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 15 2025
LAZ080-152100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
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 91 73 90 73 91
Temp 73 80 88 90 85 77 75 74 73 81 88 90 85 76 75 74 73 82 88 90 86
Dewpt 72 74 73 72 73 74 74 73 72 74 74 73 74 75 74 73 73 75 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 56 97 58 99 56
RH 97 83 61 56 67 90 97 97 96 80 62 58 70 94 98 96 99 79 61 56 68
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 8 8 8 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 9 6 5 4 4 3 4 6 6 5
Clouds OV B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 88 61 18 9 19 57 86 89 88 59 32 21 29 44 68 75 72 40 16 14 14
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2400 3100 1000 1100 2100 3400 1300 1100 2400 4200
Trans Wind Dir S S S S S S S SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 18 14 13 14 16 17 14 12 10 11
ADI 42 41 9 22 44 47 13 15 26 33
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 5 3 6 7 5 2
Stability C B F D C C F E B B
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
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 73 90 72 90 73 90 74 91
Temp 75 73 88 85 74 72 88 84 74 73 88 85 76 75 88 86
Dewpt 74 72 73 72 73 72 73 72 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 99 57 99 58 99 58 97 58
RH 98 97 61 65 97 98 62 66 96 98 61 67 94 97 64 68
Wind Dir S S S S S S S SE S SE S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 3 3 8 5 3 3 8 5 3 3 8 6 3 3 6 4
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ080-152100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 72 91 73 92
Temp 72 80 88 91 85 76 74 74 72 82 88 90 85 76 75 74 73 84 90 91 85
Dewpt 71 73 73 72 72 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 74 73 72 73
Min/Max RH 54 100 57 96 54
RH 97 78 60 54 66 89 92 94 99 74 58 57 68 89 95 93 96 70 56 55 69
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 6 4 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 6 4 4 3 4 8 8 5
Clouds B2 B1 FW FW FW B1 OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 84 64 20 12 18 63 88 85 71 54 31 25 36 52 71 77 64 40 24 15 21
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2400 3800 1200 900 2400 4200 1500 900 3000 4600
Trans Wind Dir S SW S S S S S SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 19 16 12 12 16 18 13 11 10 12
ADI 45 45 9 17 54 54 17 11 41 41
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 5 3 6 7 5 2
Stability C C E D C C F F B B
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 90 71 91 70 91 72 91
Temp 74 72 89 84 73 72 89 84 72 72 89 84 75 74 89 85
Dewpt 72 72 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 99 54 99 52 100 56 99 55
RH 92 99 55 67 96 99 55 65 98100 58 69 95 98 59 66
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S SW S
Wind Spd 2 2 8 6 2 2 8 6 2 2 9 8 3 2 8 4
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
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 86 72 85 73 87
Temp 73 81 84 85 81 76 75 74 73 81 85 85 82 77 76 74 74 82 85 86 82
Dewpt 72 74 73 74 73 74 74 73 72 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 75 73 74 74
Min/Max RH 69 97 70 99 66
RH 97 79 70 69 77 94 97 97 97 79 71 70 77 92 95 99 98 79 67 67 76
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 9 11 10 9 8 5 4 5 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 5 4 6 9 9 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 69 61 37 20 34 54 81 91 79 62 35 27 42 57 72 70 63 41 27 18 23
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 4 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2300 2800 900 600 2100 2500 1400 700 2400 2700
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 19 17 13 12 14 17 13 12 10 12
ADI 43 42 12 15 40 40 17 13 26 27
Max LVORI 4 4 6 6 5 4 6 7 5 3
Stability C C F D C C E E B C
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
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 72 86 71 87 72 87 73 87
Temp 75 73 86 81 73 73 87 81 74 72 87 81 76 75 86 83
Dewpt 74 73 73 72 73 72 73 72 72 72 72 73 74 74 75 74
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 63 100 62 98 68
RH 97100 65 74 99 95 63 74 93100 62 77 94 95 70 74
Wind Dir SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
Wind Spd 3 2 8 5 3 2 8 4 3 3 9 6 4 3 9 6
Avg Clouds SC B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 85 72 85 72 86
Temp 73 80 83 83 79 75 74 74 74 81 83 84 80 75 75 73 73 82 86 84 80
Dewpt 72 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 72 75 74 74 75 74 74 73 73 75 74 74 74
Min/Max RH 70 100 72 100 68
RH 97 82 74 74 85 97100 97 93 82 74 72 85 95 98 99100 78 68 71 82
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 9 8 6 4 4 4 4 8 8 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 8 8 5
Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 59 62 36 17 37 58 76 88 78 58 31 25 49 57 72 70 60 37 22 20 28
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 4 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2400 2700 900 500 2100 2600 1400 600 2400 2800
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 19 16 13 12 14 16 13 12 10 12
ADI 42 42 9 15 38 38 17 14 26 29
Max LVORI 5 4 6 7 5 4 7 8 5 3
Stability C B F D C C E E B B
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 85 71 86 71 86 73 87
