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
416 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
LAZ080-062100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
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 70 88 66 84
Temp 72 80 86 86 80 76 74 71 70 80 86 87 80 75 73 69 66 75 82 83 76
Dewpt 68 73 73 74 74 72 70 68 66 71 69 68 69 66 63 56 53 57 59 58 59
Min/Max RH 63 91 52 73 41
RH 88 79 66 67 81 88 88 89 88 74 56 53 67 73 69 62 63 54 46 42 56
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 6 8 6 3 3 3 4 4 8 8 6 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 4
Clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW
Clouds(%) 35 21 24 30 29 18 3 3 4 3 4 3 13 10 5 3 3 3 4 5 10
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 5 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1800 4200 700 600 2200 5900 600 500 1300 5000
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 13 10 12 11 16 14 8 13 12 11
ADI 36 36 6 15 50 50 6 15 27 35
Max LVORI 5 4 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
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 63 85 64 83 62 81 61 80
Temp 67 64 83 78 70 64 81 75 66 62 80 73 66 62 79 73
Dewpt 54 54 65 64 59 55 59 60 57 54 60 61 59 56 60 60
Max/Min RH 71 50 74 43 76 49 84 50
RH 62 71 55 62 68 71 47 60 72 74 51 66 78 82 52 64
Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E
Wind Spd 5 6 8 4 4 4 5 3 3 4 5 3 3 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ080-062100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 87 68 89 63 83
Temp 69 80 86 86 79 74 72 70 68 79 86 88 79 74 71 67 63 73 81 83 75
Dewpt 68 72 72 72 72 70 68 67 66 70 68 65 66 64 59 53 50 56 57 57 57
Min/Max RH 61 94 46 71 41
RH 96 76 63 62 79 88 89 90 94 73 54 46 63 71 66 61 62 55 45 41 54
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 3 6 8 6 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 6 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 8 4
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 39 22 36 23 31 14 2 2 2 2 3 3 15 11 2 2 3 2 5 6 12
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2400 4900 1200 400 2400 6500 400 400 1900 5400
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 13 13 11 9 14 16 8 12 12 11
ADI 45 45 6 11 55 55 6 13 34 36
Max LVORI 5 4 6 7 5 3 3 3 2 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 61 85 61 83 58 81 57 81
Temp 66 62 83 77 67 61 81 72 64 59 79 71 63 58 78 70
Dewpt 52 53 64 61 56 52 56 57 54 52 56 58 55 52 57 59
Max/Min RH 73 44 72 37 78 41 83 42
RH 62 72 53 59 69 72 42 58 71 77 45 65 77 80 47 67
Wind Dir N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E SE E NE E SE
Wind Spd 4 5 8 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 3
Avg Clouds FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ082-062100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
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 85 69 88 65 85
Temp 72 80 84 85 78 74 72 70 69 79 86 87 79 74 72 68 65 74 82 84 77
Dewpt 68 72 73 73 71 70 69 68 67 69 67 66 66 64 61 56 53 57 59 59 59
Min/Max RH 67 93 48 72 42
RH 87 77 69 67 79 87 90 93 93 73 53 50 64 72 69 65 65 55 46 43 54
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 5 5 8 8 8 3 4 4 6 8 8 8 8 4
Clouds B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 53 50 46 32 41 15 6 4 6 2 3 2 11 9 3 5 7 8 13 11 17
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2000 3800 800 400 2500 6100 500 400 1500 5000
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N NE
Trans Wind Spd 13 14 12 10 16 17 6 11 11 11
ADI 42 42 6 14 57 57 5 14 29 35
Max LVORI 5 4 6 6 5 3 3 3 2 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
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 65 86 63 84 59 80 57 80
Temp 69 66 84 79 69 63 82 74 64 60 79 71 62 59 79 72
Dewpt 56 57 64 60 57 54 55 56 56 54 56 57 56 54 55 57
Max/Min RH 74 45 74 37 85 44 90 42
RH 63 74 51 52 66 72 40 53 77 82 45 61 81 85 44 60
Wind Dir N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E
Wind Spd 6 8 9 5 5 6 8 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ082-062100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 69 87 65 85
Temp 71 79 83 83 78 74 71 69 69 79 85 87 80 74 71 69 65 75 82 84 78
Dewpt 69 73 74 74 73 70 69 68 67 70 69 68 68 64 61 56 53 59 61 61 61
Min/Max RH 72 97 53 71 45
RH 93 82 74 74 85 87 93 97 93 74 59 53 67 71 71 63 65 58 49 46 56
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 8 8 8 3 4 3 4 4 8 8 6 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 4
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 58 53 47 33 42 17 7 4 6 2 3 2 10 11 4 6 8 9 16 12 18
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2000 3400 600 500 2300 6000 400 400 1500 5200
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 13 14 13 10 14 16 8 11 11 11
ADI 41 41 6 14 56 56 5 14 29 36
Max LVORI 5 4 6 7 5 3 3 3 2 2
Stability C B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 65 86 61 83 59 80 58 80
Temp 70 66 84 78 68 62 81 74 63 60 79 72 63 58 79 70
Dewpt 56 59 65 62 57 54 57 58 56 54 57 58 56 55 57 57
Max/Min RH 78 48 78 41 83 45 90 45
RH 61 78 53 58 68 75 44 57 78 81 47 61 78 90 47 63
