Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
500 FOUS54 KLIX 151017 PFWLIX Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service New Orleans LA 416 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 LAZ080-152200- Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft 30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft 416 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 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 58 41 61 39 62 Temp 44 48 56 58 52 48 46 44 42 47 59 59 51 47 44 41 40 49 60 62 56 Dewpt 36 38 39 41 42 43 43 42 41 43 42 41 43 41 40 39 37 41 45 47 50 Min/Max RH 52 93 48 95 56 RH 73 67 53 54 69 82 89 93 95 86 53 52 73 81 86 92 91 74 57 58 81 Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE N NE N N NW W W W NW N NE SE SE SE SE Wind Spd 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 Clouds(%) 94 84 74 85 91 91 91 55 25 15 11 17 33 33 15 11 15 27 36 59 70 Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 7 10 10 POP 12hr 10 40 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.13 0 0 0.01 Rain Showers S C C C Sprinkles C Obvis PF PF LAL 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 Mix Hgt 800 1500 500 700 800 2700 400 Trans Wind Dir E E NE N N NW W Trans Wind Spd 12 9 5 6 6 8 6 ADI 17 17 4 4 21 25 Max LVORI 3 3 6 7 6 2 Stability B B D F B B F F B B Date Sat 01/18/25Sun 01/19/25Mon 01/20/25Tue 01/21/25 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 52 69 40 50 25 42 25 41 Temp 55 58 67 60 51 41 48 41 31 26 39 37 30 27 39 35 Dewpt 55 58 62 58 49 38 35 29 21 16 18 20 17 15 20 24 Max/Min RH 100 84 100 58 75 46 63 50 RH 100100 85 94 93 91 59 61 65 65 42 50 57 60 46 64 Wind Dir S SW SW W N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N Wind Spd 3 3 4 2 4 6 8 6 6 8 8 6 6 8 8 5 Avg Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 POP 12hr 70 70 10 5 5 10 20 40 Rain S Rain Showers C L L C S C Sprinkles C C Tstms C $$ MSZ080-152200- Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft 30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft 416 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 Max/Min 57 38 61 36 62 Temp 42 47 55 56 51 47 46 43 40 47 59 60 50 44 41 38 37 47 60 62 55 Dewpt 35 36 37 39 42 41 42 41 40 42 39 37 41 39 38 36 36 39 41 44 50 Min/Max RH 48 97 41 97 51 RH 76 66 51 52 70 79 87 94100 84 48 42 70 81 89 92 96 75 48 51 82 Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE N N N N NW NW W W W N N SE S S SE Wind Spd 3 4 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 6 3 Clouds OV B2 B2 B1 OV OV OV B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 Clouds(%) 93 85 85 67 89 91 92 65 18 12 5 14 37 31 16 7 10 18 40 51 74 Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 6 9 10 10 POP 12hr 5 40 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.06 0 0 0 Rain Showers S C C LAL 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Mix Hgt 800 1800 500 400 1000 3900 300 Trans Wind Dir E E N N N NW W Trans Wind Spd 11 6 5 4 8 11 6 ADI 14 14 3 3 29 42 Max LVORI 3 3 5 8 5 2 Stability C B D F B B F F B C Date Sat 01/18/25Sun 01/19/25Mon 01/20/25Tue 01/21/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 Min/Max 52 69 40 48 24 41 25 38 Temp 56 61 67 61 53 41 46 40 31 25 37 35 29 27 36 34 Dewpt 56 60 64 60 51 40 33 28 19 14 15 17 13 12 16 22 Max/Min RH 100 86 100 58 71 41 58 48 RH 100 97 89 98 94 96 60 62 62 62 39 46 52 53 43 62 Wind Dir S SW SW SW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE N Wind Spd 4 4 5 3 6 10 11 9 8 10 11 8 8 10 10 8 Avg Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 POP 12hr 70 70 10 5 5 10 20 40 Frzg Rain S Rain Showers C L L C S SnowShwrs S C Sprinkles C C Tstms C flurries C $$ MSZ082-152200- Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft 30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft 416 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 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 58 41 61 37 63 Temp 42 47 56 58 52 48 46 45 42 49 59 61 51 47 44 40 39 49 61 63 57 Dewpt 35 36 37 39 41 40 40 41 40 42 39 38 41 41 38 36 35 39 41 45 50 Min/Max RH 47 86 41 85 51 RH 76 65 49 49 66 74 79 86 93 77 47 42 68 79 79 85 85 68 48 52 77 Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE N N N N NW NW W W NW N NE E SE SE SE Wind Spd 4 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 5 6 3 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 