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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FOUS54 KLIX 190917
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Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service New Orleans LA
416 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
LAZ080-192100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
416 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 90 72 91 72 90
Temp 73 82 88 89 84 77 76 74 72 83 88 90 85 78 76 74 72 83 88 88 82
Dewpt 73 77 76 76 75 76 75 73 72 75 73 73 74 73 73 72 71 74 73 73 73
Min/Max RH 68 98 58 95 58
RH 99 85 68 66 75 96 96 97100 77 61 58 70 86 90 93 97 73 61 60 74
Wind Dir NW N NW W S SW W N N N N S S S S W N NE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 25 21 24 23 26 16 25 12 12 13 11 11 14 15 8 3 10 10 13 16 8
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 10 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1700 3900 1000 400 1500 4900 600
Trans Wind Dir NW NW S NW N NW S
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 3 3 4 4 3
ADI 16 16 2 4 18 18
Max LVORI 8 5 8 8 5 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 72 88 72 88 71 87 73 85
Temp 75 72 87 80 74 72 86 80 74 71 85 79 75 73 83 79
Dewpt 73 71 73 74 73 71 74 73 73 71 75 75 73 71 75 74
Max/Min RH 97 64 100 65 97 68 97 69
RH 94 97 64 82 96 98 68 79 97 99 72 88 94 93 77 85
Wind Dir SE NE SE SE SE NE SE SE SE NE SE E E E E E
Wind Spd 2 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 2 5 3 2 3 6 4
Avg Clouds FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 20 30
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ080-192100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
416 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 70 91 70 91
Temp 71 82 87 89 83 75 73 71 70 82 88 90 84 76 74 72 70 83 88 90 82
Dewpt 71 77 74 74 75 73 72 70 69 74 70 70 73 72 71 70 69 74 71 71 73
Min/Max RH 60 97 51 96 52
RH 100 85 65 60 77 94 98 97 98 76 55 51 71 87 91 94 97 73 56 54 74
Wind Dir NW N N N SW N N NW N N N NE SE S N N N NE E SE S
Wind Spd 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 2
Clouds SC FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 7 29 18 27 8 8 11 13 5 11 9 23 23 6 5 10 4 14 14 12
Visibility 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1700 4500 800 400 1900 6500 400
Trans Wind Dir NW N SW NW NE NE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 3 3 4 5 4
ADI 17 17 2 3 24 24
Max LVORI 9 5 7 7 6 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 89 69 89 70 87 71 84
Temp 73 70 87 79 72 69 87 79 72 70 85 78 74 72 82 77
Dewpt 71 70 72 74 72 69 72 73 72 70 74 74 72 71 74 74
Max/Min RH 100 58 99 61 99 65 96 69
RH 96100 61 84 99100 61 83 99100 69 89 94 98 77 89
Wind Dir SE NE SE S SE NE SE S SE NE SE SE E NE E E
Wind Spd 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 4 2 2 2 4 3
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 0 0 10 0 20 20 30
Rain Showers S S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ082-192100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
416 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 90 70 92 71 91
Temp 72 83 89 89 84 77 75 72 70 83 90 91 85 77 75 73 71 85 90 89 82
Dewpt 72 76 74 74 75 74 73 72 70 72 70 71 72 72 72 71 70 73 71 72 72
Min/Max RH 59 97 50 93 53
RH 100 80 62 61 76 90 94100100 70 52 53 65 85 92 92 97 67 54 57 72
Wind Dir NW N N SW SW W NW N N N NE SE S SW SW N N NE E SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 26 29 21 16 19 21 10 12 14 13 19 16 17 13 6 16 13 6 11 5 6
Visibility 6 7 7 8 7 7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1700 4500 600 400 1700 5900 400
Trans Wind Dir NW NW W NW N NE SW
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 4 5 6 5 3
ADI 17 17 2 4 23 23
Max LVORI 7 4 7 7 5 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 71 89 71 89 72 88 73 86
Temp 75 73 87 81 74 71 87 81 75 72 86 81 75 74 84 79
Dewpt 72 70 72 71 71 69 72 72 72 70 73 73 72 71 74 72
Max/Min RH 94 57 92 60 92 61 91 65
RH 90 90 61 73 90 93 61 74 92 93 65 78 90 90 72 79
Wind Dir SE NE E SE SE NE SE SE SE NE SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 2 4 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 6 3 3 4 8 4
Avg Clouds CL FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 20 30
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ082-192100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
416 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 70 90 71 89
Temp 72 82 88 88 83 76 74 72 70 83 88 89 83 76 74 72 71 84 88 87 80
Dewpt 72 77 74 75 75 75 73 72 70 73 70 71 74 73 72 71 70 74 72 73 73
Min/Max RH 63 97 53 98 57
RH 100 85 63 66 77 97 97100100 72 55 56 74 90 93 97 97 72 59 63 79
Wind Dir NW N N S SW W NW N N N NE E S SW W N N NE E SE SE
Wind Spd 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 2
Clouds SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL FW
Clouds(%) 37 15 19 23 24 12 5 9 19 12 13 14 20 13 5 9 15 3 7 2 6
Visibility 6 6 7 7 7 7 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1800 4500 500 400 1700 5600 400
Trans Wind Dir NW W W NW N N SW
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 6 5 4
ADI 17 17 2 4 22 22
Max LVORI 8 4 8 8 5 3
