Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for S MS and SE LA
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
1226 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure has moved east of the area with relative humidities
moderating. Minimum RH values will likely be above 60 percent for
most of the area today. A cold front is expected to move through
the area late tonight into Sunday morning. Showers and
thunderstorms are expected to accompany the front, but areal
average rainfall amounts are expected to remain below one inch
across most or all of the area. Drier weather is again expected
behind this frontal passage, with minimum RH values near
40 percent Sunday afternoon, and possibly approaching critical
levels near and north of the Interstate 10/12 corridor Monday
afternoon.
MSZ068>071-182100-
Wilkinson-Amite-Pike-Walthall-
Including the cities of Centreville, Dolorosa, Fort Adams,
Woodville, Gillsburg, Gloster, Smithdale, Liberty, McComb,
Dexter, Salem, and Tylertown
1226 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mcldy Mclear
Precip Type Showers Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 60 80 0
Max/Min Temp 88 65 77
Min/Max RH (%) 54 100 41
20FT Wind/AM(mph) SE 3-7 NW 6-10 G19
20FT Wind/PM(mph) S 7-11 G19 S 6-10 G19 N 8-12 G19
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.05 0.86 0.00
Precip Duration (hr) 1 6
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1420 1370
Transport Wind (m/s) S 7 N 8
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 9940 10960
Category Day 4 4
ADI Early 33 Fair 22 Fair 42 Gen Good
ADI Late 45 Gen Good 11 Poor 53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 7 8
Max LVORI Late 3 8 1
SILT/500m MLT (F) 73 75
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 325 414
Stagnation Index 1 1 2
Stability Class B E C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
82 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
89 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
34 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 76 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 34 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
$$
LAZ034>037-046>048-083>086-182100-
Pointe Coupee-West Feliciana-East Feliciana-St. Helena-Iberville-
West Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge-Northern Livingston-
Southern Livingston-Western Ascension-Eastern Ascension-
Including the cities of New Roads, Lettsworth, Livonia, Spillman,
St. Francisville, Wakefield, Jackson, Clinton, Felps, Darlington,
Easleyville, Greensburg, Montpelier, Bayou Sorrel, Plaquemine,
White Castle, Port Allen, Addis, Brusly, Baton Rouge,
Denham Springs, Walker, Livingston, Springfield, Killian,
Whitehall, French Settlement, Sorrento, Acy, Gonzales,
Prairieville, Geismar, and Donaldsonville
1226 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip (%) 70 80 0
Max/Min Temp 87 67 81
Min/Max RH (%) 61 100 42
20FT Wind/AM(mph) SE 3-7 G17 NW 6-10 G23
20FT Wind/PM(mph) S 7-11 G20 S 5-9 G19 N 8-12 G23
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.08 0.61 0.00
Precip Duration (hr) 2 6
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1430 1390
Transport Wind (m/s) S 7 N 8
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 10010 11120
Category Day 4 4
ADI Early 33 Fair 20 Gen Poor 42 Gen Good
ADI Late 46 Gen Good 8 Poor 52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 7 8
Max LVORI Late 3 8 2
SILT/500m MLT (F) 73 75
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 293 366
Stagnation Index 1 1 2
Stability Class B E C
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 80 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
90 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
37 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 78 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
94 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ039-071-076-079>082-182100-
Washington-Northern Tangipahoa-Southeast St. Tammany-
Northern St. Tammany-Southwestern St. Tammany-Central Tangipahoa-
Lower Tangipahoa-
Including the cities of Bogalusa, Enon, Franklinton, Amite,
Kentwood, Roseland, Wilmer, Slidell, Covington, Folsom, Bush,
Mandeville, Madisonville, Hammond, Tickfaw, Independence, Robert,
Ponchatoula, and Akers
1226 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 80 40
Max/Min Temp 86 66 82
Min/Max RH (%) 57 100 42
20FT Wind/AM(mph) SE 3-7 NW 5-9 G19
20FT Wind/PM(mph) S 8-12 G23 S 5-9 G19 N 8-12 G20
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.06 0.53 0.08
Precip Duration (hr) 1 5 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1270 1410
Transport Wind (m/s) S 7 N 8
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 8890 11280
Category Day 4 4
ADI Early 35 Fair 21 Fair 41 Gen Good
