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Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
540 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
LAZ080-180900-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
540 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 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 70 93 72 95 74
Temp 81 77 74 72 70 83 91 92 84 78 75 74 72 85 92 94 87 81 78 76 75
Dewpt 71 70 69 67 65 69 69 68 70 70 70 69 69 72 72 71 71 72 73 72 71
Max/Min RH 86 46 90 48 90
RH 71 79 85 85 83 64 49 47 64 77 83 85 90 65 52 48 59 75 84 86 89
Wind Dir SE E NE NE NE NE E SE SE SE N N N N SE SE S S SW W NW
Wind Spd 5 2 1 2 3 5 6 8 4 1 0 0 2 3 4 5 2 1 1 1 2
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 4 0 4 18 15 7 4 2 4 0 3 3 5 1 4 2 3 0 4 1 7
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 500 400 5000 5000 600 400 4000 3800
Trans Wind Dir E NE E E S NW NE S
Trans Wind Spd 6 5 8 9 5 3 5 6
ADI 4 8 53 58
Max LVORI 6 6 5 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 95 75 94 74 94 74 93 73 91
Temp 93 86 78 76 92 86 78 75 92 86 78 75 91 86 77 73 89 84
Dewpt 75 74 74 72 75 75 74 73 75 75 74 72 75 75 73 69 73 72
Min/Max RH 53 91 54 95 54 93 56 88 56
RH 55 68 88 88 57 70 89 92 58 70 88 90 60 71 87 85 60 67
Wind Dir SW S W NW NE E E N E SE N NE E E NE NE E E
Wind Spd 4 2 0 2 4 2 0 2 4 3 0 3 6 3 1 9 10 5
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 5 20 5 20 5 10
Rain Showers S C S S
Tstms C S S
$$
MSZ080-180900-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
540 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 68 94 70 96 71
Temp 82 75 72 69 68 84 92 93 83 75 73 71 70 86 94 96 86 78 75 73 72
Dewpt 65 66 64 63 62 66 65 64 67 68 67 66 66 70 68 69 70 70 70 69 69
Max/Min RH 81 37 87 40 92
RH 57 75 77 80 81 56 41 37 58 79 82 85 87 58 42 42 58 77 84 87 90
Wind Dir SE N N NE NE NE E E S N N N N N E SE S N N N NW
Wind Spd 2 0 0 2 3 4 6 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 1
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 6 1 8 12 6 5 4 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 8 8 1 3 2 3
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 5400 5900 400 400 6400 7000
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE SE SW NW NE SE
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 8 8 4 3 5 5
ADI 3 7 57 66
Max LVORI 4 5 4 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 96 72 95 72 95 72 94 71 91
Temp 94 85 75 73 93 85 75 73 93 85 75 73 92 85 75 72 89 83
Dewpt 71 73 72 71 72 74 72 71 72 74 72 70 73 73 70 66 70 68
Min/Max RH 46 97 47 97 49 93 49 87 48
RH 48 67 90 93 50 69 90 93 51 69 90 90 53 67 84 81 53 61
Wind Dir N S N N NE S N N NE SE N NE NE E NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 6 1 1 9 10 4
Avg Clouds CL SC SC CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 5 30 5 20 5 10
Rain Showers S S C C S
Tstms S S C C S
$$
MSZ082-180900-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
540 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 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 70 92 72 95 73
Temp 82 76 73 71 70 85 91 92 85 77 75 73 72 88 95 93 84 79 77 75 74
Dewpt 68 68 66 65 64 69 67 68 69 69 69 69 68 72 70 72 72 72 72 72 72
Max/Min RH 81 45 87 45 97
RH 63 75 79 81 81 60 45 46 60 76 82 87 87 60 45 51 67 79 85 90 93
Wind Dir E E N NE NE NE E SE S S N N N N E S S SW N N N
Wind Spd 3 1 2 2 4 5 6 6 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 6 3 1 0 0 1
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 6 7 8 4 11 2 2 4 4 2 13 9 4 0 2 7 9 7 6 9 11
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 4900 4800 400 400 4800 4400
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE SE SW NW NE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 9 8 3 4 5 6
ADI 3 7 58 52
Max LVORI 4 5 4 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 94 74 94 73 93 73 93 72 92
Temp 93 84 77 75 92 85 76 74 92 85 76 74 92 85 76 73 90 84
Dewpt 73 74 73 73 74 75 73 73 74 75 73 72 74 74 71 69 71 71
Min/Max RH 51 97 54 100 55 97 54 90 51
RH 52 72 88 94 56 72 90 97 57 72 90 93 57 70 85 87 54 65
Wind Dir SE S N N E S N N E S N NE E E NE NE E E
Wind Spd 4 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 4 2 0 3 6 2 3 11 10 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 10 30 5 30 5 10
Rain Showers S S S S C C C
Tstms S S S S C C C
$$
MSZ082-180900-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
540 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 70 91 71 94 73
Temp 81 75 72 71 71 84 89 89 82 77 74 72 71 86 93 92 83 78 76 75 74
Dewpt 69 68 66 65 64 69 68 69 70 69 69 69 68 72 71 72 73 73 73 72 72
Max/Min RH 84 49 90 48 97
RH 67 79 81 81 79 61 50 52 67 76 84 90 90 63 49 52 72 85 90 90 93
Wind Dir E NE N NE NE NE E SE S S N N N N E S SW SW N N N
Wind Spd 2 1 2 2 3 5 6 5 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 5 2 1 0 0 1
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 7 7 13 3 9 3 2 4 4 2 8 5 6 0 3 5 10 7 7 8 12
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 4500 4600 400 400 4900 4400
