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
540 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
LAZ080-152100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
540 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26
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 93 75 95 77 97
Temp 75 84 89 91 88 81 78 77 77 87 93 94 90 83 80 78 77 87 94 96 92
Dewpt 73 76 75 72 73 74 74 73 74 77 75 73 75 75 75 74 74 77 76 73 74
Min/Max RH 53 94 50 91 48
RH 92 76 63 54 62 78 87 87 92 71 56 50 61 76 84 87 90 71 56 48 56
Wind Dir NW W W W SW SW SW W NW W SW SW S SW SW W NW NW W W SW
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 6 3
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 66 68 49 35 17 21 32 25 20 19 17 27 16 15 24 31 22 27 20 27 33
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3100 3400 500 600 3400 3000 600 800 3300 3100
Trans Wind Dir W W SW W W SW SW W NW W
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 5 4 4 6 8 8 6 9
ADI 41 42 3 4 24 32 5 7 25 31
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7 5 3 5 6 4 2
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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 77 97 77 97 77 98 77 99
Temp 81 77 94 92 81 78 95 92 81 78 95 93 81 78 96 94
Dewpt 74 74 75 75 74 74 76 75 75 74 77 75 75 74 77 75
Max/Min RH 90 48 90 49 90 50 89 48
RH 80 90 55 57 79 88 55 58 81 87 56 56 81 87 54 54
Wind Dir W NW W W W NW W W W W W W W W W SW
Wind Spd 4 4 6 5 5 8 8 4 5 6 8 4 5 6 6 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 20 20 5 20
Rain Showers S S S S
Tstms S S S S
$$
MSZ080-152100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
540 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 72 95 74 96
Temp 72 82 88 90 87 78 75 73 72 86 92 94 90 80 78 76 74 86 93 96 92
Dewpt 71 74 72 70 73 72 71 71 72 75 73 70 73 73 73 72 73 76 73 70 73
Min/Max RH 51 99 46 96 43
RH 95 76 59 52 62 83 87 93 99 70 53 46 59 78 85 88 96 71 52 43 53
Wind Dir W W W W SW SW W W N W W SW SW SW SW W NW NW W W W
Wind Spd 1 2 5 5 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 2
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 55 64 34 38 11 22 9 17 31 20 20 27 31 16 12 20 23 21 20 28 27
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 5200 400 400 5000 6700 400 400 5100 6700
Trans Wind Dir W W W W W W SW W NW W
Trans Wind Spd 10 9 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 9
ADI 56 66 3 4 43 59 3 7 44 73
Max LVORI 6 3 7 9 6 3 6 7 5 2
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 74 95 74 96 75 97 75 98
Temp 79 75 92 91 79 75 94 91 79 76 94 92 80 76 96 93
Dewpt 71 72 73 73 71 72 74 74 72 72 74 75 72 72 74 74
Max/Min RH 90 45 90 47 91 47 90 44
RH 77 90 53 55 77 90 52 59 80 89 52 57 78 87 49 53
Wind Dir W NW NW W W W NW W W W W SW W W W SW
Wind Spd 3 4 6 2 3 6 6 2 3 5 5 2 3 4 5 3
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 20 10 20 5 20
Rain Showers S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
540 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26
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 75 94 77 95
Temp 75 84 89 90 88 80 78 77 76 87 92 93 90 82 80 78 77 87 93 95 92
Dewpt 72 75 73 73 73 74 73 73 74 76 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 76 74 75 76
Min/Max RH 56 94 53 90 53
RH 90 73 59 58 61 81 85 88 94 70 56 55 63 79 85 88 90 70 54 53 61
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 5 3 3 3 2 3 5 8 6 4 4 4 3 5 4 8 6
Clouds SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 39 58 31 20 6 4 11 16 25 21 34 23 34 26 15 28 21 24 24 36 36
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4000 4200 500 400 4000 3900 400 500 4900 4600
Trans Wind Dir W W W W NW SW SW NW NW W
Trans Wind Spd 10 10 8 6 6 9 9 8 6 10
ADI 55 52 4 6 35 38 4 7 42 48
Max LVORI 5 3 5 7 5 3 5 6 4 3
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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 76 96 77 96 77 96 78 97
Temp 80 77 95 91 80 78 94 91 80 78 94 91 81 79 94 92
Dewpt 73 73 73 76 73 73 75 77 74 74 76 77 75 74 76 77
Max/Min RH 88 48 85 53 88 55 88 53
RH 79 88 50 61 79 85 54 63 82 88 56 64 82 85 56 61
Wind Dir W NW W W W NW W W W NW W W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 3 5 5 5 3 8 5 6 3 6 6 6 4 5 6 8
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain Showers S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
540 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 75 93 77 95
Temp 75 84 89 91 87 80 78 77 76 86 91 93 89 82 80 78 77 87 93 94 90
Dewpt 72 75 74 73 74 74 73 73 74 76 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 76 74 75 76
Min/Max RH 56 94 54 90 53
RH 90 74 61 56 65 82 85 88 94 72 58 54 64 79 85 88 90 70 54 54 64
Wind Dir NW W W SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W W
Wind Spd 2 3 5 8 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 8 5 3 3 3 3 4 4 8 5
Clouds B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 53 39 45 11 13 11 10 14 24 12 40 28 47 22 23 25 23 21 28 35 39
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3900 3900 500 400 4100 3900 400 400 5000 4700
Trans Wind Dir W W W W NW W SW NW NW W
Trans Wind Spd 10 10 6 6 6 9 9 8 6 9
ADI 57 49 4 7 36 40 4 7 43 47
Max LVORI 5 3 5 6 5 2 5 6 4 3
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 95 76 95 77 96 77 96