94 92 86 73 88 87 96 82 36 15 10 16 32 34 20 11 11 13 38 39 64 Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 POP 12hr 10 40 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0 0 0 Rain Showers S C C Sprinkles C LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Mix Hgt 700 1900 400 400 1000 3600 400 Trans Wind Dir E E N N N NW W Trans Wind Spd 11 6 4 5 8 10 6 ADI 15 15 3 3 23 36 Max LVORI 3 3 4 6 5 2 Stability C C D F B B F F B C Date Sat 01/18/25Sun 01/19/25Mon 01/20/25Tue 01/21/25 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 53 67 42 53 23 43 25 43 Temp 58 61 66 61 56 44 51 43 33 26 40 37 30 27 41 37 Dewpt 57 60 62 59 54 43 36 29 21 16 17 18 16 13 18 23 Max/Min RH 100 83 100 56 70 40 58 41 RH 96 97 87 95 95 98 56 57 61 65 39 46 55 55 39 56 Wind Dir S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE N Wind Spd 6 6 8 3 4 8 10 8 8 11 11 9 8 10 10 8 Avg Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 POP 12hr 70 80 20 5 5 10 20 40 Frzg Rain S Rain Showers C L D C S S C SnowShwrs S Sprinkles C Tstms S C S $$ MSZ082-152200- Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft 30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft 416 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 Max/Min 57 41 61 36 63 Temp 42 47 55 57 51 47 46 44 42 49 59 59 50 45 43 39 38 49 60 62 56 Dewpt 35 37 38 39 42 41 40 41 40 43 41 39 42 42 39 36 35 40 43 47 52 Min/Max RH 51 86 44 89 53 RH 76 68 53 51 71 79 79 89 93 80 51 47 74 89 86 89 89 71 53 58 86 Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE N NE N N NW NW W W NW N NE E SE SE SE Wind Spd 3 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 96 91 85 81 87 92 96 91 44 14 9 16 28 34 22 13 13 11 35 38 59 Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 POP 12hr 10 40 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0 0 0 Rain Showers S C S C LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Mix Hgt 600 1700 400 400 1000 3700 400 Trans Wind Dir E E N N N NW W Trans Wind Spd 12 6 5 6 8 10 6 ADI 15 15 4 4 23 37 Max LVORI 4 3 4 6 5 2 Stability C B D F B B F F B C Date Sat 01/18/25Sun 01/19/25Mon 01/20/25Tue 01/21/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 Min/Max 52 66 42 52 24 42 24 42 Temp 57 61 66 60 55 44 50 42 32 26 39 36 29 27 40 36 Dewpt 57 60 63 60 55 44 38 31 22 16 19 20 17 15 20 25 Max/Min RH 100 90 100 61 76 41 63 50 RH 100 97 90100100100 63 65 66 65 44 52 60 60 44 64 Wind Dir S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N N NE N Wind Spd 4 5 6 3 4 8 9 8 8 8 10 8 8 8 9 6 Avg Clouds B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 POP 12hr 70 80 20 5 5 10 20 40 Frzg Rain S Rain Showers C L D L S S C SnowShwrs S Sprinkles C Tstms S C S flurries C $$ MSZ070-152200- Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft 31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft 416 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 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 55 35 61 35 62 Temp 40 45 53 55 50 46 42 38 36 45 58 60 49 43 40 37 36 46 60 62 55 Dewpt 33 34 33 34 37 37 37 35 34 37 34 33 36 35 34 33 33 36 38 39 43 Min/Max RH 42 96 36 91 42 RH 76 65 46 45 61 71 81 90 92 74 40 36 60 73 79 84 89 69 44 42 63 Wind Dir NE E E E NE NW N N N NW NW W W W W W S S S S S Wind Spd 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 6 8 5 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 OV Clouds(%) 90 83 78 83 86 85 50 9 13 6 4 19 30 23 16 11 10 23 40 71 89 Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 10 10 10 POP 12hr 5 10 0 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Rain Showers C Sprinkles C C LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 Mix Hgt 600 1700 400 400 900 3700 400 Trans Wind Dir E E N N NW NW W Trans Wind Spd 10 5 4 5 8 11 8 ADI 11 11 3 3 32 41 Max LVORI 3 3 5 8 6 1 Stability B B F F B B F F B C Date Sat 01/18/25Sun 01/19/25Mon 01/20/25Tue 01/21/25 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 51 69 33 43 21 38 21 35 Temp 53 58 67 58 45 34 41 35 27 22 35 33 26 22 33 30 Dewpt 53 58 59 52 42 30 26 20 14 9 9 11 11 9 12 18 Max/Min RH 100 70 93 53 67 37 55 41 RH 98100 75 80 88 85 55 54 57 57 33 40 52 56 41 59 Wind Dir S SW W NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE Wind Spd 8 6 6 5 8 11 10 9 9 10 9 8 8 8 8 6 Avg Clouds OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 POP 12hr 80 50 5 