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
1051 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
LAZ080-150900-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
1051 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
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 95 76 90 73
Temp 78 77 76 87 93 92 86 81 79 77 76 85 87 87 82 79 77 75 73
Dewpt 76 75 74 78 77 77 76 76 76 75 74 78 78 77 75 74 72 70 68
Max/Min RH 98 58 94 68 89
RH 93 95 94 74 59 62 72 85 91 93 92 80 74 72 79 84 86 87 84
Wind Dir N N N N SE SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 0 1 2 3 3 5 3 2 1 2 5 11 12 12 8 4 2 3 6
Clouds CL FW FW CL SC FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 5 7 15 5 30 21 26 2 9 33 26 32 36 32 18 2 11 2 7
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 9 10
PoP 12hr 10 20 5 40 0
QPF 12hr 0.08 0.02 0 0.01 0
Rain Showers S C C S C
Tstms S S S C
Mix Hgt 500 3900 3700 600 500 4100 4100
Trans Wind Dir NW NE SE SE E E E
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 6 6 6 13 13
ADI 6 30 29
Max LVORI 9 7 4
Stability D B C F D B C
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 91 70 92 73 92 74 91 74 91
Temp 89 81 74 70 91 83 76 73 90 83 77 74 89 82 77 74 89 81
Dewpt 70 69 68 65 68 70 70 68 73 73 73 72 75 75 73 72 75 75
Min/Max RH 48 83 51 94 68 96 67 98 72
RH 53 67 83 83 47 65 81 84 57 72 88 91 63 78 89 92 65 80
Wind Dir E SE NE NE E SE E N SE SE SE N SE SE SE N E SE
Wind Spd 10 5 0 4 6 3 0 3 5 3 0 2 5 3 1 2 6 2
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 20 10 30 10 40
Rain Showers S S C S C
Tstms S S C S C
$$
MSZ080-150900-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
1051 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 74 95 74 92 70
Temp 76 74 74 86 93 93 84 79 77 76 74 84 89 90 82 77 75 72 71
Dewpt 74 73 73 78 74 73 74 74 73 73 72 76 74 73 72 71 69 66 65
Max/Min RH 99 49 97 54 84
RH 95 96 96 76 53 54 73 86 89 93 92 76 61 58 72 82 83 82 81
Wind Dir N N N N E SE SE N N NE NE E E E SE E E NE NE
Wind Spd 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 5 10 11 9 3 1 1 3 5
Clouds CL FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL SC FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 14 10 7 29 42 7 5 2 20 21 2 29 24 27 8 3 2 5
Visibility 10 9 8 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 9 10
PoP 12hr 5 20 5 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S C
Mix Hgt 400 6300 5900 400 400 5400 5500
Trans Wind Dir NW NE SE SE E E SE
Trans Wind Spd 3 5 8 5 5 11 11
ADI 4 44 50
Max LVORI 9 9 3
Stability D B C F D B C
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 92 67 93 70 93 72 92 72 91
Temp 90 81 71 68 91 83 73 71 91 81 74 72 90 81 74 72 89 80
Dewpt 65 65 63 61 64 68 67 66 69 72 71 70 72 73 72 70 73 73
Min/Max RH 38 77 42 93 59 100 64 100 69
RH 44 58 78 78 41 59 81 84 48 73 90 92 56 76 93 93 59 78
Wind Dir E SE N NE E S N N E SE N N E SE N N E SE
Wind Spd 10 2 0 3 5 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 1 5 1
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 30 10 40 10 50
Rain Showers C S C S C
Tstms C S C C
$$
MSZ082-150900-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
1051 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
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 76 91 73
Temp 78 76 75 88 93 94 87 80 78 77 76 85 89 90 84 79 76 74 73
Dewpt 76 75 74 77 74 75 76 75 75 75 74 76 74 73 72 71 69 66 66
Max/Min RH 97 52 94 54 81
RH 94 96 96 70 54 56 71 85 91 93 92 75 61 57 67 77 79 77 78
Wind Dir N N N NE E SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 0 1 2 3 5 6 3 1 2 4 9 13 13 11 5 3 3 5 8
