637  
FNUS72 KMHX 131351  
FWSMHX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEJAMIN...NCFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
851 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 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 16  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........MAX 40940 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 3.  
ADI.................MAX 47.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
SFC PRESSURE........30.04 TO 30.23 INHG.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 7 2 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 45 50 53 56 56 56 55 48  
RH..............62 53 44 38 34 33 33 37 49  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 9 9 9 14 14 14 14 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.2 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW S S SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 9 13 14 15 16 14 10  
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2  
ADI.............4 7 16 31 40 44 47 36 8  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.3 7 12 26 34 39 41 30 5  
SFC PRES (IN)...023 022 020 017 014 011 008 005 004  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
VENT RATE...........MIN 4370 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 4.  
ADI.................MIN 5.  
STABILITY CLASS.....6.  
SFC PRESSURE........29.88 TO 30.03 INHG.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 2 1 5 3 4 5 3 5 7 7 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 42 41 40 39 39 38 37 39 39 39 38  
RH..............60 62 67 70 76 73 73 75 70 73 73 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 5 5 9 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 14 13 15 14 15 15 16 16 16 15  
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4  
ADI.............5 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 5 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6  
SFC PRES (IN)...003 002 001 000 999 997 995 993 991 989 988 988  
 

 
FORECASTER...GLENN  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS GARRETT  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528983.0/MHX  
.DELDT 01/13/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRIS.GARRETT@NCAGR.GOV  
 
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