Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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
539 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
LAZ080-152100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 90 73 91
Temp 76 87 93 92 86 81 79 77 76 85 87 87 82 79 77 75 73 83 89 89 81
Dewpt 74 78 77 77 76 76 76 75 74 78 78 77 75 74 72 70 68 72 70 68 69
Min/Max RH 58 94 70 88 49
RH 95 74 59 62 72 85 91 93 92 80 74 72 79 84 86 85 84 70 54 50 67
Wind Dir N N SE SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE NE E E SE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 5 3 2 1 2 5 11 12 12 8 4 2 3 6 9 10 10 5
Clouds FW CL FW SC SC FW CL FW SC SC B1 FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 10 1 25 29 29 6 4 9 42 27 53 18 20 2 11 2 7 4 9 7 5
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 5 40 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers S C C S C
Tstms S S S C
Mix Hgt 3700 3700 500 500 3700 3500 800 500 5600 5700
Trans Wind Dir NE SE SE E E E E NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 6 6 12 13 9 8 11 10
ADI 22 28 4 11
Max LVORI 8 3 7 7
Stability B C F D B D F D B B
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 92 72 92 74 91 74 91
Temp 74 70 91 84 76 73 90 85 77 75 89 84 77 75 88 83
Dewpt 68 65 68 70 70 68 73 73 73 71 75 75 74 72 75 75
Max/Min RH 86 46 87 55 90 61 93 63
RH 83 84 47 63 81 85 58 67 87 88 64 73 90 91 66 76
Wind Dir NE NE E SE E N SE SE E N SE SE SE N E SE
Wind Spd 0 4 6 3 0 3 5 3 0 2 5 3 1 2 6 2
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 10 30 20 40
Rain Showers S S C S S C
Tstms S S C S C
$$
MSZ080-152100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 74 92 70 92
Temp 74 86 93 93 84 79 77 76 74 84 89 90 82 77 75 72 71 83 90 91 81
Dewpt 73 78 74 73 74 74 73 73 72 76 74 73 72 71 69 66 65 69 65 62 65
Min/Max RH 51 96 56 84 37
RH 97 76 53 53 73 86 89 91 93 76 60 58 72 82 83 81 81 63 44 38 58
Wind Dir N N E SE SE N N NE NE E E E SE E E NE NE E E E SE
Wind Spd 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 5 10 11 9 3 1 1 3 5 8 10 8 2
Clouds CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 22 40 22 8 10 11 22 14 25 20 8 8 3 2 5 0 5 7 9
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 5 30 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S C
Mix Hgt 5800 6000 400 400 5000 4900 400 400 6100 6800
Trans Wind Dir NE SE SE E E E E E E E
Trans Wind Spd 5 8 4 5 12 11 6 6 11 9
ADI 41 51 3 8
Max LVORI 8 3 7 7
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 93 70 93 71 92 71 91
Temp 71 68 91 83 73 71 91 83 74 72 90 83 74 72 88 82
Dewpt 63 61 64 68 67 66 69 72 71 70 72 73 72 70 73 73
Max/Min RH 81 38 87 46 97 53 98 57
RH 78 78 41 60 81 84 48 69 90 93 56 71 92 94 60 73
Wind Dir N NE E S N N E SE N N E SE N N E SE
Wind Spd 0 3 5 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 5 1
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 30 10 40 10 40
Rain Showers C S C S C
Tstms C S C C
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 91 73 91
Temp 75 88 93 94 87 80 78 77 76 85 89 90 84 79 76 74 73 83 89 91 82
Dewpt 74 77 74 75 76 75 75 75 74 76 74 73 72 71 69 66 66 70 66 65 67
Min/Max RH 54 94 56 79 42
RH 97 70 54 55 71 85 91 92 94 75 61 58 67 77 79 76 79 65 47 43 61
Wind Dir N NE E SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 5 6 3 1 2 4 9 13 13 11 5 3 3 5 8 10 11 8 3
Clouds CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 2 40 24 16 10 11 20 43 14 28 26 4 5 3 0 1 0 3 5 5
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 5000 4400 400 500 4300 4800 500 400 5700 6200
Trans Wind Dir NE SE SE E E E E NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 4 6 13 11 6 8 11 10
ADI 42 37 3 10
Max LVORI 6 3 7 7
Stability B C F D C C F D B B
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 93 72 92 73 91 73 90
Temp 73 70 91 85 75 73 90 85 76 74 88 84 76 74 88 84
Dewpt 65 64 66 70 69 68 71 73 72 72 74 74 73 72 74 74
Max/Min RH 84 42 87 54 97 60 97 61
RH 76 81 44 61 82 84 54 67 87 93 63 72 90 93 63 72
Wind Dir NE NE E S N N SE SE E NE SE SE E NE E SE
Wind Spd 1 4 5 3 1 3 5 3 1 2 5 3 1 2 5 3
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 40 20 50 20 50
Rain Showers S C S C C S S C C
Tstms C S S C S S S C
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 93 75 91 73 90
Temp 75 87 92 91 84 80 78 77 76 84 89 89 83 78 76 74 73 83 88 89 81
Dewpt 74 77 75 76 76 75 75 75 74 76 75 73 73 71 68 66 66 70 67 66 68
Min/Max RH 56 94 59 79 45
RH 97 72 58 62 77 85 91 94 94 77 64 59 72 79 76 76 79 65 50 47 65
Wind Dir N NE E SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 5 6 2 1 2 4 8 12 11 10 3 2 3 4 6 10 10 6 2
Clouds CL CL SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 1 5 33 17 16 7 31 27 21 15 33 20 3 7 2 1 1 0 4 2 3
