517  
FNUS72 KMHX 131334  
FWSMHX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LEJEUNE KD...USMC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
934 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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  
PUSHES THROUGH AROUND 1-2 PM WITH A MINOR WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST  
TO MORE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WITH WINDS INCREASING FROM 5-10 MPH TO 10-15  
MPH BEHIND IT. MARINE INFLUENCE ALLOWS FOR LOW-LEVEL INVERSION TO  
LINGER THROUGH THE DAY, WITH ELEVATED SW WINDS 15-25 KNOTS AT AROUND  
2000 FT PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS RESULTS IN AN  
UNFAVORABLE WIND PROFILE, TYPE I-F. MIN RH'S EXPECTED TO BE 30-40% THIS  
AFTERNOON. WINDS REMAIN SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY, SHIFTING TO  
NORTHEASTERLY 5-15 MPH BEHIND A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW STRATUS AND FOG CHANCES INCREASE BEHIND THE BACK DOOR  
COLD FRONT FOR FRIDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS  
UP TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........MAX 63479 MPH-FT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........46 56 64 67 63 62 64  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............67 70 73 74 74 74 72  
RH..............59 49 43 40 35 40 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 8 8 12 8  
20 FT WIND GUST. 9 9 9 9 16 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.5 3.8 3.9 2.9 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 14 16 16 16 16  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.16 20 34 61 63 47 18  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5  
MPH AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
AROUND 6 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
VENT RATE...........MIN 1954 MPH-FT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........72 74 76 73 66 63 54 41 30 24 24 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............69 65 62 61 60 58 57 56 56 54 53 52  
RH..............53 60 67 72 75 80 86 90 90 93 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW S NW NE E E NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 5 5 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 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 SW SW SW W SW SW E NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 13 14 12 10 8 7 6 5 6 6  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.8 6 5 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2  
 

 
FORECASTER...CHALMERS  
REQUESTED BY...BRETT EVANS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2506365.0/MHX  
.DELDT 03/13/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRETT.EVANS@USMC.MIL  
 
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