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
751 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
LAZ080-152200-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
751 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
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 76 56 78 57 79
Temp 64 75 76 68 62 60 58 58 68 76 77 70 63 60 59 57 70 77 77 67
Dewpt 57 62 62 62 61 60 58 58 64 64 63 62 62 60 59 57 62 62 62 62
Min/Max RH 61 100 61 100 57
RH 78 64 62 82 98100100100 87 66 62 76 97 99100100 75 59 60 83
Wind Dir S SW SW SE S SW SW W W W SW S SW W W N E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 2 3 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 22 6 7 12 17 21 38 60 50 38 22 15 13 18 19 29 13 15 16 17
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3000 500 400 2300 2400 500 500 3000 3000
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W W W SW NW SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 6 10 10 9 5 5 4 4 8
ADI 35 6 8 31 29 3 3 24 25
Max LVORI 6 9 9 8 4 10 10 6 5
Stability B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
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 58 80 61 81 61 79 62 78
Temp 60 59 80 70 64 61 80 70 63 61 77 71 65 63 75 71
Dewpt 60 59 67 66 64 61 67 67 63 61 67 68 65 63 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 63 100 67 100 72
RH 100100 64 87100100 65 91 99100 71 89100100 77 84
Wind Dir S S S SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S MM
Wind Spd 3 3 6 4 3 3 6 5 3 5 9 6 5 5 8 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 20 50 50
Rain Showers S C C C C
$$
MSZ080-152200-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
751 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 79 55 81 57 80
Temp 64 77 78 67 60 59 57 57 68 79 81 72 63 61 59 57 70 78 79 70
Dewpt 56 57 57 60 60 59 57 57 63 62 61 62 60 59 58 56 60 58 58 60
Min/Max RH 48 100 50 100 46
RH 73 51 48 79100100100100 82 55 50 71 90 94 97 97 70 50 48 71
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S SW SW W W W W W SW W NW NE E SE S SE
Wind Spd 1 5 8 5 5 4 3 2 4 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5
Clouds FW CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 17 1 1 3 20 39 59 56 45 38 25 16 14 21 19 19 13 16 18 19
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4700 400 400 3300 4100 500 500 4900 5100
Trans Wind Dir SW S W W W W NW SE S
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 9 12 9 4 5 5 8
ADI 51 5 8 51 53 3 4 39 46
Max LVORI 5 9 9 8 3 8 10 6 3
Stability B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 58 82 61 81 61 79 64 77
Temp 60 59 80 72 64 61 79 72 64 62 77 73 67 64 75 71
Dewpt 59 59 65 65 63 61 65 66 64 62 66 67 66 64 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 56 100 63 100 68
RH 97100 59 79 99100 62 81 99100 68 82 98100 75 85
Wind Dir S S SW S S E S SE SE SE S SE S S S MM
Wind Spd 3 2 8 4 3 3 8 5 4 5 11 8 5 5 9 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 20 50 50
Rain Showers S C C C C
$$
MSZ082-152200-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
751 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
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 75 57 78 57 77
Temp 65 74 73 64 61 61 59 58 69 76 77 70 63 61 59 57 70 76 75 66
Dewpt 56 59 60 62 61 61 59 58 64 63 64 63 62 61 58 56 61 60 61 62
Min/Max RH 59 100 60 100 56
RH 73 59 64 95100100100100 83 64 64 78 97100 96 96 73 58 62 87
Wind Dir NW SW S S SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W NW N E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 5 6 4 5 5 4 2 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 4
Clouds SC FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 16 5 17 27 39 50 44 33 45 31 22 20 22 24 24 17 17 14 20
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 0 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3000 400 400 2700 2800 400 400 2900 3000
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W W W W NW E S
Trans Wind Spd 8 10 9 11 9 5 5 5 8
ADI 32 5 7 39 39 3 4 25 27
Max LVORI 8 9 9 8 4 10 10 6 6
Stability B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
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 59 78 61 79 61 78 64 77
Temp 61 60 78 68 64 62 78 69 64 62 76 71 66 65 75 71
Dewpt 61 60 66 66 64 62 66 67 63 62 67 67 66 65 68 67
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 64 100 69 100 75
RH 100100 66 93100100 68 94 97100 74 87100100 79 87
Wind Dir S S S S S NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S MM
Wind Spd 3 2 6 4 3 3 6 5 3 5 10 8 5 6 9 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 40 40
Rain Showers S C C C
$$
MSZ082-152200-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
751 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 74 56 77 57 76
Temp 63 72 72 63 61 60 59 58 68 75 76 68 62 61 59 57 68 73 75 67
Dewpt 58 61 62 63 60 60 59 58 64 64 64 64 62 61 58 57 61 60 62 62
Min/Max RH 66 100 64 100 62
RH 84 68 71100 97100100100 87 69 66 87100100 96100 78 64 64 84
Wind Dir N S S S SW SW W W W W W SW SW W NW N NE SE S S
Wind Spd 2 5 5 3 4 4 4 2 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 3
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 30 12 6 21 16 41 48 50 34 37 34 24 19 31 22 27 19 15 15 20
Visibility 1 10 10 10 10 10 7 0 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2900 400 500 2800 2800 400 400 2800 2800
