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
1114 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
LAZ080-051000-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1114 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 58 80 57 78 53
Temp 62 60 59 71 78 77 67 63 61 59 58 69 77 76 65 60 58 56 54
Dewpt 60 59 57 64 64 62 62 62 61 59 57 61 60 59 59 56 54 53 51
Max/Min RH 100 60 100 54 89
RH 92 95 92 78 62 60 84 96 99 98 97 76 56 56 82 86 85 88 88
Wind Dir N N N NE SW SW SW N NW N N N N N NW N N N NE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 2 3 4 5 6
Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 13 6 10 15 3 2 1 1 17 9 12 53 37 23 14 10 16 16 28
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 2700 2500 500 400 3000 3200
Trans Wind Dir NE N W N N NE N
Trans Wind Spd 8 5 5 5 8 9 6
ADI 8 16 20
Max LVORI 8 6 5
Stability E B B F E B B
Date 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 75 46 69 45 73 46 74 48 75
Temp 74 64 54 48 66 59 51 46 70 63 52 47 71 64 54 50 72 65
Dewpt 55 54 46 42 46 47 43 41 48 51 47 45 52 54 51 48 54 56
Min/Max RH 51 84 43 85 43 95 47 98 49
RH 52 70 75 81 48 64 74 83 46 65 84 91 50 70 91 94 54 72
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 6 5 5 6 5 4 3 4 3 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 4 1
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 20 5 10
Rain Showers S S
$$
MSZ080-051000-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1114 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 56 82 55 79 52
Temp 60 58 57 71 80 79 67 62 59 57 56 69 77 76 64 59 57 55 53
Dewpt 60 58 57 64 63 60 62 61 59 57 56 60 58 57 57 55 52 52 50
Max/Min RH 100 51 100 49 90
RH 100100100 78 55 53 83 97 99100100 72 51 51 77 86 84 90 89
Wind Dir N N NE NE W W N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 5 1 3 4 5 5
Clouds FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 10 20 9 3 3 4 2 1 5 11 11 53 31 20 13 11 10 16 24
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Mix Hgt 400 3700 4500 400 400 3600 4500
Trans Wind Dir NE N NW N N N N
Trans Wind Spd 6 5 5 6 6 9 9
ADI 7 28 38
Max LVORI 9 7 5
Stability E B B F E B B
Date 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 75 45 69 43 73 44 74 47 75
Temp 73 63 52 47 66 59 50 45 70 62 50 46 71 63 52 48 72 64
Dewpt 54 52 45 42 45 45 42 41 47 49 45 43 49 52 49 47 52 53
Min/Max RH 49 86 41 89 40 94 42 100 44
RH 50 67 78 83 46 61 75 86 43 61 83 90 46 66 92 96 48 67
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 8 5 4 5 6 3 3 4 4 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 4 0
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5 5 20 10 10
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ082-051000-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1114 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 63 80 56 78 51
Temp 66 65 64 73 78 77 67 62 60 58 57 69 77 75 63 58 56 54 52
Dewpt 66 65 63 67 67 65 66 62 60 58 57 62 59 58 58 56 53 51 51
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 52 95
RH 100 99 97 81 68 67 97100100100100 78 54 56 84 92 90 92 95
Wind Dir W N N N SW S SW W NW N N N N N NW N N N N
Wind Spd 1 2 3 4 3 5 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 5 2 3 3 5 8
Clouds SC FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 24 50 27 15 11 5 7 12 16 18 44 33 26 24 14 10 13 24
Visibility 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Mix Hgt 400 3100 3000 400 400 3100 3100
Trans Wind Dir N NW SW NW N N N
Trans Wind Spd 6 5 6 5 6 9 6
ADI 6 23 27
Max LVORI 10 6 10
Stability E B B F E B B
Date 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 76 46 71 45 74 45 74 49 75
Temp 74 64 53 47 68 59 51 46 71 63 52 47 71 64 54 50 73 65
Dewpt 53 50 45 42 45 45 43 42 48 49 47 45 50 51 50 48 52 53
Min/Max RH 45 86 36 86 38 93 42 96 43
RH 48 60 74 83 44 60 76 86 44 60 83 93 47 63 86 93 48 64
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 8 5 5 8 6 4 4 5 5 1 2 3 3 1 1 3 4 2
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 20 20 10
Rain Showers S S S
$$
MSZ082-051000-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1114 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 64 80 55 78 50
Temp 67 66 65 73 78 77 66 62 59 57 56 68 76 75 62 57 55 53 51
Dewpt 67 66 64 69 69 68 66 62 59 57 56 63 61 60 61 57 54 52 51
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 56 100
RH 100100 97 87 74 74100100100100100 84 60 60 97100 96 96100
Wind Dir W NW N N S S S W NW N N N N N NW N N N N
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 3 5 1 1 1 2 2 4 6 5 2 2 3 4 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 35 33 47 36 15 16 2 8 26 21 18 41 36 28 28 14 10 13 24
