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
520 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
LAZ080-242100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
520 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 96 77 97 78 98
Temp 78 88 93 94 91 83 81 79 77 88 94 96 92 85 82 80 78 88 95 98 95
Dewpt 75 77 74 73 75 75 75 74 74 76 75 72 73 75 75 74 74 77 76 74 75
Min/Max RH 49 90 46 88 47
RH 90 69 54 51 60 76 82 86 89 68 54 47 53 72 79 82 88 69 55 47 52
Wind Dir S SW SW S S S SW W NW W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW
Wind Spd 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 3 5 6 5 5 6 8 8 4
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 26 30 19 27 50 47 55 40 38 54 54 56 32 22 58 44 31 20 19 15 15
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3500 3500 600 700 3000 2200 800 1000 3300 3700
Trans Wind Dir S S S W W W SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 5 5 9 8 6 8 9 10 9 9
ADI 25 27 7 7 26 23 8 12 39 47
Max LVORI 4 2 5 6 5 2 4 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 79 100 79 101 79 101 80 98
Temp 83 79 97 96 84 80 98 96 84 80 98 96 84 81 96 94
Dewpt 76 75 78 76 77 75 78 76 77 76 78 77 77 76 78 77
Max/Min RH 88 48 87 47 90 47 86 51
RH 80 88 55 53 80 84 53 53 79 87 53 54 80 85 56 59
Wind Dir W W W SW W W W SW W W W SW W W W W
Wind Spd 6 6 8 4 6 6 6 4 5 6 8 4 6 6 8 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 0 20 5 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ080-242100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
520 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 74 97 75 97
Temp 75 87 93 95 90 80 78 76 74 87 94 96 92 82 80 77 76 87 94 97 94
Dewpt 74 76 73 72 74 74 73 73 73 76 74 71 72 72 73 72 73 75 73 71 73
Min/Max RH 48 97 43 91 43
RH 98 69 53 48 60 80 86 90 97 69 53 44 53 72 80 85 90 68 52 43 50
Wind Dir N SW S S S S SW W W NW W SW SW SW W W W W W W W
Wind Spd 0 1 2 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 3
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 43 25 13 42 47 51 42 29 31 34 39 46 39 54 44 45 23 19 15 20 24
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4500 4800 500 500 5300 6800 500 500 5500 6400
Trans Wind Dir SW S S W W W SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 9
ADI 26 45 6 7 41 53 6 9 62 73
Max LVORI 6 3 6 7 5 2 5 6 5 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 76 99 77 100 77 100 77 97
Temp 81 77 96 95 82 78 98 95 82 78 98 94 82 78 94 91
Dewpt 72 73 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 76 75 75 76 76
Max/Min RH 88 44 89 42 90 44 91 50
RH 73 88 50 52 77 88 48 52 78 88 48 55 79 90 55 61
Wind Dir W W W SW W W W SW W W W SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 4 5 5 2 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 5 20 20 30
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
520 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 76 95 78 96
Temp 78 87 91 92 87 81 79 77 77 88 93 93 89 83 81 79 78 88 94 95 92
Dewpt 76 77 76 75 74 75 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 76 76 75 75 77 76 76 76
Min/Max RH 58 94 55 93 53
RH 96 72 62 59 66 82 88 94 94 69 58 56 65 80 84 88 90 69 56 55 60
Wind Dir N SW S S SW SW SW W NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W SW SW
Wind Spd 0 2 5 8 5 3 2 3 3 4 4 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 8 11 11
Clouds SC FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 41 22 17 29 72 61 34 39 20 41 45 40 54 57 45 51 43 30 24 29 37
Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 9 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3600 3200 500 500 4000 3600 500 500 4200 4200
Trans Wind Dir SW S SW W NW SW SW W NW W
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 8 6 5 9 9 8 10 11
ADI 30 31 4 7 29 36 6 8 58 57
Max LVORI 6 3 6 6 5 3 5 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B E F B B
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 78 98 78 99 79 98 79 96
Temp 82 79 95 93 83 79 96 93 83 80 96 92 82 80 94 90
Dewpt 75 75 78 79 77 75 78 78 78 77 79 79 78 77 78 78
Max/Min RH 90 55 91 55 94 55 93 58
RH 79 90 58 63 83 88 56 62 84 91 58 66 88 91 60 68
Wind Dir W NW W SW W W W SW W W SW SW SW W W SW
Wind Spd 5 6 8 8 4 5 8 9 4 6 9 10 5 8 9 9
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC CL FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 5 20 20 40
Rain Showers S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
520 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 75 95 77 96
Temp 77 87 90 90 86 80 78 77 77 87 93 93 87 82 80 79 77 87 93 95 91
Dewpt 76 77 76 75 75 75 75 75 75 77 76 76 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 76 77
Min/Max RH 60 97 56 94 55
RH 97 72 64 62 70 85 91 94 94 72 58 58 68 82 88 88 94 70 58 55 64
Wind Dir N SW SW S SW SW SW W NW NW W SW SW SW W W W NW W SW SW
Wind Spd 0 1 5 6 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 8 5 4 4 4 4 5 6 10 10
Clouds SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 37 20 23 39 64 60 38 44 28 39 63 44 63 44 55 48 42 33 29 35 37
Visibility 5 10 10 10 10 9 8 7 9 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3400 3100 400 500 4200 3600 500 500 4100 3900