ADI Late 43 Gen Good 9 Poor 52 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 7 8
Max LVORI Late 3 8 2
SILT/500m MLT (F) 74 73
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 316 460
Stagnation Index 1 1 2
Stability Class B E B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH 80 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
34 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 75 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
MSZ077-080>082-182100-
Pearl River-Hancock-Harrison-Jackson-
Including the cities of Crossroads, McNeil, Poplarville,
and Picayune
1226 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Showers Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 20 80 50
Max/Min Temp 84 67 83
Min/Max RH (%) 57 100 42
20FT Wind/AM(mph) SE 3-7 G17 NW 5-9 G17
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SE 9-13 G24 S 6-10 G19 NW 7-11 G19
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.02 0.52 0.17
Precip Duration (hr) 1 6 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1240 1480
Transport Wind (m/s) S 7 NW 8
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 8680 11840
Category Day 4 4
ADI Early 39 Fair 22 Fair 37 Fair
ADI Late 44 Gen Good 11 Poor 51 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 6 7
Max LVORI Late 2 7 3
SILT/500m MLT (F) 73 74
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 424 413
Stagnation Index 1 1 1
Stability Class B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
80 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
31 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Maximum RH
74 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 34 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ056>060-064-065-077-078-087>090-182100-
Assumption-St. James-St. John The Baptist-Upper Lafourche-
St. Charles-Upper St. Bernard-Upper Terrebonne-Western Orleans-
Eastern Orleans-Upper Jefferson-Lower Jefferson-Upper Plaquemines-
Central Plaquemines-
Including the cities of Pierre Part, Labadieville,
Paincourtville, Convent, Lutcher, Gramercy, Laplace, Reserve,
Thibodaux, Raceland, Larose, Destrehan, Norco, Chalmette, Meraux,
Violet, Houma, Bayou Cane, New Orleans, East New Orleans,
Metairie, Kenner, Harahan, Westwego, Marrero, Gretna, Lafitte,
Barataria, Jean Lafitte, Belle Chasse, Braithwaite, and Alliance
1226 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 50 70 50
Max/Min Temp 86 70 83
Min/Max RH (%) 63 100 46
20FT Wind/AM(mph) SE 4-8 G19 NW 5-9 G19
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SE 8-12 G23 S 5-9 G19 N 8-12 G20
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.08 0.36 0.06
Precip Duration (hr) 1 4 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1100 1430
Transport Wind (m/s) S 7 N 7
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 7700 10010
Category Day 3 4
ADI Early 33 Fair 20 Gen Poor 39 Fair
ADI Late 38 Fair 7 Poor 48 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 7 8
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
SILT/500m MLT (F) 74 74
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 330 330
Stagnation Index 1 1 1
Stability Class B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
77 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
86 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 81 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
90 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
$$
LAZ066>070-182100-
Lower Terrebonne-Lower Lafourche-Coastal Jefferson Parish-
Lower Plaquemines-Lower St. Bernard-
Including the cities of Chauvin, Cocodrie, Dulac, Montegut,
Galliano, Cut Off, Golden Meadow, Leeville, Grand Isle, Buras,
Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphur, Boothville, Venice, Empire,
Myrtle Grove, Yscloskey, Delacroix, and Shell Beach
1226 AM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025
Today Tonight Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 40 70 40
Max/Min Temp 84 71 85
Min/Max RH (%) 61 100 44
20FT Wind/AM(mph) SE 6-10 G19 NW 6-10 G19
20FT Wind/PM(mph) SE 9-13 G24 S 6-10 G20 N 8-12 G20
Avg Pcpn Amt (in) 0.05 0.29 0.05
Precip Duration (hr) 1 5 1
Mixing Hgt (m-AGL/MSL)1020 1410
Transport Wind (m/s) S 7 N 7
Vent Rate (m**2/s) 7140 9870
Category Day 3 4
ADI Early 34 Fair 22 Fair 35 Fair
ADI Late 38 Fair 10 Poor 45 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 6 5 7
Max LVORI Late 3 7 3
SILT/500m MLT (F) 74 75
Mrng Mxg Hgt (m) 387 448
Stagnation Index 1 1 1
Stability Class B F B
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
76 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
86 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
85 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
82 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
$$