Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
901 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
LAZ080-202200-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
901 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 77 65 79 65 80
Temp 76 76 68 66 65 66 66 74 78 79 73 69 68 67 66 73 79 79 72
Dewpt 67 67 67 65 65 66 66 72 72 71 70 68 67 66 65 71 70 69 68
Min/Max RH 71 100 77 100 71
RH 73 73 96 98 99 99 99 92 82 78 90 97 98 98 98 92 76 72 87
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W W SW S
Wind Spd 5 6 5 4 3 4 5 6 9 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 4 2
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 50 50 55 58 70 72 78 69 59 36 29 22 35 53 63 50 44 37 37
Visibility 10 10 10 10 9 10 6 6 6 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 50 60 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.18 0 0
Rain Showers L L L C
Tstms S S S
Obvis PF PF
Dense Fog
Mix Hgt 2300 400 500 1400 1300 500 500 1700 1600
Trans Wind Dir SE SE S S S SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 10 10 11 13 11 9 6 6 6
ADI 27 8 8 0 19 5 4 18 18
Max LVORI 7 9 9 10 6 9 10 9 6
Stability C F F C B F F B B
Date Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 62 79 62 78 64 78 60 75
Temp 66 63 78 70 64 62 78 70 66 65 77 71 64 60 74 67
Dewpt 65 61 66 65 63 61 65 66 65 64 68 67 62 59 63 62
Max/Min RH 98 64 97 65 99 71 97 64
RH 96 94 67 84 95 97 66 87 96 98 74 87 95 95 68 85
Wind Dir SW NE SE SE SE E SE SE S S SW S SW N W MM
Wind Spd 2 2 4 3 2 3 6 4 3 5 8 4 3 3 5 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 10 10 30 40 20 20
Rain Showers S C C C S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ080-202200-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
901 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 78 63 79 64 83
Temp 77 77 66 63 63 64 65 74 78 79 71 68 65 65 64 73 81 82 74
Dewpt 64 64 65 63 63 64 65 72 72 71 70 68 65 65 64 71 70 69 68
Min/Max RH 61 100 77 100 62
RH 63 63 96100100100100 92 81 77 99100100100100 92 68 64 82
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW SW W W W SW
Wind Spd 5 8 5 4 3 4 5 9 10 10 5 4 2 2 2 3 5 5 2
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 50 36 54 59 70 76 66 76 75 47 38 34 48 58 63 50 46 37 38
Visibility 10 10 10 10 7 7 9 6 6 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 40 60 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.34 0 0
Rain Showers C L L C
Tstms S S
Obvis PF
Dense Fog
Mix Hgt 2600 400 400 2500 2000 400 400 2700 2800
Trans Wind Dir S SE S S S S SW W W
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 10 14 11 8 6 8 6
ADI 30 5 7 0 27 4 6 27 28
Max LVORI 7 9 10 10 9 9 10 8 5
Stability B F F C C F F B B
Date Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 60 81 59 79 62 78 58 76
Temp 65 61 78 69 62 60 77 68 63 63 77 69 63 59 75 66
Dewpt 65 61 63 64 61 60 63 64 63 63 67 66 62 59 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 58 100 67 100 55
RH 100100 60 82 97100 61 88100100 71 91 98100 61 81
Wind Dir W NE S SE SE E SE SE S SE S S SW NW NW MM
Wind Spd 2 2 4 3 2 3 8 5 4 5 9 5 3 3 5 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 30 50 20 20
Rain Showers C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ082-202200-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
901 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 75 64 77 65 79
Temp 74 74 67 65 65 66 66 74 77 76 70 68 67 67 66 72 78 78 70
Dewpt 66 67 66 65 65 66 66 71 71 71 70 68 67 67 66 72 71 70 70
Min/Max RH 74 100 82 100 74
RH 76 80 97100100100 99 90 82 85100100100100100100 78 76 99
Wind Dir SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 3 3 3 4 5 8 9 9 5 5 3 3 2 4 5 5 3
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 45 29 48 51 70 71 74 65 68 61 51 45 48 59 68 48 48 32 35
