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
444 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
LAZ080-192100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
444 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 75 95 75 94
Temp 72 85 92 93 87 81 79 77 75 86 93 92 85 81 79 77 75 86 93 91 84
Dewpt 70 73 73 72 71 72 72 72 72 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 73 76 76 76 75
Min/Max RH 51 91 53 95 58
RH 93 67 54 51 60 75 80 86 91 70 56 55 70 80 86 90 94 73 59 61 74
Wind Dir N N S S S S SW NW NW N W SW S S SW W NW N N SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 0 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 2
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 7 12 11 2 1 0 3 3 8 11 7 28 32 8 11 6 16 17 30 39 38
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain Showers C C
Tstms C C
Mix Hgt 4300 4200 500 500 4300 3500 500 600 5000 4400
Trans Wind Dir NE SE S W N S S W N SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 5 6 4 5 6 6
ADI 25 31 4 6
Max LVORI 6 3 5 7
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
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 94 74 93 72 91 70 90
Temp 77 74 92 86 77 75 91 86 76 73 89 84 74 71 87 83
Dewpt 74 73 76 75 74 72 76 74 71 68 72 71 67 65 69 68
Max/Min RH 96 58 94 56 87 53 83 53
RH 89 96 59 70 89 91 62 69 84 84 57 65 78 81 55 62
Wind Dir N N E SE N N NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 0 1 3 2 0 3 5 3 1 6 6 4 3 6 6 4
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 5 10 0 5
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ080-192100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
444 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 96 72 96 72 95
Temp 70 86 94 94 85 78 75 74 72 86 94 93 83 78 76 74 73 86 93 91 82
Dewpt 68 71 70 70 69 69 69 70 70 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 75 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 43 92 48 99 52
RH 92 60 45 45 58 74 82 88 92 64 50 52 71 85 88 93 97 69 53 57 76
Wind Dir N N NE SE S N N N N NW N NW S N N N N N NE SE N
Wind Spd 1 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0
Clouds CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 4 7 3 9 15 4 5 8 19 17 31 40 53 14 8 6 9 15 32 41 46
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 5 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain Showers C C C
Tstms C C C
Mix Hgt 6200 6900 400 400 6800 7400 500 400 5700 5600
Trans Wind Dir NE SE SW W N SE SW W N SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 5 4 5 5 4 4 6 6
ADI 44 47 4 6
Max LVORI 6 3 5 7
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 95 72 94 70 91 69 90
Temp 75 72 93 85 75 73 91 84 75 71 89 84 73 69 87 82
Dewpt 72 72 74 74 72 71 73 72 68 66 69 67 64 62 66 64
Max/Min RH 100 52 97 50 87 46 79 44
RH 91 99 53 70 90 92 55 66 81 84 51 56 73 78 49 55
Wind Dir N N NE SE N N NE E N N NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 1 1 5 6 2 3 6 6 2
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW CL FW SC CL CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 5 10 5 10 0 5
Rain Showers C
Tstms C
$$
MSZ082-192100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
444 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 74 95 74 94
Temp 73 87 94 93 84 79 77 76 74 87 93 92 84 79 77 76 74 86 93 91 83
Dewpt 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 72 72 74 74 75 74 74 74 73 73 76 75 76 75
Min/Max RH 47 93 54 97 56
RH 94 61 50 51 67 79 87 87 93 65 54 58 72 85 90 90 97 72 57 61 77
Wind Dir N N E S SW SW N N NW NW N S SW SW N N N N SE S S
Wind Spd 2 3 3 6 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 5 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 5 2
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 7 9 5 11 7 13 21 14 32 32 14 43 21 13 12 9 13 6 26 41 34
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 10 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.05
Rain Showers C C
Tstms C C
Mix Hgt 5100 4800 400 400 5000 5100 500 400 4400 3800
Trans Wind Dir NE S SW W N SW SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 3 5 6 4 3 5 8
ADI 29 35 3 4
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
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 94 73 93 72 91 70 90
Temp 77 74 92 85 76 74 91 85 75 73 89 84 74 71 88 83
Dewpt 74 73 75 75 74 73 74 74 71 69 71 70 66 65 68 68
Max/Min RH 100 56 99 54 90 52 84 49
RH 90 97 58 72 92 95 58 70 87 87 56 63 76 81 52 60
Wind Dir N N E S N N NE SE N N E E NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 0 1 3 2 0 3 5 2 2 6 6 3 4 8 6 3
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 20 10 10 5 5
Rain Showers C S
Tstms C S
$$
MSZ082-192100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
444 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 74 93 74 92
Temp 72 85 92 91 83 79 77 75 74 86 91 90 83 78 77 76 74 85 91 89 82
Dewpt 70 73 71 72 73 73 73 72 72 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 73 76 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 51 93 58 97 62
RH 93 67 51 54 72 82 88 90 93 68 58 62 77 88 90 94 97 75 62 66 82
Wind Dir N N NE S SW SW N N N NW N S SW SW N N N N SE S S
Wind Spd 2 3 3 5 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 4 1
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 7 9 5 16 7 19 25 11 33 30 14 27 25 16 12 9 14 7 21 40 31
