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
539 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
LAZ080-142100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
539 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
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 76 95 76 89
Temp 76 86 92 90 85 81 79 77 76 88 93 92 85 81 79 77 76 84 87 87 82
Dewpt 75 78 78 77 77 76 76 75 74 78 76 76 76 76 76 75 74 78 77 75 74
Min/Max RH 63 94 57 95 67
RH 96 78 64 66 77 85 91 93 94 73 58 61 75 86 92 94 94 81 71 67 77
Wind Dir NW NW SW SW N SW W N N N SE SE SE E E NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 6 4 2 1 3 6 11 13 12 6
Clouds FW CL SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 6 4 27 36 17 15 12 3 9 6 48 27 19 11 20 16 24 37 45 35 22
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 5 10 10 40
QPF 12hr 0.11 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C C S S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 3600 3200 500 500 4300 3000 600 500 3800 3800
Trans Wind Dir NW SW SW NW NE SE SE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 5 8 6 6 13 14
ADI 22 20 3 6
Max LVORI 7 4 7 7
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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 89 70 91 72 90 74 88
Temp 76 73 88 82 74 71 89 84 76 73 88 83 76 74 86 82
Dewpt 72 67 69 69 67 65 70 72 71 70 74 74 73 72 76 74
Max/Min RH 87 50 84 51 91 61 94 67
RH 85 81 54 65 80 80 54 68 85 89 64 74 90 92 71 77
Wind Dir E NE E SE NE NE E SE E NE E SE SE NE E SE
Wind Spd 2 6 12 5 1 5 9 5 1 3 6 4 1 2 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 5 40 20 50
Rain Showers C C S C C
Tstms S C S C
$$
MSZ080-142100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
539 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 73 95 74 92
Temp 73 86 93 91 83 79 76 75 73 86 93 92 84 79 77 76 74 84 90 90 82
Dewpt 73 78 75 75 76 75 74 73 73 77 73 74 75 75 74 73 73 75 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 54 100 50 96 54
RH 100 76 56 61 81 89 94 95100 73 52 55 73 88 91 91 96 74 58 55 70
Wind Dir NW N N W N N N N N NE E SE SE N E NE NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 5 11 11 10 3
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 2 16 32 20 15 4 7 7 6 44 26 17 6 12 7 10 11 24 22 19
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 5 30 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C S C S S S S
Tstms C S C S S
Mix Hgt 5400 5400 500 400 6900 7100 400 400 5400 5500
Trans Wind Dir N S SW NW NE SE SE E E SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 5 4 4 5 6 4 5 12 11
ADI 31 25 3 6
Max LVORI 9 5 8 9
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 90 68 92 70 91 71 90
Temp 75 71 88 83 72 69 89 84 74 71 88 83 75 72 87 81
Dewpt 68 64 64 65 63 62 67 70 69 68 72 73 72 71 74 73
Max/Min RH 82 40 78 44 93 57 100 60
RH 80 79 45 55 73 77 47 63 84 90 58 71 91 97 64 77
Wind Dir E NE E E N NE E SE N NE E SE N NE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 6 10 2 0 5 9 3 0 2 5 3 0 0 4 2
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0 40 20 60
Rain Showers C C S C L
Tstms S C C
$$
MSZ082-142100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
539 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
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 94 76 92
Temp 75 87 93 92 85 80 78 76 75 88 93 92 85 80 78 77 76 84 90 91 83
Dewpt 74 78 76 77 77 76 75 74 74 77 74 76 76 75 75 74 74 76 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 58 97 54 94 53
RH 97 74 58 62 77 88 91 94 97 70 54 59 75 85 91 90 94 76 59 54 70
Wind Dir NW N SE SW SW W N N N NE E SE SE E E NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 3 1 0 1 2 3 5 8 3 2 2 4 9 13 13 11 4
Clouds CL CL SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 5 32 23 17 1 9 11 10 4 31 21 6 6 9 13 9 5 15 11 9
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 10 30 20
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C C S S
Tstms S S S
Mix Hgt 4500 3800 500 400 5900 5000 400 400 4500 4700
Trans Wind Dir N S SW NW NE SE SE NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 6 8 4 6 13 11
ADI 26 22 3 6
Max LVORI 6 4 7 8
Stability B C F D B C F D C C
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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 72 90 70 91 72 90 74 89
Temp 76 73 88 84 73 71 89 84 76 73 88 84 77 74 87 83
Dewpt 68 66 66 68 65 65 69 71 71 70 73 74 73 72 75 74
Max/Min RH 81 45 84 50 93 59 93 66
RH 76 80 48 59 76 81 52 65 85 90 61 72 88 93 68 74
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E SE E NE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Spd 4 9 11 3 2 6 10 4 1 3 6 4 1 1 6 4
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 40 30 60
Rain Showers C C C C L
Tstms S C S S C
$$
MSZ082-142100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
539 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 75 93 75 91
Temp 75 86 91 91 84 79 77 76 75 87 92 91 84 79 78 77 76 84 89 90 82
Dewpt 74 78 77 78 77 76 76 74 74 77 75 76 76 75 75 75 74 75 73 72 72
Min/Max RH 64 97 58 97 54
RH 97 77 64 66 80 91 97 94 97 72 58 62 77 88 91 94 94 74 59 56 72
Wind Dir N N E S SW W N N N NE E SE SE E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 2 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 5 6 2 2 2 4 9 12 11 9 3
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW CL SC SC CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 4 10 15 12 2 15 17 7 3 33 28 5 5 8 14 8 5 14 7 7
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 10 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C C
