151
FNUS72 KMHX 130849
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MATTAMUSKEET FA-1...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
449 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 13.
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 BRINGS FAIR, DRY WEATHER TO ENC TODAY. SEA BREEZE MAY
PUSH THROUGH AROUND 2 PM WITH A MINOR WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST
TO MORE SOUTHERLY AND WINDS INCREASE FROM AROUND 5 MPH TO 10 MPH
BEHIND IT. MARINE INFLUENCE ALLOWS FOR LOW LEVEL INVERSION TO
LINGER THROUGH THE DAY, WITH ELEVATED SW WINDS AROUND 15 MPH AT
2000 FT PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL
ALSO SLIGHTLY INCREASE BEHIND THE BREEZE, FROM 5-10 MPH TO 10-15 MPH.
WINDS REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE DAY, QUICKLY SHIFTING TO
NORTHEASTERLY 5-10 MPH BEHIND A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
THIS LATE THIS EVENING. LOW STRATUS AND FOG CHANCES INCREASE BEHIND
THE BACK DOOR COLD FRONT TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 23230 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 4.
ADI.................MAX 30.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
SFC PRESSURE........29.89 TO 29.94 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 38 55 65 79 82 76 68 62
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 63 64 66 68 70 70 71 70
RH..............81 72 73 61 54 51 51 51 59
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 5 6 7 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 9 9 9 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.3 1.2 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 14 14 14 15 15 15 15
LVORI...........4 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2
ADI.............16 22 20 22 25 30 25 22 11
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.9 17 16 17 19 23 20 17 11
SFC PRES (IN)...992 994 994 993 992 990 989 989 989
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER 3 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
7 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........MIN 3219 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 6.
ADI.................MIN 5.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........29.90 TO 30.02 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........63 64 67 66 63 64 64 70 71 68 64 61
WEATHER COV..... PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG FOG
TSTM COV........
TEMP............68 65 62 59 56 54 53 52 51 51 50 49
RH..............61 68 72 78 80 83 83 89 89 93 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S S N NE N NE NE NE NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 5 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW W N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 9 7 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 9
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
ADI.............14 9 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.8 6 4 3 4 4 4 5 9 9 10 10
SFC PRES (IN)...990 991 992 995 997 999 000 000 001 001 001 002
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........MAX 15179 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 6.
ADI.................MAX 20.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........30.04 TO 30.11 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........59 61 58 51 33 28
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 50 53 57 61 61
RH..............93 91 83 74 67 68
20 FT WIND......N 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.9
MIX HGT (FT)....1000 1100 1200 1600 1800 1500
TRANSPORT WIND..N 9 N 10 NE 10 NE 8 NE 8 E 8
LVORI...........6 5 4 3 3 3
ADI.............6 14 15 17 18 16
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.9 11 12 13 14 13
SFC PRES (IN)...30.04 30.08 30.11 30.11 30.10 30.08
FORECASTER...JAIN
REQUESTED BY...CALEB JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2506250.0/MHX
.DELDT 03/13/25
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CALEB_JONES@FWS.GOV
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