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
535 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
LAZ080-132100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
535 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
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 77 93 77 94
Temp 78 87 91 90 84 81 80 78 79 88 92 91 85 81 80 78 79 88 92 91 85
Dewpt 74 76 76 74 75 75 76 75 75 76 75 75 74 75 75 75 74 75 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 58 91 57 91 53
RH 88 70 61 60 74 82 89 90 89 68 58 59 71 81 86 91 86 66 55 55 70
Wind Dir NW NW SW SW S SW SW W NW N SW S S S SW W N N E SE SE
Wind Spd 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 5
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 34 18 20 32 29 11 12 15 18 16 25 25 20 1 5 8 15 11 17 15 12
Visibility 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3100 3100 600 500 3600 2800 600 600 4500 4500
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W NW S SW NW NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 6 9
ADI 19 17 3 6 14
Max LVORI 4 3 7 7 4
Stability B C F E B C F D B B
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 91 72 92 71 92 72 92
Temp 80 79 90 85 77 73 89 84 75 72 89 85 76 73 88 85
Dewpt 75 74 74 74 72 68 70 71 70 67 71 72 72 71 74 73
Max/Min RH 89 60 87 49 88 52 94 58
RH 84 85 60 69 84 83 54 65 84 85 56 66 86 92 63 68
Wind Dir E NE E E E NE E SE NE NE E SE SE N E E
Wind Spd 1 5 13 6 1 6 10 6 0 4 6 4 0 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 0 5 0 10 5 20
Rain Showers S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
MSZ080-132100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
535 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 73 95 73 95
Temp 75 87 92 91 83 79 77 75 75 88 93 92 84 79 77 75 75 88 94 92 85
Dewpt 73 75 73 74 75 74 73 73 73 75 72 71 74 73 72 72 72 74 70 70 73
Min/Max RH 53 94 48 90 45
RH 94 69 54 58 77 85 88 94 94 66 51 51 73 82 85 90 89 63 47 49 67
Wind Dir N NW SW S S N N N NW N NE S SW N N N N N E SE SE
Wind Spd 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 3
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 11 31 35 37 26 14 14 14 23 32 30 16 3 1 4 8 11 13 16 14
Visibility 10 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
Mix Hgt 4800 4700 500 400 6200 6300 500 400 6400 6300
Trans Wind Dir NW SW S W N SE SW NW NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 6 8
ADI 21 22 3 4 18
Max LVORI 5 4 6 8 5
Stability B C F E B C F D B B
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 93 70 92 69 93 70 92
Temp 78 76 92 85 75 71 88 83 72 70 89 84 74 71 88 83
Dewpt 73 72 70 72 69 64 66 67 66 64 68 70 70 69 71 72
Max/Min RH 89 50 83 42 85 46 96 54
RH 85 87 50 65 83 79 48 59 81 82 49 64 87 92 57 69
Wind Dir N NE E SE E NE E SE N NE E SE N N NE SE
Wind Spd 0 4 11 3 1 5 9 2 0 3 6 2 0 2 5 1
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 0 5 0 20 5 30
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ082-132100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
535 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
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 93 76 93
Temp 77 86 90 89 83 80 78 77 77 87 92 91 84 81 79 77 78 88 92 91 85
Dewpt 74 77 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 75 74 74 75 75 75 73 72 74 72 74 75
Min/Max RH 60 90 55 88 52
RH 90 75 61 64 77 85 88 90 88 68 56 59 74 84 88 88 84 63 52 57 72
Wind Dir N NW SW SW SW W W NW NW N E S SW SW N NW N N E SE SE
Wind Spd 0 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 1 0 1 2 4 6 8 3
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 28 8 26 28 32 16 13 21 21 16 17 21 12 3 2 4 10 8 9 9 9
Visibility 10 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C
Tstms C
Mix Hgt 3700 3500 400 400 4500 4500 400 400 4000 4000
Trans Wind Dir NW SW SW NW N S SW NW NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 9
ADI 22 25 3 4 19
Max LVORI 5 4 6 7 4
Stability B C F E B C F D B B
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 91 72 92 71 92 72 92
Temp 80 78 90 86 76 73 89 84 74 72 89 84 76 73 89 84
Dewpt 75 73 72 72 68 66 67 69 67 66 70 72 71 71 73 73
Max/Min RH 88 55 81 45 84 53 97 58
RH 85 85 56 63 76 79 48 61 79 81 54 67 85 93 59 70
Wind Dir E E E E E NE E E NE NE E SE E N E SE
Wind Spd 1 8 12 4 4 8 10 4 2 5 8 3 1 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 5 5 20 10 30
Rain Showers S S C C
Tstms S S S C
$$
MSZ082-132100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
535 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 76 92 76 93
Temp 77 86 90 89 83 80 78 77 77 87 91 90 84 80 79 77 78 87 92 91 85
Dewpt 74 77 75 76 76 75 74 74 73 75 74 74 76 75 75 74 72 74 73 73 75
Min/Max RH 62 90 58 90 52
RH 90 75 62 66 80 85 88 90 88 68 58 60 77 85 88 90 82 65 54 56 72
Wind Dir N NW S SW SW W W NW NW N E S SW SW N NW N N E SE SE
Wind Spd 0 2 3 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 4 5 6 2
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 9 26 30 33 17 14 21 20 17 13 18 11 2 2 4 9 7 7 10 9
Visibility 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 20 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.12 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 3600 3400 400 400 4400 4300 400 400 4200 4200
