972
FNUS72 KMHX 250959
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR C 42 HOLSTON CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
459 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
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
MODERATELY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL OVERLAP WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE 30S PERCENT TODAY. IMPROVED DISPERSION IS
EXPECTED TODAY THANKS TO DEEPER MIXING AND STRONGER TRANSPORT
WINDS. SEABREEZE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TODAY, WITH THE MOST
LIKELY TIMEFRAME BEING FROM 3-5PM. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BEGIN
TO INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LESS
DISPERSION COMPARED TO TODAY. THROUGH THURSDAY, THE CHANCE OF
WETTING RAINFALL IS AROUND 30%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 92690 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 2.
ADI.................MAX 71.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........29.86 TO 29.99 INHG.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........82 83 74 66 69 82 80 80 90
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 52 56 58 58 60 59 59 58
RH..............51 44 37 36 37 36 39 42 47
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..11 12 12 13 12 12 12 11 10
20 FT WIND GUST.27 27 27 27 27 27 27 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.6 2.5 3.2 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.3 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 26 28 29 28 26 25 24 20
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............37 45 61 71 70 64 60 66 21
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.29 42 70 92 93 81 74 56 19
SFC PRES (IN)...999 997 995 992 990 988 986 986 986
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MIN 7014 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 5.
ADI.................MIN 8.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........29.88 TO 29.98 INHG.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........91 94 91 88 90 92 93 94 93 95 96 97
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 52 52 51 51 52 51 51 51 52 50 52
RH..............59 69 69 74 74 74 77 80 83 80 86 83
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 17 17 16 15 15 15 14 15 14 12
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4
ADI.............18 18 15 15 14 13 10 10 9 10 9 8
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.11 12 11 10 9 8 7 7 8 9 10 8
SFC PRES (IN)...988 990 992 993 995 996 996 996 997 998 998 998
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........MAX 55544 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 5.
ADI.................MAX 52.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........29.88 TO 29.98 INHG.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........96 94 90 91 92 91
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 53 59 62 64 63
RH..............89 86 76 71 68 69
20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1100 1900 2100 1900 1400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 SW 16 SW 24 SW 26 SW 25 SW 21
LVORI...........5 4 3 3 1 3
ADI.............14 21 45 52 47 33
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.8 17 46 55 48 30
SFC PRES (IN)...29.98 29.98 29.97 29.95 29.91 29.88
FORECASTER...MARTIN
REQUESTED BY...DAVID NELSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603874.0/MHX
.DELDT 02/25/26
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.EMAIL DAVID.L.NELSON@USDA.GOV
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