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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
455 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
LAZ080-042200-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
455 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
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 82 55 81 61 81
Temp 68 74 79 80 72 65 61 58 56 69 78 80 72 66 65 63 61 70 79 80 71
Dewpt 68 74 73 71 69 65 61 58 56 65 66 64 64 63 63 60 58 62 60 59 59
Min/Max RH 74 100 59 92 49
RH 100 99 81 74 89100100100100 87 67 59 75 89 92 91 89 75 53 49 66
Wind Dir S SW SW W NW N N N N NE SW SW N S W NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 2 4 5 5 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 2
Clouds B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) 58 43 51 42 27 25 19 8 40 34 4 2 9 17 37 46 59 53 54 31 11
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 4 3 3 5
PoP 12hr 30 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Obvis PF+ PF
Dense Fog Y
Mix Hgt 1900 2400 500 400 2600 2100 500 400 2900 3700
Trans Wind Dir SW W N NE N W N N N N
Trans Wind Spd 10 9 8 6 5 5 5 6 8 8
ADI 26 30 4 8 8
Max LVORI 8 6 9 9 9
Stability B C F E B B F E B B
Date Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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 53 76 47 70 44 72 45 74
Temp 59 53 74 63 53 47 67 59 50 46 68 62 50 46 71 64
Dewpt 54 51 55 54 47 43 46 47 43 42 47 49 45 43 50 52
Max/Min RH 93 51 88 44 89 44 92 44
RH 85 93 51 72 81 85 48 63 78 85 47 63 82 88 47 66
Wind Dir N NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE N E
Wind Spd 4 6 5 5 4 5 6 4 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ080-042200-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
455 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 82 56 82 59 80
Temp 68 75 80 80 72 65 62 59 57 69 80 82 73 64 62 61 59 70 78 79 70
Dewpt 68 73 73 71 69 65 62 59 57 65 65 63 63 63 61 60 57 61 59 57 57
Min/Max RH 73 100 52 98 46
RH 100 95 78 73 90100100100100 86 59 52 72 97 97 97 94 71 51 46 63
Wind Dir N S SW W N N N NE N NE SW SW S N W NW N N N N N
Wind Spd 0 3 5 4 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 5 2
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 45 56 55 50 33 26 21 8 20 27 9 2 21 18 26 39 39 46 44 30 10
Visibility 1 10 10 10 10 10 5 3 3 7
PoP 12hr 30 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C C
Obvis F+ PF PF F
Dense Fog Y
Mix Hgt 2300 2500 400 400 4200 4700 400 400 3700 4700
Trans Wind Dir SW W N NE N W N N N N
Trans Wind Spd 10 9 6 6 5 6 4 5 9 8
ADI 31 33 4 8 7
Max LVORI 9 7 10 10 9
Stability B C F E B B F E B B
Date Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 52 75 45 69 43 71 43 74
Temp 57 52 73 63 52 46 66 58 48 44 69 61 48 45 71 63
Dewpt 52 50 54 52 46 43 45 45 41 41 45 47 43 41 47 50
Max/Min RH 94 49 93 42 93 40 93 39
RH 84 94 50 68 81 89 46 62 77 89 43 59 83 87 42 63
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 5 6 3 4 4 6 3 3 4 5 1 1 2 3 0
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ082-042200-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
455 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
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 82 62 82 62 81
Temp 69 77 81 80 73 70 67 65 62 73 80 80 71 67 66 64 62 73 79 80 71
Dewpt 69 73 73 72 71 69 67 65 62 68 68 67 67 66 64 62 60 63 60 58 57
Min/Max RH 74 100 64 97 46
RH 100 88 77 77 93 99100100100 86 67 65 87 97 95 95 95 72 52 46 62
Wind Dir N S S S SW N N N N NE SW S SW SW W NW N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 0 4 9 8 2 0 1 2 2 3 3 6 2 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 2