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 4800 4400 400 500 4300 4600 400 400 5300 5900
Trans Wind Dir NE SE SE E E E E NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 4 8 14 11 6 8 12 9
ADI 42 38 3 12
Max LVORI 6 4 7 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 91 72 91 73 90 72 89
Temp 73 70 89 84 75 73 89 84 75 74 87 83 75 73 87 83
Dewpt 65 64 67 70 69 69 72 74 72 72 75 75 73 72 75 75
Max/Min RH 84 47 87 56 97 66 100 66
RH 76 81 48 63 82 87 57 72 90 93 68 77 94 97 68 77
Wind Dir NE NE E S N N SE SE N NE SE SE E NE E SE
Wind Spd 1 3 5 2 1 3 5 2 0 1 5 2 1 2 5 2
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 40 20 50 20 50
Rain Showers S C S C C S S C C
Tstms C S C C S S S C
$$
MSZ070-152100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 93 69 93
Temp 73 86 93 94 86 78 76 74 73 86 91 91 82 77 74 72 70 84 91 92 81
Dewpt 72 77 75 73 73 73 72 72 71 76 74 73 72 72 70 68 67 70 66 63 64
Min/Max RH 49 95 52 92 39
RH 97 74 56 51 66 84 88 93 94 72 58 55 72 86 87 88 89 64 45 39 56
Wind Dir N N E E E S N N NE E E E E SE N NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 3 8 10 10 3 2 0 1 3 6 9 8 3
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 0 22 20 22 19 16 15 24 7 10 42 31 13 2 1 4 0 2 6 6
Visibility 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 0 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 5500 5900 400 400 5700 6500 500 400 6100 6900
Trans Wind Dir NE E S E E E SE E E E
Trans Wind Spd 3 5 6 4 11 9 6 4 10 9
ADI 31 42 4 6
Max LVORI 10 3 7 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 66 94 69 94 70 94 70 92
Temp 70 67 92 85 73 70 92 84 73 71 91 84 73 71 89 82
Dewpt 63 62 65 66 65 64 68 69 68 68 71 71 70 69 72 71
Max/Min RH 87 37 85 42 93 47 97 52
RH 77 84 41 53 77 82 46 61 84 90 52 66 89 93 57 70
Wind Dir N N E E N NW NE SE S N NE SE S NW N N
Wind Spd 0 2 5 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 3
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 5 20 20 40
Rain Showers S S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 75 91 70 91
Temp 75 87 93 93 84 79 77 76 75 84 89 91 83 77 75 72 71 82 89 91 81
Dewpt 74 78 74 74 76 75 74 74 73 76 74 72 72 71 68 66 65 70 65 64 66
Min/Max RH 49 94 54 84 41
RH 97 75 54 54 77 88 90 94 94 77 61 54 70 82 79 81 81 67 45 41 60
Wind Dir N NE E S S N E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 3 8 11 11 9 3 2 3 4 6 9 9 6 2
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 0 0 22 15 22 11 21 12 45 14 17 17 5 5 2 0 0 0 1 4 4
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 5600 5300 400 400 4900 5500 400 400 6100 6700
Trans Wind Dir NE SE SE E E E E NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 6 13 10 5 6 11 10
ADI 48 46 2 8
Max LVORI 7 4 7 7
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 93 71 92 72 91 72 91
Temp 71 68 91 83 73 72 90 83 74 73 89 83 74 73 88 82
Dewpt 64 63 65 69 68 67 70 73 72 71 73 74 72 72 74 74
Max/Min RH 87 40 87 50 97 58 100 60
RH 79 84 42 63 84 84 52 72 93 93 59 74 93 97 63 77
Wind Dir N NE E S NW N E SE N NE E SE N NE E SE
Wind Spd 0 4 5 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 4 2 0 2 4 2
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 40 10 50 20 50
Rain Showers C C C S S C C
Tstms C S C S S S C
$$
MSZ081-152100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
539 AM CDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26
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 77 92 73 92
Temp 76 88 94 93 86 81 79 77 77 85 90 91 84 79 76 74 73 83 90 91 83
Dewpt 74 76 72 73 74 75 75 74 74 75 72 71 71 71 69 67 66 68 63 63 65
Min/Max RH 48 90 51 82 37
RH 94 68 49 52 68 82 88 90 90 72 56 52 65 77 79 79 79 61 41 40 55
Wind Dir N NE E S SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 5 8 4 1 2 4 9 12 13 12 6 3 3 5 8 10 11 9 4
Clouds CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 1 29 22 25 10 15 9 36 17 25 27 6 3 4 0 1 0 4 8 7
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 4600 4700 400 500 4400 4300 500 400 5800 6100
Trans Wind Dir NE SE SE E E E E NE E E
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 4 6 13 11 6 8 11 9
ADI 39 38 3 10
Max LVORI 6 3 6 7
Stability B C F D B D F D B C
Date Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 93 72 93 73 91 73 91
Temp 73 70 91 85 75 73 91 85 76 74 89 84 76 74 89 84
Dewpt 65 63 63 68 68 67 68 72 72 71 71 73 72 72 71 73
Max/Min RH 81 37 84 46 93 54 97 54
RH 76 78 40 57 79 81 47 65 87 90 56 70 87 93 56 70
Wind Dir NE NE E S NW N SE SE N N SE SE E NE E SE
Wind Spd 1 4 6 4 1 3 6 4 0 2 6 4 1 3 5 4
Avg Clouds CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 30 20 50 20 50
Rain Showers S C S C C S S C C
Tstms C S S C S 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