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FNUS72 KMHX 131332
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SIMMONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
832 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 ACROSS EASTERN NC TODAY.
LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AT 5-10 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 10-15 MPH BY MIDDAY BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT. MIN RHS GET INTO THE 25-35% RANGE TODAY. 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 35-45% RANGE, LOWER MIN RHS RETURN ON FRIDAY AND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH RH'S AROUND 25-35% FRI AND 30-40% SAT/SUN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 30244 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 3.
ADI.................MAX 37.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
SFC PRESSURE........30.05 TO 30.24 INHG.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............43 47 51 53 54 55 55 54 47
RH..............67 58 48 43 40 38 40 45 60
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 9 9 14 14 14 14 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.3 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 7 10 12 13 15 14 12
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3
ADI.............6 6 11 23 26 31 37 32 9
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 5 9 18 21 25 30 25 6
SFC PRES (IN)...024 024 022 019 016 013 009 007 005
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MIN 6324 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 4.
ADI.................MIN 6.
STABILITY CLASS.....6.
SFC PRESSURE........29.89 TO 30.05 INHG.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 5 3 4 4 6 6 7 7 12 9 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 43 43 42 42 42 41 40 43 43 43 44
RH..............68 76 79 82 79 79 79 85 79 76 76 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 15 16 16 15 15 15 16 16 16 16
LVORI...........3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
ADI.............6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.7 7 8 9 9 7 7 6 7 7 8 8
SFC PRES (IN)...005 004 003 002 000 999 997 995 993 992 990 989
FORECASTER...GLENN
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SIMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528979.0/MHX
.DELDT 01/13/26
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.EMAIL KEVIN.SIMPSON@NCAGR.GOV
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