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 20 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Showers S S C C
Tstms S S C C
Mix Hgt 4800 4200 400 400 4900 4500 500 400 4000 3600
Trans Wind Dir N S SW W NW SW SW W NE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 3 5 6 4 3 5 5
ADI 28 26 3 4
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 92 73 92 71 90 70 89
Temp 76 73 90 84 76 74 90 84 75 72 88 83 73 70 86 82
Dewpt 74 73 75 76 74 72 75 74 71 69 72 71 67 65 68 68
Max/Min RH 100 60 97 56 93 57 84 53
RH 94100 62 77 94 93 62 72 87 90 59 67 81 84 55 63
Wind Dir N N E S N N NE E N NE E E NE NE E E
Wind Spd 0 1 3 1 0 3 5 1 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 2
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 10 20 5 10 5 5
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
$$
MSZ070-192100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
444 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 96 72 96 72 95
Temp 69 86 94 96 87 78 75 73 72 86 94 94 84 78 76 74 73 86 93 93 83
Dewpt 65 71 70 68 68 68 67 67 68 74 72 71 71 72 70 70 70 75 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 41 88 46 93 49
RH 87 61 46 41 53 71 76 81 88 68 49 48 65 81 83 87 90 70 52 51 70
Wind Dir NW N NE E S SW SW W W NW N NW S N SW W NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 4 4 3 0
Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 15 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 6 8 11 11 12 14 7 8 19 28 24 38 43
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5900 6800 400 400 6500 7200 500 400 6200 6700
Trans Wind Dir N SE SW W N SE SW W N N
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 6 9 6
ADI 42 38 4 8
Max LVORI 5 2 4 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
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 71 95 71 93 68 91 66 89
Temp 75 72 93 85 75 72 91 84 73 69 88 81 71 67 87 80
Dewpt 71 70 73 71 70 68 72 68 65 63 68 63 61 61 65 62
Max/Min RH 93 49 90 49 81 45 84 43
RH 87 93 52 63 84 87 54 59 76 81 52 55 71 81 48 54
Wind Dir N N NE NE N N N NE N NE N N NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 0 1 4 2 0 3 8 5 2 5 8 5 3 5 8 6
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 5 0 5 0 0
$$
MSZ082-192100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
444 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 73 95 73 94
Temp 71 86 93 93 83 78 76 74 73 86 93 92 82 78 76 75 73 86 92 92 82
Dewpt 69 72 71 72 71 72 71 71 71 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 76 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 43 93 51 100 56
RH 93 63 49 51 67 82 85 90 93 68 54 56 77 88 90 94100 72 58 58 79
Wind Dir N N NE S S SW N N N NW N S SW N N N NW N E S S
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1
Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 9 8 1 11 19 15 12 18 19 27 11 35 35 15 16 8 8 3 17 39 37
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 5 40
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0.03
Rain Showers C C
Tstms C C
Mix Hgt 6200 6400 400 400 6500 6500 500 400 6000 5200
Trans Wind Dir N S SW W N S SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 6 6 4 3 6 6
ADI 43 45 3 4
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 94 73 93 71 91 69 90
Temp 75 73 92 84 75 74 91 84 75 72 89 83 73 70 87 82
Dewpt 73 73 75 75 73 72 74 73 70 68 71 69 65 64 67 66
Max/Min RH 100 56 97 52 90 50 84 48
RH 94100 58 74 94 93 58 70 84 87 56 63 76 81 52 58
Wind Dir N N E S N N NE E N N NE E NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 0 0 3 1 0 3 4 2 2 6 6 3 4 6 6 3
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 20 5 5 0 5
Rain Showers C S
Tstms C S
$$
MSZ081-192100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
444 AM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26
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 75 95 74 95
Temp 73 87 94 93 85 80 78 76 75 88 94 92 84 80 78 76 75 87 93 92 84
Dewpt 69 70 68 70 70 71 71 71 71 72 71 73 73 73 73 72 73 74 72 73 73
Min/Max RH 43 87 48 97 49
RH 87 57 43 47 61 74 79 85 87 59 48 54 70 79 85 87 94 65 51 54 70
Wind Dir N N E S S SW N N NW NW NW S SW SW N NW NW N E SE S
Wind Spd 2 3 4 8 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 6 3 1 0 1 2 4 4 6 3
Clouds FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 9 5 2 11 13 7 4 10 14 24 14 36 38 12 12 5 10 5 29 44 41
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 30 5 30
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.06 0 0.01
Rain Showers C C
Tstms C C
Mix Hgt 5200 5200 400 400 5600 5100 500 400 4900 4200
Trans Wind Dir NE S SW W N S SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 5 4 6 6 5 3 6 6
ADI 30 37 4 6
Max LVORI 4 3 4 6
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26
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 94 74 94 72 92 70 90
Temp 77 74 93 85 77 75 92 86 76 73 89 84 74 71 88 83
Dewpt 74 73 73 74 73 72 72 72 70 68 68 68 66 64 65 66
Max/Min RH 100 52 93 49 87 47 81 45
RH 90 97 52 70 88 90 52 63 82 84 50 59 76 79 47 57
Wind Dir N N E S N N NE E N N E SE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 0 2 4 2 0 4 6 3 2 8 8 4 4 9 8 5
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 20 5 10 5 5
Rain Showers C S
Tstms 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 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