 69 69 68 67 73 73 72 70
Min/Max RH 72 100 79 100 77
RH 97 87 76 76 93 97 97100100 90 82 82100100100100100 90 79 82100
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE S S SW SW W
Wind Spd 9 11 11 11 6 5 4 6 9 11 13 12 6 4 3 2 2 4 6 6 2
Clouds B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 56 62 44 54 49 29 46 59 48 55 77 78 81 79 74 73 73 50 41 46 37
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 50 50
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.08 0.10 0.02
Rain Showers C C C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 2600 2800 500 500 2600 2900 500 400 2200 2100
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E SE SE S SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 16 14 12 11 17 14 11 6 8 8
ADI 51 49 8 11
Max LVORI 5 6 7 8
Stability C C F D B C E E B B
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 59 79 54 78 49 75 48 74
Temp 64 60 77 67 59 56 75 68 54 51 72 64 53 49 71 63
Dewpt 64 60 65 65 59 56 59 59 53 51 54 55 51 49 53 53
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 52 100 48 100 46
RH 100100 67 93100100 58 73 96100 53 73 93100 53 70
Wind Dir NW N NW W NW N N NW N N NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 1 2 4 2 1 3 5 2 2 4 4 2 2 4 6 4
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 0 20 20
Rain Showers S S
$$
MSZ070-022200-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
440 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 80 66 82 64 80
Temp 65 71 77 79 74 68 68 67 66 74 80 80 73 69 68 66 64 70 77 79 70
Dewpt 65 70 70 69 68 68 67 66 66 72 72 72 70 69 68 66 64 68 66 61 60
Min/Max RH 67 100 73 100 54
RH 100 95 78 72 81100 99 97100 93 77 76 92100100100100 93 69 54 72
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW NW NW
Wind Spd 6 10 10 10 6 6 6 8 8 11 12 12 11 5 3 2 2 4 5 6 3
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 76 85 73 62 63 45 49 76 74 74 83 77 67 84 83 82 78 65 45 20 24
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 50 80 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.07 0.32 0.01
Rain Showers S C D D D D C C
Tstms S C S S S
Mix Hgt 2800 3200 1000 600 2900 2900 1200 500 3600 4500
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE SE SE S S SW NW NW
Trans Wind Spd 14 13 11 12 14 13 9 5 6 9
ADI 37 38 8 14
Max LVORI 5 4 9 9
Stability C C F D C C D D B B
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 52 80 51 78 47 74 46 73
Temp 57 53 77 66 56 52 75 67 53 48 71 63 52 47 70 62
Dewpt 57 53 58 57 55 52 54 52 50 48 51 50 49 47 49 46
Max/Min RH 100 44 100 41 100 43 100 39
RH 100100 52 73 96100 47 59 89100 49 62 89100 47 56
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N NE N N N
Wind Spd 1 2 3 2 1 2 6 4 2 3 5 4 2 3 9 6
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 5 0 0 5 5 10
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ082-022200-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
440 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 81 67 81 67 81
Temp 67 73 79 80 74 70 69 69 68 75 79 79 72 70 70 69 68 75 79 80 73
Dewpt 65 68 69 68 68 67 67 67 68 72 72 71 70 69 69 69 68 73 72 71 69
Min/Max RH 67 100 74 100 72
RH 93 84 72 67 82 90 93 93100 90 79 77 93 97 97100100 94 79 74 87
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW
Wind Spd 8 10 11 10 6 5 4 6 9 11 13 12 8 4 3 2 1 4 6 5 1
Clouds B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 65 78 74 45 66 51 66 34 58 56 71 86 90 82 77 70 73 54 47 46 47
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 40 50 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.16 0.06
Rain Showers S C C C C C C C L L
Tstms S S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 3000 3300 400 400 2800 3100 400 400 2600 2600
Trans Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE S SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 13 13 10 9 14 12 8 5 8 8
ADI 36 50 8 11
Max LVORI 5 4 6 8
Stability C C E E B C D E B B
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 60 80 55 79 51 76 49 74
Temp 64 60 78 67 60 57 76 68 56 52 73 65 54 51 71 63
Dewpt 63 60 63 61 58 56 58 55 52 50 54 52 50 49 52 50
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 45 96 45 96 44
RH 97100 60 81 93 96 54 63 86 93 51 63 86 93 51 62
Wind Dir NW N NW W NW N N NW N N NE N N N N N
Wind Spd 1 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 6 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 5 5 5 5 20
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ081-022200-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
440 AM CST Mon Nov 2 2026
Date Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26 Wed 11/04/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 81 68 81 68 81
Temp 68 74 79 79 73 71 70 70 69 76 79 79 73 71 70 70 69 77 81 79 72
Dewpt 65 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 68 70 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 72 70 67 67
Min/Max RH 60 97 67 100 65
RH 90 79 67 64 81 87 90 90 97 82 72 69 87 93 97 97100 85 69 67 84
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 10 12 13 12 10 9 8 9 11 14 16 13 10 6 4 2 2 5 8 8 2
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 74 70 75 51 52 31 45 48 60 47 73 89 87 81 66 66 72 58 51 37 44
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 40 50 70
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.04 0.06 0.05
Rain Showers S S C C C C C C C L L
Tstms S S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 3000 3100 700 500 2600 3000 500 500 2200 2200
Trans Wind Dir E E E E SE SE SE S SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 14 13 11 11 16 13 8 5 8 8
ADI 36 48 12 14
Max LVORI 4 4 5 6
Stability C C F E C C D E B B
Date Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 61 80 57 80 53 75 51 75
Temp 64 61 78 68 61 59 77 69 58 54 73 66 56 53 72 64
Dewpt 63 60 61 61 58 55 55 55 52 50 51 52 50 48 50 49
Max/Min RH 97 49 93 39 90 40 86 38
RH 97 97 56 78 90 87 47 61 80 86 46 61 80 83 46 58
Wind Dir N N W W NW N N N N N NE NE N N N N
Wind Spd 2 3 4 3 2 4 5 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 9 6
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 20
Rain Showers 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