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 60 34 34 26 54 55 40 28 42 35 26 12 10 21 31 45 50 55 60 41 33
Visibility 0 7 10 10 10 10 7 3 0 10
PoP 12hr 30 20 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S S
Tstms S S
Obvis F+ F F
Dense Fog Y
Mix Hgt 2000 2000 400 400 3200 3200 400 400 3300 3300
Trans Wind Dir SW SW NW N NW SW W NW N N
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 4 4 5 8 5 5 6 6
ADI 31 31 2 4 7
Max LVORI 9 6 10 10 9
Stability B B F E B B F E B B
Date Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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 52 76 46 70 44 72 45 74
Temp 58 52 74 63 52 47 68 59 50 46 70 62 50 46 71 64
Dewpt 53 50 53 51 47 43 45 45 43 41 46 46 45 43 48 50
Max/Min RH 93 42 89 38 83 38 91 38
RH 83 93 48 65 82 86 44 60 77 83 42 56 82 89 44 60
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE SW
Wind Spd 4 8 6 4 4 6 8 4 4 5 6 2 2 4 3 1
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ082-042200-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
455 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 81 62 81 61 79
Temp 67 76 79 79 72 69 67 64 63 72 79 79 70 67 65 63 61 71 78 78 69
Dewpt 67 74 74 73 72 69 67 64 63 70 70 69 69 66 64 62 60 64 61 60 60
Min/Max RH 79 100 72 97 54
RH 100 94 85 82100100100100100 93 74 72 97 97 97 97 97 79 56 54 73
Wind Dir N S S S S N N N N NE S S S SW W NW N N N NW NW
Wind Spd 0 4 8 8 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 5 2 1 1 2 2 4 5 4 2
Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 59 27 37 23 50 58 38 44 39 36 29 18 13 24 30 49 53 57 57 46 34
Visibility 0 10 10 10 10 10 7 2 0 10
PoP 12hr 20 20 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Obvis F+ PF F F
Dense Fog Y
Mix Hgt 2100 2200 800 400 3100 2800 400 400 3400 3500
Trans Wind Dir SW SW NW N NW SW SW NW N N
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 4 4 5 6 5 5 6 5
ADI 31 35 3 4 10
Max LVORI 9 9 10 10 9
Stability B B F E B B F E B B
Date Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 51 75 45 69 43 71 44 73
Temp 57 51 73 62 50 46 67 58 48 45 69 61 49 45 70 62
Dewpt 54 51 55 54 47 43 47 48 44 42 47 49 45 43 50 53
Max/Min RH 100 49 93 44 89 42 93 44
RH 90100 53 75 89 89 49 69 86 89 45 65 86 93 49 72
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE W
Wind Spd 3 5 6 4 4 5 6 4 3 4 5 2 2 3 4 1
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ070-042200-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
455 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
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 51 80 53 80
Temp 66 68 75 77 67 59 56 53 52 67 77 79 68 61 57 55 53 68 77 79 70
Dewpt 66 67 64 61 60 58 56 53 52 60 60 57 58 57 56 54 53 57 55 53 54
Min/Max RH 57 100 47 100 41
RH 100 96 68 58 78 98100100100 77 55 47 70 89 96 96100 68 47 41 57
Wind Dir NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE SW W N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 3 5 5 5 3 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 4 6 8 5
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 66 63 37 18 27 9 1 11 22 2 8 8 19 26 29 23 33 19 9 3 6
Visibility 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 7 10
PoP 12hr 40 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 2600 3400 500 400 3600 4500 400 400 4500 5700
Trans Wind Dir NW NW N NE N NW N N N N
Trans Wind Spd 8 8 6 6 5 4 6 6 9 9
ADI 27 38 4 7 10
Max LVORI 8 5 9 9 9
Stability B B F E B B F E B B
Date Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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 49 72 43 67 41 70 42 74
