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
517 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
LAZ080-242100-
Big Branch-South Western St Tammany Parish LA-Elev 3 ft
30.27N 89.90W Elev. 3 ft
517 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 95 74 94 72 92
Temp 74 86 92 91 86 81 77 75 74 86 92 90 86 80 76 74 73 84 90 88 84
Dewpt 69 73 72 71 73 73 73 71 70 74 71 71 72 71 70 68 65 69 70 69 70
Min/Max RH 51 88 51 83 51
RH 85 66 52 52 66 78 86 86 88 67 51 54 64 75 81 82 77 61 52 54 63
Wind Dir N N N N SW SW W N NE NE E SE SE SE NE NE NE E E SE SE
Wind Spd 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 16 10 10 26 22 30 31 9 4 3 8 14 13 18 29 19 12 7 13 23 25
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 0 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2000 5300 1200 400 2200 6000 1600 400 2200 4700
Trans Wind Dir N N SW N NE E SE N E SE
Trans Wind Spd 8 5 5 5 10 8 5 5 8 6
ADI 22 24 3 10 27 27 3 9 21 21
Max LVORI 4 3 5 6 4 3 5 5 3 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 89 68 91 70 91 71 90
Temp 74 70 86 81 73 69 88 82 73 71 88 82 75 72 87 82
Dewpt 65 61 66 67 64 62 67 67 66 63 68 69 68 67 71 71
Max/Min RH 77 51 80 49 80 50 87 58
RH 75 74 51 63 74 79 50 61 78 77 52 65 80 84 59 70
Wind Dir NE NE E SE NE NE E E E NE N SE E NE NE E
Wind Spd 3 5 6 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 4 2 3 5 4
Avg Clouds FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 10 0 10 5 30 20 40
Rain Showers C S S C C
Tstms C S S C
$$
MSZ080-242100-
Hancock-Northern Hancock County MS-Elev 98 ft
30.45N 89.45W Elev. 98 ft
517 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 95 72 94 69 91
Temp 73 85 91 91 83 78 76 74 72 84 90 92 83 78 74 71 69 81 87 88 82
Dewpt 70 74 71 70 74 73 72 69 68 72 69 68 70 69 67 63 61 65 65 66 67
Min/Max RH 50 89 45 80 46
RH 90 69 52 51 73 85 87 86 87 68 50 46 64 75 80 76 76 59 48 48 62
Wind Dir N N N W S S NW N NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3
Clouds CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 8 14 22 22 29 29 19 4 2 5 10 17 20 21 8 8 8 13 18 20
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 10 5 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2100 6200 700 400 2000 7300 700 400 1700 6900
Trans Wind Dir N NW SW N NE NE S E NE N
Trans Wind Spd 8 5 4 5 10 6 5 5 8 5
ADI 27 27 3 11 27 33 3 8 19 20
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 4 3 4 4 3 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 88 64 90 67 91 69 89
Temp 72 68 84 79 70 65 87 80 71 68 88 80 72 70 86 80
Dewpt 62 59 63 65 61 58 64 66 63 61 67 69 67 65 70 70
Max/Min RH 75 47 81 45 79 47 88 59
RH 72 73 51 62 75 78 47 62 78 78 50 68 85 84 60 72
Wind Dir NE NE NE SE NE NE E NE NE N NE SE NE NE E E
Wind Spd 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 4 3
Avg Clouds FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 5 30 20 40
Rain Showers C S S S C
Tstms C S S C
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Sandhill Crane-South Central Jackson County MS-Elev 25 ft
30.45N 88.66W Elev. 25 ft
517 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 92 72 92 69 91
Temp 75 86 90 89 83 79 77 74 74 84 90 90 83 78 75 71 70 81 88 88 82
Dewpt 74 75 74 75 75 75 74 72 72 74 71 70 72 70 68 64 62 66 66 67 67
Min/Max RH 60 95 50 79 46
RH 96 71 60 65 77 87 90 93 95 72 54 52 69 76 79 79 76 60 48 49 61
Wind Dir N N NW S SW SW NW N N NE NE NE S N NE NE NE NE NE E NE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 4 5 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 11 6 13 21 34 33 8 6 12 3 6 7 6 13 8 14 14 8 7 7 11
