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
1130 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
LAZ080-171000-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1130 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 57 79 60 79 59
Temp 61 59 57 69 77 77 68 64 63 62 62 72 78 79 71 65 63 61 60
Dewpt 61 59 57 65 66 65 65 64 63 62 62 68 67 66 66 65 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 65 100
RH 100100 99 89 68 66 89100100100100 88 69 66 85100100100100
Wind Dir SW W N NE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 3 2 2 1
Clouds FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 20 41 65 37 52 61 51 26 38 41 46 14 18 13 12 12 18 27 45
Visibility 10 9 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis F+
Dense Fog Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 400 600 2600 500 400 1300 2500 700 500
Trans Wind Dir W E SE SE S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 4 3 6 9 8 8 9 9 5
ADI 3 13 15 4 4 20 20 4 3
Max LVORI 10 9 6 9 9 9 5 9 10
Stability F B C F F B B F F
Date 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 80 60 80 64 81 63 78 57 75
Temp 78 70 63 62 79 70 66 65 79 73 66 63 75 71 61 58 73 67
Dewpt 67 67 63 61 68 68 65 65 71 69 66 63 68 65 60 58 63 62
Min/Max RH 66 100 67 100 73 100 69 100 64
RH 71 90 99 99 69 93 97 99 76 88100100 79 81 95100 71 83
Wind Dir SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S SW
Wind Spd 3 3 2 2 8 5 4 4 8 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 40 50 30 30 20 20
Rain Showers S C C C S C C C S S S S
Tstms S S S S S
$$
MSZ080-171000-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1130 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 56 81 60 81 59
Temp 61 58 57 71 79 79 69 63 62 61 62 72 79 80 71 64 63 61 60
Dewpt 60 58 57 64 64 62 63 63 62 61 61 68 65 64 65 64 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 55 100
RH 98100100 78 59 55 81100100100 98 86 61 57 81 99100100100
Wind Dir W N NE E SE S SE SE S SE SE S S S SE S S S SE
Wind Spd 1 1 1 2 3 6 4 3 2 2 1 3 8 8 4 3 2 1 1
Clouds FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 19 41 52 31 41 40 31 26 51 60 55 18 20 12 15 16 27 34 42
Visibility 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 1100 4200 400 500 1900 3600 500 500
Trans Wind Dir N E S S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 6 8 10 8 6
ADI 2 16 23 4 4 27 27 4 4
Max LVORI 10 9 5 9 9 9 5 9 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 83 60 81 65 80 63 78 58 75
Temp 80 72 62 61 79 73 67 66 78 73 67 64 75 71 62 59 72 68
Dewpt 65 66 62 61 66 66 65 66 70 69 67 64 68 64 60 59 62 61
Min/Max RH 55 100 60 100 71 100 68 100 60
RH 60 80100100 64 80 94100 76 88100100 78 80 92100 69 78
Wind Dir S S S SE S SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S SW
Wind Spd 3 3 2 2 8 6 4 5 9 5 3 3 8 4 3 3 5 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 50 30 40 20 30
Rain Showers C C C S C C C S S C C
Tstms S S S S
$$
MSZ082-171000-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1130 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 57 79 60 78 60
Temp 61 59 58 70 77 76 67 64 63 62 62 73 78 76 67 65 64 62 60
Dewpt 61 59 58 64 64 65 65 63 63 62 62 68 67 67 67 65 64 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 69 100
RH 100100100 81 64 69 93 97100100 99 84 69 74100100100100100
Wind Dir W NW N E SE SE SE SE S SE E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 4 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 3 2 2 1 1
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 43 47 62 40 42 49 45 18 34 58 52 23 21 9 11 18 24 30 48
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 1000 2700 400 400 2100 3200 400 500
Trans Wind Dir N E SE SE SE S S S SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 6 5 5 6 9 8 6
ADI 3 15 15 3 3 23 23 4 4
Max LVORI 10 9 6 9 10 9 9 9 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 79 60 79 64 78 63 77 58 75
Temp 78 68 63 61 78 69 67 66 76 72 67 64 75 70 62 59 72 67
Dewpt 67 67 63 61 68 67 66 66 70 69 67 64 68 66 62 59 63 61
Min/Max RH 68 100 69 100 76 100 71 100 64
RH 69 97100100 71 93 97100 82 90100100 79 87100100 73 81
Wind Dir S S S E SE SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S S
Wind Spd 4 3 2 2 8 4 4 5 9 5 3 3 8 4 3 4 5 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Showers S C C S C S C S S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ082-171000-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1130 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 58 76 60 77 59
Temp 61 60 58 69 74 74 65 63 62 61 61 70 75 76 69 65 63 62 60
Dewpt 61 60 58 64 64 65 65 63 62 61 61 68 68 68 67 64 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 69 100 74 100
RH 100100100 84 71 74100100100100100 93 79 76 93 97100100100
Wind Dir W NW N E SE SE SE SE SE E E SE S S S S S S SE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 4 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3 2 2 1 1
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 48 53 60 40 32 46 38 11 46 65 63 31 21 14 10 17 40 30 48
Visibility 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 1000 2000 400 400 1900 3000 400 400
Trans Wind Dir N E SE SE SE SE S S SW
