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 Mon May 12 2025
LAZ080-122100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 77 64 86 69 88
Temp 62 69 75 76 75 68 65 65 65 75 83 85 82 75 71 70 71 80 86 86 82
Dewpt 59 62 61 61 62 62 62 62 63 66 66 66 68 68 69 69 68 69 67 67 69
Min/Max RH 60 97 53 96 52
RH 90 77 63 60 64 81 89 93 92 74 57 53 63 79 92 95 90 70 53 53 65
Wind Dir SW W SW W W W W SW SW W W SW S SW SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 4 6 6 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 8 10 11 8
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 42 29 23 19 22 11 12 8 10 11 14 4 4 2 17 25 37 16 15 11 11
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 2700 3700 2000 700 3000 4000 1000 900 2700 3800
Trans Wind Dir W W W W W W SW SW S SW
Trans Wind Spd 11 12 8 8 11 14 12 12 16 23
ADI 36 36 4 13 42 42 6 19 60 61
Max LVORI 5 3 6 8 5 3 6 6 4 1
Stability B B F F B B F F B C
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 71 91 72 91 73 91 73 90
Temp 73 73 88 85 75 74 88 85 75 75 87 84 75 74 88 84
Dewpt 71 72 73 73 74 72 73 74 74 73 74 74 74 73 73 74
Max/Min RH 100 58 98 59 99 60 100 60
RH 92 97 62 67 97 93 61 70 96 95 65 72 96 97 61 72
Wind Dir SW S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 8 6 4 3 8 5 4 3 6 4 3 3 6 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 10
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ080-122100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 78 60 86 67 88
Temp 61 70 75 77 74 66 63 61 61 75 83 85 81 73 70 68 69 80 86 86 80
Dewpt 60 62 61 61 62 61 60 60 60 65 65 65 67 66 67 67 67 69 67 66 67
Min/Max RH 57 100 51 99 49
RH 97 75 61 57 66 85 92 97 97 70 54 51 61 80 91 98 93 68 52 51 63
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW W W SW S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 4 8 8 3 2 1 2 2 4 8 6 4 3 3 4 4 9 12 12 8
Clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW CL FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 33 37 42 37 44 26 3 6 4 23 18 11 6 3 11 26 37 26 21 8 7
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.02 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S C
Mix Hgt 3100 4300 1600 400 3400 5400 1600 800 2800 4200
Trans Wind Dir SW W W W W W SW SW S SW
Trans Wind Spd 11 10 6 6 12 16 11 10 16 21
ADI 36 36 3 11 50 51 6 13 58 62
Max LVORI 5 3 6 9 5 3 6 7 4 1
Stability B B F F B B F F B C
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 69 91 72 92 72 91 72 90
Temp 72 72 88 83 75 73 89 83 74 74 88 83 75 73 88 83
Dewpt 69 70 71 73 73 72 72 73 73 72 73 73 73 72 73 73
Max/Min RH 97 56 100 56 98 58 100 57
RH 91 96 58 71 95 97 57 71 96 93 60 72 95 97 60 74
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 5 5 9 8 4 3 8 8 4 3 8 4 2 3 8 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 30 5 20
Rain Showers S C S
Tstms S S
$$
MSZ082-122100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 78 63 83 69 84
Temp 65 72 76 77 74 68 66 64 64 76 81 82 79 74 73 72 72 80 83 82 79
Dewpt 61 62 62 63 63 63 62 61 62 65 65 66 68 69 69 68 69 70 69 69 69
Min/Max RH 62 95 58 93 63
RH 87 71 62 62 69 83 87 90 93 69 59 58 69 84 87 87 90 72 63 65 72
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 3 5 9 9 5 3 3 3 3 5 8 9 8 5 5 6 6 10 12 12 11
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 32 46 19 32 31 12 9 7 9 12 18 6 6 3 13 29 36 35 28 8 7
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 40 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.04 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C S C