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE SE SW NW NE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 9 6 3 4 5 6
ADI 3 8 55 53
Max LVORI 5 5 4 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 93 74 92 73 92 73 92 73 90
Temp 91 84 76 75 90 84 76 74 90 84 76 74 90 84 75 73 88 83
Dewpt 74 75 74 73 75 75 74 73 75 75 74 72 74 75 72 69 72 71
Min/Max RH 56 97 58 100 58 97 58 90 57
RH 58 74 94 94 62 74 94 97 62 74 94 93 60 74 90 87 59 67
Wind Dir SE S N N E S N N E S N NE E E NE NE E E
Wind Spd 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 4 1 0 3 6 2 2 9 9 4
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 20 20 30 10 30 20 30 5 10
Rain Showers S S S S C S C S C
Tstms S S S S C S C S C
$$
MSZ070-180900-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
540 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 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 67 94 69 97 71
Temp 81 75 71 69 67 84 92 94 84 75 72 70 69 86 94 96 87 78 75 73 72
Dewpt 65 64 64 63 63 68 65 63 64 64 64 64 64 70 68 67 68 68 67 67 67
Max/Min RH 87 37 84 38 87
RH 59 69 79 81 87 59 41 37 51 69 76 81 84 59 43 39 53 71 75 81 85
Wind Dir E E N N N NE E E SE N N N NW NW NE E SE S SW W W
Wind Spd 4 2 0 0 1 3 5 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 1 2 6 10 12 8 4 6 2 1 7 3 0 2 8 6 2 0 1 2
Visibility 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 4800 5400 400 400 6000 6900
Trans Wind Dir SE SE NE E S W N SE
Trans Wind Spd 6 4 5 6 5 4 4 4
ADI 4 4 48 60
Max LVORI 4 6 5 2
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 72 96 72 96 71 94 70 91
Temp 95 86 75 73 94 85 75 73 93 86 75 72 92 85 75 71 90 81
Dewpt 71 70 69 69 71 71 70 70 71 70 70 69 72 69 66 64 69 65
Min/Max RH 42 91 45 92 43 92 46 82 45
RH 46 59 83 89 48 63 84 89 49 60 84 89 52 59 74 80 50 58
Wind Dir N NW N W N SE N N NE E N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 6 4 3 6 9 6
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 5 20 5 10 5 5
Rain Showers S S S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ082-180900-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
540 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 Sun
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 69 93 70 96 72
Temp 81 75 71 70 69 83 91 92 81 76 73 71 70 85 94 95 85 78 75 74 73
Dewpt 67 66 65 64 63 68 66 66 69 69 68 68 67 71 70 71 72 72 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 81 41 90 43 97
RH 63 74 81 81 81 61 44 43 67 79 84 90 90 63 46 46 65 82 87 90 93
Wind Dir E N N NE NE NE E E S N N N N N E S S SW N N NW
Wind Spd 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 3 1 0 0 1
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL
Clouds(%) 1 5 13 5 7 3 0 2 3 1 8 5 6 0 1 6 6 4 5 10 5
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 5000 5300 400 400 6100 5900
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE SE SW NW NE S
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 9 6 4 4 5 5
ADI 3 7 58 53
Max LVORI 5 5 4 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 95 73 94 72 94 72 93 72 91
Temp 93 84 75 74 92 84 75 73 92 84 75 73 91 85 75 73 89 83
Dewpt 73 75 73 72 74 75 73 72 74 75 73 72 74 74 71 68 72 70
Min/Max RH 51 97 53 100 53 100 54 90 52
RH 52 74 94 93 56 74 94 97 56 74 94 97 58 70 87 84 57 65
Wind Dir NE S N N E S N N E S N NE E E NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 3 6 2 3 11 10 5
Avg Clouds CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 20 30 10 30 5 20 5 10
Rain Showers S S C S C S
Tstms S S C S C S
$$
MSZ081-180900-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
540 PM CDT Thu Sep 17 2026
Date 09/17/26 Fri 09/18/26 Sat 09/19/26 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 71 93 72 96 74
Temp 82 77 73 72 71 84 91 93 85 78 75 73 72 87 96 94 85 80 77 76 75
Dewpt 66 67 66 64 64 66 64 65 67 69 69 68 67 69 67 69 70 71 71 71 71
Max/Min RH 79 40 87 39 90
RH 58 71 79 76 79 55 41 40 55 74 82 84 84 55 39 44 61 74 82 85 87
Wind Dir E N N N NE NE E SE S N N N N N E S S SW N N NW
Wind Spd 4 0 2 3 4 6 8 8 4 0 0 1 3 4 4 8 4 1 0 0 2
Clouds CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 3 4 13 3 10 4 2 2 4 1 14 0 0 0 3 6 6 2 5 5 6
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 400 400 4900 4900 500 400 5200 4900
Trans Wind Dir E NE NE SE SW NW NE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 5 9 8 4 4 5 8
ADI 3 7 47 52
Max LVORI 4 4 3 3
Stability F D B C F D B B
Date 09/20Mon 09/21/26Tue 09/22/26Wed 09/23/26Thu 09/24/26
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 95 74 94 74 94 74 94 73 92
Temp 94 85 77 75 93 85 77 75 92 85 77 75 92 85 76 74 90 84
Dewpt 70 73 73 72 71 73 73 72 71 73 73 72 71 73 71 68 68 69
Min/Max RH 46 93 48 93 48 93 49 87 47
RH 46 67 88 90 49 67 88 90 51 67 88 90 51 67 85 82 49 61
Wind Dir E S N N E S N N E S N NE E SE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 5 3 0 1 5 3 0 2 5 3 0 4 8 3 3 11 10 6
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 10 20 40 10 30 5 20 5 10
Rain Showers S S S C S C S
Tstms S S C S C 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