Wind Dir N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E E E NE E E
Wind Spd 4 6 9 4 4 5 8 3 3 4 6 3 3 4 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
$$
MSZ070-062100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
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 65 89 58 81
Temp 66 81 87 88 79 72 70 66 65 81 88 88 79 72 67 62 58 71 79 80 71
Dewpt 64 69 67 66 65 65 65 64 63 67 64 62 61 57 51 48 47 52 50 49 49
Min/Max RH 48 93 42 67 33
RH 93 67 52 49 62 79 86 91 93 62 45 42 54 59 57 60 66 51 36 34 46
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N NE NE N N N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 6 8 8 4 3 3 3 4 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 6
Clouds FW CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
Clouds(%) 8 1 9 13 16 8 2 1 2 1 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2
Visibility 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 0 10 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2800 6500 600 400 2200 6300 700 400 1800 4500
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE N
Trans Wind Spd 13 16 9 8 13 16 11 11 11 12
ADI 56 56 4 10 52 54 6 11 31 37
Max LVORI 5 3 5 6 5 2 3 3 2 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
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 57 84 58 83 56 82 55 81
Temp 62 58 82 75 64 59 81 72 62 57 81 72 61 57 80 71
Dewpt 48 47 59 57 53 50 53 52 52 49 53 53 52 51 53 53
Max/Min RH 67 41 75 33 75 36 86 37
RH 60 67 47 54 66 72 38 50 71 75 38 51 72 81 40 53
Wind Dir N N N N N NE NE N NE NE E NE E E E E
Wind Spd 4 5 8 5 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 3
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ082-062100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 86 67 89 63 85
Temp 70 80 85 86 78 73 71 68 67 79 87 88 79 73 70 66 63 73 82 84 76
Dewpt 68 72 72 72 71 70 68 67 66 70 67 65 66 63 58 53 51 56 58 57 57
Min/Max RH 63 100 45 71 39
RH 93 77 65 63 79 90 90 97 97 74 52 47 64 71 66 63 65 55 44 40 52
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 4 6 8 6 3 4 4 4 4 6 8 5 3 3 4 6 6 6 5 5 4
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 48 45 47 31 36 14 5 2 3 2 3 2 12 8 3 3 4 5 9 11 16
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2300 4100 600 500 2500 6200 500 500 1700 5200
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE
Trans Wind Spd 13 14 11 9 14 16 8 11 11 11
ADI 45 45 5 13 54 54 5 13 34 36
Max LVORI 5 4 6 8 5 3 3 3 2 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 63 86 61 84 58 81 57 81
Temp 67 64 84 77 67 62 81 73 64 59 79 71 62 58 79 69
Dewpt 54 56 63 60 56 53 55 56 54 52 55 57 55 52 54 57
Max/Min RH 75 42 75 34 80 41 83 39
RH 63 75 49 56 68 72 41 55 70 78 44 61 78 80 42 66
Wind Dir N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E SE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 5 6 8 4 4 5 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
MSZ081-062100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Sun Oct 6 2024
Date Sun 10/06/24 Mon 10/07/24 Tue 10/08/24
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 69 88 65 84
Temp 71 79 85 85 78 74 72 70 69 79 87 87 80 75 72 68 65 74 82 84 77
Dewpt 68 70 71 71 71 70 69 67 66 69 66 65 66 63 59 54 52 55 57 57 57
Min/Max RH 61 93 47 66 40
RH 90 74 63 63 79 87 90 90 90 72 50 48 62 66 64 61 63 51 43 40 50
Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
Wind Spd 5 8 8 8 4 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 3 4 6 8 8 8 8 8 5
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 46 40 44 31 38 14 5 3 4 2 3 2 14 9 3 3 4 4 8 10 16
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2100 4200 1000 400 2400 6100 400 400 1600 5100
Trans Wind Dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N NE
Trans Wind Spd 13 14 12 10 14 16 8 12 12 11
ADI 45 45 6 14 54 54 8 14 30 36
Max LVORI 5 4 6 7 5 3 3 3 2 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 10/09/24Thu 10/10/24Fri 10/11/24Sat 10/12/24
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 64 86 63 84 61 81 60 81
Temp 68 65 84 78 68 63 82 75 65 61 80 72 64 61 79 73
Dewpt 54 56 62 60 56 53 54 56 55 53 55 57 56 53 54 57
Max/Min RH 73 43 70 34 75 41 78 39
RH 61 73 48 54 65 70 38 52 70 75 42 59 75 75 42 57
Wind Dir N N NE N N N NE NE NE NE E E E NE E SE
Wind Spd 8 8 8 5 5 8 8 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW CL FW
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
$$
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 calculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximates weather conditions
in varying terrain near the coast. Please relay any comments you
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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 for accumulating precipitation
QPF 12hr(in)........................Liquid equivalent precipitation amount
WEATHER...
TYPE...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowShwrs......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
LAL(cat)............................Lightning Activity Level
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
Max 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