Tstms S S C
Mix Hgt 3500 3900 1100 400 3700 4300 1000 700 2400 3000
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 13 14 8 8 11 14 12 10 14 20
ADI 44 44 4 11 39 39 9 14 50 50
Max LVORI 5 3 6 6 5 3 6 6 4 2
Stability B C F F B C F F C C
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 71 86 72 87 73 86 73 87
Temp 75 74 85 81 75 75 86 81 76 75 85 81 75 75 85 81
Dewpt 71 72 74 73 74 73 73 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 74 74
Max/Min RH 97 70 99 66 97 69 100 70
RH 87 93 70 77 96 94 66 78 94 94 70 79 97 97 70 79
Wind Dir SW SW SW S S SW S S S SW SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 10 8 5 4 9 8 4 4 8 5 3 3 8 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 10
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
$$
MSZ082-122100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 77 62 81 69 83
Temp 64 72 75 76 73 67 65 63 63 76 80 81 78 73 71 71 71 79 82 81 78
Dewpt 62 63 63 63 64 63 62 61 62 65 65 67 68 69 69 68 68 70 69 70 70
Min/Max RH 64 97 60 93 65
RH 93 73 66 64 73 87 90 93 97 69 60 63 71 87 93 90 90 74 65 69 76
Wind Dir W SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
Wind Spd 3 5 8 8 4 3 2 3 3 5 8 8 6 4 4 5 5 8 11 11 9
Clouds SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 45 21 34 27 12 13 13 11 11 15 6 5 3 10 29 29 35 27 10 7
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 40 10 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.07 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C S C
Tstms S S S C
Mix Hgt 3300 3700 1100 400 3700 4200 1000 600 2400 3000
Trans Wind Dir W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW
Trans Wind Spd 13 14 9 8 11 13 12 11 12 19
ADI 43 43 5 10 39 39 6 13 50 50
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 4 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B C
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 85 72 86 72 86 72 86
Temp 74 73 84 80 75 74 85 80 75 75 85 81 75 74 85 80
Dewpt 71 72 74 75 74 73 74 74 74 73 74 75 74 74 75 75
Max/Min RH 100 72 100 70 97 70 100 70
RH 90 97 72 85 97 97 70 82 97 94 70 82 97100 72 85
Wind Dir SW SW SW S SW SW S S S SW SW S SW SW S S
Wind Spd 8 6 9 6 4 4 8 6 4 4 8 5 3 3 8 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 20
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
$$
MSZ070-122100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 75 59 85 65 89
Temp 59 65 71 74 72 64 61 60 61 74 82 85 80 71 67 67 68 78 85 87 81
Dewpt 59 61 61 61 61 60 59 59 59 65 65 64 66 64 64 65 66 68 66 64 64
Min/Max RH 64 100 50 98 46
RH 100 86 71 64 68 89 92 95 94 73 56 50 62 79 89 93 94 71 53 46 56
Wind Dir W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S SW S
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 5 8 6 3 4 5 8 8 11 12 12 8
Clouds B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW CL CL
Clouds(%) 77 61 66 50 33 22 3 6 30 9 17 6 4 9 18 48 55 14 14 3 4
Visibility 4 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 1 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 5 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.05 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S C S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 2200 3500 1300 400 3000 5500 800 900 2700 4300
Trans Wind Dir W W SW SW W W S S S SW
Trans Wind Spd 6 8 5 8 14 14 10 14 19 24
ADI 19 28 4 13 46 48 6 20 72 72
Max LVORI 8 3 6 9 5 3 6 6 4 1
Stability B C F F B B F F C C
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 68 92 71 91 71 90 71 91