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W W W W NW E S
Trans Wind Spd 6 9 10 11 10 6 5 6 8
ADI 27 5 8 44 45 3 6 24 26
Max LVORI 9 9 9 8 6 9 10 6 5
Stability B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 59 77 61 77 61 76 63 76
Temp 60 60 77 67 64 61 77 67 63 62 74 70 65 64 73 70
Dewpt 60 60 67 67 64 61 68 67 63 62 68 68 65 64 69 68
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 74 100 76 100 79
RH 100100 71100100100 74100100100 82 93100100 87 93
Wind Dir S S S S S NE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S MM
Wind Spd 3 2 6 3 2 2 5 4 3 4 9 6 5 5 8 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 40 40
Rain Showers S C C C
$$
MSZ070-152200-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
751 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
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 78 56 80 56 79
Temp 63 76 78 68 61 60 58 57 68 78 80 70 63 60 58 57 68 77 79 70
Dewpt 57 60 59 60 59 59 58 57 63 63 62 62 62 60 58 56 59 60 59 60
Min/Max RH 52 100 53 100 51
RH 80 58 52 75 92 96100100 84 60 53 77 97100100 97 73 57 51 71
Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W W W W S S SE E SE S S SE
Wind Spd 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5
Clouds SC CL CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 4 2 8 4 13 31 61 31 35 24 17 19 18 18 26 17 17 19 25
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 0 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4000 500 500 3000 4100 400 400 4400 5200
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W W NW SW S S S
Trans Wind Spd 9 11 10 10 6 4 4 6 8
ADI 55 6 6 43 46 2 3 48 55
Max LVORI 4 7 9 8 4 10 10 6 3
Stability B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
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 59 82 61 82 62 80 63 76
Temp 61 59 80 72 64 61 79 73 64 62 77 73 66 63 73 68
Dewpt 60 59 65 65 64 61 67 65 64 62 66 66 66 63 66 64
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 57 100 58 100 71
RH 99100 60 78100100 66 76100100 69 79100100 79 87
Wind Dir S S SW S S SE S SE SE SE S S S S S MM
Wind Spd 4 4 8 4 4 4 6 5 5 8 9 9 6 8 8 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 40 70 50
Rain Showers C L L C C
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-152200-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
751 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 77 57 80 57 79
Temp 64 75 75 63 60 60 58 57 69 78 79 70 63 61 59 58 70 77 78 69
Dewpt 56 58 58 60 60 60 58 57 63 62 61 62 61 60 58 56 59 58 58 60
Min/Max RH 52 100 52 100 49
RH 76 55 56 90100100100100 81 58 54 76 93 97 96 93 68 52 50 73
Wind Dir SW SW S S SW SW W W W W W SW SW W NW NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 2 5 8 5 5 5 4 2 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 5 4
Clouds SC CL CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 4 1 21 28 39 41 60 33 46 29 24 21 22 18 25 17 17 16 23
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 1 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4100 400 400 3200 3500 400 400 3600 3700
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W W W W N E S
Trans Wind Spd 9 9 9 11 9 4 5 5 8
ADI 40 5 7 41 44 3 4 25 31
Max LVORI 6 9 9 8 4 8 10 6 3
Stability B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 59 80 61 81 61 79 64 78
Temp 60 60 80 68 64 62 80 68 64 62 77 71 65 67 76 71
Dewpt 60 59 65 65 64 62 65 65 63 62 66 66 65 66 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 56 100 64 100 69
RH 100 96 60 90100100 60 90 97100 69 84100 97 74 84
Wind Dir S S S S S NE S SE SE SE S SE SE S S MM
Wind Spd 3 2 8 4 3 3 6 5 4 5 10 8 6 6 8 MM
Avg Clouds SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 40 50
Rain Showers S C C C
$$
MSZ081-152200-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
751 AM CST Sat Nov 15 2025
Date Sat 11/15/25 Sun 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25
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 76 58 80 58 78
Temp 65 75 74 64 61 61 59 58 70 78 79 71 64 62 60 58 71 78 76 66
Dewpt 56 57 57 60 60 60 59 58 62 61 60 61 61 60 58 56 58 58 57 60
Min/Max RH 52 100 51 96 50
RH 73 54 55 87 97 97100100 76 56 52 71 90 93 93 93 64 50 52 81
Wind Dir SW S S S SW SW W W W W W SW SW W NW N E SE S SE
Wind Spd 2 6 9 5 5 5 5 3 5 8 6 5 4 3 3 2 4 5 8 5
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 15 5 4 16 22 35 45 55 32 46 32 21 17 17 17 19 15 15 18 20
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3500 400 400 3000 3300 500 400 3200 3200
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W W W W NW E S
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 9 11 9 4 6 5 9
ADI 25 6 7 42 34 3 6 27 32
Max LVORI 6 8 9 8 3 7 8 5 5
Stability B F F B B F F B B
Date Tue 11/18/25Wed 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25
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 60 79 62 79 62 78 65 77
Temp 62 61 79 69 65 63 79 69 64 62 76 72 67 66 75 71
Dewpt 61 60 63 65 64 63 64 64 64 62 65 66 66 66 66 65
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 58 100 64 100 67
RH 97 97 58 87 97100 60 84100100 69 81 97100 74 81
Wind Dir S S S S S NE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S MM
Wind Spd 4 3 8 5 3 3 8 6 5 6 10 9 8 8 9 MM
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 10 40 50
Rain Showers S C C 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