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 CST Fri Feb 28 2025
LAZ080-282200-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 71 50 74 48 69
Temp 47 59 69 70 63 57 55 52 50 62 72 74 67 61 57 51 48 54 66 68 61
Dewpt 39 44 42 42 47 50 52 51 49 50 50 51 51 49 43 39 38 38 39 41 43
Min/Max RH 35 91 43 73 38
RH 72 56 38 36 56 76 89 95 95 65 45 44 56 65 60 64 68 55 37 38 51
Wind Dir NE E S S S S SW W NW NW W W W N N NE NE NE E SE SE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 2
Clouds CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 7 7 29 26 6 18 10 4 2 4 5 5 4 6 9 12 12 19 16
Visibility 10 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 800 2700 400 400 1100 2200 300
Trans Wind Dir E S SW W NW W SW
Trans Wind Spd 6 5 5 8 6 8 6
ADI 13 15 4 4 17 22
Max LVORI 3 2 5 6 5 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 49 71 59 77 59 73 46 66
Temp 51 49 69 64 60 61 75 71 66 60 71 64 53 46 63 60
Dewpt 44 42 55 57 57 59 64 64 63 59 52 50 45 39 39 43
Max/Min RH 82 62 95 67 96 44 77 37
RH 77 76 61 77 90 94 70 80 90 96 51 59 73 76 41 52
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW N N NW
Wind Spd 3 3 8 5 4 5 12 10 8 5 9 5 4 4 5 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 30 10 30 70 20 0 0
Rain Showers S C C L C S
Tstms S S
$$
MSZ080-282200-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 73 48 78 46 70
Temp 46 59 71 73 64 55 52 50 48 62 76 77 68 61 56 50 46 53 64 69 61
Dewpt 38 44 39 38 43 45 48 48 46 50 47 46 48 47 42 38 36 37 36 36 39
Min/Max RH 31 93 34 69 32
RH 73 56 31 28 46 70 85 93 93 64 35 33 49 60 60 64 68 53 35 30 45
Wind Dir N NE S S S S SW W W W NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 2 1 2 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 3 2 4 28 24 17 24 5 4 3 3 1 3 2 2 6 11 8 12 17
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 4200 500 400 1100 5700 400
Trans Wind Dir NE SW SW W NW NW W
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 8 8 8 9 6
ADI 15 26 4 4 25 40
Max LVORI 3 2 5 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 46 69 59 75 59 74 45 66
Temp 48 46 67 63 60 61 73 70 67 60 72 64 53 45 63 59
Dewpt 37 36 52 55 57 59 64 64 65 60 51 49 44 39 38 42
Max/Min RH 73 59 98 70 98 40 83 35
RH 65 68 58 74 91 94 72 81 93100 47 57 70 80 40 52
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 3 4 10 8 6 8 17 13 11 8 11 6 4 4 6 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 20 30 80 20 0 0
Rain Showers S S S C D L S
Tstms S S
$$
MSZ082-282200-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 71 49 76 46 69
Temp 47 59 70 71 61 55 54 51 50 62 74 75 65 60 56 50 46 54 65 68 61
Dewpt 39 43 41 39 45 48 50 50 49 50 47 49 51 49 42 38 36 36 36 36 39
Min/Max RH 35 91 43 75 33
RH 74 55 36 31 56 77 88 96 98 65 38 40 60 67 59 63 67 50 34 31 44
Wind Dir N NE S S SW SW SW W W W W SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 6 3 3 4 5 5 8 6 5 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 3 2 2 9 20 26 19 22 17 3 2 6 8 6 6 8 9 6 9 19
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 3500 400 400 900 3400 400
Trans Wind Dir NE SW SW W W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 5 8 8 8 6 9 8
ADI 15 19 4 4 21 21
Max LVORI 3 3 5 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 47 69 58 74 61 75 46 67
Temp 49 48 67 63 60 60 72 69 67 62 73 66 54 46 63 60
Dewpt 36 37 50 54 56 58 62 63 63 61 54 49 44 40 38 41
Max/Min RH 68 56 93 67 97 46 77 35
RH 61 65 54 72 87 93 71 81 87 97 51 54 69 79 39 49
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW N N NW
Wind Spd 3 4 9 8 8 8 13 13 11 8 10 6 5 5 6 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 70 30 5 0
Rain Showers S S S L L C
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-282200-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 70 48 75 46 67
Temp 47 59 68 68 59 54 53 51 49 61 73 73 64 58 55 50 46 54 63 67 60
Dewpt 39 44 42 40 47 49 50 49 49 51 49 51 52 50 43 38 35 36 36 37 39
Min/Max RH 39 93 43 83 36
RH 74 57 39 36 64 83 89 93100 70 43 46 65 75 64 63 65 50 36 33 46
Wind Dir N NE S S SW SW SW W W W W SW SW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 4 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 5 3 2 2 7 23 24 25 21 13 3 1 6 7 6 7 9 8 6 11 16
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 3100 400 400 900 3500 400
Trans Wind Dir NE SW SW W NW W SW
Trans Wind Spd 5 6 8 8 6 9 8
ADI 11 25 4 4 21 21
Max LVORI 3 3 6 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 46 69 57 73 61 74 45 65
Temp 48 48 67 62 59 59 71 68 66 62 71 65 54 46 62 59
