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
416 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
LAZ080-022100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 70 83 68 86
Temp 69 78 83 83 79 74 72 71 70 78 80 82 78 72 71 70 69 79 84 85 81
Dewpt 69 71 70 70 70 71 70 70 70 71 69 68 69 70 70 70 69 71 69 69 69
Min/Max RH 65 99 63 100 58
RH 100 79 65 65 75 91 93 97 99 79 69 63 73 93 97 99100 77 62 58 68
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 5 8 9 9 8 8 8 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 4 4 6 8 8 8
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 83 60 56 57 84 69 62 76 80 85 77 60 59 54 55 58 57 37 27 16 34
Visibility 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 9 10
POP 12hr 40 10 30 10 10
QPF 12hr 0.14 0 0.04 0 0
Rain Showers S C C C
Tstms S C C C
Obvis PF
LAL 1 3 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2600 3200 1700 900 2200 2000 1400
Trans Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SE
Trans Wind Spd 12 16 12 11 11 10 10
ADI 40 40 15 13 26 20
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7 5 3
Stability C C E E C C F F B B
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 87 69 87 70 89 71 91
Temp 71 68 84 81 71 69 84 81 72 71 87 83 73 71 88 85
Dewpt 70 68 68 69 70 68 69 69 71 69 69 70 72 70 70 71
Max/Min RH 99 55 96 53 96 53 97 51
RH 97 99 59 67 95 95 60 66 95 93 55 65 97 96 55 63
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 10 10 8 6 12 11 9 8 12 12 10 8 11 11
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ080-022100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 69 83 66 86
Temp 67 79 83 83 77 72 72 70 70 78 79 81 77 71 69 68 67 80 84 85 80
Dewpt 67 70 69 69 69 69 70 68 68 71 68 67 68 69 68 67 67 70 69 68 68
Min/Max RH 62 100 64 100 56
RH 100 73 62 64 75 90 94 96 93 78 69 64 74 94 98 97100 71 60 56 66
Wind Dir SE SE S S S SE S SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 8 9 10 8 6 6 3 3 6 10 8 5 4 4 3 4 5 8 8 8
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
Clouds(%) 71 60 51 55 80 76 60 74 74 74 78 71 57 41 52 61 65 31 26 17 36
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 10
POP 12hr 30 10 20 10 20
QPF 12hr 0.14 0.01 0.06 0 0
Rain Showers S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Obvis F
LAL 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 3000 4100 1700 600 2500 2800 1400
Trans Wind Dir SE S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 11 16 11 9 11 11 8
ADI 42 42 8 10 32 32
Max LVORI 5 3 6 8 5 3
Stability C C E F C C F F B B
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 88 68 86 69 89 70 91
Temp 69 67 87 78 70 69 84 80 71 70 87 82 72 70 88 85
Dewpt 68 67 67 67 68 67 67 67 69 69 68 69 70 70 69 69
Max/Min RH 100 52 98 54 97 52 100 50
RH 97 99 52 68 94 96 56 66 93 97 52 66 94 99 54 60
Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 10 10 5 3 11 10 8 8 13 12 9 8 13 12
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12hr 5 10 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ082-022100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 82 67 84
Temp 69 78 82 82 78 73 72 70 70 78 81 81 78 71 70 68 69 80 84 82 77
Dewpt 69 70 70 69 69 70 70 69 68 70 69 69 69 70 69 68 68 70 69 69 69
Min/Max RH 65 97 66 100 61
RH 100 76 66 65 74 90 95 95 93 76 68 66 74 97 97100 99 72 61 65 76
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 3 6 8 8 6 5 5 4 3 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 8 8 8
Clouds B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 78 50 47 41 65 67 61 70 66 63 77 71 65 38 37 71 45 32 25 19 27
Visibility 3 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 6 10 10 10
POP 12hr 10 10 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0 0
Obvis PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2500 3000 1400 500 2300 2300 800
Trans Wind Dir SE S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 9 13 10 9 10 10 6
ADI 30 31 8 10 24 24
Max LVORI 5 4 7 7 5 3
Stability C C E F C C F F B B
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 68 85 70 85 71 85
Temp 70 68 83 80 71 69 84 78 71 71 83 80 73 71 84 81
Dewpt 69 68 68 68 69 68 68 68 70 69 70 70 71 70 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 57 97 59 97 63 97 63
RH 97100 61 68 93 97 59 71 97 93 65 72 93 97 67 72
Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 10 9 5 4 11 9 8 8 13 12 10 8 13 12
Avg Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ082-022100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 81 68 81 67 83
Temp 69 78 80 80 77 72 71 69 69 78 79 80 77 71 70 68 68 78 81 82 78
Dewpt 69 70 70 70 70 71 70 68 68 70 69 69 69 70 69 68 68 70 69 69 69
Min/Max RH 69 100 69 100 65
RH 100 76 72 72 79 97 97 97 97 76 72 69 76 97 97100100 76 67 65 74
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE S S SE SE SE SE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 3 5 8 8 5 4 5 4 4 6 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 4 8 8 8
Clouds B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 74 45 49 46 60 72 67 59 66 62 71 71 68 41 48 70 43 30 21 16 25
Visibility 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 5 10 10 10
POP 12hr 5 10 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.01 0 0
Obvis F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2300 2700 1300 500 2400 2200 700
Trans Wind Dir SE S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 9 12 9 9 10 10 6
