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
451 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
LAZ080-142200-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
451 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 76 54 76 56 78
Temp 54 67 75 74 65 60 57 56 54 66 74 75 67 61 59 58 57 68 76 77 70
Dewpt 54 62 60 60 60 59 57 56 54 62 60 60 61 60 59 58 57 63 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 58 100 58 100 59
RH 100 84 60 61 83 95100100100 87 63 60 81 97100100100 84 63 62 77
Wind Dir N N S S S S S SW NE S S S SE S SW SW SW SW W SW S
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 44 14 33 23 13 3 8 20 36 12 6 6 4 6 8 13 22 18 25 30 19
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 700 3600 500 400 1400 3200 500 500 800 2300
Trans Wind Dir N S S S S SW S SW W W
Trans Wind Spd 3 4 6 4 4 6 9 9 8 8
ADI 9 14 4 3 18 18 5 5 22 22
Max LVORI 9 5 9 10 9 5 9 9 7 4
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25
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 80 60 81 61 80 62 78
Temp 61 58 78 71 63 61 79 73 64 61 78 70 64 62 78 69
Dewpt 60 58 65 64 63 61 67 67 64 61 67 66 64 62 66 66
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 63 100 64 100 67
RH 98100 63 79100100 67 81 99100 69 87 99100 68 90
Wind Dir SW S S SE S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 2 2 4 4 3 3 6 4 3 3 6 5 4 5 9 8
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 40
Rain Showers S S C
$$
MSZ080-142200-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
451 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 78 52 79 55 81
Temp 53 68 76 78 68 59 56 54 52 66 76 78 68 60 59 57 56 68 78 80 71
Dewpt 53 61 58 57 59 58 56 54 52 60 57 56 59 59 58 57 56 62 61 60 61
Min/Max RH 48 100 46 100 50
RH 100 77 53 48 72 97100100100 81 51 47 73 99 97100100 81 55 51 71
Wind Dir NW N W S S S SW N N S SW SW S S SW SW W W W W SW
Wind Spd 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 4 3 3 2 2 3 6 5 3
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 25 16 30 27 26 14 24 26 33 8 4 2 2 5 13 9 14 16 21 27 16
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 4 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 800 4800 400 400 1100 4500 400 400 1400 4300
Trans Wind Dir N SW SW SW SW SW S SW W W
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 5 3 4 9 9 9 9 10
ADI 10 19 3 2 24 27 4 4 33 33
Max LVORI 9 3 10 10 9 3 9 9 7 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 56 81 60 83 61 81 62 79
Temp 61 57 79 71 63 61 80 73 65 62 79 72 65 63 77 72
Dewpt 60 57 62 63 63 61 65 65 64 62 65 66 64 63 64 66
Max/Min RH 100 50 100 54 100 55 100 59
RH 97100 56 75100100 60 76 98100 62 80 97100 64 81
Wind Dir SW W S S S S SW S S SE S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 2 1 5 5 3 2 8 4 3 3 8 5 4 5 12 9
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 10 20 30
Rain Showers S S C
$$
MSZ082-142200-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
451 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 77 52 75 57 78
Temp 53 67 75 75 64 59 57 54 53 66 73 74 66 60 60 59 58 70 77 76 67
Dewpt 53 61 59 60 61 59 57 54 53 60 59 60 61 60 60 59 58 63 62 63 63
Min/Max RH 56 100 58 100 58
RH 100 81 58 60 90100100100100 81 62 62 86100100100100 78 60 64 87
Wind Dir N N NE S S S SW N N SE S S S SW SW W W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 2 2 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 6 3 3 3 3 2 4 6 8 4
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 43 28 16 15 6 6 16 52 56 16 5 2 5 11 14 17 19 18 23 23 31
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1100 4300 400 400 1100 3500 400 400 1400 3100
Trans Wind Dir N S SW NW W SW SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 4 8 9 9 10 11
ADI 13 17 3 2 18 18 5 5 31 31
Max LVORI 9 6 10 10 9 6 9 9 7 5
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25
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 58 78 61 78 61 79 62 78
Temp 62 59 78 67 64 62 77 71 64 62 77 71 64 63 77 69
Dewpt 62 59 64 64 64 62 66 66 64 62 67 67 64 63 67 67
Max/Min RH 100 62 100 67 100 64 100 70
RH 100100 62 90100100 69 84100100 71 87100100 71 93
Wind Dir SW W S S S S S S S SE S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 3 2 4 4 3 3 8 4 3 3 8 5 4 5 10 8
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 30
Rain Showers C
$$
MSZ082-142200-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
451 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 75 52 74 56 77
Temp 53 66 73 73 63 59 57 54 52 66 73 72 62 60 60 58 58 68 75 76 68
Dewpt 53 62 61 61 61 59 57 54 52 61 60 60 62 60 60 58 58 64 63 63 63
Min/Max RH 62 100 62 100 64
RH 100 87 66 66 93100100100100 84 64 66100100100100100 87 66 64 84
Wind Dir N N E S S S SW N N E S SW S SW SW W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 4 6 6 3
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 55 33 10 13 6 6 21 42 60 16 4 3 6 12 20 14 23 18 19 23 32
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 1000 3800 400 400 1100 3500 400 400 1400 3100
