Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1130 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
LAZ080-181000-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1130 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 60 79 60 79 59
Temp 62 61 62 71 78 78 70 65 63 62 61 71 78 79 71 65 63 61 60
Dewpt 62 61 62 69 68 68 67 65 63 62 61 68 68 66 67 65 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 69 100 65 100
RH 100100100 92 71 72 90100100100100 91 72 65 87100100100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S SE S S SE SE S SE E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 5 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 2
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 33 45 51 28 37 23 36 23 48 50 61 31 22 18 22 32 52 66 78
Visibility 10 8 4 10 10 10 10 10 9 0 0 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F+ F+
Mix Hgt 400 2300 2500 400 400 2100 2100 500 500
Trans Wind Dir SE S S S S SW S SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 8 9 4 3 5 6 5
ADI 7 27 25 4 4 10 14 4 8
Max LVORI 9 9 6 9 10 9 6 10 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 78 63 80 63 80 55 76 54 74
Temp 76 70 64 63 78 73 67 64 77 71 60 55 73 68 57 54 72 65
Dewpt 67 67 64 63 71 70 67 64 67 63 58 54 59 59 56 53 59 59
Min/Max RH 67 100 72 100 62 98 56 98 59
RH 74 90100100 79 88100100 71 76 94 98 62 74 94 96 64 81
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S SW NW NW W MM
Wind Spd 5 5 4 4 8 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 6 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 40 60 20 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Showers C L C S S S S
$$
MSZ080-181000-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1130 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 60 80 60 82 60
Temp 62 61 62 71 78 80 72 65 63 62 60 71 79 82 72 64 63 62 60
Dewpt 62 61 62 69 67 66 67 65 63 62 60 68 66 65 66 64 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 61 100 56 100
RH 99100100 92 68 61 84100100100100 89 63 56 80100 99100100
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S SW N S SW S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 2 2 1 4 8 9 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 5 4 2 1 1 1
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 49 62 60 45 38 26 40 34 53 68 71 29 22 18 23 40 66 72 77
Visibility 10 0 0 10 10 10 10 9 7 0 0 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F F F+ F+
Mix Hgt 400 3000 3100 500 500 3000 3200 500 500
Trans Wind Dir SE S S S SW W SW S S
Trans Wind Spd 5 9 10 8 5 3 5 4 5
ADI 6 28 25 4 5 18 19 3 5
Max LVORI 10 9 5 9 10 9 5 10 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 80 63 80 64 81 54 76 53 75
Temp 77 70 65 64 78 73 67 65 78 71 61 54 73 67 57 53 74 63
Dewpt 64 65 65 64 70 69 67 65 65 60 57 54 57 56 53 52 56 57
Min/Max RH 58 100 72 100 53 100 49 96 51
RH 65 84100100 75 86100100 64 67 87100 57 70 89 94 52 82
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S SW W NW W MM
Wind Spd 5 5 4 5 9 5 3 3 8 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 8 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 30 60 20 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Showers C L L S S S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-181000-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1130 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 60 78 60 79 60
Temp 62 61 61 71 77 76 68 65 64 62 62 72 78 78 69 65 63 62 61
Dewpt 62 61 61 67 68 68 67 65 64 62 62 69 67 67 67 65 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 67 100
RH 100100100 87 74 76 97100100100100 92 69 70 94100100100100
Wind Dir SE SE E SE S S S S S SW W NW SW S S S SW SW NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 6 8 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 3 2 1 1 1
Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 30 74 67 49 32 16 16 28 37 66 78 36 26 19 31 49 57 64 80
Visibility 8 0 0 7 10 10 10 7 6 0 0 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F F F+ PF
Mix Hgt 400 2700 2800 400 400 2800 2600 400 400
Trans Wind Dir SE SE S S SW W SW S S
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 8 8 4 4 5 4 4
ADI 6 27 32 4 4 25 23 2 4
Max LVORI 10 9 8 9 10 9 8 10 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 77 63 79 64 79 55 76 53 74
Temp 76 67 65 65 78 70 67 65 78 70 61 55 73 66 57 54 72 65
Dewpt 66 67 65 65 70 69 67 65 69 66 58 55 58 58 55 52 58 59
Min/Max RH 69 100 76 100 69 100 54 96 56
RH 71100100100 76 97100100 75 87 90100 59 75 93 93 60 81
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S S W NW NW MM
Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 9 5 3 3 8 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 8 MM
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 20 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Showers S C C S S S
$$
MSZ082-181000-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1130 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 59 77 60 78 59
Temp 62 60 60 70 75 75 67 65 64 62 62 71 78 76 67 64 63 61 60
Dewpt 61 60 60 67 68 69 67 65 64 62 62 69 68 68 67 64 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 74 100 71 100
RH 97100100 90 79 82100100100100100 93 71 76100100100100100
Wind Dir SE E E SE S S SE S S SW W NW SW S S S SW W NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 5 5 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 5 2 2 1 1 1
Clouds SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 31 49 58 30 19 11 14 29 51 68 80 34 24 17 28 42 59 64 82
