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FNUS72 KMHX 090921
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SR-9...USMC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
521 AM EDT FRI MAY 9 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0605 EDT ON MAY 09.
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.
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE FIRE AREA TODAY, WITH SOME LIGHT
SPOTTY RAIN THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THIS EVENING,
WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE
OF THE FRONT. GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT THIS MORNING, BECOMING SOUTH AND GUSTY AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 15 MPH. MIN RH VALUES AROUND
60% ARE EXPECTED.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO
15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........MAX 57269 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 8.
ADI.................MAX 69.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........29.83 TO 29.90 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........70 83 90 83 68 61 61 62 62 62 61 61
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............65 65 67 70 73 76 78 79 80 80 79 78
RH..............97 97 93 84 76 69 67 64 62 62 64 67
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W SW SW S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 3 3 4 6 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.9 0.9 1.4 2.4 3.3 3.8 3.4 3.4 2.6 2.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW W S S S S SW S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 7 10 8 10 13 15 14 14 14 12
LVORI...........8 6 6 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 3
ADI.............3 8 8 13 15 31 51 69 58 58 45 35
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.2 3 6 10 11 24 42 57 47 47 36 27
SFC PRES (IN)...987 989 990 990 988 987 986 985 984 983 983 983
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13
TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........MIN 1954 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 6.
ADI.................MIN 2.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........29.84 TO 30.03 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........60 58 57 57 58 59 58 57 56 58 61 63
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
TEMP............76 74 72 71 69 68 66 63 61 60 59 58
RH..............71 76 81 84 87 87 90 97 97 96 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W NW NW N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 3 3 2 4 5 8 7 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W SW W NW N N N N N N NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 6 5 7 9 13 13 14 13 13 13
LVORI...........3 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
ADI.............24 5 3 2 3 4 8 8 9 8 8 8
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.19 7 2 2 3 8 13 12 15 14 12 16
SFC PRES (IN)...984 985 986 988 989 991 994 997 999 001 002 003
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........MAX 34730 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 5.
ADI.................MAX 44.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........30.05 TO 30.12 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........60 51 40 43 62 71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 60 66 70 74 75
RH..............90 75 54 43 38 36
20 FT WIND......N 5 NE 6 N 7 N 6 N 3 E 2
20 FT WIND GUST. 14 5
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1700 2500 3300 4000 3900
TRANSPORT WIND..N 13 NE 16 N 14 N 10 N 7 N 5
LVORI...........5 3 1 1 1 2
ADI.............8 36 44 41 33 23
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.7 28 35 34 27 19
SFC PRES (IN)...30.05 30.09 30.12 30.12 30.10 30.11
FORECASTER...LONKA
REQUESTED BY...PETE STEPONKUS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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