Trans Wind Dir N S SW NW W SW SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 4 8 9 9 10 11
ADI 12 15 3 2 15 17 5 5 31 31
Max LVORI 9 6 10 10 9 7 9 9 7 5
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 57 77 61 78 61 77 62 76
Temp 61 59 75 69 63 61 77 67 64 62 77 67 64 62 74 70
Dewpt 61 59 65 65 63 61 68 67 64 62 68 67 64 62 67 67
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 71 100 71 100 76
RH 100100 71 87100100 74100100100 74100100100 79 90
Wind Dir SW W S S S S S S S SE S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 2 2 4 3 3 2 6 3 3 3 6 4 3 5 9 6
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 10 20
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ070-142200-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
451 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 77 52 79 55 80
Temp 54 67 76 77 67 59 57 54 54 66 76 78 68 60 59 57 57 67 77 79 70
Dewpt 53 60 59 58 58 56 56 54 54 60 59 57 58 58 58 57 57 62 62 61 62
Min/Max RH 52 100 48 100 52
RH 96 78 56 52 72 90 96100100 82 57 48 70 92 96100100 84 60 54 76
Wind Dir SW W S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW W W S
Wind Spd 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 5 3
Clouds SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 26 21 32 25 13 7 5 9 29 7 8 4 4 4 10 11 22 25 31 26 20
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 0 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
Mix Hgt 700 4600 400 400 1300 4200 400 500 1300 3800
Trans Wind Dir SW S S SW SW SW SW SW W W
Trans Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 9 11 10 11 11 9
ADI 14 17 4 4 35 35 6 6 28 32
Max LVORI 9 4 8 9 9 3 7 9 6 4
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25
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 56 80 61 81 61 80 62 78
Temp 61 57 78 71 63 61 79 73 65 62 78 72 65 62 75 70
Dewpt 60 57 64 63 63 61 68 67 65 62 66 65 64 62 66 64
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 62 100 58 100 63
RH 99100 62 76100100 69 81100100 68 78 97100 72 81
Wind Dir SW S S S S S SW S S S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 2 3 6 5 4 4 8 4 4 4 8 6 5 8 10 9
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 20 30 50
Rain Showers S C C C C
$$
MSZ082-142200-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
451 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 78 51 77 56 80
Temp 53 67 76 76 64 59 57 53 52 66 75 76 66 60 59 58 57 70 78 79 70
Dewpt 53 60 59 58 59 59 57 53 52 59 57 57 60 60 59 58 57 62 61 61 61
Min/Max RH 50 100 50 100 52
RH 100 78 56 54 84100100100100 78 54 52 81100100100100 76 56 54 73
Wind Dir N N E S S S SW N N S SW S S S SW SW W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 2 4 6 4 4 3 3 2 4 6 6 4
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 29 32 15 12 13 4 17 36 56 14 4 1 4 6 11 11 18 16 25 24 32
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 1000 4800 400 400 1200 4200 400 400 1500 4000
Trans Wind Dir N SE SW W W SW SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 4 3 4 8 9 9 10 11
ADI 10 17 3 2 23 23 4 4 32 32
Max LVORI 9 5 10 10 9 5 9 9 7 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 57 80 61 81 61 80 63 79
Temp 62 58 80 67 64 62 79 71 64 62 80 69 65 63 78 69
Dewpt 60 58 63 63 63 62 66 65 64 62 65 66 64 63 65 66
Max/Min RH 100 52 100 56 100 58 100 62
RH 93100 56 87 97100 64 81100100 60 90 97100 64 90
Wind Dir SW W S S S S S S S SE S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 2 2 4 4 3 3 8 4 3 3 8 5 4 6 10 8
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 30
Rain Showers C
$$
MSZ081-142200-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
451 AM CST Fri Nov 14 2025
Date Fri 11/14/25 Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 77 53 76 57 80
Temp 55 69 77 75 65 60 57 55 53 67 76 74 65 60 60 59 58 70 78 79 70
Dewpt 55 59 57 57 59 59 57 55 53 58 57 57 60 60 60 59 58 61 60 59 60
Min/Max RH 50 100 52 100 49
RH 100 70 50 54 81 96100100100 73 52 55 84100100100100 73 54 50 71
Wind Dir N N SE S S SW W NW N S S S S S SW W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 2 6 8 4 4 4 3 3 4 8 8 5
Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 28 18 20 31 16 6 15 42 50 12 4 3 5 6 8 14 15 17 23 32 28
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 1000 4600 400 400 1100 3600 400 400 1300 3700
Trans Wind Dir N S SW W W SW S W W W
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 4 9 9 9 10 10
ADI 14 14 3 2 21 21 5 5 30 30
Max LVORI 9 5 10 10 9 5 9 9 6 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 11/17/25Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25
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 62 80 63 79 64 78
Temp 63 60 79 68 65 62 80 70 65 63 79 69 65 64 78 69
Dewpt 61 58 61 63 63 62 64 65 64 63 65 65 64 63 64 65
Max/Min RH 97 54 100 56 100 58 100 60
RH 93 93 54 84 93100 58 84 97100 62 87 97 97 62 87
Wind Dir SW W S S S S S S S SE S SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 3 2 8 5 4 3 8 5 4 3 8 6 5 8 11 10
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 30
Rain Showers 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