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
417 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
LAZ080-232200-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
417 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
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 54 47 65 47 70
Temp 44 48 52 54 53 51 50 49 48 53 62 65 61 56 52 49 48 56 67 69 62
Dewpt 43 46 49 51 52 51 50 48 48 51 54 56 55 53 51 49 48 52 54 53 53
Min/Max RH 85 100 68 100 59
RH 95 93 88 88 98100100 97100 94 75 71 81 91 95100 99 86 63 57 71
Wind Dir E NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE NE N N N W SW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 1
Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 93 91 90 93 87 92 90 90 80 67 48 51 44 35 34 48 42 40 26 9 2
Visibility 10 3 4 3 4 4 4 7 8 4 10 10
PoP 12hr 100 60 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 1.38 0.36 0 0 0
Rain Showers C D D L L C S
Obvis PF PF PF PF
Mix Hgt 1000 1100 800 1000 1200 2000 600
Trans Wind Dir E E NE NE NE N N
Trans Wind Spd 13 19 17 14 16 10 9
ADI 25 26 12 12 23 23
Max LVORI 5 5 7 8 5 3
Stability B C D D B B F F B B
Date Wed 02/26/25Thu 02/27/25Fri 02/28/25Sat 03/01/25
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 50 73 56 70 44 67 47 72
Temp 53 50 70 66 57 56 68 61 51 44 64 61 51 49 69 65
Dewpt 52 50 56 57 56 55 56 49 42 40 42 44 45 44 48 50
Max/Min RH 100 58 94 49 85 41 87 50
RH 96100 61 72 98 96 65 65 71 85 45 53 81 83 47 58
Wind Dir SW S S SE S W NW N N N NW SW SW W SW SW
Wind Spd 1 1 3 2 2 2 6 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 3
Avg Clouds CL SC SC FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 5
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ080-232200-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
417 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 51 46 65 45 71
Temp 43 45 48 51 50 49 48 47 47 52 60 65 61 53 50 47 47 55 67 71 64
Dewpt 39 43 46 49 49 49 48 47 47 52 55 56 55 53 50 47 47 52 54 52 53
Min/Max RH 76 100 66 100 53
RH 87 92 93 93 99100100100100 99 83 72 82 99100100100 90 62 50 68
Wind Dir E NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE N N N NW NW SW
Wind Spd 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 95 92 88 91 90 91 92 85 78 54 33 41 40 30 30 42 46 34 14 7 1
Visibility 10 7 4 3 4 5 5 6 7 4 10 10
PoP 12hr 100 60 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 1.26 0.41 0 0 0
Rain Showers L L D D L C S
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF
Mix Hgt 900 1100 900 600 1200 2800 600
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE NE NE NE N
Trans Wind Spd 10 13 13 12 13 10 9
ADI 17 17 11 8 23 28
Max LVORI 6 6 9 9 5 3
Stability B C D F B B F F B B
Date Wed 02/26/25Thu 02/27/25Fri 02/28/25Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 47 74 54 70 42 69 43 73
Temp 50 48 72 64 55 55 68 61 50 43 65 60 48 45 70 64
Dewpt 50 48 54 56 55 55 56 48 42 39 40 44 44 42 46 47
Max/Min RH 100 51 95 45 90 35 91 43
RH 99100 54 74100100 64 62 74 88 40 54 87 89 42 55
Wind Dir SW N S S S W NW NW N N N W SW W SW SW
Wind Spd 1 0 4 3 2 3 8 6 4 3 4 2 2 2 6 4
Avg Clouds CL SC SC FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-232200-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
417 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
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 54 47 66 47 71
Temp 44 47 51 54 52 51 51 49 48 54 62 66 61 54 52 49 49 57 67 70 62
Dewpt 38 42 45 49 49 50 50 48 48 52 54 55 54 52 50 49 48 52 54 53 54
Min/Max RH 68 100 65 99 55
RH 79 83 80 83 89 96 96 96100 93 75 68 78 93 95100 96 83 63 55 75
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N W SW
