Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
416 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
LAZ080-032100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 82 69 86 69 86
Temp 71 77 80 81 78 72 71 70 70 80 84 85 81 73 71 70 69 81 84 84 79
Dewpt 70 72 70 69 70 70 71 69 69 72 70 69 70 70 70 69 69 71 69 68 69
Min/Max RH 63 100 57 98 56
RH 98 85 72 67 76 93100 96 99 78 62 61 70 90 96 97100 72 61 59 71
Wind Dir SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 3 6 8 6 4 4 3 3 3 6 8 8 5 3 3 3 3 8 11 11 8
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 67 79 82 85 69 59 61 63 64 36 29 37 31 52 43 46 57 57 50 60 58
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 50 20 10 0 20
QPF 12hr 0.12 0.03 0 0 0
Rain Showers C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2000 2500 1100 700 2700 3900 1500
Trans Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 10 8 9 10 10
ADI 22 22 7 9 27 30
Max LVORI 6 4 8 9 6 3
Stability C C F F B B F F B C
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 87 71 89 72 90 73 91
Temp 72 69 84 81 73 71 86 83 74 72 87 85 75 73 88 85
Dewpt 70 69 69 69 71 70 70 71 72 71 71 72 73 72 72 73
Max/Min RH 99 56 97 53 99 52 97 52
RH 93 99 61 67 93 97 60 67 93 97 59 65 94 97 59 67
Wind Dir SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S MM
Wind Spd 6 8 11 10 9 8 13 11 10 8 12 12 11 8 11 MM
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ080-032100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 82 68 87 67 86
Temp 70 78 80 81 77 71 70 69 68 80 86 85 79 72 69 67 68 81 85 84 78
Dewpt 69 72 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 72 70 68 68 69 69 67 68 70 68 67 68
Min/Max RH 64 100 53 100 52
RH 97 81 70 66 75 91 94 98 99 77 59 57 68 92 99 99 99 68 58 58 70
Wind Dir SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 2 6 8 8 4 3 3 2 2 5 8 8 5 3 3 2 3 8 11 12 8
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 65 74 73 75 75 67 63 69 78 62 24 25 31 46 44 48 52 37 39 50 59
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 40 20 20 5 20
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.09 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S
LAL 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2200 2700 1500 500 2600 4200 1300
Trans Wind Dir S S S SE S S S
Trans Wind Spd 10 11 8 5 8 10 10
ADI 24 26 6 8 32 32
Max LVORI 6 3 9 9 6 2
Stability C C F F C B F F B C
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 68 86 70 88 71 89 72 91
Temp 71 68 84 80 72 70 85 82 73 71 87 83 75 72 88 85
Dewpt 69 68 68 69 70 69 70 70 71 70 71 71 72 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 98 54 100 54 98 52 98 50
RH 94100 60 68 93 98 61 66 92 97 59 66 91 97 56 63
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S MM
Wind Spd 3 5 12 10 8 8 13 12 9 8 13 12 10 8 12 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC FW
POP 12hr 5 10 0 5 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ082-032100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 82 68 85 68 84
Temp 71 80 80 81 78 72 71 70 69 79 83 84 79 72 70 70 68 80 84 82 78
Dewpt 69 71 70 69 69 70 69 69 69 71 70 69 70 70 69 69 68 71 70 69 69
Min/Max RH 65 100 63 100 60
RH 93 74 72 67 74 93 93 97100 77 66 61 74 93 97 97100 74 63 65 74
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE E SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S
Wind Spd 1 6 8 8 3 3 1 1 1 4 8 8 4 3 2 2 1 8 10 11 8
Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 50 55 79 83 74 65 64 58 76 60 30 18 25 40 39 52 65 30 33 40 64
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 10 10 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2400 2600 1100 500 2600 3600 800
Trans Wind Dir S S S S SE S S
Trans Wind Spd 9 9 6 4 6 10 8
ADI 23 23 5 6 30 30
Max LVORI 6 4 8 9 6 3
Stability C C F F B B F F B C
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 85 71 85 72 86 73 87
Temp 71 70 84 79 73 71 83 81 74 72 84 82 75 73 85 82
Dewpt 69 69 70 70 71 70 71 71 72 71 73 72 73 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 60 97 62 100 63 97 61
RH 93 97 63 74 92 97 67 73 93 97 69 72 94 97 67 74
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S MM
Wind Spd 4 5 12 9 9 8 13 12 10 8 13 12 11 9 12 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ082-032100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 82 68 84 68 84
Temp 71 79 80 81 77 72 71 70 69 79 81 83 78 72 70 70 68 79 81 83 78
Dewpt 69 71 70 69 70 70 70 69 69 71 70 69 70 71 69 69 68 71 70 69 70
Min/Max RH 69 100 63 100 63
RH 93 77 72 67 79 93 97 97100 77 69 63 76 97 97 97100 77 69 63 76
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE E SE S S S S S SE N SE SE S S
Wind Spd 1 6 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 4 8 8 3 3 2 2 0 8 10 10 8
Clouds B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 53 45 70 78 79 60 54 63 75 54 27 17 27 40 33 60 58 29 28 35 60
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 10 10 0 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2300 2500 600 500 2400 3100 700
Trans Wind Dir S S S S SE S S
Trans Wind Spd 10 9 6 4 6 9 6
ADI 23 23 5 6 25 25
Max LVORI 6 4 8 9 6 3
Stability C C F F B B F F B C
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 83 71 84 72 85 73 86
Temp 71 70 82 79 73 71 82 80 74 72 85 80 74 73 84 81
Dewpt 70 69 70 71 71 70 72 72 72 71 73 73 73 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 100 63 100 67 100 65 97 65