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 88 71 88 71 87 73 85
Temp 74 72 86 80 73 71 86 79 74 71 85 79 75 74 83 78
Dewpt 72 71 73 72 71 70 73 73 72 71 74 74 73 72 74 73
Max/Min RH 97 62 99 64 94 67 94 68
RH 93 97 65 77 93 97 65 82 93100 70 85 94 93 74 85
Wind Dir SE NE E SE SE NE SE SE SE E SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 1 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 5 3 2 3 6 3
Avg Clouds CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 10 20 30
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ070-192100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
416 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 90 67 92 68 92
Temp 70 82 88 89 84 75 72 69 67 83 90 91 84 75 72 69 68 84 89 91 84
Dewpt 70 74 71 70 70 69 67 66 65 70 67 66 68 68 67 67 67 71 67 67 68
Min/Max RH 56 93 46 89 45
RH 100 76 57 54 64 82 85 90 93 65 48 44 59 79 86 93 97 66 48 45 59
Wind Dir NW N N N N NE NE NE NE N N NE NE NE E SE E E E SE SE
Wind Spd 1 3 4 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 3
Clouds SC CL SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 4 29 19 10 1 2 16 5 1 2 6 5 1 2 2 7 3 11 8 9
Visibility 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 7 10 10
POP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 2200 4800 600 400 2600 6200 300
Trans Wind Dir NW N NE NE NE NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 4 6 4 4 4 5 4
ADI 17 21 2 4 22 22
Max LVORI 8 3 6 7 5 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 68 90 69 89 69 89 69 85
Temp 73 69 88 80 72 69 87 80 71 69 87 79 72 70 83 77
Dewpt 68 68 68 69 69 68 69 68 69 67 70 70 70 68 71 69
Max/Min RH 97 50 100 52 98 55 98 61
RH 86 97 52 69 90 97 55 67 93 93 56 74 94 93 67 76
Wind Dir S E SE SE S SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE E E E
Wind Spd 2 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 3 2 3 5 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 20 10 30
Rain Showers S C
Tstms S S
$$
MSZ082-192100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
416 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 70 91 70 91
Temp 72 82 88 89 83 76 74 72 70 83 88 91 83 76 74 72 70 84 90 89 80
Dewpt 72 77 73 73 75 74 73 71 70 73 69 70 73 72 71 70 69 74 70 71 73
Min/Max RH 57 97 47 95 50
RH 100 85 61 59 77 94 97 97100 72 54 50 72 87 90 93 97 72 52 56 79
Wind Dir N N N W SW W NW N N N N NE SE S N N N NE E SE S
Wind Spd 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 2
Clouds SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 31 31 13 20 14 9 8 12 14 10 15 13 18 11 4 10 9 4 9 14 11
Visibility 7 9 9 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Obvis PF PF PF PF
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1700 4900 400 500 2000 6700 400
Trans Wind Dir N NW W NW N NE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 5 5 3
ADI 17 17 2 4 24 24
Max LVORI 9 4 8 8 5 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 89 69 89 71 88 73 85
Temp 73 70 87 80 72 69 87 79 73 71 86 79 74 73 83 77
Dewpt 72 70 71 72 71 69 72 73 72 70 73 73 72 71 74 73
Max/Min RH 100 56 95 59 98 62 91 64
RH 97100 59 77 97100 61 82 97 97 65 82 93 93 74 87
Wind Dir SE NE E S SE NE SE S SE NE SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 4 2 2 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 20 10 30
Rain Showers S S C
Tstms S S C
$$
MSZ081-192100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
416 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024
Date Thu 09/19/24 Fri 09/20/24 Sat 09/21/24
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 90 72 91 71 90
Temp 73 83 88 89 84 77 75 74 72 83 89 90 85 77 75 73 72 84 90 88 82
Dewpt 73 75 72 73 74 73 73 71 70 72 69 70 71 72 71 70 69 72 70 71 72
Min/Max RH 57 90 48 89 50
RH 100 77 59 59 72 87 94 90 93 70 52 52 63 85 87 90 90 67 52 57 72
Wind Dir NW N N SW SW W W NW N N NE E S S S N N NE E SE S
Wind Spd 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3
Clouds SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 37 26 35 27 17 8 9 12 19 6 20 18 23 11 5 9 14 6 17 13 8
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
POP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
LAL 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Mix Hgt 1900 4600 400 400 1700 6100 600
Trans Wind Dir NW SW W NW N NE S
Trans Wind Spd 5 4 4 4 5 6 4
ADI 17 17 2 4 23 28
Max LVORI 8 4 7 8 5 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Sun 09/22/24Mon 09/23/24Tue 09/24/24Wed 09/25/24
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 72 89 72 89 72 88 73 85
Temp 75 73 87 80 75 72 87 80 75 72 86 80 75 74 84 79
Dewpt 72 70 71 71 72 69 71 71 72 70 72 73 72 71 73 72
Max/Min RH 91 54 92 60 92 62 91 64
RH 90 90 59 74 90 90 59 74 90 93 63 79 90 90 70 79
Wind Dir SE NE SE SE SE NE SE SE SE NE SE SE E E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 5 3 2 3 4 4 2 3 6 4 3 4 6 4
Avg Clouds FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1
POP 12hr 0 0 0 5 0 20 20 30
Rain Showers S S S C
Tstms S 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 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
have to the NWS via email at sr-lix.webmaster.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 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