Dewpt 37 38 50 55 56 58 62 64 63 61 56 52 45 40 38 42
Max/Min RH 71 61 96 73 100 50 77 39
RH 65 68 54 78 90 96 73 87 90 97 59 63 71 79 41 53
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW N N NW
Wind Spd 3 4 8 5 5 8 12 11 10 8 9 5 4 5 6 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 70 30 5 0
Rain Showers S S L L C
Tstms S
$$
MSZ070-282200-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 73 47 76 43 67
Temp 43 59 70 73 65 55 51 49 47 61 74 75 64 56 51 45 43 51 63 67 60
Dewpt 35 41 37 37 41 42 42 43 42 47 46 43 44 42 37 36 34 35 35 35 37
Min/Max RH 30 80 34 72 32
RH 72 52 30 27 40 61 71 80 83 61 37 32 48 59 59 70 71 54 35 30 42
Wind Dir N S SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N NE NE NE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 1 1 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 3
Clouds CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 1 2 3 7 21 28 43 12 3 4 3 2 1 2 4 4 7 12 17 22 17
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 4600 500 400 1100 5100 400
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W NW N
Trans Wind Spd 3 9 9 10 10 11 10
ADI 22 41 5 5 28 53
Max LVORI 3 2 3 4 3 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 45 69 58 77 56 70 42 64
Temp 47 45 65 65 58 59 73 71 64 57 68 60 49 42 61 58
Dewpt 35 34 49 52 54 57 62 62 61 54 46 44 40 36 36 38
Max/Min RH 71 55 96 62 93 39 82 34
RH 63 65 56 64 87 93 69 73 89 89 45 54 70 79 40 48
Wind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW W NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 3 5 8 8 8 8 14 16 11 8 11 8 5 4 5 3
Avg Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 10 30 20 50 70 10 0 0
Rain Showers C S S S C L C
Tstms C C
$$
MSZ082-282200-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 73 48 78 46 69
Temp 46 59 71 71 61 55 53 50 48 62 76 77 67 60 56 50 46 54 65 68 60
Dewpt 38 43 39 37 42 46 48 48 48 50 45 46 48 46 42 37 35 36 34 34 37
Min/Max RH 31 93 36 72 30
RH 73 55 31 29 50 72 83 93100 65 33 33 50 60 59 61 65 50 31 28 42
Wind Dir N NE S S SW SW SW W W W W W SW N N N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 3 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 6 5 4 2
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 1 3 7 21 26 26 16 15 1 1 5 6 4 3 5 9 4 10 20
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 900 3800 400 400 1000 4300 400
Trans Wind Dir NE SW SW W W W SW
Trans Wind Spd 4 8 8 8 6 9 8
ADI 16 22 4 4 23 26
Max LVORI 3 2 6 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 46 70 58 75 62 76 46 66
Temp 48 46 68 63 60 60 73 70 67 63 74 66 54 46 63 60
Dewpt 35 34 49 53 55 58 62 63 64 62 53 48 44 39 37 40
Max/Min RH 68 52 93 66 97 40 79 33
RH 60 63 51 70 84 93 68 78 90 97 48 52 69 76 38 47
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE S S S SW W NW NW N N NW
Wind Spd 3 4 8 6 6 8 13 13 12 8 10 6 5 5 6 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 0 20 10 20 70 20 0 0
Rain Showers S S S L L S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ081-282200-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CST Fri Feb 28 2025
Date Fri 02/28/25 Sat 03/01/25 Sun 03/02/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
Max/Min 71 49 77 46 69
Temp 47 60 70 70 61 55 54 51 49 62 75 77 67 61 57 51 47 54 65 68 62
Dewpt 38 41 38 36 42 47 50 49 47 48 45 45 48 45 41 37 35 35 34 34 37
Min/Max RH 32 89 36 67 31
RH 71 49 31 29 50 74 86 93 93 60 34 32 50 56 55 59 63 48 31 28 39
Wind Dir N NE S S S SW SW W W W W W SW N N N NE NE NE NE E
Wind Spd 3 3 4 6 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 5 3 4 6 8 6 8 6 5 3
Clouds CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 3 2 1 2 16 19 21 25 14 10 2 2 3 7 3 2 5 10 6 8 20
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 800 3500 400 300 900 4100 300
Trans Wind Dir NE SW SW W NW W SW
Trans Wind Spd 5 8 8 8 6 9 8
ADI 15 20 4 4 22 26
Max LVORI 3 2 5 6 4 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Mon 03/03/25Tue 03/04/25Wed 03/05/25Thu 03/06/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
Min/Max 47 69 59 74 61 75 46 66
Temp 49 48 67 63 60 61 72 70 67 62 73 66 55 46 63 60
Dewpt 35 35 49 52 56 58 61 62 63 61 51 47 43 39 36 39
Max/Min RH 68 51 93 66 97 41 74 32
RH 58 60 52 67 87 90 68 76 87 97 46 50 64 76 36 46
Wind Dir E E SE SE SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW N N N
Wind Spd 3 5 11 8 8 10 16 16 13 9 11 8 6 6 8 4
Avg Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 20 10 20 70 20 0 0
Rain Showers S S S L L S
Tstms 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