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
440 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
LAZ080-012100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
440 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 81 65 80 65 82
Temp 66 74 79 79 71 68 67 67 65 73 78 78 71 68 67 67 66 75 80 80 72
Dewpt 66 73 74 73 71 68 67 67 65 71 71 71 70 68 67 67 66 72 72 72 71
Min/Max RH 79 100 76 100 73
RH 100 98 84 82100100100100100 93 79 78 94100100100100 89 76 76 97
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 5 6 8 5 4 4 5 6 10 13 12 9 5 4 4 5 10 12 11 6
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 80 67 66 58 53 44 69 59 50 72 76 64 74 60 57 46 57 65 68 76 73
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10
PoP 12hr 50 20 20 0 20
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C C S S S S S S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 2000 2200 1200 1200 2900 2800 700 600 2600 2700
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E E E E SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 11 12 12 13 16 16 11 9 13 13
ADI 23 36 9 19
Max LVORI 8 8 8 8
Stability B C F D C C E D C C
Date Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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 64 81 57 80 54 80 51 79
Temp 68 65 78 72 61 57 77 70 58 55 77 69 57 52 76 68
Dewpt 68 65 70 67 61 57 62 62 58 55 60 60 55 52 57 58
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 54 100 51 100 47
RH 100100 76 84100100 60 76 98100 57 73 95 98 53 71
Wind Dir SE SW SW W NW N W W NW N W NW N N NW N
Wind Spd 2 2 5 2 2 3 5 2 1 2 5 1 2 2 4 1
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 50 0 5 5 5 0 5
Rain Showers S L C C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ080-012100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
440 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 79 64 80 65 81
Temp 67 73 77 77 71 68 67 66 65 72 77 78 73 68 67 66 65 74 79 79 72
Dewpt 67 72 72 71 70 68 66 65 65 69 69 68 68 67 66 65 65 70 70 69 69
Min/Max RH 77 100 68 100 69
RH 100 97 84 81 94100 98 99100 89 75 70 84 97 98 97100 87 73 72 90
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E SE E E E E E E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 6 8 8 5 5 4 5 8 10 11 11 6 5 4 4 5 11 13 12 6
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 69 85 65 62 66 38 62 50 53 71 73 65 87 42 44 51 67 69 65 69 80
Visibility 10 7 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 60 20 30 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.07 0.02 0 0
Rain Showers C L C C S S S S C C S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 2100 2400 900 1200 3400 3400 500 400 3000 3000
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E SE E E SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 11 10 11 11 13 12 10 9 13 12
ADI 21 27 8 12
Max LVORI 7 9 9 8
Stability B C E D C C E D C C
Date Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 64 80 56 79 53 79 50 79
Temp 67 65 78 71 61 57 77 69 57 54 77 68 55 51 76 67
Dewpt 67 65 69 66 61 57 61 61 57 54 59 59 55 51 56 57
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 51 100 48 100 44
RH 100100 74 84100100 57 76 99100 53 73100100 49 70
Wind Dir SE S SW SW NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW
Wind Spd 2 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 4 1
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 60 70 5 5 0 10 0 0
Rain Showers S L L L
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ082-012100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
440 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 64 80 65 81
Temp 67 75 78 77 70 68 66 66 66 74 78 80 73 68 67 67 67 76 79 79 72