Clouds FW FW FW CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 7 6 10 4 35 25 6 12 7 31 20 26 19 14 18 5 3 0 1
Visibility 8 10 8 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 9 10
PoP 12hr 0 10 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 400 5100 4400 400 500 4600 4700
Trans Wind Dir NW NE SE SE E E E
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 8 4 6 13 11
ADI 4 44 42
Max LVORI 8 6 4
Stability D B C F D C C
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 91 69 93 72 92 73 91 73 90
Temp 89 82 73 70 91 84 75 73 90 83 76 73 89 82 76 73 88 82
Dewpt 66 67 65 64 66 70 69 68 71 73 72 72 74 74 73 72 74 74
Min/Max RH 42 79 50 95 65 97 66 100 69
RH 46 61 76 80 44 63 82 84 53 72 87 95 62 77 90 95 63 77
Wind Dir E E NE NE E S N N SE SE E NE SE SE E NE E SE
Wind Spd 11 3 1 4 5 3 1 3 5 3 1 2 5 3 1 2 5 3
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 40 20 50 20 50
Rain Showers S C S C C S S C C
Tstms C S S C S S S C
$$
MSZ082-150900-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
1051 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 93 75 91 73
Temp 77 76 75 87 92 91 84 80 78 77 76 84 89 89 83 78 76 74 73
Dewpt 76 75 74 77 75 76 76 75 75 75 74 76 75 73 73 71 68 66 66
Max/Min RH 97 54 94 57 77
RH 97 97 96 72 57 61 77 85 91 95 94 77 64 59 72 79 76 77 78
Wind Dir N NW N NE E SE SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 0 1 2 3 5 6 2 1 2 4 8 12 11 10 3 2 3 4 6
Clouds FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 13 1 13 6 30 17 17 16 25 22 16 13 10 15 15 7 2 1 1
Visibility 7 10 9 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 9 10
PoP 12hr 0 5 20 20 0
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 400 5000 4800 400 500 4300 4400
Trans Wind Dir NW NE SE SE E E E
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 8 4 6 13 10
ADI 6 50 49
Max LVORI 9 7 4
Stability D B C F D B C
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 90 69 91 71 91 73 90 73 89
Temp 88 81 73 70 89 84 75 72 89 82 75 73 88 81 75 73 87 81
Dewpt 67 68 65 64 67 70 69 68 72 74 72 72 75 75 73 72 75 75
Min/Max RH 45 79 54 100 70 100 72 100 72
RH 51 65 76 80 48 63 82 86 57 77 90 95 66 82 94 95 67 82
Wind Dir E E NE NE E S N N SE SE N NE SE SE E NE E SE
Wind Spd 10 2 1 3 5 2 1 3 5 2 0 1 5 2 1 2 5 2
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 40 20 50 20 50
Rain Showers S C S C C S S C C
Tstms C S C C S S S C
$$
MSZ070-150900-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
1051 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
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 73 95 73 93 69
Temp 75 74 73 86 93 94 86 78 76 74 73 86 91 91 82 77 74 72 70
Dewpt 73 73 72 77 75 73 73 73 72 72 71 76 74 73 72 72 70 68 67
Max/Min RH 97 50 93 53 92
RH 94 98 96 74 55 51 66 84 88 94 94 72 57 54 72 86 87 89 88
Wind Dir N N N N E E E S N N NE E E E E SE N NE NE
Wind Spd 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 3 8 10 10 3 2 0 1 3
Clouds FW FW FW CL FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC FW CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 15 11 18 3 22 24 31 18 1 3 10 3 21 19 30 13 2 1 4
Visibility 10 7 7 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 8 10
PoP 12hr 10 10 0 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers
Tstms
Mix Hgt 400 5500 6000 400 400 5700 5900
Trans Wind Dir W NE E SE SE E E
Trans Wind Spd 4 4 5 6 4 10 9
ADI 4 39 54
Max LVORI 9 8 3
Stability D B C F D B B
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 66 94 69 94 70 94 70 92
Temp 91 81 70 67 92 85 73 70 92 82 73 71 92 81 73 71 90 79
