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 CDT Sat May 17 2025
LAZ080-172100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
417 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 73 90 74 90
Temp 73 81 87 90 86 78 75 74 73 81 87 89 85 77 74 75 74 83 88 88 83
Dewpt 72 75 74 73 73 74 74 72 72 74 73 72 72 73 74 73 73 74 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 58 97 57 99 57
RH 97 81 64 59 65 88 97 94 97 79 61 57 65 88 99 92 97 75 60 59 72
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 3 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 8 8 5 4 3 3 3 5 8 8 5
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 72 61 30 31 30 26 67 83 81 52 29 22 28 32 55 63 63 51 50 52 55
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 3800 1400 800 2300 4100 1400 1000 3000 4500
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S SW S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 10 10 10 6 12 12 12 11 13 17
ADI 22 28 8 15 32 35 8 23 51 51
Max LVORI 5 3 7 8 5 3 7 7 4 1
Stability B B F F C B F F C C
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 91 73 89 63 84 60 84
Temp 76 75 88 85 77 74 85 83 70 65 80 79 66 61 81 78
Dewpt 74 72 73 74 75 72 69 67 61 57 58 60 57 55 57 60
Max/Min RH 97 57 97 53 76 44 82 43
RH 94 90 60 70 93 93 59 59 73 76 47 51 73 80 44 54
Wind Dir S S S S SW W W NW N N N N N NE E SE
Wind Spd 4 4 10 8 4 4 6 4 4 4 6 4 3 3 4 3
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 0 5 0 5
Rain Showers C S
Tstms C S
$$
MSZ080-172100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
417 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 92 72 90 72 90
Temp 73 83 89 90 85 77 74 73 72 83 88 89 83 76 74 73 73 84 88 88 82
Dewpt 72 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 72 73 72 71 71 72 72 72 72 73 71 71 72
Min/Max RH 55 100 56 100 56
RH 97 73 58 56 67 87 93 93 99 72 58 56 68 88 94 98 97 69 57 57 72
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 4 6 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 8 8 6 3 2 2 2 5 9 9 8
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 68 50 40 33 30 18 61 78 72 53 30 28 21 38 51 55 60 47 49 51 63
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2600 4100 1200 700 2500 4000 1400 800 3400 5000
Trans Wind Dir SW SW S SW S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 10 11 9 8 11 13 11 10 12 16
ADI 32 32 5 11 35 37 6 10 53 53
Max LVORI 5 3 6 8 5 3 6 9 5 1
Stability C B F F C B F F C C
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 90 73 89 63 83 58 85
Temp 76 75 88 84 77 74 85 82 70 65 79 78 64 60 81 78
Dewpt 73 72 71 72 74 72 67 63 59 56 58 57 55 53 55 58
Max/Min RH 93 56 95 44 75 42 81 38
RH 91 90 57 66 91 93 54 53 69 74 48 49 73 79 40 50
Wind Dir S S S S SW W W NW NW N N N N NE NE SE
Wind Spd 3 4 12 8 4 4 8 4 3 4 8 4 3 3 3 3
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 40 5 5 0 5
Rain Showers C C
Tstms C S
$$
MSZ082-172100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
417 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 86 73 86 73 86
Temp 75 83 86 86 81 77 75 74 74 83 86 84 81 76 75 74 75 83 85 85 81
Dewpt 73 74 74 73 73 74 73 72 72 74 72 73 72 73 74 72 73 74 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 66 97 63 97 66
RH 94 74 69 66 78 89 94 93 93 74 63 70 74 90 97 93 94 74 67 68 77
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 6 8 9 6 4 3 3 3 5 8 8 6 4 3 3 3 6 9 9 6
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 OV B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 70 64 47 28 36 43 58 88 70 47 36 23 32 43 53 52 56 45 49 56 64
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2500 2500 1000 600 2500 2800 1200 600 3100 3300
Trans Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 12 13 10 8 10 12 10 10 11 14
ADI 28 30 7 10 29 29 7 10 41 41
Max LVORI 5 4 7 8 5 4 7 7 5 3
Stability C C F F C B F F B C
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 87 74 88 63 83 58 83
Temp 76 76 86 82 78 76 85 82 70 65 80 78 66 62 80 77
Dewpt 74 73 74 74 75 73 71 68 61 58 58 59 57 55 56 58
Max/Min RH 96 68 94 53 78 44 81 43
RH 94 90 68 77 91 90 63 63 73 78 47 52 73 78 44 52
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W W NW N N N N N NE S
Wind Spd 4 4 11 9 6 6 9 6 5 5 8 6 4 3 4 3
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 5 5 0 0
Rain Showers C S
Tstms C S
$$
MSZ082-172100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
417 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 86 72 85 72 86
Temp 74 82 84 84 80 75 74 73 74 81 84 85 81 76 74 73 74 82 85 83 80
Dewpt 73 75 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 73 74 74 73 74
Min/Max RH 68 100 67 100 70
RH 97 79 72 72 82 97 97 97 93 79 70 67 77 90 97 97 97 77 70 72 82
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 8 8 5 3 3 3 2 4 8 8 4 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 4
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 70 58 36 27 42 44 61 84 76 44 35 21 34 41 54 54 51 42 45 54 64
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 5 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2400 2700 1000 500 2300 2800 1200 500 3100 3400
