Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for S MS and SE LA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1127 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will continue the drier conditions over the area
through the remainder of the week. Afternoon minimum humidities
will fall from the 50 to 60 range into the 45 to 55 percent range
to day and Friday. Sea breeze boundaries are expected each
afternoon, but will not be particularly strong.
MSZ068>071-170900-
Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams,
Woodville, Gillsburg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, McComb,
Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
1127 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 73 96 74 96
Max/Min RH (%) 100 42 100 45
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 2-6 Lgt/Var NW 3-7
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr)
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1970 1970
Transport Wind (m/s) W 3 NW 4
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 5910 7880
Category Day 3 3
ADI Early 22 Fair 30 Fair 18 Gen Poor 48 Gen Good
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 54 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 67 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 6 5 6
Max LVORI Late 7 1 7 1
SILT/500m MLT (F) 82 84
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 482
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ034>037-046>048-083>086-170900-
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
1127 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 74 95 74 94
Max/Min RH (%) 100 44 100 46
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var W 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 1-5 W 1-5 NW 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr)
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1570 1670
Transport Wind (m/s) W 3 NW 4
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 4710 6680
Category Day 3 3
ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 28 Fair 24 Fair 40 Fair
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 41 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 7 5 7
Max LVORI Late 7 2 7 2
SILT/500m MLT (F) 81 83
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 420 330
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ039-071-076-079>082-170900-
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
1127 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 74 96 74 97
Max/Min RH (%) 97 41 100 45
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 2-6
20FT Wind/PM(mph) Lgt/Var W 1-5 W 1-5 NW 2-6
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr)
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1920 2030
Transport Wind (m/s) NW 4 NW 5
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 7680 10150
Category Day 3 4
ADI Early 22 Fair 34 Fair 17 Gen Poor 49 Gen Good
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 60 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 75 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 5 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1
SILT/500m MLT (F) 81 83
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 500
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
LAZ070-078-091-093-095-097-170900-
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
1127 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 77 94 77 95
Max/Min RH (%) 94 46 97 46
20FT Wind/AM(mph) NW 1-5 NW 4-8 G17
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 2-6 W 2-6 W 3-7 W 4-8
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr)
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1430 1290
Transport Wind (m/s) W 3 NW 4
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 4290 5160
Category Day 3 3
ADI Early 21 Fair 28 Fair 27 Fair 36 Fair
ADI Late 4 Very Poor 34 Fair 6 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 5 5 5
Max LVORI Late 6 2 6 1
SILT/500m MLT (F) 80 82
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 479
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 80. Maximum RH 91 percent.
West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
$$
LAZ056>058-064-077-087-089-090-092-094-096-098>100-170900-
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
1127 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 0
Min/Max Temp 74 96 75 96
Max/Min RH (%) 97 48 100 48
20FT Wind/AM(mph) Lgt/Var NW 3-7
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 2-6 NW 1-5 W 2-6 NW 3-7
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration (hr)
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 1480 1350
Transport Wind (m/s) NW 3 NW 4
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 4440 5400
Category Day 3 3
ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 28 Fair 28 Fair 38 Fair
ADI Late 3 Very Poor 40 Fair 4 Very Poor 46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 7 5 6
Max LVORI Late 7 2 7 2
SILT/500m MLT (F) 80 82
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 330
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 3
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$
MSZ077-080>082-170900-
Pearl River-Hancock-Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Crossroads, McNeil, Poplarville,
and Picayune
1127 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 20
Min/Max Temp 74 97 73 96
Max/Min RH (%) 94 35 94 42
20FT Wind/AM(mph) NW 2-6 NW 3-7
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SW 1-5 NW 2-6 W 1-5 NW 3-7
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration (hr) 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL) 2180 2070
Transport Wind (m/s) NW 4 NW 5
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 8720 10350
Category Day 4 4
ADI Early 21 Fair 45 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor 56 Gen Good
ADI Late 4 Very Poor 69 Good 5 Very Poor 78 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 4 5
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 1
SILT/500m MLT (F) 81 85
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 500 500
Stagnation Index 3 3 3 2
Stability Class F B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
$$