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
410 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
LAZ080-242100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
Date Sat 10/24/26 Sun 10/25/26 Mon 10/26/26
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 79 52 80 54 79
Temp 55 68 77 77 65 57 55 54 52 66 77 79 70 60 58 56 54 66 76 78 69
Dewpt 50 50 48 48 49 50 47 48 48 56 59 58 59 56 52 51 49 57 61 61 62
Min/Max RH 34 87 49 88 54
RH 86 53 36 36 56 77 75 81 87 70 54 49 69 86 81 83 85 73 60 56 79
Wind Dir NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 5 8 9 8 3 3 3 4 6 9 8 6 2 4 4 5 5 8 6 6 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 2 2 3 2 2 0 6 10 5 0 12 21 12 33 57 48 55 43 47 40 41
Visibility 10 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 4300 4400 400 500 3900 4200 500 500 3700 3800
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E E NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 11 11 9 11 13 9 10 10 11 9
ADI 36 62 5 13
Max LVORI 4 3 4 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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 54 80 54 80 51 81 52 81
Temp 57 54 77 70 59 55 78 69 57 52 79 70 56 53 78 70
Dewpt 57 52 61 61 58 53 60 61 56 51 59 59 55 52 61 62
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 51 100 46 100 51
RH 100 93 58 75 98 92 54 75 98 95 50 70 96 96 57 75
Wind Dir NE NE E SE E NE E E NE NE E SE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 2 4 6 3 1 4 6 4 2 4 6 2 2 4 9 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ080-242100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
Date Sat 10/24/26 Sun 10/25/26 Mon 10/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 79 52 80 52 80
Temp 53 67 77 78 64 56 54 53 52 66 78 80 70 60 57 55 53 66 77 79 69
Dewpt 44 44 41 39 41 47 46 48 48 54 56 54 55 53 50 49 49 55 58 57 59
Min/Max RH 25 86 40 87 45
RH 75 43 27 25 44 73 76 83 86 64 46 40 60 79 78 81 87 68 51 46 70
Wind Dir NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 5 6 9 8 3 4 3 5 6 9 9 8 4 5 4 5 5 8 6 5 1
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 6 3 0 10 14 12 30 36 46 47 34 42 43 45
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4300 4800 400 400 4100 5000 500 400 3900 5000
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE E E E NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 11 11 9 10 12 10 10 10 10 8
ADI 37 71 5 12
Max LVORI 3 2 4 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 52 81 53 81 50 82 52 82
Temp 56 53 78 69 56 54 78 69 55 51 79 69 55 53 79 70
Dewpt 54 51 56 58 54 50 56 57 53 49 55 56 53 51 58 59
Max/Min RH 99 41 99 40 100 38 97 42
RH 94 94 46 69 93 87 46 67 94 94 43 64 94 93 48 70
Wind Dir NE NE E SE N NE E SE NE NE E E NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 2 4 5 1 0 4 6 2 2 4 8 1 2 4 8 2
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
Date Sat 10/24/26 Sun 10/25/26 Mon 10/26/26
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 77 54 80 54 78
Temp 55 68 75 77 65 60 56 55 54 68 78 80 70 62 58 56 55 68 76 78 69
Dewpt 44 45 42 41 43 47 48 48 49 55 56 54 53 51 50 49 51 56 57 57 58
Min/Max RH 28 83 40 86 48
RH 66 44 31 28 45 62 74 77 83 64 46 40 55 67 75 77 86 65 52 48 68
Wind Dir NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE
Wind Spd 8 10 9 8 5 5 5 6 9 11 10 9 5 6 5 6 8 10 8 6 2
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 1 1 1 2 3 4 8 7 2 18 25 18 16 31 42 48 34 42 44 43
Visibility 10 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 3700 4200 400 400 3500 5200 400 400 3500 3800
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE E E NE NE NE E NE
Trans Wind Spd 13 11 10 10 13 10 11 10 11 8
ADI 34 57 5 13
Max LVORI 3 2 3 4
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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 54 79 54 79 52 80 54 79
Temp 58 55 77 68 58 55 77 68 56 53 77 69 57 55 77 69
Dewpt 54 51 56 57 53 50 57 56 52 49 56 56 53 52 58 59
Max/Min RH 87 45 86 45 87 42 90 47
RH 85 86 48 68 85 82 50 65 86 86 48 63 86 90 52 70
Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE E E NE NE E E NE NE E E
Wind Spd 3 5 6 1 2 5 8 3 3 5 8 2 3 6 9 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
Date Sat 10/24/26 Sun 10/25/26 Mon 10/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 76 54 78 54 77
Temp 55 67 74 75 64 59 55 55 54 67 76 78 69 61 57 55 55 68 75 77 68
Dewpt 44 46 44 43 46 50 50 50 50 56 57 55 57 53 51 50 52 58 59 59 61
Min/Max RH 31 86 45 90 54
RH 66 47 34 32 52 72 83 83 86 68 52 45 66 75 80 83 90 70 58 54 78
Wind Dir NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE
Wind Spd 6 9 9 6 4 4 4 5 8 10 9 8 4 5 4 5 6 9 8 5 2
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 6 2 2 1 2 3 5 6 8 5 15 22 24 15 27 45 45 35 37 44 40
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3200 3600 400 400 3300 4700 400 400 3300 3800