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 5 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.12 0 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 2200 5400 900 400 1900 5500 900 400 1700 4400
Trans Wind Dir N W SW NW NE NE SW NE NE E
Trans Wind Spd 6 6 6 5 9 6 5 6 8 6
ADI 18 20 4 9 22 22 3 9 19 20
Max LVORI 5 4 7 7 5 3 4 4 3 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 87 66 89 69 89 71 88
Temp 72 69 83 79 70 67 86 80 72 70 88 80 73 72 86 80
Dewpt 63 61 64 66 62 60 65 67 64 63 69 69 68 68 71 70
Max/Min RH 78 51 81 48 81 54 87 61
RH 73 76 53 63 76 78 50 65 76 78 54 69 83 86 62 72
Wind Dir N NE NE E NE NE NE NE N N E S NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 4 6 6 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 5 4
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 50
Rain Showers C S C C C
Tstms C S C C C
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Grand Bay-Southeast Jackson County MS-Elev 7 ft
30.44N 88.42W Elev. 7 ft
517 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 91 72 91 69 90
Temp 74 85 89 87 83 78 76 74 73 84 89 89 83 78 74 71 70 81 86 87 81
Dewpt 74 76 75 75 76 75 74 72 72 74 72 70 72 71 68 64 63 66 66 66 67
Min/Max RH 64 97 52 82 50
RH 100 75 64 68 80 91 94 93 97 72 57 54 70 79 82 79 78 60 51 50 63
Wind Dir N N NW S SW W N N N NE NE NE S N N NE NE NE NE E NE
Wind Spd 2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 3
Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW
Clouds(%) 14 7 17 24 29 26 24 13 18 3 5 12 9 11 6 17 12 8 5 8 11
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 10 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.06 0 0 0
Rain Showers S S
Tstms S S
Mix Hgt 2100 5000 700 400 1800 5500 600 400 1700 3900
Trans Wind Dir NW SW SW NW NE NE SW NE NE E
Trans Wind Spd 5 5 6 5 9 6 5 6 9 6
ADI 14 19 4 9 25 25 3 9 20 20
Max LVORI 6 4 7 7 5 3 4 4 3 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 86 66 88 68 88 70 87
Temp 72 69 83 79 70 67 85 79 72 70 86 80 73 72 84 79
Dewpt 63 61 64 66 63 61 65 67 65 63 69 69 68 68 71 70
Max/Min RH 78 51 84 50 81 55 90 63
RH 73 76 53 64 78 81 51 67 79 78 57 69 84 87 65 74
Wind Dir N NE NE E NE NE NE N N N E S E NE E SE
Wind Spd 3 5 5 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 5 3
Avg Clouds FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 5 10 10 30 30 50
Rain Showers C S C C C
Tstms C S C C C
$$
MSZ070-242100-
Pike-Northern Pike County MS-Elev 366 ft
31.19N 90.48W Elev. 366 ft
517 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 93 70 94 67 91
Temp 70 85 92 93 85 78 74 71 70 84 92 92 84 76 73 70 68 81 88 88 80
Dewpt 64 69 66 66 66 65 65 64 63 67 65 63 64 63 62 60 59 63 64 64 63
Min/Max RH 41 79 37 75 44
RH 83 59 43 41 53 65 74 79 78 57 41 38 51 64 68 71 73 54 45 45 57
Wind Dir N N N N N N NE NE NE E E NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
Wind Spd 3 4 5 5 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 4
Clouds CL CL FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
Clouds(%) 1 3 16 13 20 8 2 15 6 2 10 7 17 26 13 13 17 13 26 27 40
Visibility 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 10
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 10
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 3200 7100 500 400 1800 7100 500 400 1900 6200
Trans Wind Dir N N N NE E NE E E SE N
Trans Wind Spd 9 8 6 8 11 6 6 8 8 6
ADI 32 32 3 11 22 24 4 9 19 26
Max LVORI 4 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 3 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 66 88 64 90 66 89 68 89
Temp 70 67 83 80 69 65 87 81 70 67 87 79 70 69 86 80
Dewpt 60 58 61 61 59 56 61 61 59 59 65 66 64 63 67 66
Max/Min RH 75 42 74 40 78 47 84 48
RH 71 73 48 53 70 73 42 52 68 75 48 64 81 81 52 62
