546
FNUS72 KMHX 251337
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SO...USMC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
937 AM EDT THU APR 25 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 25.
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 BUILDS OVER THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT NOW
WELL OFFSHORE. CURRENT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 5-10 MPH WILL REMAIN
STEADY THROUGH THE DAY. MIN RHS FALL TO BETWEEN 45-50%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 8 TO
9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........MAX 49679 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 3.
ADI.................MAX 60.
STABILITY CLASS.....1.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
SFC PRESSURE........30.06 TO 30.10 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 17 20 22 24 29 32 34
WEATHER COV..... ISO ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............67 70 73 75 75 75 74 72
RH..............73 63 55 50 48 48 51 57
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 4 3 4 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 3.1 4.5 6.9 7.2 6.1 4.0 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N N N NE E E
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 6 7 7 8 8 9
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............17 28 32 57 59 60 39 33
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.13 21 26 47 50 49 32 26
SFC PRES (IN)...010 010 010 009 007 006 006 006
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
LAL.................1.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 10
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
VENT RATE...........MIN 5520 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 6.
ADI.................MIN 6.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4 OR VERY LOW TO LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE
PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
SFC PRESSURE........30.07 TO 30.20 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........36 42 42 41 36 36 39 44 48 54 57 56
WEATHER COV.....ISO ISO
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............70 67 64 61 59 57 56 55 54 54 53 53
RH..............61 68 75 78 83 86 86 90 86 90 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.2 0.5 0.6 1.9 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 12 15 15 15 14 13 12 10 12 12
LVORI...........2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
ADI.............24 8 8 10 10 10 6 8 8 7 8 8
HAINES INDEX....4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.19 14 6 9 29 31 17 9 6 6 11 12
SFC PRES (IN)...007 008 010 013 015 017 018 019 019 019 019 020
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
LAL.................1.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 53014 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 6.
ADI.................MAX 64.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
FIRE GROWTH.
SFC PRESSURE........30.21 TO 30.27 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........50 49 39 26 16 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1
TEMP............53 55 62 68 72 73
RH..............93 90 70 59 51 48
20 FT WIND......NE 5 NE 6 NE 7 E 7 E 8 E 9
20 FT WIND GUST. 9 14 14 14
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1300 2400 3400 4400 3800
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 12 NE 13 NE 14 E 12 E 12 E 14
LVORI...........6 4 3 1 1 1
ADI.............8 22 41 48 59 64
HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.13 17 33 39 50 53
SFC PRES (IN)...30.21 30.25 30.27 30.27 30.26 30.24
FORECASTER...SIMMS
REQUESTED BY...NORTON.BAKER@USMC.MIL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412443.0/MHX
.DELDT 04/25/24
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