0 0 5 20 40 Frzg Rain C Rain Showers C D C SnowShwrs S C C Sprinkles C Tstms S S $$ MSZ082-152200- Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft 30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft 416 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 Max/Min 58 39 62 36 63 Temp 42 47 55 58 52 48 46 44 41 48 59 61 51 45 42 38 37 47 61 63 56 Dewpt 34 36 36 37 40 39 40 41 40 41 39 36 40 39 37 36 34 39 40 43 49 Min/Max RH 45 89 38 92 46 RH 73 65 49 45 63 71 79 89 96 77 47 39 66 79 82 92 89 74 46 48 77 Wind Dir NE NE E NE NE N N N NW N NW NW W W NW NW NE E S S SE Wind Spd 3 4 4 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 6 3 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 Clouds(%) 92 92 80 76 90 94 94 68 17 15 6 16 30 37 17 11 8 13 36 40 68 Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 POP 12hr 5 40 5 0 0 QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0 0 0 Rain Showers S C C LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 Mix Hgt 800 2000 500 500 1000 4300 300 Trans Wind Dir E E N N N NW W Trans Wind Spd 11 5 4 4 6 10 5 ADI 14 14 3 3 27 40 Max LVORI 3 3 4 6 5 2 Stability C B D F B B F F B C Date Sat 01/18/25Sun 01/19/25Mon 01/20/25Tue 01/21/25 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 Min/Max 52 68 42 51 23 41 23 41 Temp 57 61 67 61 55 43 49 42 32 25 38 36 29 26 39 35 Dewpt 57 60 63 60 53 43 34 28 20 14 15 16 14 11 16 22 Max/Min RH 100 84 97 57 70 36 55 40 RH 100 97 87 97 93100 56 57 61 62 38 44 53 52 39 59 Wind Dir S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE N Wind Spd 6 5 5 3 5 9 10 8 8 11 10 8 9 10 9 8 Avg Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 POP 12hr 80 80 20 5 5 10 20 40 Frzg Rain S Rain Showers C D D C S S SnowShwrs S C Sprinkles C Tstms S C S flurries C $$ MSZ081-152200- Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft 30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft 416 AM CST Wed Jan 15 2025 Date Wed 01/15/25 Thu 01/16/25 Fri 01/17/25 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 58 41 61 38 62 Temp 43 47 56 58 52 49 46 45 42 48 59 61 51 47 44 40 39 48 60 62 56 Dewpt 34 35 35 37 39 39 41 41 40 41 38 36 39 38 37 36 35 38 40 43 49 Min/Max RH 44 86 38 85 48 RH 70 63 45 45 61 68 83 86 93 77 45 39 63 71 76 85 85 68 47 50 77 Wind Dir NE NE E E NE NE N N N N NW NW W W NW N NE E SE SE SE Wind Spd 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 6 8 4 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 Clouds(%) 93 89 81 71 83 95 96 73 26 11 10 18 32 40 18 8 7 13 39 45 70 Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 9 10 10 POP 12hr 5 40 5 0 5 QPF 12hr 0 0.07 0 0 0 Rain Showers S C C LAL 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 Mix Hgt 800 1900 500 400 1000 3900 300 Trans Wind Dir E E NE N N NW W Trans Wind Spd 11 6 5 5 6 10 6 ADI 14 14 4 4 26 38 Max LVORI 3 3 3 6 5 2 Stability C C D F B B F F B C Date Sat 01/18/25Sun 01/19/25Mon 01/20/25Tue 01/21/25 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 53 67 42 51 25 42 25 41 Temp 58 61 66 61 55 43 49 42 33 26 39 38 31 27 39 36 Dewpt 57 60 61 58 52 41 33 27 20 15 15 16 14 12 16 21 Max/Min RH 100 81 96 54 66 36 57 40 RH 96 97 84 90 90 93 54 55 58 63 37 40 49 53 39 54 Wind Dir S SW SW SW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE N Wind Spd 8 8 8 4 8 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 9 Avg Clouds B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 POP 12hr 70 80 20 5 5 10 20 40 Frzg Rain S Rain Showers C L D C S S SnowShwrs S C Sprinkles C Tstms S C 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 calculated from a 2.5 by 2.5 km digital database and only approximates weather conditions in varying terrain near the coast. Please relay any comments you have to the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster.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 for accumulating precipitation QPF 12hr(in)........................Liquid equivalent precipitation amount WEATHER... TYPE... Rain...........Rain Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers Tstms..........Thunderstorms Drizzle........Drizzle Snow...........Snow SnowShwrs......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 LAL(cat)............................Lightning Activity Level 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 Max 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