Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for S MS and SE LA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1259 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

.DISCUSSION...

Winds and rain chances will gradually increase today, especially
south of the I-10 corridor. Areas north of I-10 will remain
mostly dry, windy and hot.


MSZ068>071-230900-
Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams,
Woodville, Gillsburg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, McComb,
Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
1259 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           0            40
Min/Max Temp          76           93           74           94
Max/Min RH (%)        94           55           100          51
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  E 6-10 G23                S 1-5
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     NE 6-10 G25  SE 5-9 G23   SE 2-6 G18   S 3-7
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.00         0.09         0.00         0.03
Precip Duration (hr)               2                         2
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1400                      1620
Transport Wind (m/s)               SE  7                     SW  5
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 9800                      8100
Category Day                       4                         4
ADI Early             47 Gen Good  75 Good      45 Gen Good  52 Gen Good
ADI Late              10 Poor      79 Good      4 Very Poor  61 Good
Max LVORI Early       4            4            6            7
Max LVORI Late        5            3            7            1
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  79                        81
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   500                       439
Stagnation Index      2            1            3            1
Stability Class       F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-083>086-230900-
Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana-East Feliciana-St. Helena-Iberville-
West Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge-Northern Livingston-
Southern Livingston-Western Ascension-Eastern Ascension-
Including the cities of New Roads, Lettsworth, Livonia, Spillman,
St. Francisville, Wakefield, Jackson, Clinton, Felps, Darlington,
Easleyville, Greensburg, Montpelier, Bayou Sorrel, Plaquemine,
White Castle, Port Allen, Addis, Brusly, Baton Rouge,
Denham Springs, Walker, Livingston, Springfield, Killian,
Whitehall, French Settlement, Sorrento, Acy, Gonzales,
Prairieville, Geismar, and Donaldsonville
1259 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     20           60           0            40
Min/Max Temp          78           91           76           92
Max/Min RH (%)        94           62           100          58
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  E 8-12 G25                S 1-5
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     NE 7-11 G25  SE 7-11 G24  S 3-7 G18    S 3-7
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.10         0.10         0.00         0.17
Precip Duration (hr)  2            3                         2
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1200                      1530
Transport Wind (m/s)               S  8                      SW  5
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 9600                      7650
Category Day                       4                         3
ADI Early             36 Fair      49 Gen Good  34 Fair      49 Gen Good
ADI Late              13 Gen Poor  58 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            4            6            7
Max LVORI Late        5            3            8            3
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  77                        79
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   500                       337
Stagnation Index      1                         2            1
Stability Class       F            C            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

LAZ039-071-076-079>082-230900-
Washington-Northern Tangipahoa-Southeast St. Tammany-
Northern St. Tammany-Southwestern St. Tammany-Central Tangipahoa-
Lower Tangipahoa-
Including the cities of Bogalusa, Enon, Franklinton, Amite,
Kentwood, Roseland, Wilmer, Slidell, Covington, Folsom, Bush,
Mandeville, Madisonville, Hammond, Tickfaw, Independence, Robert,
Ponchatoula, and Akers
1259 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     40           50           0            40
Min/Max Temp          77           91           75           93
Max/Min RH (%)        94           60           100          51
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  SE 6-10 G25               Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     E 7-11 G29   SE 7-11 G25  S 2-6 G19    S 3-7
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.06         0.18         0.00         0.08
Precip Duration (hr)  2            2                         2
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1480                      1620
Transport Wind (m/s)               S  7                      SW  4
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 10360                     6480
Category Day                       4                         3
ADI Early             42 Gen Good  67 Good      34 Fair      48 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      81 Good      4 Very Poor  57 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            6            7
Max LVORI Late        5            3            7            2
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  79                        80
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   500                       483
Stagnation Index      1            0            2            1
Stability Class       F            C            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

