623  
FNUS72 KMHX 131008  
FWSMHX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRINSON RX...NCFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
508 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 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  
 
COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO RIDGE IN FROM THE SOUTH AND  
WEST TODAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME  
SW'RLY AT 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 10-15 MPH BY ABOUT 10-11 AM THIS  
MORNING BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. MIN  
RHS GET INTO THE 30-35% RANGE THUS AFTERNOON AROUND THE BURN SITE.  
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT, WHICH WILL BRING BREEZIER WINDS AND A CHANCE  
FOR RAIN. THOUGH MIN RH VALUES WILL REBOUND SLIGHTLY ON BOTH WED AND  
THURS TO THE 40-50% RANGE.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........MAX 32199 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 3.  
ADI.................MAX 37.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
 
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 49 52 54 55 55 55 49  
RH..............58 48 41 36 37 38 41 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 7 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 9 9 9 12 14 14 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.3 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.0 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 8 10 13 13 13 10  
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3  
ADI.............4 12 19 28 37 37 31 8  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 9 15 24 32 32 25 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.  
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........MIN 4370 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 5.  
ADI.................MIN 5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....5.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 4 4 4 5 6 9 11 14 15 20 28  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 44 43 43 42 41 41 42 44 44 43 43  
RH..............68 70 76 76 76 82 86 89 82 76 73 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 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.SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 13 14 13 14 15 15 15 15 14  
LVORI...........3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3  
ADI.............5 5 5 6 6 6 6 10 10 10 10 9  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 7 6  
 
 
FORECASTER...FUCHECK  
REQUESTED BY...J.BELL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528919.0/MHX  
.DELDT 01/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSH.BELL@NCAGR.GOV  
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