Dewpt 67 72 71 70 68 66 65 65 65 68 68 67 67 66 65 66 66 70 70 69 69
Min/Max RH 74 100 65 100 69
RH 100 90 79 79 93 93 97 97 97 82 71 65 81 93 93 99 99 82 74 72 89
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E E E SE E
Wind Spd 8 10 11 11 8 6 6 8 10 13 14 13 8 5 5 6 9 12 14 12 6
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 81 73 77 71 69 60 54 57 56 53 59 68 45 46 46 42 56 61 65 55 69
Visibility 10 7 10 7 8 7 7 7 10 8
PoP 12hr 50 10 20 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0.06 0 0.02
Rain Showers S C C S C C C
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 2300 2300 700 500 3200 3300 400 400 2800 2900
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 13 13 12 12 16 12 9 10 14 13
ADI 29 30 12 11
Max LVORI 5 5 6 8
Stability C C E D C D E E C C
Date Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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 65 80 58 79 54 79 52 79
Temp 68 66 78 72 63 59 77 68 58 56 77 68 57 53 76 67
Dewpt 67 66 70 67 63 59 61 61 58 56 59 59 55 53 56 57
Max/Min RH 100 69 100 52 100 49 100 45
RH 97100 76 84 99100 58 78100100 54 73 95100 51 69
Wind Dir SE S SW SW NW N NW W NW N NW W N N NW W
Wind Spd 3 3 8 3 1 2 5 2 2 2 5 2 1 2 4 2
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 70 20 5 0 5 0 0
Rain Showers C L L C S
Tstms S S S S
$$
MSZ082-012100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
440 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 78 63 79 64 80
Temp 67 74 76 76 70 67 66 65 64 73 77 77 70 66 65 66 67 75 78 78 71
Dewpt 67 72 72 71 70 67 66 65 64 69 69 69 68 66 65 66 66 71 71 71 70
Min/Max RH 79 100 72 100 77
RH 100 93 87 85100100100100100 87 76 76 93100100100 97 87 79 79 97
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E
Wind Spd 6 9 10 10 6 5 5 6 9 11 11 11 5 4 4 5 8 11 12 11 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) 81 74 76 81 59 51 42 53 54 45 49 41 29 43 51 44 59 58 68 58 63
Visibility 10 7 9 7 8 7 9 8 10 8
PoP 12hr 50 20 20 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.12 0.01 0 0 0.01
Rain Showers S S C C S C C C
Tstms S S C S S
Mix Hgt 2300 2300 1100 500 3100 3100 400 500 2700 2800
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 13 13 13 12 16 12 9 10 16 13
ADI 31 31 10 11
Max LVORI 5 8 8 8
Stability C C E D C C E E C C
Date Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 64 79 58 78 53 78 51 77
Temp 67 65 78 71 63 59 75 67 58 55 75 67 56 53 74 66
Dewpt 67 65 72 69 63 59 63 64 58 55 61 61 56 53 58 59
Max/Min RH 100 79 100 62 100 54 100 50
RH 100100 82 93100100 66 90100100 62 81100100 57 78
Wind Dir SE S S S NW N NW W NW N NW W N N NW W
Wind Spd 3 2 8 2 1 2 5 2 2 2 5 2 1 2 4 1
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 60 70 20 0 0 5 0 0
Rain Showers C L L C S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
MSZ070-012100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
440 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 80 64 80 64 82
Temp 66 72 77 80 73 68 67 66 65 71 77 79 74 68 66 65 66 74 80 80 72
Dewpt 66 72 72 72 70 68 67 66 65 69 69 68 68 67 66 65 65 70 70 69 69
Min/Max RH 75 100 65 100 68
RH 100100 85 76 91100100100100 93 76 69 82 99100100 98 89 72 70 90
Wind Dir E SE SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 6 11 11 11 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2
Clouds(%) 75 78 67 42 66 75 61 66 74 66 80 81 63 61 43 71 69 69 73 76 83
Visibility 7 7 6 10 10 7 7 7 7 7
PoP 12hr 60 20 20 5 50
QPF 12hr 0.09 0 0 0 0.07
Rain Showers C C L C S C C D
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 1900 2100 1000 900 3000 3300 700 500 3500 3700
Trans Wind Dir SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 11 10 13 12 10 9 12 11
ADI 17 25 8 13