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 2
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 95 92 89 88 92 92 94 92 79 65 54 43 31 27 34 39 43 39 26 6 3
Visibility 10 10 4 4 4 3 2 6 6 4 10 10
PoP 12hr 90 70 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.90 0.58 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers C C D D L C C S
Mix Hgt 1000 1300 1000 700 1000 2600 400
Trans Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE N
Trans Wind Spd 9 13 14 13 14 11 9
ADI 17 19 10 9 28 28
Max LVORI 4 5 7 8 5 3
Stability B C D D C B F F B B
Date Wed 02/26/25Thu 02/27/25Fri 02/28/25Sat 03/01/25
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 49 72 55 71 43 68 45 71
Temp 52 49 70 63 56 55 69 61 51 44 65 59 50 47 69 63
Dewpt 52 48 54 56 55 54 56 50 42 40 39 43 45 44 46 48
Max/Min RH 98 55 96 49 83 38 88 47
RH 100 96 57 78 96 98 63 66 71 86 39 55 85 89 44 58
Wind Dir W N S S S W NW NW N N N SW W W SW SW
Wind Spd 1 1 4 2 2 3 8 6 5 4 5 3 2 3 6 4
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
$$
MSZ082-232200-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
417 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 54 47 65 47 70
Temp 44 47 51 54 52 51 51 49 48 54 62 65 60 53 51 49 48 56 66 69 62
Dewpt 37 42 45 49 51 51 50 49 48 52 55 56 56 53 50 49 48 52 54 54 54
Min/Max RH 70 100 67 100 57
RH 76 83 80 83 96100 96100100 93 78 73 87100 96100100 86 65 59 75
Wind Dir NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N W SW
Wind Spd 3 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2
Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 96 93 89 87 92 93 95 93 93 60 60 43 34 31 32 37 43 39 28 8 3
Visibility 10 10 6 4 3 4 2 6 6 4 10 10
PoP 12hr 90 70 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.83 0.64 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers C C D D L C C S
Mix Hgt 1000 1300 1000 600 1200 2700 500
Trans Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE N
Trans Wind Spd 9 12 16 12 14 11 9
ADI 16 18 11 9 28 28
Max LVORI 4 5 7 8 5 3
Stability B C D D C B F F B B
Date Wed 02/26/25Thu 02/27/25Fri 02/28/25Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 48 70 54 70 43 67 45 70
Temp 52 49 68 62 56 54 68 60 50 44 63 58 49 47 68 62
Dewpt 52 49 55 56 55 54 56 51 43 40 41 45 45 44 47 49
Max/Min RH 100 59 96 54 83 41 88 50
RH 100100 63 81 96100 65 72 77 86 44 62 86 89 47 62
Wind Dir W N S S S W W NW N N N W W W SW SW
Wind Spd 1 1 4 2 2 3 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 5 3
Avg Clouds CL SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
$$
MSZ070-232200-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
417 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
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 48 42 63 42 71
Temp 41 43 46 48 47 46 45 44 43 48 59 63 59 51 48 44 44 54 66 70 63
Dewpt 39 42 44 46 45 45 44 44 43 47 51 51 51 48 47 44 44 49 49 48 50
Min/Max RH 86 100 58 100 51
RH 93 96 93 93 93 95 96100100 96 75 65 76 89 96100100 85 54 46 62
Wind Dir E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE N SW W W NW W SW
Wind Spd 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 90 91 89 89 90 89 90 79 81 75 49 37 30 25 20 42 56 39 13 7 4
Visibility 7 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10
PoP 12hr 90 50 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 1.27 0.33 0 0 0
Rain Showers D D D D C S S
Obvis PF PF PF PF
Mix Hgt 900 1000 900 600 1100 3400 400
Trans Wind Dir E E NE NE NE N N
Trans Wind Spd 10 12 11 10 11 9 6
ADI 16 16 6 5 18 32
Max LVORI 6 6 9 9 7 3
Stability B C D F B B F F B B
Date Wed 02/26/25Thu 02/27/25Fri 02/28/25Sat 03/01/25