Wind Dir NE NE NE N E E NE E E E N NE NE NE NE N
Wind Spd 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 3 4 4
Avg Clouds SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 5 30 30 40
Rain Showers C C S S C
Tstms C S C
$$
MSZ082-242100-
Vancleave-Northern Jackson County MS-Elev 125 ft
30.62N 88.71W Elev. 125 ft
517 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 72 94 67 92
Temp 74 86 92 91 83 78 76 74 72 84 92 92 84 77 74 70 68 81 88 89 82
Dewpt 73 74 71 71 74 74 73 72 70 72 69 67 69 69 66 63 61 64 64 64 66
Min/Max RH 51 94 43 81 42
RH 97 68 51 52 74 88 90 93 93 67 47 44 61 76 76 78 78 56 45 44 58
Wind Dir N N N W S SW N N N NE NE NE SE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 3
Clouds CL CL FW SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 4 5 13 34 30 32 20 3 6 1 5 7 8 19 14 8 12 6 6 9 15
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 5 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0 0.01 0 0 0
Rain Showers S
Tstms S
Mix Hgt 2100 5700 600 400 1900 6300 600 400 2100 5600
Trans Wind Dir N W S N NE NE S NE NE NE
Trans Wind Spd 6 4 4 4 9 6 4 5 8 6
ADI 22 22 3 9 22 23 3 8 20 22
Max LVORI 5 3 7 7 5 3 4 5 3 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 67 88 64 90 67 91 69 89
Temp 71 68 84 79 69 65 87 79 71 68 88 80 72 70 87 80
Dewpt 62 60 62 64 61 58 63 65 63 61 66 68 67 66 69 69
Max/Min RH 78 46 81 43 79 47 90 55
RH 73 76 48 60 76 78 45 62 76 78 48 67 84 87 55 69
Wind Dir N NE NE E N NE NE N N N E SE NE NE E SE
Wind Spd 3 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 4 3
Avg Clouds FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 5 30 20 50
Rain Showers C S S S C
Tstms C S S S C
$$
MSZ081-242100-
Camp Keller-Northern Harrison County MS-Elev 130 ft
30.52N 88.98W Elev. 130 ft
517 AM CDT Sun Aug 24 2025
Date Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25
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 94 73 94 70 92
Temp 75 87 92 90 85 79 77 75 74 85 92 91 85 79 76 73 71 82 88 88 83
Dewpt 72 72 69 72 73 73 72 71 70 71 67 68 69 69 67 63 61 63 62 65 65
Min/Max RH 47 87 43 74 42
RH 90 61 47 56 67 82 85 87 87 63 44 47 59 72 74 71 71 53 42 47 55
Wind Dir N N N SW S SW NW N N NE NE E SE NE NE NE NE NE E E E
Wind Spd 2 3 4 4 4 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 5 4
Clouds CL FW FW SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
Clouds(%) 2 12 19 43 28 34 15 1 13 8 13 18 8 14 14 7 10 11 22 19 13
Visibility 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr 20 5 10 5 10
QPF 12hr 0.03 0 0 0 0
Mix Hgt 2200 5300 600 400 1700 5700 900 400 2100 4800
Trans Wind Dir N W SW N NE NE S NE NE E
Trans Wind Spd 8 5 5 5 9 8 5 5 8 6
ADI 18 18 4 10 26 26 4 8 20 21
Max LVORI 4 3 6 6 4 3 4 4 3 2
Stability B B F F B B F F B B
Date Wed 08/27/25Thu 08/28/25Fri 08/29/25Sat 08/30/25
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 88 67 90 69 91 71 89
Temp 73 70 85 80 71 68 88 81 72 70 89 81 74 72 87 81
Dewpt 61 60 61 63 61 58 62 65 63 61 64 67 67 65 68 68
Max/Min RH 73 43 73 41 76 44 81 53
RH 66 71 45 56 71 70 42 58 73 73 44 63 79 79 53 65
Wind Dir NE NE NE SE N NE E NE N N E SE E NE E E
Wind Spd 4 6 6 3 3 4 4 3 2 3 5 4 3 3 6 4
Avg Clouds FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 5 5 0 10 5 30 20 50
Rain Showers C S S C C
Tstms C S S C C
$$
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is not to be substituted for an official fire weather spot
forecast. The data displayed are caculated from a 2.5 by
2.5 km digital database and only approximate weather conditions
in highly varying terrain. Please relay any comments you have to
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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