Trans Wind Dir NW SW SW NW N S W NW NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 8 8
ADI 20 20 3 4 19
Max LVORI 5 5 6 7 4
Stability B C F E B C F D B B
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 91 72 90 71 91 71 91
Temp 80 78 90 85 75 73 87 83 74 72 88 83 75 72 88 83
Dewpt 75 73 72 72 68 66 68 69 67 66 71 72 71 71 73 74
Max/Min RH 88 56 81 50 84 56 100 59
RH 85 85 56 65 79 79 53 63 79 81 57 70 87 97 61 74
Wind Dir E E E E E NE E E NE NE E SE NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 1 6 11 3 3 8 10 3 2 4 8 2 1 3 5 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 5 5 20 10 30
Rain Showers S C C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ070-132100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
535 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
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 95 73 96 73 96
Temp 75 88 94 92 84 79 77 75 75 88 94 93 84 79 77 75 75 89 95 93 84
Dewpt 71 74 72 72 73 72 71 71 71 75 72 68 71 70 70 70 70 73 70 67 69
Min/Max RH 49 90 44 87 41
RH 87 63 50 52 69 79 82 87 87 66 49 44 65 74 79 84 84 61 45 42 61
Wind Dir W W SW SW S S SW W W NW E SE S S SW W N N E E SE
Wind Spd 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 4 5 2
Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 18 12 36 48 34 28 14 18 14 21 37 22 8 4 1 1 8 6 16 13 18
Visibility 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 20 5 10 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 4900 5000 400 400 6000 7000 500 400 6200 7100
Trans Wind Dir W S S W N SE SW W NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 6 8
ADI 28 25 3 4 15
Max LVORI 4 3 5 7 4
Stability B C F E B C F D B B
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 73 95 69 93 67 93 69 94
Temp 77 75 93 87 74 70 91 84 71 68 91 84 73 70 91 84
Dewpt 70 70 70 71 69 67 66 65 64 63 66 67 66 67 69 69
Max/Min RH 88 47 92 39 87 41 92 44
RH 80 84 47 59 85 89 44 52 78 84 44 56 80 90 49 61
Wind Dir N E E SE N NE E E N N NE E N N NE NE
Wind Spd 0 3 9 3 0 3 9 3 0 2 5 2 0 1 4 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 10
$$
MSZ082-132100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
535 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 74 95 74 95
Temp 76 87 92 91 83 79 77 75 76 88 93 92 84 80 77 76 76 88 94 92 85
Dewpt 74 76 74 75 76 74 74 73 73 75 73 72 75 74 73 72 72 74 71 72 74
Min/Max RH 56 94 51 88 48
RH 94 70 56 60 80 85 90 94 90 66 52 52 74 82 88 87 87 63 48 52 70
Wind Dir N NW SW SW S W N NW NW N NE S SW SW N NW N N E SE SE
Wind Spd 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 5 5 3
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 7 32 34 32 16 13 18 19 19 22 25 13 2 2 4 9 7 9 11 10
Visibility 10 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
Mix Hgt 4300 4300 400 400 5700 5600 400 400 6300 6300
Trans Wind Dir NW SW SW W N SE SW NW NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 4 5 6 5 4 6 8
ADI 23 25 3 4 21
Max LVORI 5 5 7 7 4
Stability B C F E B C F D B B
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 93 70 91 69 92 70 92
Temp 78 77 91 84 74 71 88 83 72 70 88 83 74 71 88 83
Dewpt 74 72 71 72 68 65 67 68 66 65 69 71 71 70 73 73
Max/Min RH 88 52 84 42 87 52 100 58
RH 88 85 52 67 82 81 50 61 81 84 54 67 90 97 61 72
Wind Dir E NE E SE E NE E E NE NE E SE N N E SE
Wind Spd 1 6 11 3 3 8 9 3 1 4 6 3 0 3 4 2
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 5 0 10 5 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ081-132100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
535 AM CDT Sun Sep 13 2026
Date Sun 09/13/26 Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26
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 75 94 75 94
Temp 77 87 91 90 84 80 78 77 77 88 92 91 84 81 78 77 77 88 93 92 85
Dewpt 74 75 73 74 74 74 74 73 73 74 72 72 74 74 73 72 72 73 71 72 74
Min/Max RH 56 90 51 85 49
RH 90 68 56 60 72 82 88 88 88 63 52 54 72 79 85 85 85 61 49 52 70
Wind Dir W NW SW S SW W W W NW N E S SW SW N NW N N E SE SE
Wind Spd 1 2 3 6 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 3 1 0 1 3 4 6 9 4
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 6 29 28 34 18 14 17 19 17 23 25 14 3 2 4 11 9 11 10 11
Visibility 10 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
Mix Hgt 4200 3800 400 400 5000 4400 400 400 5000 4800
Trans Wind Dir NW SW SW W N SE SW NW NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 9
ADI 25 23 3 4 21
Max LVORI 4 3 6 7 4
Stability B C F E B C F D B B
Date Wed 09/16/26Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26
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 92 72 92 71 93 72 92
Temp 80 78 91 86 76 73 89 85 74 72 90 85 76 73 89 84
Dewpt 75 73 71 71 69 65 65 67 67 65 67 70 71 70 70 71
Max/Min RH 88 50 79 41 81 44 93 50
RH 85 85 52 61 79 76 45 55 79 79 47 61 85 90 54 65
Wind Dir E NE E SE E NE E E NE NE E SE NE N E SE
Wind Spd 1 8 13 5 3 9 11 4 1 5 9 5 1 4 6 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 20 0 5 0 20 5 30
Rain Showers S S S C
Tstms S 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