Trans Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 11 13 10 8 10 12 10 10 11 14
ADI 28 31 7 10 29 29 6 10 38 38
Max LVORI 5 4 8 9 6 4 8 8 5 3
Stability C B F F C B F F B C
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 86 73 87 63 83 58 82
Temp 76 75 85 81 77 75 84 81 70 65 80 77 65 61 79 76
Dewpt 74 73 74 75 75 74 72 69 61 58 58 60 57 55 56 60
Max/Min RH 97 70 97 59 82 46 84 44
RH 94 94 70 82 94 97 67 67 73 78 47 56 75 81 45 58
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W W NW N N N N N NE S
Wind Spd 3 4 10 8 5 5 8 6 4 4 6 5 3 3 4 3
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 5 5 0 0
Rain Showers C S
Tstms C S
$$
MSZ070-172100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
417 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 71 91 72 92
Temp 73 80 87 90 86 77 74 72 72 80 88 91 86 76 73 72 73 81 88 90 84
Dewpt 72 73 72 71 72 71 70 71 70 72 71 70 70 69 69 70 71 72 71 69 68
Min/Max RH 52 99 50 97 50
RH 97 79 61 54 63 82 87 95 94 77 57 50 60 79 87 93 93 74 57 50 59
Wind Dir SW SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 3 3 3 4 4 5 8 6 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 9 6
Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) 74 78 62 40 21 54 56 70 72 57 28 28 23 25 53 73 75 54 52 43 38
Visibility 4 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 0 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Obvis PF
Mix Hgt 2200 4500 900 700 2100 5100 1300 700 2900 6100
Trans Wind Dir SW SW SW S S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 11 11 9 9 12 11 10 12 16 19
ADI 29 34 6 13 30 36 9 15 58 65
Max LVORI 5 3 6 6 5 3 5 6 5 1
Stability C B F F C B F E C C
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 72 92 68 85 60 79 55 83
Temp 74 74 89 85 75 70 83 79 66 61 76 74 61 58 79 77
Dewpt 70 71 70 69 72 68 61 59 56 54 55 55 53 53 55 58
Max/Min RH 93 47 97 40 78 44 84 40
RH 87 91 54 59 89 93 48 50 70 78 48 51 76 83 44 53
Wind Dir S S S SW SW W NW NW N N N N NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 5 8 10 6 5 4 8 4 4 4 8 4 3 3 4 3
Avg Clouds SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 40 30 5 5 5 5
Rain Showers S S C C S
Tstms S S C S
$$
MSZ082-172100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
417 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 88 72 87 72 87
Temp 73 83 87 86 80 76 74 73 74 82 86 87 81 75 74 73 74 83 86 86 81
Dewpt 73 74 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 73 72 71 72 73 73 72 73 74 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 61 100 59 100 61
RH 100 74 63 65 79 90 97 97 93 74 63 59 74 94 97 97 97 74 63 63 77
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 4 8 8 6 3 3 3 2 4 8 8 6 3 3 3 3 5 8 8 6
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
Clouds(%) 66 55 43 33 31 43 68 87 59 40 30 23 26 40 52 55 54 42 46 55 64
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2600 3100 1200 700 2700 3200 1500 700 3400 3900
Trans Wind Dir SW SW SW SW S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 11 13 10 6 10 13 10 9 10 16
ADI 31 31 6 10 31 33 5 9 47 47
Max LVORI 5 4 7 8 6 3 8 8 5 3
Stability C B F F B B F F B C
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 87 73 89 63 83 58 84
Temp 76 75 87 82 77 75 86 82 70 65 80 77 64 60 80 77
Dewpt 73 73 72 74 74 73 69 66 60 58 57 58 56 54 55 58
Max/Min RH 97 61 94 46 81 43 83 40
RH 90 94 61 77 90 94 57 58 71 78 45 52 75 81 42 52
Wind Dir S S S S SW SW W NW NW N N N N N NE S
Wind Spd 4 4 10 8 5 4 8 5 4 4 6 5 3 3 3 3
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 5 5 0 0
Rain Showers C S
Tstms C S
$$
MSZ081-172100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
417 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025
Date Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 05/19/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 87 73 87 74 86
Temp 76 83 87 85 81 78 76 74 75 83 87 85 81 77 76 75 76 83 86 85 81
Dewpt 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 71 73 73 72 73 72 71 71 72
Min/Max RH 61 97 59 94 61
RH 90 72 61 65 74 85 90 93 90 70 59 63 72 88 90 90 90 70 61 63 74
Wind Dir SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 4 5 9 9 8 4 3 3 3 6 9 9 8 4 3 3 3 8 10 10 8
Clouds B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
Clouds(%) 75 63 39 30 30 41 64 76 69 38 27 23 23 40 53 50 54 44 50 50 64
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2400 3000 1200 500 2400 2900 1400 600 3200 3500
Trans Wind Dir SW S SW SW S S S S S S
Trans Wind Spd 10 13 11 8 11 13 12 11 12 16
ADI 30 32 9 10 35 35 9 15 44 44
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 4 3
Stability C C F F B C F F B C
Date Tue 05/20/25Wed 05/21/25Thu 05/22/25Fri 05/23/25
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 87 74 89 64 83 59 84
Temp 77 76 87 83 78 75 86 83 71 65 80 78 66 62 80 78
Dewpt 73 73 71 72 74 73 68 65 60 57 56 56 56 54 54 57
Max/Min RH 90 59 94 46 75 41 78 39
RH 88 90 59 70 88 94 55 55 68 75 44 47 70 75 41 48
Wind Dir S S S S SW W W W NW N N N N N NE S
Wind Spd 5 5 12 9 6 6 8 6 5 5 8 6 4 4 5 3
Avg Clouds B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 10 30 5 5 0 0
Rain Showers C S
Tstms C 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