Trans Wind Dir SW SW SW W NW SW SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 6 6 6 9 8 9 9 10
ADI 29 26 4 7 31 38 6 8 57 54
Max LVORI 6 3 6 8 5 3 5 6 5 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 97 78 98 78 97 78 95
Temp 81 77 94 92 82 79 96 92 82 80 95 91 82 79 93 89
Dewpt 75 75 77 79 77 75 78 79 78 77 79 79 78 77 78 79
Max/Min RH 94 55 91 55 94 56 97 60
RH 82 94 58 66 85 88 56 66 88 91 60 68 88 94 62 73
Wind Dir W NW W SW W W W SW W W SW SW SW W W SW
Wind Spd 4 5 6 8 3 5 6 8 4 5 8 9 4 6 8 8
Avg Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 5 5 5 20 20 40
Rain Showers S S S S C
Tstms S S S S C
$$
MSZ070-242100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
520 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 95 74 95 75 96
Temp 74 86 92 95 90 80 77 75 75 86 93 94 91 80 77 76 75 87 94 96 92
Dewpt 74 77 74 73 74 72 73 72 73 76 73 72 73 71 71 72 72 75 74 72 73
Min/Max RH 49 94 48 92 46
RH 99 75 56 50 60 77 87 90 94 72 53 49 57 74 82 87 90 68 52 46 54
Wind Dir S SW SW SW S S SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W W W W
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 2
Clouds SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 29 22 33 36 61 49 38 31 37 30 54 50 42 57 36 38 25 13 12 15 30
Visibility 5 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 5 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4900 5600 400 500 4600 6800 500 600 5200 6400
Trans Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 8 5 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 8
ADI 40 46 4 7 40 56 4 8 59 68
Max LVORI 5 3 6 6 5 3 5 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 98 76 99 76 100 77 98
Temp 79 76 95 94 80 77 97 94 80 78 97 94 80 78 95 92
Dewpt 72 73 75 75 72 74 75 74 73 73 75 75 73 74 76 75
Max/Min RH 90 47 93 44 89 45 88 50
RH 79 90 53 54 77 90 50 53 79 86 50 54 79 88 54 58
Wind Dir W W W W W W W W SW W W W SW W W SW
Wind Spd 3 5 5 1 3 4 4 2 3 5 5 1 3 4 5 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 0 5 5 20 5 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
520 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 75 97 77 98
Temp 76 88 93 93 87 80 78 76 77 88 95 95 89 82 80 78 77 88 95 98 93
Dewpt 75 77 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 76 74 74 74 75 74 73 74 76 73 73 75
Min/Max RH 51 94 46 90 45
RH 97 70 54 54 65 82 88 90 90 68 51 51 61 79 82 85 90 68 49 45 56
Wind Dir N W S S S SW SW W NW NW W SW SW SW SW W W NW W W SW
Wind Spd 0 1 3 8 5 3 2 3 3 3 2 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 38 29 21 34 64 62 34 37 25 36 49 41 52 52 43 55 39 22 19 26 30
Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4300 4600 500 500 5600 5900 500 500 5800 6200
Trans Wind Dir SW S SW W NW SW SW W W W
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 6 6 5 8 6 6 9 9
ADI 25 40 6 7 40 53 6 7 73 78
Max LVORI 6 3 6 6 4 3 5 6 4 3
Stability B B F F B B E F B B
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 77 100 78 100 78 99 78 97
Temp 82 78 97 93 82 79 97 93 82 79 98 93 82 79 94 91
Dewpt 73 74 75 76 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 77 76 76 77 77
Max/Min RH 88 45 88 47 94 48 91 53
RH 74 88 50 58 79 88 50 58 82 91 50 60 82 91 58 64
Wind Dir W W W SW W W NW SW W W W SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 5 6 4 5 4 6 4 8 5 6 5 8 5 6 5 6
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 5 20 20 40
Rain Showers S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
MSZ081-242100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
520 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026
Date Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun 07/26/26
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 94 76 98 77 99
Temp 78 89 93 94 90 82 80 77 78 89 96 97 92 84 82 79 78 89 97 99 96
Dewpt 75 75 73 72 72 73 74 73 74 74 73 72 72 73 74 73 73 74 72 71 72
Min/Max RH 49 90 45 88 41
RH 91 64 52 49 56 74 82 88 88 61 48 45 52 70 77 82 85 61 45 41 46
Wind Dir SW SW S S S SW SW W NW NW SW SW SW SW W W W NW W W SW
Wind Spd 1 2 5 10 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 9 8 5 6 6 6 6 8 10 9
Clouds SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 35 32 21 48 62 62 34 28 29 35 61 45 47 39 45 57 37 25 27 27 30
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 5
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 4000 3900 500 600 4700 4800 500 700 5000 5600
Trans Wind Dir SW S SW W W SW SW W NW W
Trans Wind Spd 5 9 8 6 6 9 9 8 11 10
ADI 39 43 6 7 41 48 9 9 60 65
Max LVORI 4 2 5 6 4 2 4 5 4 2
Stability B B F F B B E F B B
Date Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
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 78 100 79 100 80 101 79 98
Temp 83 79 98 96 84 80 99 96 84 81 99 96 84 80 96 93
Dewpt 73 74 74 74 75 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 88 42 85 42 85 44 91 48
RH 72 85 47 49 74 82 45 49 74 82 47 51 77 88 51 56
Wind Dir W W W SW W W W SW W W W SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 5 8 6 8 5 8 6 9 5 8 8 9 5 8 8 6
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 10 5 10 5 20 20 40
Rain Showers S S S C
Tstms S S S C
$$
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