260
FNUS72 KMHX 170953
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRGL...NCWRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
553 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.
NWERLY WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY THIS MORNING BUT RELAXING
IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE BECOMING MORE WERLY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS ~10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
THIS MORNING BECOMING WESTERLY 6 TO 9 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 16 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 79005 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 1.
ADI.................MAX 92.
STABILITY CLASS.....2.
SFC PRESSURE........30.03 TO 30.07 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 7 6 5 3 9 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............45 47 48 49 49 49 49
RH..............43 38 35 34 34 34 36
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 7 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.7 3.9 4.2 4.8 5.2 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W NW W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 14 15 15 14 15 16
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............55 49 55 75 76 89 92
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.55 51 58 63 66 78 79
SFC PRES (IN)...006 007 006 005 004 003 003
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AROUND 6 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13
TO 14 MPH OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........MIN 16329 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 4.
ADI.................MIN 5.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........30.05 TO 30.28 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........10 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 9 17 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............48 45 42 41 39 38 37 35 35 34 33 32
RH..............35 40 44 48 52 54 56 64 64 66 69 75
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 3.0 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W NW NW NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 12 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 14 13
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............91 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.78 37 22 19 16 17 24 23 19 21 21 18
SFC PRES (IN)...005 009 012 016 020 022 024 024 024 025 027 028
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 44160 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 4.
ADI.................MAX 52.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........30.30 TO 30.41 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 34 39 49 68 77 77 76 74 73 72 71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............31 31 32 35 39 41 43 45 46 47 47 47
RH..............78 78 75 69 62 59 55 51 49 47 47 47
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST. 9 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.7 2.1 3.4 4.0 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 12 13 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
LVORI...........4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
ADI.............6 22 31 52 39 37 37 32 32 31 29 27
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.20 17 24 43 42 43 44 37 36 34 30 26
SFC PRES (IN)...030 033 035 037 040 041 041 041 040 038 037 035
FORECASTER...BOWEN
REQUESTED BY...JENNIFER PRINCE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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