RH 97 97 67 77 93 97 72 77 93 97 67 79 97 97 70 77
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S MM
Wind Spd 4 5 11 9 9 8 13 11 10 8 13 11 11 9 12 MM
Avg Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ070-032100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 80 65 86 66 84
Temp 69 75 78 79 74 68 67 67 66 77 84 84 79 71 68 67 66 78 83 83 78
Dewpt 69 70 69 68 67 66 66 67 66 70 68 67 67 67 66 66 66 69 67 67 67
Min/Max RH 66 100 55 100 59
RH 100 84 73 68 78 94 97 99100 81 59 57 68 87 93 97100 75 59 60 70
Wind Dir S S S S S E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 3 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 2 6 8 8 4 4 3 3 3 8 10 11 9
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
Clouds(%) 60 63 79 82 70 36 57 76 69 58 57 36 53 53 38 67 85 57 62 72 64
Visibility 2 10 10 10 10 10 6 2 0 8 10 10 10
POP 12hr 60 40 30 10 40
QPF 12hr 0.46 0.40 0 0 0.07
Rain Showers C C L C C C C C
Tstms C C C S C C C C
Obvis PF PF F
LAL 4 4 2 1 3 3 1 1 3 3
Mix Hgt 2000 2600 600 500 2200 4300 600
Trans Wind Dir S S S SE S S S
Trans Wind Spd 12 11 5 5 8 9 6
ADI 27 26 5 8 25 26
Max LVORI 7 4 9 9 7 2
Stability C C F F C B F F C C
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 86 68 88 70 90 72 92
Temp 68 68 84 80 70 69 85 83 72 72 88 85 74 72 89 86
Dewpt 66 67 68 68 68 69 70 69 69 70 70 68 70 71 70 68
Max/Min RH 100 55 100 52 97 47 97 47
RH 93 97 59 67 93100 61 62 91 94 56 57 88 97 54 56
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S MM
Wind Spd 5 8 12 11 10 9 13 12 11 9 13 13 12 9 11 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW B1 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12hr 10 20 0 10 0 5 0 10
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-032100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 68 86 67 86
Temp 70 80 82 82 78 71 70 69 68 79 84 85 80 71 70 69 68 81 85 84 78
Dewpt 69 70 70 69 68 69 68 68 68 71 70 68 69 70 69 68 68 70 69 67 69
Min/Max RH 63 100 55 100 53
RH 97 72 67 65 71 93 93 97100 77 63 57 69 97 97 97100 69 59 57 74
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE E SE S S S S S SE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 2 6 8 8 3 3 1 2 1 4 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 8 11 12 8
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 58 63 70 75 74 68 73 62 68 60 25 18 23 29 36 47 66 32 30 42 66
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 10 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2400 3100 1000 500 2700 4300 900
Trans Wind Dir S S S SE SE S S
Trans Wind Spd 9 10 5 4 5 11 8
ADI 28 28 5 5 29 31
Max LVORI 6 3 9 10 5 2
Stability C C F F B B F F B C
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 86 71 86 72 87 73 88
Temp 70 69 84 80 72 71 86 80 74 72 85 82 74 73 88 81
Dewpt 69 68 68 69 70 70 70 71 72 71 72 71 72 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 97 55 100 57 97 59 97 57
RH 97 97 59 69 93 97 59 74 93 97 65 69 93 97 59 74
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S MM
Wind Spd 3 4 12 10 8 8 13 12 9 8 13 12 11 8 13 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
MSZ081-032100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024
Date Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24 Sun 05/05/24
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 83 69 86 69 86
Temp 71 80 81 82 78 72 71 70 71 80 84 85 80 73 71 69 71 81 85 83 79
Dewpt 69 70 69 68 68 69 69 69 68 70 69 67 67 70 69 69 68 69 67 67 67
Min/Max RH 63 100 55 97 53
RH 93 72 67 63 71 90 93 97 90 72 61 55 65 90 93100 90 67 55 59 67
Wind Dir SE S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 2 8 8 8 3 3 2 2 2 5 8 8 4 3 3 2 3 8 11 12 8
Clouds B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 55 68 78 71 75 72 63 62 65 62 29 21 30 43 47 44 56 32 37 50 67
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 10 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
LAL 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2100 2600 1300 500 2600 3900 1100
Trans Wind Dir S S S SE SE S S
Trans Wind Spd 10 10 8 5 8 11 9
ADI 26 26 5 8 31 31
Max LVORI 5 3 7 9 5 3
Stability C C F F B B F F B C
Date Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24Thu 05/09/24
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 86 72 86 73 87 74 88
Temp 72 70 85 80 74 74 86 81 75 75 85 82 76 74 88 82
Dewpt 69 68 68 68 70 70 69 69 71 71 70 71 72 72 70 71
Max/Min RH 93 55 93 55 90 55 93 55
RH 90 93 57 67 87 87 57 67 87 87 61 69 87 93 55 69
Wind Dir S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S MM
Wind Spd 4 5 12 10 9 8 13 12 9 8 13 12 11 8 12 MM
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC
POP 12hr 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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 calculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximates weather conditions
in varying terrain near the coast. Please relay any comments you
have to the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster.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 for accumulating precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................Liquid equivalent precipitation amount
WEATHER...
TYPE...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowShwrs......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
LAL(cat)............................Lightning Activity Level
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
Max 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