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Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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National Weather Service New Orleans LA
540 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
LAZ080-200900-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
540 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 95 75 95 75
Temp 85 80 78 76 74 86 93 92 85 80 79 77 75 86 93 92 84 80 78 77 75
Dewpt 71 72 73 72 72 76 75 75 74 75 75 74 73 77 77 76 76 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 92 54 94 58 96
RH 63 76 83 86 92 72 57 58 70 84 89 90 94 74 60 60 77 85 90 90 96
Wind Dir S S S W N N SW S SE S SW W NW N N E SE E SE N N
Wind Spd 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 1
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 3 3 8 4 8 22 36 10 3 8 25 10 26 39 41 35 29 15 20
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 30 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C S S
Tstms C C S
Mix Hgt 500 500 4400 3900 600 600 4800 4300
Trans Wind Dir S W NE S SW W N SE
Trans Wind Spd 6 4 4 5 5 4 6 5
ADI 4 4 27 30
Max LVORI 5 7 6 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 74 94 73 92 71 91 70 90
Temp 92 86 78 75 92 86 77 74 90 85 75 72 88 83 74 71 88 83
Dewpt 77 76 75 74 77 75 73 70 74 72 69 66 70 69 67 64 68 68
Min/Max RH 60 99 56 89 54 83 52 81 50
RH 61 72 91 96 62 70 87 86 60 65 81 82 55 63 78 79 52 61
Wind Dir E SE N N NE E NE NE NE E NE NE NE E NE N N NE
Wind Spd 3 2 0 3 5 2 1 6 6 4 2 6 5 4 2 5 6 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 10 5 5 0 0 0 5
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ080-200900-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
540 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 73 96 73 96 72
Temp 84 78 75 74 73 86 94 92 82 78 76 74 73 86 94 92 82 78 76 74 73
Dewpt 71 70 70 70 70 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 72 76 74 74 75 74 73 73 72
Max/Min RH 92 49 98 52 100
RH 64 77 84 89 92 64 50 55 77 86 91 93 98 71 53 56 78 89 91 97 98
Wind Dir S S N N N NW N NW S N N N N N NE SE N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 1 3 7 9 20 50 41 10 3 1 20 7 21 48 50 33 21 10 10
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 30 5 40 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.03 0.02 0.03 0
Rain Showers C C C S S
Tstms C C C S
Mix Hgt 400 400 6700 6500 400 400 6800 6500
Trans Wind Dir SW W N E SW W N SE
Trans Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 6
ADI 4 4 32 36
Max LVORI 5 8 6 4
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 72 94 72 93 70 91 68 91
Temp 93 84 76 73 92 85 76 72 90 85 74 70 89 83 73 69 88 82
Dewpt 74 75 73 72 74 74 70 68 71 68 65 64 67 65 63 62 64 63
Min/Max RH 53 100 52 88 46 82 43 81 42
RH 55 73 91 97 55 69 83 87 53 57 75 81 48 56 72 78 46 53
Wind Dir NE SE N N NE E N N NE E NE NE NE E NE N N NE
Wind Spd 3 1 0 2 5 1 0 5 6 2 2 5 6 2 1 4 6 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 5 10 5 5 0 5 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-200900-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
540 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 94 75 94 73
Temp 84 79 77 76 75 87 92 91 83 79 77 75 75 86 92 91 84 79 77 75 74
Dewpt 72 73 73 73 73 74 75 76 75 74 74 74 74 77 76 76 75 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 96 54 97 58 100
RH 67 81 88 90 96 65 58 62 77 87 90 97 97 75 60 62 76 88 94 97100
Wind Dir SW SW SW N N NW N SW SW S N N N N E S S N N N N
Wind Spd 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 1
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 21 9 14 17 32 23 32 46 16 16 19 5 4 10 28 39 41 29 21 15 19
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 30 10 40 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.05 0 0.01 0.02
Rain Showers S S C C S S
Tstms S S C C S S
Mix Hgt 400 400 5200 4000 500 400 4800 4100
Trans Wind Dir SW W N SW SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 3 4 6 4 3 5 6
ADI 4 3 29 28
Max LVORI 6 8 6 4
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 74 94 72 92 70 90 69 90
Temp 92 85 77 75 92 86 76 73 90 85 75 71 88 83 73 70 88 83
Dewpt 76 75 74 73 75 75 73 70 73 71 68 67 69 69 66 64 67 67
Min/Max RH 58 100 56 93 53 90 52 84 49
RH 60 72 90 96 58 70 89 90 58 63 79 87 54 62 78 81 50 59
Wind Dir E S N N NE S NE NE NE E NE NE E S N N NE S
Wind Spd 4 2 0 3 5 2 1 6 6 3 2 5 6 3 2 5 6 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 5 10 5 5 5 5 0 5
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-200900-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
540 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 93 74 92 73
Temp 83 78 77 76 74 86 91 89 82 78 76 75 74 85 90 89 82 78 76 75 73
Dewpt 73 73 73 73 73 75 75 76 76 75 75 74 74 77 77 77 76 75 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 97 60 100 64 100
RH 72 85 88 90 97 70 60 66 82 91 97 97100 77 66 68 82 91 97 97100
Wind Dir SW SW N N N NW N SW SW N N N N N E S S N N N N
Wind Spd 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 1
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 27 7 16 19 23 23 22 26 31 31 17 8 10 12 25 33 39 25 19 15 18
