981  
FNUS72 KMHX 120909  
FWSMHX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WOR Q...NCWRC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
509 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0559 EDT ON MARCH 12.  
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 BUILDING IN BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW, BRINGING FAIR, BUT  
DRY WEATHER TO ENC. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING, WITH A SEA  
BREEZE MOVING THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON, AROUND 2 PM. THERE IS A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THE SEA BREEZE INITIATING EARLIER THAN FORECAST, WHICH  
WOULD HAVE IT MOVE THROUGH THE SPOT FORECAST POINT AROUND 1 PM.  
5-15 MPH SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SLOWLY INCREASING DEWPOINTS  
BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE. WINDS LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT.  
SEA BREEZE TIMING THURSDAY SIMILAR TO TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-15 MPH  
BEHIND IT.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 14  
TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........MAX 39905 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 9.  
ADI.................MAX 49.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
SFC PRESSURE........29.86 TO 29.95 INHG.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............41 41 41 51 57 63 69 72 76 77 78 77 75  
RH..............100 96 96 66 59 52 42 41 32 31 29 32 34  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 9 9 9 9 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.6 2.4 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.6 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 8 9 8 8 8 9 12 13 14 15 15  
LVORI...........9 7 6 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 4 8 10 8 11 17 27 44 49 43 44 33  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 4 3 4 4 8 13 22 36 40 40 39 26  
SFC PRES (IN)...986 987 988 990 992 994 995 993 991 989 987 987 986  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........MIN 4830 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 6.  
ADI.................MIN 5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
SFC PRESSURE........29.87 TO 29.92 INHG.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........6 6 7 3 1 1 2 4 5 7 9 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............71 66 61 61 57 56 54 54 53 52 51 50  
RH..............41 50 65 65 72 74 80 80 83 83 89 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6  
ADI.............11 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.10 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
SFC PRES (IN)...987 988 990 991 992 992 992 991 990 990 991 991  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........MAX 84410 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 6.  
ADI.................MAX 74.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
SFC PRESSURE........29.88 TO 29.95 INHG.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM  
SKY (%).........11 17 29 38 54 68  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 52 64 72 75 75  
RH..............93 86 59 45 39 38  
20 FT WIND......SW 3 S 2 SW 4 SW 6 S 8 S 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 14 14  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 900 3300 5600 3800  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 13 SW 15 S 16  
LVORI...........6 5 2 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 10 11 51 65 59  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 4 9 42 84 62  
SFC PRES (IN)...29.92 29.93 29.95 29.94 29.91 29.89  
 

 
FORECASTER...JAIN  
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS KORNEGAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2505982.1/MHX  
.DELDT 03/12/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TRAVIS.KORNEGAY@NCWILDLIFE.GOV  
 
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