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
1140 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
LAZ080-240900-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1140 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 77 95 77 98 78
Temp 80 79 78 89 93 95 91 83 81 78 77 88 95 97 92 85 82 80 78
Dewpt 76 75 75 77 75 73 74 75 75 74 74 76 75 72 73 75 75 74 74
Max/Min RH 94 49 90 45 87
RH 87 89 90 68 55 50 58 77 83 87 90 68 53 45 54 72 79 82 87
Wind Dir S S S S SW S S SW SW W W W W SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 3 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 2 4 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 20 27 19 42 30 25 38 39 54 35 33 38 33 28 26 22 35 21 24
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Tstms
Mix Hgt 700 3400 3400 800 800 3300 3200
Trans Wind Dir S S S SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 5 9 6 5 6
ADI 6 21 26 4 7 25 27
Max LVORI 7 5 2 5 7 5 2
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 78 99 79 100 79 100 79 99
Temp 96 94 83 79 97 96 84 80 96 96 84 80 97 96 84 80 96 94
Dewpt 76 74 75 75 77 75 76 75 77 76 77 76 78 76 77 76 78 77
Min/Max RH 47 90 48 88 49 90 47 90 51
RH 54 52 78 87 53 52 79 86 55 52 80 87 54 52 79 87 56 58
Wind Dir W SW W W W SW W W W SW W W W SW W W W SW
Wind Spd 6 4 6 6 8 4 5 6 8 4 6 8 8 4 8 8 8 5
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 5 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ080-240900-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1140 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 95 74 97 76
Temp 78 76 74 87 93 93 89 80 77 75 75 87 95 97 92 82 80 78 76
Dewpt 75 74 74 76 74 72 73 73 73 72 73 75 73 71 72 72 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 99 49 96 43 91
RH 92 94 99 69 54 51 59 80 88 90 95 67 50 43 53 72 80 86 89
Wind Dir S N N N S S S S SW W W NW W SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 1 0 0 0 3 6 5 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 3 3 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 12 24 18 31 30 25 41 42 33 41 20 34 28 28 30 38 21 25 19
Visibility 9 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Tstms
Mix Hgt 400 4700 5500 500 400 5400 6200
Trans Wind Dir S SW S S W NW W
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 6 8 5 5 6
ADI 3 27 44 5 7 39 52
Max LVORI 9 8 3 6 7 5 2
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 97 76 99 77 100 77 100 77 98
Temp 95 94 81 77 97 95 82 78 97 95 82 78 98 95 82 78 96 93
Dewpt 73 72 72 73 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75
Min/Max RH 43 89 43 89 43 89 44 89 46
RH 50 49 74 88 47 50 76 87 48 50 77 88 48 52 77 88 50 55
Wind Dir W SW W W W SW W W W SW W W W SW SW W W SW
Wind Spd 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 6 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 10 5 10 5 5 5 30
Rain Showers C
Tstms C
$$
MSZ082-240900-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1140 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 92 75 95 78
Temp 79 77 77 87 91 90 86 80 79 77 77 88 93 94 89 83 81 79 78
Dewpt 76 75 76 77 76 75 74 75 74 74 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 75
Max/Min RH 99 60 97 53 93
RH 90 94 97 72 63 62 68 84 87 90 94 68 58 54 64 78 82 88 91
Wind Dir S SW N SW S S SW SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 3 1 0 1 5 8 5 3 2 3 3 4 4 9 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW
Clouds(%) 20 27 27 26 39 42 68 43 48 39 17 36 28 33 44 33 23 30 25
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 3600 3300 500 500 4100 3700
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S SW W NW SW
Trans Wind Spd 3 4 9 6 5 5 9
ADI 3 30 33 4 6 30 31
Max LVORI 10 6 3 6 7 5 3
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 78 98 78 98 79 97 79 96
Temp 94 92 82 79 95 92 82 79 95 93 83 80 95 92 83 80 94 91
Dewpt 76 76 75 74 77 78 77 75 78 78 77 76 78 78 77 76 78 78
Min/Max RH 53 88 54 91 55 91 55 91 58
RH 56 60 79 85 56 64 85 88 58 62 82 88 58 64 82 88 60 66
Wind Dir W SW W W W SW W W SW SW W W SW SW SW W W SW
Wind Spd 8 11 5 6 8 9 4 5 9 9 5 8 9 10 6 8 10 9
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 5 5 5 5 5 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ082-240900-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1140 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 92 75 95 77
Temp 78 77 77 87 90 91 86 80 78 77 77 87 93 94 89 82 80 79 77
Dewpt 75 75 75 77 76 75 75 75 75 74 75 76 76 75 75 75 76 75 75
Max/Min RH 97 60 97 54 94
RH 91 94 94 72 64 60 70 85 91 90 94 70 58 54 64 79 88 88 94
Wind Dir S SW N SW S S SW SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 2 1 0 1 5 8 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 8 5 4 4 4 4
Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 20 24 24 29 36 47 59 45 47 39 25 36 33 42 45 34 31 27 26
Visibility 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 3400 3200 500 400 3900 3700
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S SW W NW SW
Trans Wind Spd 3 4 9 6 5 6 9