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 45 75 53 66 41 68 43 73
Temp 49 47 70 66 55 53 63 57 47 41 64 60 47 44 69 64
Dewpt 47 46 52 53 54 52 49 41 39 37 39 41 41 39 44 45
Max/Min RH 100 48 92 42 87 32 87 41
RH 93 98 53 63 96 99 60 55 74 86 40 49 79 82 40 50
Wind Dir S S S S SW NW N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW
Wind Spd 2 2 5 3 3 4 8 6 3 3 4 2 3 3 8 3
Avg Clouds CL SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 20 10 5 0 0 5
Rain Showers S
$$
MSZ082-232200-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
417 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 52 46 65 46 72
Temp 44 45 49 52 50 50 49 48 47 53 62 65 61 53 51 48 48 56 68 71 63
Dewpt 36 41 45 48 49 49 48 48 47 51 54 55 54 52 50 48 47 52 54 52 53
Min/Max RH 68 100 65 100 50
RH 73 86 86 86 96 96 96100100 93 75 70 78 96 96100 96 86 61 51 70
Wind Dir NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N W SW
Wind Spd 3 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2
Clouds OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 94 92 87 89 93 94 93 94 78 62 51 36 32 27 33 38 42 38 21 7 5
Visibility 10 10 5 3 4 3 4 6 6 4 9 10
PoP 12hr 90 70 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 1.05 0.40 0.01 0 0
Rain Showers C L D D L C C C
Obvis PF PF PF
Mix Hgt 1000 1200 700 700 1200 2900 400
Trans Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE N
Trans Wind Spd 8 11 12 12 13 10 8
ADI 15 17 9 8 25 29
Max LVORI 4 6 8 8 5 3
Stability B C D D C B F F B B
Date Wed 02/26/25Thu 02/27/25Fri 02/28/25Sat 03/01/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 47 73 54 72 43 69 44 73
Temp 51 48 71 63 56 54 69 61 50 44 65 59 48 46 70 64
Dewpt 50 48 54 55 55 54 55 48 42 39 39 43 43 42 45 47
Max/Min RH 100 53 94 45 84 33 88 43
RH 96100 55 75 96100 61 62 74 82 38 55 83 86 41 54
Wind Dir W N S S S W NW NW N N N SW W W SW SW
Wind Spd 1 0 4 3 2 3 8 6 4 3 4 3 2 2 6 4
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
$$
MSZ081-232200-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
417 AM CST Sun Feb 23 2025
Date Sun 02/23/25 Mon 02/24/25 Tue 02/25/25
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 53 47 65 47 71
Temp 44 46 50 53 51 50 50 49 48 53 62 65 61 55 52 49 49 56 67 70 63
Dewpt 38 42 44 47 49 49 49 48 48 50 53 53 54 52 50 48 48 51 52 51 52
Min/Max RH 68 100 62 98 50
RH 79 86 80 80 93 96 96 96100 89 72 65 78 90 93 96 96 83 59 51 67
Wind Dir NE NE NE E NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N W SW
Wind Spd 4 5 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 6 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3
Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 93 90 88 89 91 93 89 91 67 56 42 37 32 34 32 41 38 33 21 6 3
Visibility 10 10 5 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 10 10
PoP 12hr 90 70 10 0 0
QPF 12hr 1.07 0.52 0 0 0
Rain Showers L C D D L C C S
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 1000 1100 800 700 1100 2500 300
Trans Wind Dir NE E NE NE NE NE N
Trans Wind Spd 10 12 14 13 16 10 10
ADI 15 18 14 9 24 26
Max LVORI 4 5 7 8 5 3
Stability C C D D C B F F B B
Date Wed 02/26/25Thu 02/27/25Fri 02/28/25Sat 03/01/25
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 48 72 55 71 43 68 45 72
Temp 52 49 70 64 56 55 69 61 51 44 65 60 49 47 70 64
Dewpt 51 48 53 54 55 54 54 48 42 39 38 43 44 43 44 47
Max/Min RH 97 52 91 44 81 34 86 44
RH 96 96 55 70 96 96 59 62 71 82 37 53 83 86 39 54
Wind Dir W NW S S S W NW NW N N N SW W W SW S
Wind Spd 2 1 5 3 2 3 8 8 6 4 5 3 3 3 8 5
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 20 5 0 0 0
Rain Showers S 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