Temp 74 74 85 80 73 73 86 80 73 73 86 80 75 75 85 82
Dewpt 74 73 73 73 73 72 73 72 72 72 73 74 74 74 76 75
Max/Min RH 100 68 100 66 99 66 98 69
RH 100 98 68 79 99 98 66 77 98 98 66 82 97 98 74 79
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S SW S S
Wind Spd 3 2 8 4 2 2 8 4 3 2 8 5 3 3 8 5
Avg Clouds SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
$$
MSZ070-152100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
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 91 71 92 73 92
Temp 71 80 87 91 85 76 73 72 71 79 88 92 86 77 75 74 73 82 89 92 86
Dewpt 70 72 72 71 70 69 71 71 70 72 71 70 70 72 71 71 71 73 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 52 97 49 93 51
RH 97 77 62 53 61 79 93 96 97 79 57 49 59 85 90 92 92 74 58 51 63
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S
Wind Spd 8 9 9 8 4 4 6 8 8 8 9 9 8 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 3
Clouds B2 B1 B1 FW SC FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 84 59 53 13 28 22 64 84 84 72 51 42 38 41 63 74 74 52 31 31 40
Visibility 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 0 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 20
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 2500 3400 800 900 2200 5100 1500 1000 2100 5000
Trans Wind Dir S SW S S S SW S SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 20 19 13 13 17 23 13 12 11 13
ADI 51 51 13 21 59 71 15 15 40 42
Max LVORI 5 3 5 6 5 2 5 6 4 1
Stability C B F E C C F E C B
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
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 71 92 70 92 70 92 71 90
Temp 73 73 89 86 72 72 89 86 72 72 89 85 73 73 88 85
Dewpt 71 71 71 70 69 70 70 69 69 71 70 70 70 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 99 48 99 46 99 48 99 55
RH 92 95 56 58 89 96 54 56 90 98 54 60 90 98 60 65
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 8 4 3 4 6 4 4 4 9 8 4 4 6 3
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0 5 10 30
Rain Showers C C
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 72 87 73 89
Temp 73 80 85 85 80 75 75 74 74 81 85 86 81 76 75 75 73 84 89 87 81
Dewpt 72 73 73 72 73 74 73 73 72 74 73 73 73 74 74 73 73 75 73 73 74
Min/Max RH 61 100 65 99 60
RH 97 79 67 65 79 97 94 97 93 79 67 65 77 94 97 95 99 75 60 64 79
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 8 9 9 9 8 5 4 5 5 8 9 9 8 6 5 4 3 5 8 8 5
Clouds B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 OV B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 77 61 29 22 29 56 87 92 78 53 31 25 39 57 73 79 63 35 26 18 21
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2300 2900 1200 700 2300 3000 1500 700 3000 3700
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 19 16 13 11 14 17 13 11 10 12
ADI 43 43 9 15 44 44 17 12 34 34
Max LVORI 5 4 6 6 5 4 6 7 5 3
Stability C C E D C C E E B B
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 72 88 71 88 70 88 72 89
Temp 74 74 87 82 73 73 87 82 72 72 86 82 75 74 87 83
Dewpt 74 73 71 72 73 72 71 72 72 72 72 73 74 74 73 74
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 56 100 59 99 61
RH 99 98 59 71 99 98 59 71 99 99 62 73 97 99 63 73
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S SE S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 2 8 5 2 2 8 4 3 2 8 6 4 3 8 6
Avg Clouds SC B2 SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ081-152100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Thu May 15 2025
Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25
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 86 73 86 73 88
Temp 73 80 85 85 81 76 75 74 73 82 86 84 81 77 77 75 74 84 88 86 82
Dewpt 71 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 73 74 73 73 73 73 72 72 72
Min/Max RH 63 97 63 98 60
RH 93 79 65 65 74 90 94 93 97 72 63 67 77 90 88 95 98 70 60 64 72
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 10 11 11 11 8 8 6 8 8 8 11 10 9 8 8 6 4 6 9 9 8
Clouds B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 80 72 30 28 27 63 87 87 78 56 34 28 37 59 71 74 63 39 26 16 21
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 2700 1000 600 2200 2700 1400 600 2700 3200
Trans Wind Dir SW S S S S S S SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 19 16 14 13 16 17 14 12 10 12
ADI 40 39 13 18 42 42 18 15 31 31
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 4 4 5 7 4 3
Stability C C E D C C E E B C
Date Sun 05/18/25Mon 05/19/25Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25
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 73 87 72 87 73 87 74 88
Temp 75 74 86 83 75 73 87 82 75 73 86 82 76 76 88 83
Dewpt 73 72 71 71 73 72 70 71 72 72 71 72 74 74 73 73
Max/Min RH 94 60 98 58 95 60 96 62
RH 94 94 61 67 94 98 58 69 90 95 61 72 94 95 62 72
Wind Dir S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 9 8 3 3 9 6 3 3 10 8 4 3 9 6
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
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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 of Accumulating Precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
Snow Shwrs.....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
DSI (cat)...........................Davis Stability Index
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
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