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
540 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
LAZ080-102100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
540 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26
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 77 94 78 95
Temp 78 88 91 91 88 82 81 79 78 89 92 93 90 83 81 80 78 89 92 94 91
Dewpt 75 77 78 77 77 77 76 76 75 78 77 77 78 77 77 77 76 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 64 92 61 94 58
RH 90 71 66 64 71 84 87 90 92 70 63 61 68 83 88 90 93 70 62 58 65
Wind Dir N S S S S S SW SW N S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
Wind Spd 0 1 4 6 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 6 5 3 3 3 2 4 5 6 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 26 29 26 25 24 26 20 49 29 26 19 29 21 16 8 12 12 12 14 16
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 5 10 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
Mix Hgt 3700 3600 1400 700 3500 3800 1100 1000 3200 3700
Trans Wind Dir S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 3 8 8 5 4 9 10 8 8 9
ADI 23 36 5 4 17
Max LVORI 6 3 6 7 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 78 96 77 96 77 97 78 97
Temp 82 78 93 92 81 78 94 92 81 78 94 92 82 79 95 91
Dewpt 77 76 77 77 76 75 76 76 76 74 76 76 76 75 77 76
Max/Min RH 94 55 94 51 90 51 91 54
RH 85 93 60 62 85 92 57 60 84 89 56 60 82 88 57 62
Wind Dir SW W SW S SW W SW S SW NW SW S SW W SW S
Wind Spd 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 2 4 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 0 10 5 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ080-102100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
540 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 74 93 74 94
Temp 75 86 90 90 86 79 77 76 74 87 91 92 87 80 78 76 75 87 91 93 89
Dewpt 75 78 77 77 77 76 75 75 74 78 76 76 77 77 76 75 75 78 76 75 77
Min/Max RH 65 100 59 100 55
RH 100 76 65 65 75 91 94 98100 75 63 59 72 90 94 96100 74 61 56 68
Wind Dir N N S S S SE N N N N S S S S SW SW N W SW S S
Wind Spd 0 0 4 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 8 5 3 2 1 0 3 5 9 6
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 32 25 38 28 28 21 26 41 23 28 41 17 9 6 5 5 11 16 21 14
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 5 10 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C S
Tstms S C S
Mix Hgt 4800 4300 500 400 5500 6300 500 500 5400 5700
Trans Wind Dir SW S S SW SW S S SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 8 4 4 10 8 6 8 9
ADI 35 48 5 4 20
Max LVORI 8 3 7 10 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 95 74 96 74 96 75 96
Temp 79 76 92 89 78 75 93 89 78 75 94 90 79 76 94 89
Dewpt 76 75 75 76 75 74 74 75 74 73 74 76 75 74 74 76
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 49 98 50 97 51
RH 91 99 59 65 91 98 53 64 88 95 53 64 89 94 53 65
Wind Dir SW W SW S SW W SW S SW W SE S N W S S
Wind Spd 3 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 2
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 20 20 30
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ082-102100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
540 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26
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 76 91 77 92
Temp 78 86 89 90 87 81 79 78 77 88 89 90 87 81 80 79 78 88 91 91 88
Dewpt 76 78 77 77 76 76 76 75 76 78 77 77 77 77 77 76 76 78 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 66 97 66 97 63
RH 94 77 68 66 71 87 91 91 97 72 68 66 71 88 91 91 94 72 64 65 71
Wind Dir N SE S S S S S SW N SW S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 0 1 5 8 5 3 2 1 0 1 6 9 6 4 3 3 2 4 9 11 9
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 47 61 36 36 33 26 20 29 29 38 38 23 23 11 4 12 18 12 20 20 15
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 50 5 20 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.23 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Mix Hgt 3000 3500 500 400 3600 3700 500 500 3600 3600
Trans Wind Dir SE S S W SW S SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 8 4 5 10 9 8 8 11
ADI 22 37 4 3 19
Max LVORI 6 3 6 8 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 78 93 77 94 76 95 77 95
Temp 82 78 91 88 80 78 93 88 80 77 93 89 81 79 93 89
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 76 75 76 75 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 76
Max/Min RH 94 62 94 57 97 56 91 57
RH 82 94 64 68 88 91 59 66 88 94 58 66 85 88 59 66
Wind Dir SW W SW S SW W SW SW SW NW S S SW W S S
Wind Spd 6 3 9 9 4 2 6 6 3 2 4 4 2 1 5 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 5 20 10 20
Rain Showers S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ082-102100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
540 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 91 77 92
Temp 78 86 88 90 86 80 79 78 78 87 89 90 86 81 79 79 77 87 89 91 87
Dewpt 76 78 78 77 77 76 76 75 76 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 78 78 78 77
Min/Max RH 66 97 66 97 66
RH 94 77 72 66 75 88 91 91 94 75 70 66 75 88 94 91 97 75 70 66 72
Wind Dir N S S S S S S W N S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 0 1 5 8 4 2 1 1 0 1 6 8 4 3 3 3 2 3 8 9 8
Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 64 50 39 33 21 28 31 38 32 25 27 19 9 10 14 17 11 20 19 15