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 30 10 40 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C C C S S
Tstms C C C C S S
Mix Hgt 400 400 4800 3500 400 400 4700 3900
Trans Wind Dir SW NW N SW SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 4 3 5 6
ADI 3 4 27 21
Max LVORI 6 8 6 5
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 73 92 72 91 70 89 69 89
Temp 90 84 76 74 90 84 76 73 88 84 74 71 87 82 73 70 86 82
Dewpt 76 76 75 74 75 76 73 70 73 72 68 67 70 69 66 64 67 67
Min/Max RH 62 100 60 93 56 90 55 84 52
RH 64 77 97100 62 77 90 90 61 67 82 87 57 65 79 81 53 61
Wind Dir E S N N NE S NE NE NE E NE NE E S N N N S
Wind Spd 4 1 0 3 5 1 1 5 6 2 2 5 5 2 2 4 5 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 10 5 5 5 5 0 5
Rain Showers C
Tstms C
$$
MSZ070-200900-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
540 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 72 97 73 96 72
Temp 88 78 75 73 72 86 95 95 86 79 76 74 73 86 94 94 83 77 75 74 73
Dewpt 69 70 67 67 68 75 73 71 71 72 70 70 70 75 73 72 72 72 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 87 45 90 48 95
RH 54 75 75 81 87 70 49 46 63 79 82 87 90 70 51 49 71 84 87 91 92
Wind Dir S SW SW W W NW N W SW S SW W NW NW N N E N N N N
Wind Spd 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0
Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 1 0 4 5 6 12 27 25 6 7 13 28 22 26 31 42 24 19 15 14
Visibility 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 500 400 6400 6800 500 400 6400 6600
Trans Wind Dir SW W N S SW W N NE
Trans Wind Spd 6 6 5 3 5 6 8 5
ADI 4 7 30 38
Max LVORI 4 6 5 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 72 94 69 92 67 91 66 90
Temp 94 85 75 73 92 86 75 70 90 83 72 68 88 82 72 67 88 80
Dewpt 74 72 71 70 74 69 65 64 69 63 61 61 66 62 60 60 64 61
Min/Max RH 48 93 49 83 44 81 42 80 40
RH 52 65 87 90 55 58 73 81 50 51 68 78 48 51 67 78 45 52
Wind Dir N NE N N NE N NE NE N N NE NE N N NE N N N
Wind Spd 4 2 0 3 6 4 2 5 8 6 2 4 6 5 2 4 8 4
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ082-200900-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
540 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 95 74 94 72
Temp 83 78 76 74 74 86 93 91 82 77 76 74 74 85 92 92 82 78 76 74 73
Dewpt 72 72 72 72 72 74 74 75 75 74 74 73 73 77 75 75 76 75 74 74 73
Max/Min RH 93 52 97 56 100
RH 70 82 87 93 93 68 54 60 79 90 94 97 97 77 58 58 82 91 94100100
Wind Dir S SW N N N NW N S S N N N N N NE SE S N N N N
Wind Spd 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 13 8 11 16 18 21 22 25 21 17 17 5 15 7 17 39 36 27 24 14 17
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 30 10 40 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.02 0 0.02 0
Rain Showers S S C C
Tstms S S C C
Mix Hgt 400 400 6500 6000 400 400 6200 5300
Trans Wind Dir SW W N S SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 4 3 6 6
ADI 4 4 36 34
Max LVORI 6 8 6 4
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 73 94 72 92 70 90 68 90
Temp 92 84 76 74 91 84 75 73 89 84 74 71 88 82 72 69 87 82
Dewpt 76 76 74 73 75 75 71 69 73 70 67 66 69 67 64 63 66 65
Min/Max RH 56 100 56 93 51 87 49 84 47
RH 60 77 94 97 60 74 87 87 59 63 79 84 54 61 76 81 50 56
Wind Dir E S N N NE SE N N NE E N NE NE SE N N N SE
Wind Spd 3 1 0 3 4 2 1 5 5 3 2 5 5 3 2 5 5 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 30 5 10 5 5 0 5 0 5
Rain Showers C
Tstms C
$$
MSZ081-200900-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
540 PM CDT Sat Sep 19 2026
Date 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 95 75 95 75
Temp 85 80 78 76 75 88 94 91 83 79 77 76 75 86 93 91 84 79 77 76 75
Dewpt 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 74 74 74 74 73 73 75 73 74 74 75 74 73 73
Max/Min RH 90 49 94 51 94
RH 63 77 82 87 87 59 49 58 74 85 90 90 94 70 52 58 72 88 90 90 94
Wind Dir S SW SW N NW NW N S SW SW N N NW N E SE S N N N N
Wind Spd 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 8 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 6 3 0 0 0 1
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 9 16 13 30 25 21 10 12 6 20 11 29 38 37 29 29 10 15
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 30 10 30 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0.03 0
Rain Showers S C C
Tstms S C C
Mix Hgt 400 400 5500 5100 600 400 5200 4500
Trans Wind Dir SW W N S SW W N S
Trans Wind Spd 5 3 4 6 4 3 6 6
ADI 4 4 32 36
Max LVORI 5 7 4 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/22Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26Fri 09/25/26Sat 09/26/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 94 74 94 73 93 71 91 70 90
Temp 93 85 77 75 93 86 77 74 90 85 75 72 88 84 74 71 88 83
Dewpt 73 74 74 73 73 74 72 69 70 70 67 65 66 67 65 63 63 65
Min/Max RH 52 97 51 87 47 81 47 79 41
RH 52 70 90 94 52 68 85 84 52 61 76 79 48 57 74 76 43 55
Wind Dir E S N N NE SE NE NE NE SE NE N E S N N N SE
Wind Spd 5 3 0 3 6 3 2 8 6 5 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 4
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 30 5 10 5 5 0 5 0 5
Rain Showers C
Tstms 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