Dewpt 66 64 63 62 65 66 65 64 68 69 68 68 71 71 70 69 72 71
Min/Max RH 39 81 39 93 49 100 57 100 59
RH 45 56 77 83 41 53 77 81 45 65 84 89 51 72 89 92 56 77
Wind Dir E E N N E E N NW NE E S N NE SE S NW N N
Wind Spd 9 3 0 2 5 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 5 3
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 10 5 20 10 40
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
$$
MSZ082-150900-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
1051 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
Min/Max 75 95 75 91 70
Temp 76 75 75 87 93 93 84 79 77 76 75 84 89 91 83 77 75 72 71
Dewpt 75 74 74 78 74 74 76 75 74 74 73 76 74 72 72 71 68 66 65
Max/Min RH 97 49 94 52 81
RH 97 96 96 75 54 53 77 88 90 94 92 77 61 54 70 82 79 82 81
Wind Dir N N N NE E S S N E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 0 0 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 3 8 11 11 9 3 2 3 4 6
Clouds CL FW FW CL SC FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 2 11 9 3 26 19 5 3 5 44 15 13 20 19 22 5 2 0 0
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 9 10
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 10 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 400 5600 5500 400 400 5400 5600
Trans Wind Dir NW NE SE SE E E E
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 8 4 5 11 9
ADI 4 48 55
Max LVORI 8 6 3
Stability D B C F D B C
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Max/Min 91 67 93 70 92 72 91 72 91
Temp 89 81 71 68 91 83 73 71 90 81 74 72 89 81 74 72 89 80
Dewpt 65 66 64 63 65 69 68 67 70 73 72 72 73 74 72 72 74 74
Min/Max RH 40 78 47 97 63 100 68 100 70
RH 46 60 79 83 43 62 84 86 51 77 93 99 60 79 93 99 62 82
Wind Dir E E N NE E S NW N E SE N NE E SE N NE E SE
Wind Spd 9 2 0 4 5 3 1 3 4 2 0 1 4 2 0 2 4 2
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 0 40 10 60 20 50
Rain Showers C C L S C C
Tstms C S C S S C
$$
MSZ081-150900-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
1051 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2026
Date 09/14/26 Tue 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu
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 95 77 92 73
Temp 78 76 76 88 94 93 86 81 79 77 77 85 90 91 84 79 76 74 73
Dewpt 75 74 74 76 72 73 74 75 75 74 74 75 72 71 71 71 69 67 66
Max/Min RH 94 48 94 49 79
RH 91 93 93 68 49 52 68 82 88 90 90 72 56 52 65 77 79 79 78
Wind Dir N N N NE E S SE E E NE NE E E E E E E NE NE
Wind Spd 0 1 2 3 5 8 4 1 2 4 9 12 13 12 6 3 3 5 8
Clouds CL FW FW CL SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 5 12 10 5 32 25 8 10 20 28 15 12 22 16 15 3 4 0 1
Visibility 10 10 9 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 9 10
PoP 12hr 0 20 20 30 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 400 5300 4300 500 500 5000 5000
Trans Wind Dir NW NE SE SE E E E
Trans Wind Spd 4 5 8 5 6 13 11
ADI 4 42 35
Max LVORI 7 6 3
Stability D B C F D C C
Date 09/17Fri 09/18/26Sat 09/19/26Sun 09/20/26Mon 09/21/26
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 92 69 93 72 93 74 91 74 91
Temp 90 83 73 70 91 85 75 73 91 83 76 74 89 82 76 74 89 82
Dewpt 63 65 65 63 63 68 68 67 68 72 72 71 71 73 72 72 71 73
Min/Max RH 37 76 43 93 59 97 63 97 63
RH 40 55 76 78 39 57 79 81 47 70 87 89 55 74 87 92 55 74
Wind Dir E E NE NE E S NW N SE SE N N SE SE E NE E SE
Wind Spd 11 4 1 4 6 4 1 3 6 4 0 2 6 3 1 3 5 4
Avg Clouds CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 5 5 30 20 50 20 50
Rain Showers S C S C C S C C
Tstms C S S C 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