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
540 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
LAZ080-072100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
540 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26
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 90 76 91 77 91
Temp 79 86 89 88 83 80 78 77 78 87 90 89 84 81 79 78 79 86 90 89 84
Dewpt 74 77 77 77 77 76 75 74 74 77 76 76 76 76 75 74 74 77 77 77 77
Min/Max RH 68 93 64 90 66
RH 86 75 68 70 82 89 92 91 88 72 64 66 78 86 90 89 86 75 66 68 80
Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE SE SE NE NE NE SE SE SE S S N NE E SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 5 9 5 2 1 1 2 3 4 6 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 6 3
Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 28 17 34 28 26 14 16 23 30 20 30 28 30 18 19 22 25 19 30 36 38
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.18 0.01 0.01 0 0.01
Rain Showers S S S S S S C S
Tstms S S S S S S C S
Mix Hgt 4400 3400 800 500 4200 3700 700 800 3900 4000
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE E E SE S W E SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 10 6 3 4 9 6 3 6 9
ADI 37 45 4 4
Max LVORI 5 3 7 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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 77 91 77 93 77 93 78 95
Temp 80 79 90 87 80 78 90 88 81 79 91 89 81 79 92 91
Dewpt 76 75 78 77 76 75 77 77 76 75 77 77 76 75 77 77
Max/Min RH 91 68 92 62 92 58 92 56
RH 89 87 68 73 88 90 66 70 86 89 64 68 86 89 61 64
Wind Dir S SE S SE S S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 2 0 5 4 2 0 4 4 2 1 5 5 3 2 5 5
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 5 30 10 40 10 20
Rain Showers S C C C C S C S
Tstms S C C C C S C S
$$
MSZ080-072100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
540 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 72 93 73 92
Temp 75 86 90 88 81 77 75 74 75 86 91 90 83 78 76 74 75 86 90 89 82
Dewpt 73 77 76 77 76 75 74 73 73 76 74 75 76 76 74 73 73 77 76 76 77
Min/Max RH 63 97 57 97 63
RH 93 74 63 69 85 94 97 97 94 71 57 61 80 93 95 97 94 74 63 65 84
Wind Dir NE E SE SE S N N N N NE SE S S N N N N E SE S S
Wind Spd 1 2 5 6 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 3
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 32 31 47 35 24 18 10 19 27 20 29 31 36 20 15 16 18 16 31 33 33
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 20 20 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.01 0.02 0 0.01
Rain Showers S C S S S S S C S
Tstms S C S S S S S C S
Mix Hgt 4700 4100 400 400 6000 7200 400 400 5900 5700
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE E E SE S W E S
Trans Wind Spd 4 9 5 3 3 8 4 3 6 9
ADI 39 40 4 3
Max LVORI 6 4 9 9
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 91 74 92 74 93 74 94
Temp 76 76 90 86 77 75 89 86 78 75 90 87 78 75 91 88
Dewpt 75 75 77 77 75 75 76 77 75 75 76 77 75 75 75 76
Max/Min RH 97 66 100 62 100 59 100 55
RH 97 97 66 76 94100 66 74 92100 63 71 91100 60 68
Wind Dir N N SE S N N S S S N SW S SW N SW S
Wind Spd 0 0 5 4 0 0 5 4 0 0 5 5 2 0 5 5
Avg Clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 20 50 5 30 5 30 5 20
Rain Showers S C C S C S C S
Tstms S C C S C S C S
$$
MSZ082-072100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
540 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26
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 89 74 90 75 90
Temp 77 85 88 87 82 78 77 76 77 85 89 88 83 79 78 76 77 85 89 88 83
Dewpt 74 77 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 76 75 76 75 76 75 74 75 77 77 77 76
Min/Max RH 68 94 64 94 68