LAZ070-078-091-093-095-097-230900-
Lower St. Bernard-Eastern Orleans-Lower Plaquemines-
Coastal Jefferson-Lower Lafourche-Lower Terrebonne-
Including the cities of Yscloskey, Delacroix, Shell Beach,
East New Orleans, Buras, Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphur,
Grand Isle, Larose, Galliano, Cut Off, Golden Meadow, Leeville,
Chauvin, Cocodrie, Dulac, and Montegut
1259 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     70           40           30           10
Min/Max Temp          77           91           78           91
Max/Min RH (%)        100          56           97           52
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  S 12-16 G31               S 3-7
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     E 15-19 G51  S 12-16 G28  S 6-10 G20   S 6-10
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.40         0.34         0.09         0.18
Precip Duration (hr)  7            2            1            1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1420                      1210
Transport Wind (m/s)               S  9                      S  5
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 12780                     6050
Category Day                       4                         3
ADI Early             22 Fair      60 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  38 Fair
ADI Late              22 Fair      59 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  44 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       5            5            5            5
Max LVORI Late        5            4            6            2
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  78                        78
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   500                       483
Stagnation Index                                2            0
Stability Class       D            C            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 90 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
61 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Maximum RH
93 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
63 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

LAZ056>058-064-077-087-089-090-092-094-096-098>100-230900-
Assumption-St. James-St. John The Baptist-Upper St. Bernard-
Western Orleans-Upper Jefferson-Upper Plaquemines-
Central Plaquemines-Central Jefferson-Upper Lafourche-
Upper Terrebonne-Upper St. Charles-Central St. Charles-
Lower St. Charles-
Including the cities of Pierre Part, Labadieville,
Paincourtville, Convent, Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve,
Chalmette, Meraux, Violet, New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner,
Harahan, Westwego, Marrero, Gretna, Belle Chasse, Braithwaite,
Alliance, Lafitte, Barataria, Jean Lafitte, Thibodaux, Raceland,
Lockport, Houma, Bayou Cane, Montz, Bonnet Carre Spillway,
Destrehan, Norco, Hahnville, Luling, and Boutte
1259 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     60           50           0            30
Min/Max Temp          78           91           77           93
Max/Min RH (%)        97           62           100          55
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  SE 10-14 G27              S 1-5
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     NE 10-14 G32 S 10-14 G28  S 3-7 G19    S 4-8
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.15         0.20         0.00         0.30
Precip Duration (hr)  4            2                         2
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1400                      1430
Transport Wind (m/s)               S  8                      SW  5
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 11200                     7150
Category Day                       4                         3
ADI Early             17 Gen Poor  52 Gen Good  48 Gen Good  44 Gen Good
ADI Late              15 Gen Poor  57 Gen Good  4 Very Poor  53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            6            6
Max LVORI Late        5            5            7            2
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  77                        77
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   500                       324
Stagnation Index                                2            1
Stability Class       D            C            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
58 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
57 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

MSZ077-080>082-230900-
Pearl River-Hancock-Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Crossroads, McNeil, Poplarville,
and Picayune
1259 PM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026

                      Tonight      Thu          Thu Night    Fri

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Showers      Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     50           50           40           30
Min/Max Temp          76           90           75           93
Max/Min RH (%)        94           60           100          51
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  SE 7-11 G25               SW 1-5
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     SE 8-12 G28  S 8-12 G25   S 3-7 G18    S 5-9
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.09         0.24         0.03         0.15
Precip Duration (hr)  3            2            0            2
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1470                      1680
Transport Wind (m/s)               S  7                      SW  5
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 10290                     8400
Category Day                       4                         4
ADI Early             26 Fair      49 Gen Good  43 Gen Good  45 Gen Good
ADI Late              12 Poor      63 Good      4 Very Poor  54 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       4            5            6            9
Max LVORI Late        5            3            8            1
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  78                        79
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   500                       434
Stagnation Index      1                         2            1
Stability Class       E            C            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$