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 50 5 20 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.17 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers C C S S
Tstms C C S S
Mix Hgt 3000 3200 400 400 3400 3500 500 500 3600 3600
Trans Wind Dir S S S SW SW S SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 6 4 4 10 9 6 8 10
ADI 22 35 4 3 19
Max LVORI 6 4 6 8 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 93 77 94 77 95 77 94
Temp 81 77 90 87 81 78 92 88 80 78 93 89 80 78 92 88
Dewpt 76 76 78 77 76 75 77 76 76 75 77 77 76 75 77 76
Max/Min RH 97 62 94 60 94 58 94 60
RH 85 97 68 72 85 91 62 68 88 91 60 68 88 91 62 68
Wind Dir SW W SW SW SW W SW SW SW NW S SW SW W S SW
Wind Spd 4 3 8 8 4 2 6 5 2 2 4 3 1 1 5 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 5 20 10 20
Rain Showers S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ070-102100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
540 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26
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 73 94 73 95
Temp 74 86 91 93 87 78 76 74 73 86 91 94 89 80 77 75 74 86 92 95 90
Dewpt 73 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 73 78 75 74 75 75 74 74 74 78 75 73 74
Min/Max RH 56 100 53 100 49
RH 97 75 62 56 68 90 94 98100 77 61 53 64 87 90 97100 75 58 49 61
Wind Dir N S SE S S SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 0 1 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 4 5 5 4
Clouds B1 SC SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 56 38 26 21 53 39 23 23 11 15 17 28 54 15 7 4 8 7 14 7 23
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 4800 5000 500 400 4700 6800 500 500 4900 6000
Trans Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 6 6 5 9 8 6 8 8
ADI 35 43 4 6 22
Max LVORI 8 3 6 10 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 95 72 96 73 97 73 97
Temp 78 75 93 90 77 73 93 91 77 74 95 91 77 74 95 90
Dewpt 74 75 75 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 74 73 72 73 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 49 100 44 97 46 97 46
RH 88100 57 59 89100 52 55 85 94 52 57 86 97 52 58
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S SW W NW SW
Wind Spd 4 3 5 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 10 10 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-102100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
540 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 75 92 75 93
Temp 76 86 89 91 86 79 77 76 77 87 90 91 86 80 79 77 76 88 91 92 87
Dewpt 76 79 78 76 76 76 76 75 76 78 77 76 77 76 76 76 76 78 77 76 77
Min/Max RH 62 100 62 100 58
RH 100 80 70 62 72 91 97 97 97 75 66 62 75 88 91 97100 72 64 60 72
Wind Dir N N S S S S S N N N S S S S SW SW W W SW S S
Wind Spd 0 0 4 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 5 9 6 4 3 2 2 3 6 10 10
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 38 33 39 35 28 24 32 35 21 24 41 18 19 8 7 10 5 6 20 23 13
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 40 5 10 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C S
Tstms S C S
Mix Hgt 3500 3700 400 400 4800 4200 400 400 5100 5000
Trans Wind Dir SE S S SW SW S SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 6 4 4 10 8 5 8 10
ADI 26 41 4 3 15
Max LVORI 8 3 8 9 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 78 94 75 95 75 96 76 96
Temp 80 78 92 88 79 76 93 88 78 76 93 89 79 77 93 88
Dewpt 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 76
Max/Min RH 94 54 100 54 97 53 97 53
RH 88 94 60 68 88 97 56 66 91 97 56 66 88 94 56 68
Wind Dir SW W SW S SW W S S SW W SE S SW W S S
Wind Spd 5 3 6 10 4 2 2 8 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 5 20 10 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ081-102100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
540 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026
Date Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed 08/12/26
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 77 92 77 94
Temp 78 87 90 91 88 82 80 79 77 89 91 92 88 82 81 79 78 89 92 93 90
Dewpt 75 76 75 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 75 74 74 76 76 76 76 76 75 74 74
Min/Max RH 58 94 56 97 54
RH 91 70 62 58 63 79 85 88 94 66 60 56 63 82 85 91 94 66 58 54 60
Wind Dir N SE SE S S S S W NW W S S S S SW SW W W S S S
Wind Spd 0 2 6 10 6 3 2 1 1 1 8 11 8 4 3 3 2 4 9 11 10
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 43 37 35 36 21 26 21 26 35 38 17 28 9 6 8 8 12 34 25 14
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 40 5 10 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.20 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C S
Tstms S C S
Mix Hgt 3500 3400 500 500 4400 3600 800 600 4500 4400
Trans Wind Dir SE S S W SW S SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 10 8 4 4 11 9 6 8 11
ADI 30 43 4 3 15
Max LVORI 6 2 5 7 5
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 78 95 77 96 77 97 78 96
Temp 82 78 93 90 81 78 94 90 81 78 95 91 81 79 94 90
Dewpt 75 76 74 74 75 75 73 73 75 74 73 73 75 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 94 49 94 49 90 48 91 49
RH 79 94 54 60 82 91 51 58 82 88 49 56 82 85 53 58
Wind Dir SW W S S SW W S S SW NW S S SW W S S
Wind Spd 6 3 9 11 5 3 6 9 3 3 5 5 2 2 5 5
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 20 10 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms 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