Temp 80 76 93 90 80 77 93 90 80 78 93 90 81 78 94 91
Dewpt 73 73 74 76 73 73 75 77 74 74 76 77 75 74 76 77
Max/Min RH 90 53 88 54 88 56 90 55
RH 79 90 54 64 79 88 56 66 82 88 58 66 82 88 56 64
Wind Dir W NW NW W NW NW W W W NW W W W NW W SW
Wind Spd 3 4 5 5 3 5 5 6 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 6
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
Rain Showers S S S S S S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S S S S S S
$$
MSZ070-152100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
540 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26
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 90 71 93 72 94
Temp 72 81 87 90 85 75 73 72 73 85 91 93 88 78 75 74 73 86 92 94 89
Dewpt 71 74 72 71 72 71 70 70 71 75 72 71 73 72 72 72 73 76 73 70 72
Min/Max RH 54 97 48 100 47
RH 97 79 61 54 65 87 90 93 93 72 54 48 61 82 90 93100 72 55 47 57
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W SW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 3 4 5 6 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 2
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 64 66 38 37 31 33 23 33 38 43 18 13 20 12 8 15 17 19 17 12 22
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 4900 400 400 5200 6900 500 500 4400 5900
Trans Wind Dir W W W W W W SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 11 9 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 8
ADI 54 59 3 6 45 57 3 7 39 58
Max LVORI 5 3 6 8 6 3 7 9 6 3
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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 74 94 75 95 75 97 75 98
Temp 77 74 91 89 77 76 93 90 78 76 94 91 78 76 95 92
Dewpt 72 73 73 72 72 72 74 73 72 72 73 73 72 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 96 48 90 48 90 46 88 46
RH 86 96 56 57 85 87 53 58 83 87 51 57 82 87 49 55
Wind Dir W W NW W W W NW W SW W W SW SW W W SW
Wind Spd 2 4 5 2 3 5 6 3 3 5 5 2 3 4 5 2
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 20 5 10 5 10
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
$$
MSZ082-152100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
540 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 73 95 75 97
Temp 74 84 89 91 88 79 76 75 75 87 93 94 89 81 79 77 76 87 94 97 91
Dewpt 72 74 72 71 73 73 72 72 73 75 72 72 74 74 74 73 73 76 73 71 75
Min/Max RH 52 97 46 94 43
RH 93 72 57 52 61 82 87 90 94 68 51 49 61 79 85 88 90 70 51 43 60
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW SW SW W W NW NW NW W SW
Wind Spd 3 4 4 6 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Clouds B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 51 42 18 26 17 19 9 13 14 24 20 20 39 25 16 25 20 20 21 34 32
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4500 5100 500 400 5400 5700 500 400 5800 6100
Trans Wind Dir W W W W NW SW SW W NW W
Trans Wind Spd 10 9 6 5 6 8 6 5 6 8
ADI 59 65 4 6 46 47 5 6 49 59
Max LVORI 5 3 6 8 6 3 5 7 5 3
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 75 97 76 97 76 98 77 99
Temp 79 76 94 91 79 77 95 91 79 77 95 91 80 78 97 93
Dewpt 72 72 72 74 72 73 74 75 73 73 74 76 74 74 74 75
Max/Min RH 87 43 88 46 88 48 88 47
RH 79 87 49 58 79 88 51 60 82 88 51 62 82 88 48 56
Wind Dir W NW NW W W W NW SW W NW W SW W W W SW
Wind Spd 4 5 4 3 4 6 4 3 4 6 4 4 4 5 4 5
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 20 20 10 20
Rain Showers S S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
MSZ081-152100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
540 AM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026
Date Wed 07/15/26 Thu 07/16/26 Fri 07/17/26
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 92 75 95 76 97
Temp 75 84 90 92 90 81 78 76 76 88 94 95 92 82 80 78 77 88 95 97 94
Dewpt 71 73 71 70 71 72 72 72 73 74 71 71 72 74 73 73 73 75 72 70 72
Min/Max RH 49 90 46 90 42
RH 87 70 54 49 54 74 82 87 90 63 48 46 52 77 79 85 88 66 48 42 49
Wind Dir W W W SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW SW SW W W NW NW W SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 5 8 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 8 6 4 4 5 4 5 5 8 6
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 43 43 26 33 23 15 7 13 14 24 32 26 29 23 16 24 21 24 34 31 32
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4200 4800 500 400 4500 4700 500 500 5000 5300
Trans Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW W NW W
Trans Wind Spd 11 10 6 6 6 9 9 6 6 9
ADI 54 55 4 6 39 52 4 7 43 58
Max LVORI 4 2 5 7 4 2 4 6 4 2
Stability B C F D B C F D B B
Date Sat 07/18/26Sun 07/19/26Mon 07/20/26Tue 07/21/26
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 77 98 77 98 77 98 78 99
Temp 80 77 96 94 80 78 96 93 80 78 96 94 82 79 97 95
Dewpt 72 72 71 71 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 85 41 82 42 88 46 85 42
RH 77 85 45 48 77 82 46 52 79 85 48 53 74 82 46 49
Wind Dir W NW NW W W NW W SW W NW W SW W W W SW
Wind Spd 4 6 5 5 4 9 5 5 4 8 6 6 4 6 6 8
Avg Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 20 20 5 20
Rain Showers S S S S S
Tstms S S 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
the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster@noaa.gov.
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