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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for S MS and SE LA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
538 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

.DISCUSSION...

High coverage of afternoon showers and thunderstorms will
continue through the upcoming holiday weekend. Considering the
high coverage of convection as well as high afternoon relative
humidity values and lackluster winds, no critical fire weather
concerns through the forecast period.


MSZ068>071-060900-
Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams,
Woodville, Gillsburg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, McComb,
Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
538 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            0            0            20
Min/Max Temp          71           96           73           98
Max/Min RH (%)        100          49           100          43
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      N 1-5
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration (hr)                                         1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1670                      2230
Transport Wind (m/s)               E  2                      N  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 3340                      6690
Category Day                       2                         3
ADI Early             12 Poor      20 Gen Poor  11 Poor
ADI Late              2 Very Poor  37 Fair      11 Poor
Max LVORI Early       9            10           4
Max LVORI Late        10           3            4
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  81                        85
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   298                       251
Stagnation Index      3            2            2            3
Stability Class       F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

LAZ034>037-046>048-083>086-060900-
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
538 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            50
Min/Max Temp          73           93           74           96
Max/Min RH (%)        100          54           100          48
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.00         0.03         0.00         0.05
Precip Duration (hr)               1                         1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1540                      1860
Transport Wind (m/s)               SE  2                     NW  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 3080                      5580
Category Day                       2                         3
ADI Early             7 Poor       17 Gen Poor  12 Poor
ADI Late              2 Very Poor  26 Fair      12 Poor
Max LVORI Early       9            9            4
Max LVORI Late        10           3            4
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  79                        83
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   276                       237
Stagnation Index      1            2            3            2
Stability Class       F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of thunderstorms and a slight
chance of showers. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

LAZ039-071-076-079>082-060900-
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
538 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            20           0            40
Min/Max Temp          71           94           73           97
Max/Min RH (%)        100          51           100          46
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.00         0.01         0.00         0.02
Precip Duration (hr)               0                         1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1650                      1980
Transport Wind (m/s)               E  2                      NW  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 3300                      5940
Category Day                       2                         3
ADI Early             11 Poor      19 Gen Poor  11 Poor
ADI Late              2 Very Poor  28 Fair      11 Poor
Max LVORI Early       10           10           4
Max LVORI Late        10           3            4
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  79                        83
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   328                       300
Stagnation Index      2            2            3            2
Stability Class       F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

LAZ070-078-091-093-095-097-060900-
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
538 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            50
Min/Max Temp          75           90           76           92
Max/Min RH (%)        100          56           100          56
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  NW 1-5                    NW 1-5
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     Lgt/Var      W 1-5        SW 1-5       SW 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.00         0.04         0.00         0.08
Precip Duration (hr)               2                         4
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1130                      1200
Transport Wind (m/s)               W  2                      W  2
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 2260                      2400
Category Day                       2                         2
ADI Early             13 Gen Poor  17 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor
ADI Late              3 Very Poor  19 Gen Poor  14 Gen Poor
Max LVORI Early       6            7            4
Max LVORI Late        7            3            4
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  78                        79
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   368                       293
Stagnation Index      3            2            3            2
Stability Class       F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

LAZ056>058-064-077-087-089-090-092-094-096-098>100-060900-
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
538 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Mclear       Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            60
Min/Max Temp          74           92           75           94
Max/Min RH (%)        100          56           100          55
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W 1-5
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.00         0.05         0.00         0.11
Precip Duration (hr)               1                         4
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1280                      1380
Transport Wind (m/s)               W  2                      NW  2
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 2560                      2760
Category Day                       2                         2
ADI Early             6 Very Poor  18 Gen Poor  11 Poor
ADI Late              2 Very Poor  22 Fair      11 Poor
Max LVORI Early       8            9            5
Max LVORI Late        9            3            5
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  78                        80
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   280                       257
Stagnation Index      1            2            3            2
Stability Class       F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower
90s. Minimum RH 75 percent. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 72 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with thunderstorms likely and a chance of
showers. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Chance of
precipitation 60 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 69 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.

$$

MSZ077-080>082-060900-
Pearl River-Hancock-Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Crossroads, McNeil, Poplarville,
and Picayune
538 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

                      Tonight      Sun          Sun Night    Mon

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Mclear       Pcldy        Mclear
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            40
Min/Max Temp          71           94           72           96
Max/Min RH (%)        100          51           100          46
20FT Wind/AM(mph)                  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
20FT Wind/PM(mph)     Lgt/Var      SW 1-5       Lgt/Var      SW 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in)     0.00         0.03         0.00         0.05
Precip Duration (hr)               1                         1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)             1570                      1930
Transport Wind (m/s)               SE  2                     NW  3
Vent Rate (m**2/s)                 3140                      5790
Category Day                       2                         3
ADI Early             11 Poor      20 Gen Poor  12 Poor
ADI Late              2 Very Poor  24 Fair      12 Poor
Max LVORI Early       8            10           4
Max LVORI Late        10           3            4
SILT/500m MLT (F)                  79                        83
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m)                   324                       350
Stagnation Index      3            2            2            2
Stability Class       F            B            F            B

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$