715
FNUS72 KMHX 171344
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR LUX FARMS BURN...NCFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
944 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THIS MORNING
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON, BECOMING W 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
15 MPH. MIN RH VALUES WILL FALL TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS AND DRY FOR WEDNESDAY.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
THIS MORNING, BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 80270 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 2.
ADI.................MAX 93.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........29.90 TO 30.06 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........3 3 5 27 8 4 10 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 46 48 49 50 50 50 50
RH..............46 40 35 34 33 33 33 33
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..11 11 10 10 7 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 15 15 14 14 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.1 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 16 15 15 15 15 15 16
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............60 55 53 55 77 82 88 93
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.56 54 54 59 65 70 77 80
SFC PRES (IN)...005 006 006 006 004 003 003 003
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT.
VENT RATE...........MIN 7474 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 4.
ADI.................MIN 4.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........30.05 TO 30.29 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........21 39 37 24 8 11 9 4 1 6 14 18
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 45 42 41 39 37 36 35 34 33 32 31
RH..............34 40 44 46 50 56 59 61 66 69 72 75
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 2.3 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 12 10 9 9 10 13 12 13 14 12 12
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............89 5 5 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 5 5
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.76 26 14 7 10 16 18 13 10 13 12 16
SFC PRES (IN)...005 009 012 016 020 022 023 024 024 025 027 029
FORECASTER...DAIL
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SIMPSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606042.0/MHX
.DELDT 03/17/26
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.EMAIL KEVIN.SIMPSON@NCAGR.GOV
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