Visibility 1 1 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Mix Hgt 1300 3100 2800 400 400 3200 3300
Trans Wind Dir N NW SW NW N N N
Trans Wind Spd 5 5 6 5 6 9 6
ADI 7 23 24
Max LVORI 10 6 10
Stability E B B F E B B
Date 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 76 45 69 44 73 44 73 47 74
Temp 74 63 51 46 66 59 50 46 70 62 50 47 71 63 53 49 71 64
Dewpt 55 53 46 42 47 48 44 42 50 52 47 45 52 54 51 49 54 55
Min/Max RH 48 89 44 89 43 96 48 100 49
RH 51 70 83 86 50 67 80 86 49 70 89 93 51 72 93100 55 73
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 6 4 4 5 6 3 3 4 5 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 4 1
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 20 20 10
Rain Showers S S S S
$$
MSZ070-051000-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1114 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 50 80 51 78 50
Temp 55 53 51 67 78 77 64 59 57 54 53 67 76 75 63 58 55 53 51
Dewpt 55 53 51 58 58 56 57 56 55 53 52 57 54 53 54 54 53 50 49
Max/Min RH 100 48 97 43 94
RH 100100100 73 51 48 78 90 95 96 97 69 46 46 72 87 93 89 93
Wind Dir N N N NE N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 5 4 4 5 5
Clouds CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 4 13 13 4 2 1 24 6 8 12 21 32 8 2 5 11 16 24 37
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 700 3300 4000 400 400 3800 5200
Trans Wind Dir NE NE N N N NE N
Trans Wind Spd 6 5 5 6 6 9 9
ADI 6 20 29
Max LVORI 10 6 4
Stability E B B F E B B
Date 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 72 43 67 42 71 43 73 45 75
Temp 70 60 50 44 64 57 48 43 68 61 49 45 70 63 51 47 72 65
Dewpt 50 47 43 41 42 42 41 40 43 44 43 42 46 47 46 45 49 49
Min/Max RH 47 93 39 93 35 93 37 96 39
RH 49 62 77 89 44 57 77 89 40 53 79 89 42 55 83 93 44 57
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 8 9 4 5 6 6 2 3 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 2
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 5
$$
MSZ082-051000-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1114 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 61 81 57 79 53
Temp 65 63 62 73 80 79 68 64 61 60 58 70 78 76 65 60 58 56 55
Dewpt 65 63 62 67 66 64 65 63 61 60 58 61 60 57 57 54 53 52 51
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 50 86
RH 100100100 81 62 60 90 97100100100 73 54 52 75 81 83 86 86
Wind Dir NW N N NE SW SW SW SW N N N N N N NW N N N N
Wind Spd 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 3 4 5 6
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 26 22 12 7 14 4 6 9 12 11 45 31 23 19 12 9 14 23
Visibility 3 3 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Mix Hgt 400 3400 3700 400 400 3400 4000
Trans Wind Dir N NW W NW N N N
Trans Wind Spd 6 5 6 5 6 9 8
ADI 7 25 33
Max LVORI 10 6 6
Stability E B B F E B B
Date 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 76 47 69 45 73 45 74 48 74
Temp 74 63 53 48 66 59 51 47 70 62 51 47 71 63 54 50 72 64
Dewpt 54 50 45 42 46 44 43 42 49 49 46 44 51 51 50 48 53 52
Min/Max RH 48 83 42 83 41 93 43 96 46
RH 50 62 74 80 48 57 74 83 47 62 83 89 49 65 86 93 51 65
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 1 1 3 2 1 0 2 3 1
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 20 20 5
Rain Showers S S
$$
MSZ081-051000-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1114 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026
Date 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 61 80 59 78 55
Temp 65 63 62 72 79 78 68 65 63 61 60 70 77 76 66 61 59 57 56
Dewpt 65 63 61 64 64 61 64 63 62 60 58 59 57 55 57 55 53 51 50
Max/Min RH 100 56 97 47 81
RH 100100 97 76 60 56 87 93 97 97 93 68 50 48 73 81 80 80 80
Wind Dir N N N NE SW S S SW N N N N N N NW N N N N
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 3 5 2 1 1 2 3 5 6 6 3 4 5 8 9
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 30 20 15 7 8 4 3 9 3 11 55 32 22 19 13 10 14 23
Visibility 1 9 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Mix Hgt 1200 3000 3200 400 400 3000 3300
Trans Wind Dir N NW SW N N N N
Trans Wind Spd 6 5 6 6 6 9 8
ADI 12 22 27
Max LVORI 9 5 6
Stability E B B F E B B
Date 11/07/26Sun 11/08/26Mon 11/09/26Tue 11/10/26Wed 11/11/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 76 49 71 47 74 48 74 51 75
Temp 74 64 55 50 68 60 53 49 71 64 53 49 71 65 56 53 73 65
Dewpt 52 50 45 41 43 44 42 41 45 49 46 44 48 51 50 48 50 52
Min/Max RH 41 74 34 77 34 86 38 86 40
RH 46 60 69 71 40 55 66 74 39 58 77 83 44 60 80 83 44 63
Wind Dir N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NW
Wind Spd 8 8 6 9 8 5 5 6 5 1 2 4 4 1 0 4 4 2
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 5 5 20 20 10
Rain Showers 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