RH 90 77 68 70 81 91 94 92 90 75 64 68 77 90 91 94 94 77 68 70 79
Wind Dir NE E SE S SE SE N NE N NE SE S S S N N NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 2 4 9 9 3 1 0 1 2 3 5 6 3 1 0 0 1 3 6 8 3
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 26 26 33 27 26 19 14 22 19 12 25 26 19 15 14 19 29 18 28 26 27
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0.01 0 0.02
Rain Showers S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 4000 3900 400 400 4700 4400 400 400 4200 4000
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE NE E S SW NW E S
Trans Wind Spd 6 10 4 3 5 8 4 3 5 9
ADI 46 47 3 4
Max LVORI 5 4 8 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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 77 90 76 91 77 91 77 92
Temp 79 78 89 86 79 78 89 86 80 78 90 87 80 79 91 87
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 76 75 76 77 76
Max/Min RH 94 68 96 65 94 66 94 62
RH 91 94 68 72 91 94 68 72 88 94 66 70 85 91 64 70
Wind Dir S N S S S N S S S W S S SW W S S
Wind Spd 1 0 6 4 2 0 6 5 3 1 8 8 4 2 8 8
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 10 20 10 30 20 20
Rain Showers C C S S S C S S S
Tstms C C S S S C S S S
$$
MSZ082-072100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
540 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 74 90 75 90
Temp 77 85 88 86 81 78 77 76 77 85 89 88 83 79 78 76 77 85 89 88 83
Dewpt 74 76 76 76 75 75 75 73 73 76 75 76 76 75 75 74 75 77 77 77 76
Min/Max RH 68 94 64 94 68
RH 90 75 68 72 82 91 94 90 88 75 64 68 80 88 91 94 94 77 68 70 80
Wind Dir NE E SE SE SE N N NE N NE SE S S SW N N NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 2 4 8 8 3 0 0 1 2 3 5 5 2 1 0 0 1 2 6 6 3
Clouds FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 25 26 30 24 27 16 15 23 19 13 24 28 19 14 14 20 29 19 27 25 26
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.06 0 0.01 0 0.02
Rain Showers S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Mix Hgt 3600 3600 400 400 4600 4100 400 400 4000 3800
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE NE E SE SW NW E S
Trans Wind Spd 6 9 4 3 5 8 4 3 5 8
ADI 38 40 3 4
Max LVORI 5 4 8 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 90 76 91 76 91 77 92
Temp 79 78 89 85 78 77 89 85 79 78 89 86 80 78 90 86
Dewpt 76 76 77 76 76 75 77 76 76 76 77 76 76 76 77 77
Max/Min RH 97 68 97 66 97 66 94 64
RH 91 94 68 75 94 94 68 75 91 94 68 72 88 94 66 75
Wind Dir S N S S S N S S S W S S SW W SW S
Wind Spd 1 0 6 3 2 0 6 4 2 1 8 5 3 1 8 6
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 10 20 10 20 20 20
Rain Showers C S S S S S S S S
Tstms C S S S S S S S S
$$
MSZ070-072100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
540 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26
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 72 94 72 93
Temp 75 86 91 89 82 78 75 74 75 87 92 90 83 78 75 74 75 86 91 90 82
Dewpt 72 77 75 73 74 74 73 72 73 77 74 73 74 74 73 72 73 77 75 74 75
Min/Max RH 59 97 55 97 58
RH 90 75 60 60 78 89 94 93 94 71 56 58 75 88 93 93 93 75 60 60 79
Wind Dir N S SE S S S S N N NW E S SE S N N N W SE S SE
Wind Spd 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 2
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 37 6 29 20 34 24 17 31 46 21 42 39 37 26 18 22 17 10 29 35 43
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 20 30
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Rain Showers S S S C S S C S
Tstms S S S C S S C S
Mix Hgt 4600 5100 600 400 5200 6700 400 400 5600 5600
Trans Wind Dir S SE S S SE S S SW S S
Trans Wind Spd 3 6 6 4 4 4 5 4 5 6
ADI 20 44 4 4
Max LVORI 6 4 7 9
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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 92 73 93 73 94 74 95