Visibility 10 10 8 7 7 7 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 20 50 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.15 0.01 0
Rain Showers C C C C S
Dense Fog
Mix Hgt 2300 400 400 2200 2000 400 500 2400 2400
Trans Wind Dir S SE S S S S SW W SW
Trans Wind Spd 8 6 9 12 12 9 6 6 8
ADI 23 4 7 0 17 7 8 25 25
Max LVORI 8 10 10 10 8 9 9 8 9
Stability B F F C C F F B B
Date Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 62 78 61 77 64 76 61 75
Temp 65 62 77 69 63 62 76 67 64 64 75 69 64 62 74 65
Dewpt 65 62 66 64 62 61 65 65 64 64 68 67 64 62 63 62
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 68 100 76 100 66
RH 100100 69 84 97 97 69 93100100 79 95100100 69 90
Wind Dir SW NE S S SE SE SE SE S S S S SW NW W MM
Wind Spd 2 2 4 3 2 3 8 4 4 5 9 5 3 4 5 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 40 30 20
Rain Showers S C C S C S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ082-202200-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
901 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 75 63 77 66 78
Temp 74 73 66 63 65 65 66 75 77 76 71 67 66 66 66 74 77 78 70
Dewpt 67 67 66 63 65 65 66 72 72 72 70 67 66 66 66 72 71 72 70
Min/Max RH 76 100 85 100 79
RH 79 81100100100100100 90 85 87 97100100100100 93 82 82100
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SW W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 5 5 3 2 2 3 4 6 9 9 5 4 3 2 2 4 5 5 3
Clouds SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 46 28 45 49 71 74 77 64 66 58 56 47 49 60 70 50 47 33 35
Visibility 10 10 7 7 7 7 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 20 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.11 0.01 0
Rain Showers S C C C S
Dense Fog
Mix Hgt 2000 400 500 2400 2300 400 500 2400 2400
Trans Wind Dir SE SE S S S S SW W SW
Trans Wind Spd 6 6 9 13 13 9 8 8 8
ADI 19 4 6 0 21 7 8 28 28
Max LVORI 10 10 10 10 6 9 9 8 9
Stability B F F C C F F B B
Date Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 62 78 61 76 64 75 61 74
Temp 65 62 76 68 63 62 76 66 64 65 74 69 64 62 74 66
Dewpt 65 62 66 65 61 61 66 66 64 65 69 68 64 62 65 63
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 71 100 82 100 71
RH 100100 71 90 93 97 71100100100 84 97100100 74 90
Wind Dir SW NE S S SE E SE SE S S S S SW NW W MM
Wind Spd 2 2 4 2 2 3 6 4 3 5 8 4 3 3 5 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 40 30 20
Rain Showers S C C S C S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ070-202200-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
901 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 78 63 80 64 80
Temp 76 77 68 63 64 64 66 71 77 79 70 68 65 64 64 72 79 79 69
Dewpt 65 62 63 63 64 64 66 70 72 70 70 68 65 64 64 69 68 66 66
Min/Max RH 60 100 74 100 64
RH 69 61 85100100100100 96 84 74 99100100100100 91 69 64 90
Wind Dir S S SE SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W W W NW
Wind Spd 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 8 4 4 4 4 3 5 5 5 3
Clouds B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 53 41 61 68 84 85 89 75 60 44 42 39 32 48 69 63 49 31 35
Visibility 10 10 10 10 7 7 0 6 6 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 60 80 20 20
QPF 12hr 0 0.04 0.12 0.01 0.06
Rain Showers S L D D C S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
Obvis PF PF
Dense Fog
Mix Hgt 2900 500 500 2600 3400 400 600 3300 3800
Trans Wind Dir S S S S S SW SW W W
Trans Wind Spd 8 11 11 16 13 9 8 9 9
ADI 31 8 9 0 66 6 6 42 46
Max LVORI 5 9 8 10 9 9 9 10 6
Stability B E D C B F F B B
Date Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 58 79 58 78 60 75 54 73
Temp 61 58 77 67 60 59 76 68 62 61 73 65 58 55 72 60
Dewpt 61 58 63 63 60 59 63 64 62 61 66 63 58 55 59 58
Max/Min RH 100 57 100 60 100 70 100 58
RH 100100 63 86 99100 64 88100100 80 96100100 65 91
