577
FNUS72 KMHX 170948
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEA ISLAND 8.1.7...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
548 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 17.
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
BEHIND LAST NIGHT'S FRONT, COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WEEK.
WERLY WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY THIS MORNING BUT RELAXING
IN THE AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING, DECREASING TO 5 TO
7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 16
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........MAX 74980 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 1.
ADI.................MAX 61.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........29.94 TO 30.08 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 7 2 1 0 5 13 7 6 5 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............41 41 42 43 44 45 45 46 46 46 46
RH..............59 57 53 49 47 43 43 40 40 42 42
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
20 FT WIND SPD..17 17 17 16 13 12 10 9 7 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 23 23 18 18 14 14 9 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.9 4.1 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 24 22 21 20 16 15 13 12 12 12
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............61 55 50 47 46 39 52 46 54 57 61
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.75 65 60 55 57 49 52 47 45 48 52
SFC PRES (IN)...994 998 001 005 007 008 007 007 006 006 006
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 16
TO 20 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
VENT RATE...........MIN 62559 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 3.
ADI.................MIN 6.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........30.08 TO 30.28 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 8 6 2 1 1 3 6 10 15 23 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 43 41 40 40 39 38 38 37 36 36 35
RH..............45 51 55 59 59 62 64 64 67 69 67 69
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW W W W W NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..4 6 8 9 9 9 11 12 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.5 9 14 14 14 14 14 18 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.0 4.6 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW NW N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 17 18 20 21 20 18 20 18 16
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
ADI.............79 6 9 12 12 13 28 26 25 26 25 22
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.68 70 71 95 98 109 103 89 76 75 70 63
SFC PRES (IN)...008 010 014 017 020 023 024 024 025 025 026 028
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 64399 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 3.
ADI.................MAX 58.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........30.30 TO 30.42 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 46 53 58 68 73 72 69 67 65 62 61
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 35 36 38 40 41 43 44 45 46 46 46
RH..............69 69 67 64 62 62 57 55 53 53 53 55
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..12 11 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 10
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 18 18 18 18 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 12 12 12
LVORI...........3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
ADI.............20 58 40 41 40 39 38 34 30 28 27 27
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.62 64 61 63 62 59 56 49 42 36 34 32
SFC PRES (IN)...030 032 035 037 040 042 042 041 040 039 037 036
FORECASTER...BOWEN
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605947.0/MHX
.DELDT 03/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHAWN_TURNER@FWS.GOV
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