Max LVORI 8 6 9 9
Stability B C F D C C E D C C
Date Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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 63 79 53 78 52 78 49 77
Temp 67 63 76 69 57 54 75 67 56 53 75 67 54 50 74 66
Dewpt 67 63 66 61 57 54 58 58 55 53 57 56 53 50 54 54
Max/Min RH 100 59 100 47 100 44 100 42
RH 100100 70 76100100 55 72 98100 53 68 96100 49 65
Wind Dir S S W NW NW N NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW N
Wind Spd 3 2 5 3 1 2 5 2 1 2 5 3 1 2 4 2
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 90 50 5 5 10 5 0 5
Rain Showers D D C C
Tstms C C S
$$
MSZ082-012100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
440 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 79 65 80 66 80
Temp 68 73 77 77 70 68 67 66 66 72 77 79 73 68 67 66 68 74 78 78 71
Dewpt 68 72 72 71 69 67 66 65 65 68 69 67 67 66 66 66 66 70 70 70 69
Min/Max RH 79 100 67 100 74
RH 100 97 85 82 97 97 97 97 97 87 76 67 81 93 97100 93 87 76 76 93
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E
Wind Spd 5 8 9 8 5 6 5 6 9 11 11 10 6 5 4 5 8 11 11 10 5
Clouds B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 71 76 71 50 67 48 59 54 57 60 61 54 61 46 42 44 54 60 58 56 76
Visibility 10 7 10 8 8 7 7 7 9 8
PoP 12hr 50 10 20 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0.07 0 0.02
Rain Showers C C C S C C S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 2400 2400 500 500 3600 3700 400 400 3000 3100
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E SE
Trans Wind Spd 12 11 11 11 13 11 9 9 13 12
ADI 27 38 8 10
Max LVORI 5 7 8 7
Stability C C E D C C E E C C
Date Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 66 80 59 79 55 79 52 78
Temp 68 67 77 71 63 59 76 68 58 56 76 68 57 53 75 67
Dewpt 68 67 71 67 63 59 62 61 58 56 60 58 55 53 57 56
Max/Min RH 100 72 100 52 100 50 100 45
RH 100100 82 87100100 62 78100100 58 70 93100 54 68
Wind Dir SE S S S NW N NW W NW N NW W N N NW W
Wind Spd 3 2 6 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 3 2
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 60 70 20 5 0 10 0 0
Rain Showers S L L L S
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ081-012100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
440 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 66 79 67 80
Temp 69 74 77 77 73 69 68 67 67 73 78 79 73 69 68 67 69 76 79 79 72
Dewpt 68 71 70 68 68 67 66 66 65 67 67 65 66 66 66 66 66 69 68 67 68
Min/Max RH 71 97 62 97 65
RH 97 90 79 74 84 93 93 97 93 81 69 62 79 90 93 97 90 79 69 67 87
Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E
Wind Spd 6 10 11 10 8 9 8 9 10 13 14 12 10 8 6 8 10 13 14 12 8
Clouds B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
Clouds(%) 76 80 67 75 65 45 59 62 81 77 55 53 55 43 40 48 59 62 61 61 77
Visibility 10 7 10 10 8 7 7 7 9 9
PoP 12hr 50 20 30 5 30
QPF 12hr 0.02 0.04 0.04 0 0
Rain Showers S C C C S C S S C C S
Tstms S S S S
Mix Hgt 2200 2200 800 600 3300 3300 500 500 2900 2900
Trans Wind Dir E E E E E E E E E SE
Trans Wind Spd 12 12 12 11 14 13 9 10 14 13
ADI 25 25 12 13
Max LVORI 5 4 6 6
Stability C C E D C C E D C C
Date Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26Sat 11/07/26
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 66 80 60 79 56 79 54 78
Temp 69 67 78 72 64 60 76 68 60 57 76 68 59 55 75 67
Dewpt 68 67 68 66 62 59 59 60 58 56 57 58 55 52 54 56
Max/Min RH 100 64 97 48 100 45 93 42
RH 97100 71 81 93 96 56 76 93 96 52 70 87 90 48 68
Wind Dir SE S S SW NW N NW W NW N NW W N N NW W
Wind Spd 4 3 9 3 2 3 6 3 2 3 6 3 2 3 4 3
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 60 70 20 5 0 10 0 0
Rain Showers S L L L S
Tstms S 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