627
FNUS72 KMHX 202231
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEA ISLAND 7...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
631 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 21.
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
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK
FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
BRINGING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS, BUT A WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED.
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY
BRINGING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS, BUT ONCE AGAIN A WETTING
RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN FOR THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK BRINGING COOLER AND DRY CONDITIONS.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 27 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MIN 28979 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 3.
ADI.................MIN 25.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........29.90 TO 29.90 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........85
WEATHER COV.....SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............56
RH..............80
20 FT WIND DIR..SW
20 FT WIND SPD..18
20 FT WIND GUST.27
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.28
LVORI...........3
ADI.............25
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.29
SFC PRES (IN)...990
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 8 TO 15 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 14
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........MAX 34730 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 4.
ADI.................MAX 40.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........29.88 TO 29.91 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........67 43 32 33 16 9 14 8 14 14 18 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 56 57 57 57 57 58 59 59 58 59 57
RH..............77 80 77 77 77 77 75 72 75 75 69 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..18 17 16 13 11 9 7 6 5 8 13 15
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 23 18 18 14 14 9 14 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 29 26 24 20 14 12 12 14 17 20 20
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3
ADI.............25 37 40 33 15 11 12 12 14 13 21 21
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.31 29 35 27 15 7 6 5 6 9 10 12
SFC PRES (IN)...989 988 988 989 989 990 990 991 991 991 991 991
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 8 TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........MIN 6324 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 5.
ADI.................MIN 8.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........29.88 TO 29.99 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........36 32 23 21 25 29 28 27 26 27 28 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 56 55 56 56 55 56 56 57 57 57 57
RH..............75 77 83 80 80 86 83 83 83 86 86 90
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..13 12 10 11 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 14 14 14 14 14 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E SE SE SE S
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 13
LVORI...........3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
ADI.............20 14 9 12 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.12 11 10 11 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 6
SFC PRES (IN)...992 994 995 997 998 999 998 997 995 992 990 988
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 16675 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 5.
ADI.................MAX 24.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........29.79 TO 29.89 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........29 28 28 24 21 17 18 19 20 25 30 35
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 59 60 61 61 62 63 64 64 64 64 64
RH..............90 87 87 84 87 84 84 81 84 84 84 81
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 8 8 8 9 11 12 12 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 21 22
LVORI...........5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
ADI.............9 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 21 21 22 24
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.7 7 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 16 17
SFC PRES (IN)...988 988 988 989 989 988 987 986 984 982 980 979
FORECASTER...SIMMS
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606885.0/MHX
.DELDT 03/20/26
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