Visibility 8 6 1 6 10 10 10 8 6 0 0 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F F F+ PF
Mix Hgt 400 2500 2500 400 500 2800 2700 500 500
Trans Wind Dir SE SE S S SW W SW S S
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 8 6 4 4 5 4 4
ADI 5 25 26 4 4 21 19 3 4
Max LVORI 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 76 62 78 64 78 55 74 53 74
Temp 75 67 65 64 77 69 67 65 75 70 60 55 71 65 56 54 73 62
Dewpt 67 67 65 64 71 69 67 65 70 67 59 55 59 58 55 52 59 59
Min/Max RH 74 100 82 100 74 100 59 100 62
RH 76100100100 82100100100 84 90 96100 66 78 96 93 62 90
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW W NW NW MM
Wind Spd 5 3 4 4 8 4 3 3 6 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 6 MM
Avg Clouds B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 40 20 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Showers C C S S
$$
MSZ070-181000-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1130 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 59 80 60 82 60
Temp 61 61 61 69 78 80 73 67 65 62 61 70 79 82 73 65 63 61 60
Dewpt 61 60 61 68 68 67 67 66 64 62 61 67 67 65 66 64 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 56 100
RH 100 98100 96 72 66 83 97 98100100 90 67 56 79 96100100100
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 4 6 9 8 5 5 4 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 3 2 2
Clouds FW B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 22 70 90 72 64 37 36 36 35 47 66 30 36 26 39 50 52 62 81
Visibility 9 2 0 4 10 10 10 10 10 1 0 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F PF F+ PF
Mix Hgt 400 2800 3200 500 400 3300 3900 600 600
Trans Wind Dir S S S S SW SW S S S
Trans Wind Spd 8 12 12 10 6 6 4 6 6
ADI 6 28 40 8 4 29 28 4 4
Max LVORI 9 10 5 9 9 9 4 9 9
Stability F C B F F B B F F
Date 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 79 63 79 62 76 53 73 52 72
Temp 77 71 64 64 77 71 67 63 74 67 58 54 70 64 55 52 70 63
Dewpt 65 64 64 64 70 69 66 63 60 58 56 54 58 57 54 51 56 57
Min/Max RH 58 100 72 100 55 100 57 100 57
RH 67 80100100 79 92 99100 62 73 93100 66 80 96 97 61 80
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S W W NW NW MM
Wind Spd 5 5 6 8 9 5 4 4 6 4 3 3 5 4 3 4 6 MM
Avg Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 50 70 30 30 20 20 20 20
Rain Showers S C L L C C C C S S S S S S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-181000-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1130 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 60 79 60 81 60
Temp 62 61 61 71 78 77 68 65 64 62 61 71 79 80 71 64 63 62 61
Dewpt 61 61 61 67 67 66 67 65 64 62 61 68 66 65 66 64 63 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 58 100
RH 97100100 87 69 69 97100100100100 90 64 60 84100100100100
Wind Dir SE E E SE S S S S S SW N W SW S S S SW SW E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 2 1 1 1
Clouds SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 37 50 71 45 42 17 24 33 49 53 77 35 28 19 33 51 62 65 77
Visibility 10 0 0 7 10 10 10 7 6 0 0 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F F F+ F+
Mix Hgt 400 2900 3100 400 500 3200 3100 500 500
Trans Wind Dir SE S S S SW W SW S S
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 9 6 5 3 5 4 4
ADI 5 30 25 4 5 14 19 3 4
Max LVORI 10 9 8 9 10 9 5 10 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 78 63 80 65 81 55 76 53 75
Temp 78 67 64 65 78 72 67 66 78 71 61 55 73 66 56 54 74 63
Dewpt 65 66 64 65 69 68 67 66 67 63 57 55 57 56 53 52 56 58
Min/Max RH 64 100 72 100 60 100 50 96 52
RH 64 97100100 74 87100100 69 76 87100 57 70 90 93 53 84
Wind Dir S S SE S S S S S SW S S SE S S W NW NW MM
Wind Spd 5 4 5 6 9 6 4 3 6 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 6 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 50 20 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Showers S C C S S
$$
MSZ081-181000-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1130 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025
Date 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed 11/19/25 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 62 78 61 80 61
Temp 63 62 63 71 77 76 69 65 64 63 62 73 79 78 69 65 63 63 61
Dewpt 63 62 63 67 66 65 66 65 64 63 62 67 65 64 65 65 63 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 58 100
RH 100100100 87 69 69 90100100100100 81 62 62 87100100100100
Wind Dir SE SE E SE S S S S S SW W W S S S S S SW E
Wind Spd 3 2 2 5 9 9 5 4 2 2 1 2 5 5 4 2 2 1 1
Clouds FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 25 54 73 52 42 28 24 24 46 54 77 32 26 24 33 52 58 67 78
Visibility 7 0 0 10 10 10 10 7 6 0 0 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F F F F+ F+
Mix Hgt 400 2200 2200 400 400 2800 2600 500 500
Trans Wind Dir SE S S S SW W S S S
Trans Wind Spd 5 8 9 8 5 4 6 4 4
ADI 8 21 22 4 4 20 23 2 4
Max LVORI 10 9 6 9 10 9 6 10 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 77 65 79 65 80 56 76 54 74
Temp 77 68 65 65 77 73 67 66 77 71 61 56 74 67 58 55 74 63
Dewpt 64 65 65 65 67 68 67 66 65 61 57 55 56 56 54 52 55 57
Min/Max RH 64 100 67 100 58 96 48 93 51
RH 64 90100100 71 84100100 67 71 87 96 53 68 87 90 51 81
Wind Dir S SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S S W NW W MM
Wind Spd 6 5 8 8 9 8 5 4 8 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 8 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 20 50 20 20 10 10 10 10
Rain Showers S C C S S 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