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 4300 3900 500 400 5400 4700 400 500 4100 4300
Trans Wind Dir N S W NW NE SE E E E SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 4 5 6 8 5 6 13 10
ADI 25 23 3 7
Max LVORI 6 5 9 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 90 70 90 73 89 73 88
Temp 75 72 88 83 73 71 88 83 75 73 87 83 76 74 86 82
Dewpt 67 66 67 68 65 65 70 72 71 70 74 74 73 73 75 74
Max/Min RH 81 45 81 54 90 63 97 66
RH 76 81 50 61 76 81 55 70 87 90 65 74 90 97 70 77
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E SE E NE SE SE SE E SE SE
Wind Spd 3 8 10 2 2 5 9 3 1 3 6 3 1 1 6 3
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 50 30 60
Rain Showers C C C C L
Tstms S C S S C
$$
MSZ070-142100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
539 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
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 72 94
Temp 73 86 93 90 82 77 75 74 73 86 93 93 85 78 76 74 73 86 92 92 83
Dewpt 73 78 76 75 75 74 73 73 72 77 74 72 73 73 72 72 72 75 74 71 71
Min/Max RH 56 97 50 99 51
RH 100 77 58 62 79 90 94 96 97 74 54 51 67 84 87 93 95 71 55 51 66
Wind Dir W NW N N SW N N N N NE E E SE S N N NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 3 9 10 9 3
Clouds FW CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 17 5 26 25 21 20 15 18 5 9 33 28 23 21 9 6 13 10 16 23 30
Visibility 5 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 5 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 10 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.06 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers C
Tstms C
Mix Hgt 5700 5200 500 400 6100 6600 500 400 5900 6100
Trans Wind Dir NW S SW W NE SE S SE E SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 10 9
ADI 24 26 3 3
Max LVORI 9 4 8 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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 69 92 67 94 69 94 70 92
Temp 74 70 90 84 71 68 92 84 72 70 91 84 73 71 90 82
Dewpt 69 66 66 64 62 61 66 66 66 66 70 70 70 70 73 72
Max/Min RH 89 40 82 39 90 46 99 53
RH 86 87 44 52 74 79 44 55 81 87 50 64 89 97 58 71
Wind Dir N NE E E N N NE E N NE E SE SE E E SE
Wind Spd 0 3 10 3 0 3 8 3 0 1 4 3 1 1 4 3
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 20 5 40
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ082-142100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
539 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 74 94 75 92
Temp 74 86 93 92 83 79 77 75 74 87 92 92 83 79 77 76 75 84 89 92 82
Dewpt 74 78 76 76 77 76 74 74 74 77 74 74 76 75 74 74 73 75 73 71 71
Min/Max RH 54 100 51 97 51
RH 100 77 58 60 82 91 90 97100 72 56 56 80 88 90 94 94 74 59 51 69
Wind Dir NW N NE S SW W N N N NE E SE SE SE E NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 4 6 3 1 1 3 8 12 11 9 3
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW CL FW FW FW CL SC SC FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 3 19 29 25 3 11 14 6 4 45 30 7 3 15 7 4 4 7 9 6
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 0 20 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C
Tstms C
Mix Hgt 5300 5300 500 400 6900 6900 400 400 5100 5600
Trans Wind Dir N S SW NW NE SE SE E E SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 6 6 4 5 12 10
ADI 30 30 3 6
Max LVORI 7 5 7 9
Stability B C F D B C F D B C
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 91 69 91 71 90 73 90
Temp 74 71 88 83 72 70 89 83 74 72 88 82 75 73 87 82
Dewpt 67 65 66 67 64 63 68 71 70 70 73 74 72 72 75 74
Max/Min RH 84 41 81 47 97 58 97 61
RH 79 81 48 59 76 78 50 67 87 93 61 77 90 97 68 77
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E SE N NE SE SE N NE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 8 10 2 2 5 8 3 0 3 5 3 0 1 4 3
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5 50 20 60
Rain Showers C C S C L
Tstms S C S C
$$
MSZ081-142100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
539 AM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date Mon 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26
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 76 95 77 92
Temp 77 87 94 92 85 80 78 77 76 89 95 93 85 81 79 77 77 84 90 92 84
Dewpt 74 76 74 75 76 75 75 74 74 76 72 73 74 75 75 74 74 74 71 70 71
Min/Max RH 53 94 48 91 49
RH 90 70 53 58 75 85 91 90 94 66 48 52 70 82 88 90 90 72 54 49 65
Wind Dir NW N E S SW N N N N NE E SE SE E E NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 3 5 3 0 0 1 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 4 9 13 13 11 6
Clouds CL CL SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 3 34 32 15 4 1 15 8 9 40 26 26 6 19 7 10 10 19 15 9
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 0 20 20 20
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C S S S S
Tstms C
Mix Hgt 4500 4700 400 400 5700 5100 500 500 4800 4900
Trans Wind Dir N S SW NW NE SE SE NE E SE
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 4 6 9 5 6 13 11
ADI 26 27 3 6
Max LVORI 6 4 7 7
Stability B C F D B C F D C C
Date Thu 09/17/26Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26
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 91 71 92 73 90 74 90
Temp 76 73 89 84 74 72 90 84 76 74 88 84 77 75 87 83
Dewpt 68 65 63 66 65 64 66 70 70 70 71 72 72 72 72 73
Max/Min RH 79 38 79 43 90 56 93 57
RH 76 76 42 55 74 76 45 63 82 87 57 67 85 90 61 72
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE E SE E NE SE SE E NE SE SE
Wind Spd 4 9 12 4 2 6 10 5 1 3 8 5 1 2 6 4
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 10 40 30 60
Rain Showers C C C C L
Tstms S C 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