Temp 56 49 70 60 49 44 64 56 47 42 67 60 47 43 71 63
Dewpt 52 49 51 48 45 42 43 42 41 40 43 43 42 40 44 46
Max/Min RH 100 47 96 40 96 35 93 33
RH 86100 51 64 86 93 46 59 79 93 41 53 83 89 38 54
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE N N
Wind Spd 4 5 8 8 3 4 8 5 2 3 4 3 0 2 3 1
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
$$
MSZ082-042200-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
455 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 82 61 82 62 80
Temp 68 76 80 80 72 69 67 64 62 71 79 81 70 67 65 64 62 71 78 79 70
Dewpt 68 74 73 73 72 69 67 64 62 68 68 66 66 65 63 62 60 62 60 57 56
Min/Max RH 77 100 58 93 47
RH 100 94 79 79100100100100100 90 69 60 87 93 93 93 93 73 54 47 61
Wind Dir N S SW SW SW N N N N N SW SW S SW W NW N N N N NW
Wind Spd 0 3 6 5 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 4 2
Clouds B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 62 40 23 40 59 47 43 21 33 35 18 11 12 20 36 40 44 49 47 38 29
Visibility 0 10 10 10 10 10 7 3 1 10
PoP 12hr 40 20 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0.07 0.02 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S C S
Tstms S S
Obvis F+ PF F F
Dense Fog Y
Mix Hgt 2200 2200 400 1300 3600 4600 400 400 3700 4100
Trans Wind Dir SW SW N N N SW W N N N
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6
ADI 32 35 3 6 7
Max LVORI 9 10 10 10 9
Stability B C F E B B F E B B
Date Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 53 75 47 69 44 71 44 73
Temp 58 53 73 62 52 48 67 58 49 46 69 61 50 46 71 62
Dewpt 53 51 54 51 46 43 46 44 42 42 47 46 44 42 48 50
Max/Min RH 93 48 86 42 89 41 89 40
RH 83 93 51 67 80 83 47 60 77 86 45 58 80 86 44 65
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N S
Wind Spd 4 6 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 1
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ081-042200-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
455 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26
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 82 61 82 62 80
Temp 68 77 80 80 73 69 66 63 62 71 80 81 73 68 66 64 63 72 79 80 71
Dewpt 68 73 72 71 70 68 66 63 62 66 65 64 65 64 63 61 59 60 58 55 56
Min/Max RH 72 100 56 90 42
RH 100 88 77 74 90 97100100100 84 60 56 76 87 90 90 87 66 49 42 59
Wind Dir N S S SW W N N N N NE S S S SW W NW N N N NW N
Wind Spd 0 5 9 6 1 0 2 3 3 4 3 6 3 1 2 2 3 5 6 5 3
Clouds B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 58 43 29 42 56 40 38 17 32 30 24 11 13 19 32 39 45 52 55 37 27
Visibility 0 7 10 10 10 10 7 3 1 10
PoP 12hr 40 10 5 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C C
Tstms S S
Obvis F+ F F
Dense Fog Y
Mix Hgt 1700 1700 400 1200 3200 3400 400 400 3500 3800
Trans Wind Dir SW SW N N N SW W N N N
Trans Wind Spd 10 9 5 6 5 8 5 5 6 6
ADI 27 27 3 7 7
Max LVORI 9 7 10 10 8
Stability B C F E B B F E B B
Date Sat 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26
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 55 76 49 70 46 72 47 74
Temp 60 55 74 64 55 49 68 60 51 48 69 62 52 48 71 64
Dewpt 52 50 51 50 46 42 43 44 42 41 43 46 44 42 45 49
Max/Min RH 83 40 77 35 79 34 83 34
RH 75 83 44 60 72 77 40 55 71 77 39 56 74 80 39 58
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE SW
Wind Spd 5 9 8 6 5 8 8 6 5 6 6 3 3 4 4 2
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 20 5 5 5 5
Rain Showers S
$$
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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
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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