Temp 70 70 88 85 73 72 88 85 74 73 87 84 73 72 88 84
Dewpt 66 69 71 70 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 73 71 71 72 71
Max/Min RH 97 49 98 52 99 54 100 54
RH 88 95 57 61 93 97 57 64 90 96 61 69 93 97 59 65
Wind Dir S S SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 9 6 5 5 8 4 4 4 8 3 3 3 8 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 5 20 40 10 20
Rain Showers S C C S
Tstms S S S
$$
MSZ082-122100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 78 61 84 68 85
Temp 63 71 76 77 73 66 64 62 62 75 82 84 79 73 71 69 71 80 83 83 78
Dewpt 61 62 61 62 63 62 62 61 61 65 64 65 68 68 68 67 68 69 68 68 69
Min/Max RH 60 97 53 93 59
RH 93 73 60 60 71 87 93 97 97 71 55 53 69 84 90 93 90 69 61 61 74
Wind Dir SW SW S SW SW W W W W W W SW S S SW SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 2 4 8 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 11 10
Clouds FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW CL
Clouds(%) 25 40 25 26 29 10 6 6 5 5 15 18 6 2 15 32 31 30 27 6 5
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 40 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers C S C
Tstms S S C
Mix Hgt 3100 4300 1300 400 3800 5000 1000 800 2700 3500
Trans Wind Dir SW SW SW W W W SW SW S SW
Trans Wind Spd 11 13 6 6 11 13 11 10 13 20
ADI 43 43 4 10 42 42 6 13 54 54
Max LVORI 6 3 6 9 5 3 6 6 4 1
Stability B B F F B B F F B C
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 88 72 88 72 88 72 87
Temp 73 73 86 81 75 74 87 81 75 75 87 81 75 75 86 81
Dewpt 70 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 74 74 74 73 74
Max/Min RH 97 63 100 59 97 61 100 63
RH 90 97 65 77 94 97 63 77 97 94 63 79 97 97 65 79
Wind Dir S S SW S S SW S S S SW SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 6 6 9 8 5 4 8 8 4 4 8 5 3 3 8 5
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 20
Rain Showers S S S
Tstms S S
$$
MSZ081-122100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Mon May 12 2025
Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 78 62 84 69 85
Temp 63 71 76 77 75 68 65 63 64 76 82 84 80 74 72 71 71 80 84 83 80
Dewpt 61 61 60 60 61 62 62 61 61 64 63 64 67 68 68 67 68 69 67 67 68
Min/Max RH 56 93 51 93 57
RH 93 71 58 56 62 81 90 93 90 66 53 51 65 82 87 87 90 69 57 59 67
Wind Dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW SW S S SW SW S S S S S
Wind Spd 3 5 9 8 4 3 2 3 3 5 8 9 8 6 6 6 8 11 12 12 12
Clouds SC SC SC FW SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL
Clouds(%) 26 31 39 20 35 17 4 3 5 3 21 15 4 2 17 28 38 22 20 6 5
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 30 5 5 0 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S C C
Tstms S S C
Mix Hgt 3200 4600 1500 400 3700 4800 900 600 2500 3200
Trans Wind Dir SW SW W W W W SW SW S SW
Trans Wind Spd 11 13 8 8 11 14 12 10 14 21
ADI 44 44 4 11 39 48 9 14 51 53
Max LVORI 5 3 6 7 5 3 5 6 4 1
Stability B B F F B C F F C C
Date Thu 05/15/25Fri 05/16/25Sat 05/17/25Sun 05/18/25
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 72 88 73 88 74 88 74 87
Temp 75 74 86 82 76 75 87 82 76 75 86 82 76 76 86 82
Dewpt 70 72 72 73 73 72 72 72 74 73 72 73 74 73 73 73
Max/Min RH 97 61 97 61 97 63 97 63
RH 84 93 63 74 90 90 61 72 94 94 63 74 94 90 65 74
Wind Dir SW S S S S SW S S S SW S S S S S S
Wind Spd 8 8 11 9 6 5 9 8 5 4 9 6 3 3 9 8
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 5 20 5 20
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S 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