Temp 76 75 91 86 75 74 91 87 76 74 91 87 77 75 92 88
Dewpt 74 73 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 61 100 56 100 54 100 51
RH 94 94 61 70 96100 61 69 95100 61 68 92 99 57 63
Wind Dir S N S S S N S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S
Wind Spd 1 0 4 3 2 0 4 3 2 1 5 4 3 2 5 4
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 20 40 5 30 10 30 5 10
Rain Showers S C C C
Tstms S C C C
$$
MSZ082-072100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
540 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 73 92 73 92
Temp 76 85 89 88 81 77 75 74 75 86 91 89 83 78 76 75 76 86 90 89 83
Dewpt 74 77 76 75 75 75 74 73 73 76 75 75 76 75 75 74 74 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 66 97 58 97 64
RH 94 77 66 66 82 94 97 97 94 72 60 64 80 91 97 97 94 75 64 66 80
Wind Dir NE E SE SE S N N N N NE SE S S N N N NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 2 3 5 6 3 0 0 0 2 3 3 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 4
Clouds FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 22 26 39 33 25 16 11 19 18 9 30 33 23 16 14 18 25 16 31 30 26
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 20 20 10 30
QPF 12hr 0.41 0.01 0.01 0 0.01
Rain Showers S S S S S S C
Tstms S S S S S S C
Mix Hgt 4500 4000 400 400 5900 5600 400 400 5800 5500
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE NE E S SW NW E S
Trans Wind Spd 5 9 4 3 4 8 4 2 5 8
ADI 39 41 3 4
Max LVORI 6 4 9 9
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 91 75 92 76 92 76 93
Temp 77 77 90 85 77 77 89 85 78 77 90 86 79 77 91 87
Dewpt 75 75 77 76 76 75 77 76 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 76
Max/Min RH 97 66 97 60 97 60 97 58
RH 94 94 66 75 97 94 68 75 91 94 66 72 88 94 62 70
Wind Dir SE N S S S N S S S N S S SW W S S
Wind Spd 1 0 4 4 1 0 5 5 2 0 6 8 3 1 6 8
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 10 20 10 30 10 20
Rain Showers C C S S S C S S
Tstms C C S S S C S S
$$
MSZ081-072100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
540 AM CDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Date Fri 08/07/26 Sat 08/08/26 Sun 08/09/26
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 90 74 91 75 91
Temp 77 85 89 87 82 78 77 76 77 86 90 89 83 79 78 76 77 86 90 89 84
Dewpt 74 75 74 73 72 74 74 73 73 74 72 73 73 74 74 74 74 75 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 61 94 56 94 59
RH 90 72 61 63 72 88 90 90 88 68 56 59 72 85 88 94 90 70 60 59 70
Wind Dir NE E SE S S SE N NE N NE SE S S S N N NE E SE S S
Wind Spd 2 4 9 10 5 1 0 1 3 4 6 8 4 1 0 0 2 3 8 9 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 28 31 40 32 24 19 12 19 19 10 27 27 23 16 15 18 25 16 30 30 28
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.30 0 0.01 0 0.02
Rain Showers S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S
Mix Hgt 3900 3700 600 400 5200 4400 500 400 4700 4400
Trans Wind Dir E SE SE NE E S SW NW E S
Trans Wind Spd 6 10 5 3 4 9 4 3 6 9
ADI 41 46 4 4
Max LVORI 5 3 7 8
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Mon 08/10/26Tue 08/11/26Wed 08/12/26Thu 08/13/26
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 76 91 77 92 77 93 78 94
Temp 79 78 90 87 80 78 90 88 81 78 91 88 81 79 92 89
Dewpt 75 75 75 73 75 75 75 73 75 75 75 73 75 75 74 73
Max/Min RH 94 61 94 58 94 54 91 52
RH 88 91 62 63 85 91 62 61 82 91 60 61 82 88 56 59
Wind Dir S N S S S N S S SW W S S SW W S S
Wind Spd 1 0 8 6 2 0 9 6 3 1 9 9 4 2 9 9
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 40 10 30 10 30 10 20
Rain Showers C C C S S C S S
Tstms C C C S S C S S
$$
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