ADI 3 28 29 4 6 28 32
Max LVORI 9 7 3 6 7 5 3
Stability F B B F F B B E F
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 77 97 78 97 78 97 78 96
Temp 93 90 81 78 95 91 81 79 95 92 82 79 95 91 82 79 93 89
Dewpt 76 77 76 74 77 78 77 75 78 78 78 76 78 79 78 76 78 79
Min/Max RH 55 90 55 91 55 94 56 94 58
RH 58 66 85 88 56 66 88 88 58 64 88 91 58 68 88 91 62 73
Wind Dir W SW W NW W SW W W SW SW W W SW SW SW W W SW
Wind Spd 8 9 4 5 6 8 4 4 8 8 4 5 8 9 5 6 9 9
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 5 5 0 5 5 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ070-240900-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1140 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 95 74 95 75
Temp 76 75 75 86 93 95 90 80 77 75 75 86 93 95 91 80 77 76 75
Dewpt 73 73 74 77 74 73 74 72 72 72 73 75 73 72 73 71 71 72 72
Max/Min RH 97 50 94 48 92
RH 90 94 97 75 55 50 59 77 85 90 94 70 52 48 57 74 81 87 90
Wind Dir S S S SW SW SW S SW SW W W W W W SW W SW W W
Wind Spd 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 4 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 41 47 33 33 33 30 54 68 28 27 41 30 34 14 35 22 17 20 19
Visibility 9 7 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.09 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Tstms
Mix Hgt 500 4700 5500 500 500 4500 5800
Trans Wind Dir S SW SW SW W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 8 6 6 8 6 6 6
ADI 8 40 48 4 7 39 49
Max LVORI 8 6 3 5 6 5 3
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 76 98 76 98 76 99 76 98
Temp 94 92 79 77 96 94 79 77 96 94 80 77 97 94 80 77 95 92
Dewpt 73 72 71 73 74 74 72 73 74 74 73 73 75 74 72 73 75 74
Min/Max RH 46 91 46 88 46 90 45 88 48
RH 51 53 77 89 50 53 79 88 49 53 79 89 50 53 77 88 53 57
Wind Dir W W W W W W SW W W SW SW W W W SW W W W
Wind Spd 5 2 3 4 5 1 3 4 4 2 3 5 4 2 3 4 5 2
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 5 20
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-240900-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1140 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 95 74 97 76
Temp 78 76 76 88 93 93 87 79 77 76 76 88 95 96 91 82 80 78 77
Dewpt 75 74 75 77 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 76 74 73 74 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 97 53 97 46 94
RH 91 94 97 70 54 54 65 85 90 90 94 68 51 48 58 77 82 88 90
Wind Dir S N N SW S S S SW SW W W NW W SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 2 0 0 1 3 8 5 3 2 3 4 4 2 6 6 5 5 5 5
Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 20 24 35 25 30 32 42 51 33 35 18 29 32 39 35 33 31 28 23
Visibility 9 9 8 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 4400 4800 500 400 5600 5300
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S SW W NW SW
Trans Wind Spd 3 4 8 6 5 5 8
ADI 3 32 42 4 7 40 39
Max LVORI 8 6 3 7 7 5 2
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 98 77 100 78 100 78 100 78 98
Temp 95 93 81 78 97 94 82 79 97 94 82 79 98 94 82 79 96 92
Dewpt 74 74 73 73 74 75 74 75 75 76 75 76 75 76 76 75 76 76
Min/Max RH 45 85 45 91 48 94 45 91 50
RH 51 54 77 85 48 54 77 88 50 56 79 91 48 56 82 88 53 60
Wind Dir W SW W W W SW W W SW SW W W W SW SW W W W
Wind Spd 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 5 5 8 5 6 5 9 6 6 6 6
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 5 20 5 10 5 5 5 40
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ081-240900-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1140 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026
Date 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26 Sat 07/25/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 76 94 76 97 77
Temp 80 78 78 88 92 92 88 81 79 77 77 89 95 96 92 84 82 79 78
Dewpt 75 74 75 75 73 72 72 73 74 73 73 74 73 72 72 73 74 73 73
Max/Min RH 94 51 90 45 88
RH 85 88 91 66 54 52 59 77 85 88 88 61 49 46 52 70 77 82 85
Wind Dir S SW N SW S S S SW SW W W NW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind Spd 3 1 0 2 5 10 6 4 3 3 4 4 4 9 9 6 6 5 5
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
Clouds(%) 11 28 20 29 41 30 31 55 44 31 23 25 35 31 33 44 31 28 24
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 3900 4000 500 500 4600 4600
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S SW W NW SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 9 8 6 6 9
ADI 3 38 44 4 7 33 46
Max LVORI 7 5 2 5 7 4 2
Stability F B B F F B B F F
Date 07/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 99 78 100 79 100 79 101 79 99
Temp 97 95 83 79 98 96 83 80 99 96 84 81 99 96 84 80 97 94
Dewpt 73 72 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 75
Min/Max RH 41 85 42 85 42 85 44 88 47
RH 46 48 72 82 45 49 74 82 45 49 74 82 45 49 74 85 50 54
Wind Dir W SW W W W SW W W SW SW W W SW SW SW W W SW
Wind Spd 8 10 5 8 6 9 5 6 8 9 6 8 8 10 8 8 9 9
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 20 5 10 5 5 5 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms 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