ADI 28 28 7 10 25 23
Max LVORI 5 4 7 7 5 3
Stability C B E F C C F F B B
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 68 84 68 83 69 84 71 84
Temp 70 68 83 78 71 69 81 79 71 71 82 79 73 71 83 80
Dewpt 70 68 69 69 70 68 69 69 70 69 70 71 71 70 72 72
Max/Min RH 100 62 97 63 97 65 97 65
RH 100100 63 74 97 97 67 72 97 93 67 77 93 97 70 77
Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 10 9 5 4 11 9 8 8 12 12 9 8 13 11
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ070-022100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 67 79 64 86
Temp 66 74 82 80 75 70 68 68 68 73 77 78 75 68 66 65 66 76 84 85 79
Dewpt 66 68 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 69 67 67 66 65 65 65 66 69 67 67 68
Min/Max RH 61 100 69 100 55
RH 100 82 61 65 79 95100100 99 86 73 69 74 91 97 99100 79 57 55 68
Wind Dir SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE S S S S
Wind Spd 4 8 9 11 8 8 8 8 5 8 11 10 5 5 4 4 4 6 8 8 6
Clouds B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 77 57 63 85 85 56 74 80 87 85 82 74 59 30 39 52 60 57 19 29 49
Visibility 1 10 10 8 7 10 10 5 0 10 5 10
POP 12hr 60 40 60 20 30
QPF 12hr 0.32 0.11 0.46 0.02 0.02
Rain Showers S L C S S S C C L L S S C C
Tstms S C C S S S C C C C S S C C
Obvis PF
LAL 2 3 3 3 3 4 3 1 2 2
Mix Hgt 2300 3900 700 600 2100 2600 700
Trans Wind Dir S S S S S S SE
Trans Wind Spd 13 13 12 11 12 12 8
ADI 41 41 12 13 33 33
Max LVORI 5 4 8 8 6 3
Stability C C E E C C F F B B
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 66 86 68 89 69 91
Temp 68 67 84 80 68 66 83 80 69 69 87 83 71 69 88 85
Dewpt 66 67 67 67 66 66 66 67 66 68 67 67 68 69 69 67
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 53 97 48 100 47
RH 94100 57 64 93100 58 64 90 97 52 59 90100 54 56
Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 4 9 9 8 8 12 11 10 9 13 12 11 9 13 12
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1 SC FW
POP 12hr 10 20 5 10 0 5 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-022100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 68 83 67 86
Temp 67 79 84 83 78 71 70 69 69 79 81 82 78 71 69 68 67 80 84 85 80
Dewpt 67 69 68 69 69 70 69 68 68 69 68 67 68 69 69 67 67 70 69 68 68
Min/Max RH 59 100 61 100 57
RH 100 72 59 63 74 97 97 97 97 72 65 61 71 93100 97100 72 61 57 67
Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S SE SE S S S S SE SE SE E SE S S S
Wind Spd 3 5 8 9 8 5 4 4 3 5 10 8 4 4 3 3 3 4 8 8 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 72 52 46 51 63 60 69 59 69 61 71 71 63 39 40 51 49 33 22 15 23
Visibility 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 10 10 10
POP 12hr 10 10 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.03 0 0
Obvis F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2900 3900 1700 500 2700 2900 1100
Trans Wind Dir S S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 9 13 9 8 10 12 6
ADI 35 36 7 9 33 33
Max LVORI 6 4 7 9 5 3
Stability C C F F C C F F B B
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 87 68 86 69 87 71 88
Temp 69 67 86 78 70 68 83 80 71 71 86 80 72 71 87 80
Dewpt 68 67 67 67 69 68 67 67 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 71
Max/Min RH 100 53 100 55 93 56 97 57
RH 97100 53 69 97100 59 65 93 93 57 72 93 97 57 74
Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 10 10 4 3 12 10 8 8 13 12 9 8 13 12
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ081-022100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024
Date Thu 05/02/24 Fri 05/03/24 Sat 05/04/24
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 70 83 68 85
Temp 70 79 83 82 78 74 72 71 72 79 82 82 78 72 71 70 69 81 85 83 79
Dewpt 69 69 68 68 68 69 69 69 68 69 67 67 67 69 69 68 68 68 67 67 67
Min/Max RH 61 93 60 97 55
RH 97 72 61 63 71 84 90 93 87 72 61 61 69 90 93 93 97 65 55 59 67
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE S SE SE SE S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S
Wind Spd 4 8 9 10 8 6 5 4 3 8 9 8 5 4 4 3 3 6 9 9 8
Clouds B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 79 48 40 60 63 67 69 57 75 67 77 71 60 35 40 50 55 31 25 20 27
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 10 10 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0.03 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Obvis F
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2800 3100 1500 600 2400 2800 1200
Trans Wind Dir SE S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 10 14 11 10 10 11 8
ADI 34 34 8 11 32 32
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7 5 3
Stability C C E E C C F F B C
Date Sun 05/05/24Mon 05/06/24Tue 05/07/24Wed 05/08/24
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 86 71 86 72 88
Temp 71 69 86 79 71 71 84 80 73 72 86 80 73 72 87 81
Dewpt 68 67 67 66 69 68 66 66 69 69 68 68 70 70 69 69
Max/Min RH 93 53 93 53 90 55 93 55
RH 90 93 53 64 93 90 55 62 87 90 55 67 90 93 55 67
Wind Dir S SE S S S SE S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 3 10 10 6 4 12 10 8 8 13 12 9 8 13 12
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12hr 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
$$
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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
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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