Wind Dir NE E S SE SE SE S SE S S SW S W NW NW MM
Wind Spd 2 3 4 3 3 4 8 6 5 6 8 4 3 4 5 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 10 10 20 50 60 20 30
Rain Showers S C C L C S S S C
Tstms S S S S
$$
MSZ082-202200-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
901 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 78 63 79 65 82
Temp 77 77 66 63 63 65 66 76 78 77 71 68 67 67 66 74 80 81 71
Dewpt 65 65 65 63 63 65 66 71 71 70 70 68 67 67 66 71 69 69 69
Min/Max RH 64 100 76 100 65
RH 67 67 97100100100100 85 79 79 97100100100100 90 69 67 93
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW W W SW SW
Wind Spd 5 6 4 3 3 4 5 8 9 10 5 5 4 3 2 4 5 5 3
Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 46 28 47 56 71 72 76 68 72 63 49 46 54 62 68 47 47 31 33
Visibility 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 30 50 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.17 0.01 0
Rain Showers C C C C
Dense Fog
Mix Hgt 2500 400 500 2500 2300 500 500 3000 3100
Trans Wind Dir S SE S S S S SW W SW
Trans Wind Spd 8 6 8 13 12 9 8 8 8
ADI 27 4 6 0 9 6 8 30 31
Max LVORI 8 10 10 10 7 9 9 8 6
Stability B F F C C F F B B
Date Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 61 80 60 78 63 77 60 76
Temp 66 61 79 68 62 61 77 67 63 64 76 69 63 61 75 65
Dewpt 65 61 64 64 60 61 64 64 63 64 67 67 63 61 62 61
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 60 100 71 100 60
RH 97100 60 87 93100 64 90100100 74 93100100 64 87
Wind Dir W NE S S SE E S SE S S S S SW NW NW MM
Wind Spd 2 2 4 3 2 3 6 4 4 5 8 5 3 3 5 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 20 50 20 20
Rain Showers S C C S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ081-202200-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
901 AM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
Date Thu 11/20/25 Fri 11/21/25 Sat 11/22/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 76 64 77 66 81
Temp 76 75 67 64 65 66 67 75 77 76 70 68 67 67 66 74 80 80 72
Dewpt 64 64 65 64 65 66 67 69 69 70 69 68 67 67 66 69 68 68 67
Min/Max RH 66 100 76 100 65
RH 66 69 93100100100100 82 76 82 97100100100100 84 67 67 84
Wind Dir S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW
Wind Spd 6 9 5 5 5 5 5 9 10 11 6 5 5 3 2 5 5 6 4
Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 47 35 53 57 70 71 68 70 73 61 44 38 50 58 66 47 48 33 35
Visibility 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 30 60 10 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0.18 0.01 0
Rain Showers C C L C
Dense Fog
Mix Hgt 2200 400 400 2200 1900 400 400 2400 2400
Trans Wind Dir S SE S S S S SW W W
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 10 14 13 9 5 6 8
ADI 21 5 8 0 10 7 5 24 24
Max LVORI 6 9 10 10 6 9 10 9 5
Stability B E E C C F F B B
Date Sun 11/23/25Mon 11/24/25Tue 11/25/25Wed 11/26/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 62 79 61 77 64 77 61 76
Temp 66 62 78 68 62 61 77 68 64 64 76 69 63 61 75 67
Dewpt 65 62 63 64 61 61 62 64 64 64 66 67 63 61 60 60
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 60 100 69 100 56
RH 97100 60 87 97100 60 87100100 71 93100100 60 78
Wind Dir SW NE S S SE E SE SE S S S S SW NW NW MM
Wind Spd 3 3 5 3 3 3 8 5 5 8 9 6 4 4 6 MM
Avg Clouds SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 30 50 20 20
Rain Showers C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
This product is for planning and review purposes only and
is not to be substituted for an official fire weather spot
forecast. The data displayed are caculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximate weather conditions
in highly varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to
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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