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 6 5 4 6 8 6 5
ADI 3 11 11 3 3 22 22 3 3
Max LVORI 10 9 7 10 10 9 8 9 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 78 60 77 64 77 63 76 58 74
Temp 77 67 63 61 77 68 66 66 75 71 67 64 74 70 62 58 71 66
Dewpt 68 67 62 61 68 68 65 66 71 69 67 64 69 67 62 58 63 62
Min/Max RH 71 100 74 100 82 100 76 100 71
RH 74100 97100 74100 97100 87 93100100 84 90100100 76 87
Wind Dir S S S E SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW
Wind Spd 4 3 2 2 6 4 4 4 8 4 3 3 6 3 3 3 5 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 40 30 30 20 20
Rain Showers S C C S C C C S S S S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ070-171000-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1130 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 58 80 60 81 59
Temp 61 59 59 68 78 80 71 64 63 62 62 70 79 81 72 66 63 61 60
Dewpt 61 59 58 64 64 62 62 61 63 62 62 67 67 65 65 64 63 61 60
Max/Min RH 100 54 100 58 100
RH 100 99 97 86 62 54 73 90100100100 90 67 58 78 94100100100
Wind Dir E E E SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 1 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 8 8 4 4 3 3 2
Clouds FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 20 32 63 43 61 56 18 14 31 35 78 44 35 22 22 21 14 20 39
Visibility 10 7 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF
Dense Fog Y Y Y
Mix Hgt 400 1100 4200 400 400 1600 3500 600 500
Trans Wind Dir SE SE S S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 3 6 9 10 8 11 12 10 8
ADI 3 25 26 5 6 34 34 5 5
Max LVORI 10 9 3 9 9 8 4 9 9
Stability F B B F F C B F F
Date 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 82 60 80 65 81 62 74 55 72
Temp 79 72 63 61 78 73 66 66 79 73 66 63 73 67 60 56 70 63
Dewpt 66 64 63 61 65 65 65 65 70 69 66 63 64 61 59 56 61 58
Min/Max RH 55 100 58 100 69 100 64 100 63
RH 64 76100100 64 76 97 98 75 87100100 73 81 96100 73 84
Wind Dir SW S S S S SE S S S S S SW SW SW S S S W
Wind Spd 4 3 3 3 8 8 6 8 9 5 4 4 6 4 3 3 5 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 50 70 40 40 30 30
Rain Showers C C L L C C C C C C C C
Tstms S S S S
$$
MSZ082-171000-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1130 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 58 81 60 80 60
Temp 61 60 58 71 79 79 68 63 62 62 62 72 78 79 70 64 63 62 60
Dewpt 60 60 58 63 63 63 64 63 62 62 61 67 66 65 66 64 63 62 60
Max/Min RH 100 58 100 60 100
RH 97100100 76 58 58 87100100100 97 84 67 62 87100100100100
Wind Dir W N N E SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 1 3 6 8 4 3 2 1 1
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds(%) 37 42 58 36 43 56 42 15 39 45 52 24 18 9 10 18 25 25 48
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 1100 3600 400 400 2200 3800 500 500
Trans Wind Dir N E SE S S S S S SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 6 5 5 6 9 8 6
ADI 3 15 16 3 3 28 28 4 4
Max LVORI 10 9 6 9 10 9 6 9 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 81 60 80 65 79 64 78 58 76
Temp 80 68 63 61 78 72 67 67 77 72 67 65 75 71 62 59 73 67
Dewpt 66 66 62 61 66 66 65 67 69 69 67 65 67 65 61 59 62 61
Min/Max RH 60 100 62 100 72 100 69 100 60
RH 62 93 97100 67 81 93100 76 90100100 76 81 97100 68 81
Wind Dir S S S E S SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S S
Wind Spd 3 3 2 2 8 5 5 6 9 6 4 3 6 4 3 4 5 3
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 20 50 30 30 20 30
Rain Showers S C C S C S C S S S C
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ081-171000-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1130 PM CST Sun Nov 16 2025
Date 11/16/25 Mon 11/17/25 Tue 11/18/25 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CST 3hrly 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06
Min/Max 58 79 62 79 61
Temp 62 60 59 71 78 77 68 64 63 63 62 73 79 77 68 65 64 63 61
Dewpt 61 60 59 62 62 62 63 64 63 63 62 67 64 64 65 65 64 63 61
Max/Min RH 100 56 100 60 100
RH 97100100 73 58 60 84100100100100 81 60 64 90100100100100
Wind Dir W NW N E SE S SE SE S SE SE SE S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 5 8 4 3 3 2 2 4 8 8 4 3 3 2 1
Clouds SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
Clouds(%) 30 56 60 32 46 51 44 25 42 48 49 19 18 11 14 18 20 27 43
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 900 2900 400 400 1900 3100 400 400
Trans Wind Dir N E SE S S S S S SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 9 6 5 8 10 8 6
ADI 3 19 19 4 3 25 25 4 4
Max LVORI 10 9 5 9 9 9 6 9 10
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 11/19/25Thu 11/20/25Fri 11/21/25Sat 11/22/25Sun 11/23/25
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Max/Min 80 61 79 66 78 65 78 59 75
Temp 79 68 63 62 79 70 67 67 78 71 68 65 75 72 64 60 73 68
Dewpt 64 65 63 62 65 66 65 67 68 68 67 65 66 65 60 60 61 61
Min/Max RH 58 100 62 100 71 100 64 100 60
RH 60 90100100 62 87 93100 71 90 97100 74 79 87100 66 78
Wind Dir S S S E SE SE SE S S S S S SW S S SE S S
Wind Spd 5 4 2 2 8 8 8 8 9 8 5 4 8 4 4 4 6 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 30 50 30 30 20 30
Rain Showers C C C S C S C S S S C
Tstms 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