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FNUS72 KMHX 261422
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TA-HD...USMC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
922 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN NEWPORT AT (252)223-2328.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY SW WINDS TODAY (GUSTING 25-30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON)
WITH SCT LIGHT SHOWERS. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH ENC TODAY,
AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT, A PERIOD OF DEEPER MIXING, IMPROVED DISPERSION, AND
MODERATELY-STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED.
THE RISK OF WETTING RAINFALL AND MUCH HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHIFTS
SOUTH TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. COOLER CONDITIONS WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE THEN EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SATURDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THIS MORNING,
THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........MAX 91655 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 5.
ADI.................MAX 69.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........29.82 TO 29.94 INHG.
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 89 89 90 92 91 87 94
WEATHER COV.....SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59 60 61 62 62 61 60 58
RH..............78 75 72 69 66 66 67 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 12 13 14 15 14 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 26 27 27 26 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 25 25 26 28 28 26 23
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3
ADI.............52 57 62 68 69 65 58 46
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.44 68 80 92 89 80 67 49
SFC PRES (IN)...994 992 990 987 985 983 982 984
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO
20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN
BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
10 TO 15 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........MIN 5060 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 9.
ADI.................MIN 4.
STABILITY CLASS.....5.
SFC PRESSURE........29.87 TO 30.01 INHG.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........94 95 89 79 86 89 91 87 88 97 97 97
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............56 55 54 53 53 52 51 52 51 51 49 48
RH..............85 88 92 95 93 95 95 93 96 93 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W N N NE
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 18 18 14 14 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 21 18 16 15 13 12 10 8 9 10 13
LVORI...........4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6 8 6 9 9
ADI.............22 19 16 11 10 8 8 5 4 4 5 8
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.27 25 23 19 16 12 9 7 5 6 9 12
SFC PRES (IN)...987 989 991 992 992 993 994 995 996 997 999 001
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 26794 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 5.
ADI.................MAX 26.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........30.03 TO 30.14 INHG.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........86 96 85 89 92 91 91 90 91 93 94 93
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 47 48 51 53 54 56 56 57 57 56 54
RH..............100 100 100 97 91 86 81 79 78 77 80 84
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 14 16 16 15 15 14 13 12 10 12
LVORI...........5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4
ADI.............18 20 19 23 23 24 26 26 22 18 16 17
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.14 16 16 19 19 22 25 27 22 17 14 14
SFC PRES (IN)...003 005 008 011 013 014 014 014 013 013 012 012
FORECASTER...DAIL
REQUESTED BY...DYLAN GREEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604110.0/MHX
.DELDT 02/26/26
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