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE E E NE NE NE E NE
Trans Wind Spd 13 11 10 11 13 11 10 10 13 9
ADI 31 53 5 12
Max LVORI 3 2 5 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 53 77 54 77 51 79 54 78
Temp 57 54 75 67 57 55 75 67 55 52 76 68 56 55 76 68
Dewpt 54 52 58 60 53 50 58 59 53 50 57 59 54 53 59 62
Max/Min RH 93 50 90 50 93 47 93 52
RH 90 93 56 78 86 83 56 75 93 93 52 73 93 93 56 81
Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE E E NE NE E E NE NE E E
Wind Spd 3 5 6 1 2 4 8 2 3 5 8 1 3 5 8 2
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ070-242100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
Date Sat 10/24/26 Sun 10/25/26 Mon 10/26/26
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 80 50 80 51 80
Temp 52 68 78 79 66 58 54 51 50 65 78 80 70 60 57 53 52 65 77 79 69
Dewpt 47 47 43 43 44 44 44 45 46 52 52 50 50 50 50 49 49 54 55 54 54
Min/Max RH 27 89 35 93 41
RH 87 47 29 28 45 59 68 80 86 63 40 35 49 69 77 86 89 66 46 42 59
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E NE E E E NE E E E NE E E E NE
Wind Spd 4 6 8 8 4 4 3 3 5 8 8 8 4 4 3 3 4 6 6 5 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW CL FW B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 1 0 8 5 18 51 48 50 56 47 42 37 42
Visibility 10 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 4700 5300 400 400 4000 5200 400 400 4000 5000
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 9 11 9 9 11 10 10 9 10 8
ADI 57 70 5 11
Max LVORI 4 2 3 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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 51 81 52 81 50 82 51 82
Temp 57 52 78 70 57 53 78 70 55 51 79 70 55 52 79 72
Dewpt 53 52 55 53 53 52 53 52 52 50 52 50 51 52 56 55
Max/Min RH 100 39 100 36 100 33 100 38
RH 88100 44 55 86 96 42 53 90 96 39 49 86100 45 55
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 4 1 0 2 4 2 1 3 5 3 1 3 6 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
Date Sat 10/24/26 Sun 10/25/26 Mon 10/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 77 54 79 54 78
Temp 54 66 75 76 64 59 56 55 54 66 77 79 69 62 58 56 55 67 76 78 69
Dewpt 43 44 42 40 43 46 48 49 49 55 57 54 54 50 50 49 50 57 59 58 58
Min/Max RH 26 83 42 83 50
RH 66 45 31 27 46 62 74 80 83 68 50 42 59 65 75 77 83 70 56 50 68
Wind Dir E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE
Wind Spd 6 8 8 6 5 5 4 5 8 10 8 8 6 6 5 5 5 8 5 5 1
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 6 2 12 19 13 17 31 39 41 32 32 44 43
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3600 4300 400 400 3700 5100 400 400 3700 4500
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE E E NE NE NE E NE
Trans Wind Spd 12 11 9 9 12 10 10 9 11 8
ADI 50 65 5 12
Max LVORI 3 2 3 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 53 79 54 79 52 80 54 80
Temp 57 54 77 68 57 55 77 68 55 53 77 69 57 55 77 69
Dewpt 54 51 57 57 53 49 57 56 52 49 57 56 53 52 59 60
Max/Min RH 93 45 87 45 93 44 93 47
RH 90 90 50 68 86 80 50 65 90 86 50 63 86 90 54 73
Wind Dir NE NE E SE NE NE E E NE NE E E NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 3 4 4 1 1 4 5 2 2 5 6 2 3 5 8 2
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ081-242100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
410 AM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026
Date Sat 10/24/26 Sun 10/25/26 Mon 10/26/26
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 78 55 80 56 79
Temp 57 68 76 77 66 60 58 56 56 67 78 80 71 62 59 57 57 68 77 78 70
Dewpt 44 42 40 37 41 47 47 48 49 52 54 51 52 52 49 49 50 54 55 55 57
Min/Max RH 23 80 36 77 44
RH 64 39 27 24 40 62 67 74 77 59 43 36 51 70 69 75 77 61 47 45 63
Wind Dir NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 9 10 10 9 5 6 5 8 10 11 10 9 6 9 6 8 8 10 8 8 1
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 3 1 1 1 1 2 5 4 6 0 15 11 9 18 28 36 41 34 41 42 42
Visibility 10 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 3600 4400 400 400 3600 5100 400 400 3600 3900
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE E E NE NE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 12 11 10 10 13 10 11 9 11 6
ADI 32 42 5 13
Max LVORI 2 2 3 4
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 10/27/26Wed 10/28/26Thu 10/29/26Fri 10/30/26
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 55 79 56 79 53 80 56 80
Temp 59 56 77 69 59 57 77 69 58 54 78 70 58 57 78 70
Dewpt 54 51 54 56 54 50 55 56 52 49 54 55 53 52 56 58
Max/Min RH 86 42 84 42 86 39 87 44
RH 83 83 45 63 83 77 47 63 80 83 43 59 83 83 47 66
Wind Dir NE NE E SE NE NE E E NE NE E E NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 4 6 6 2 2 5 8 3 3 6 8 2 4 6 10 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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