749
FNUS72 KMHX 180841
FWSMHX
SPOT FORECAST FOR PEA ISLAND 8.1.1...US WILDLAND FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
441 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 18.
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
SFC WINDS AND VERTICAL WIND PROFILE ARE VERY MARGINAL TODAY
AND ARE BORDERLINE "UNFAVORABLE." THROUGH THE BULK OF THE DAY,
WINDSPEEDS DECREASE WITH HEIGHT FROM 1.5-4.5KFT AGL (VERTICAL
PROFILE I-C).
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN LOW THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. MIN RH VALUES WILL AVERAGE 30-50 PERCENT
THROUGH LATE WEEK WITH LIGHT WINDS. TEMPS WILL GRADUALLY
WARM TOWARDS NORMAL BY LATE WEEK.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 18 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 77280 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 3.
ADI.................MAX 52.
STABILITY CLASS.....3.
SFC PRESSURE........30.29 TO 30.41 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........26 47 58 60 63 65 61 54 51 44 32 25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 35 36 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 45 45
RH..............72 69 67 62 59 57 55 51 51 49 49 51
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 8 9 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 9 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.7 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 16 14 13 13 13 14 15
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............25 51 52 51 49 41 35 32 31 41 43 44
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.69 74 77 75 68 55 47 42 39 38 39 39
SFC PRES (IN)...029 032 036 038 040 041 041 041 039 038 036 035
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 14 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MIN 20585 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 6.
ADI.................MIN 5.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........30.28 TO 30.36 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........29 37 40 42 46 48 45 38 35 32 26 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............44 42 41 40 39 38 38 37 37 36 36 35
RH..............53 60 65 67 73 76 76 82 82 85 85 89
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 13
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 6
ADI.............40 9 9 19 14 8 8 5 5 6 6 6
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.36 34 30 30 24 23 21 21 21 22 24 22
SFC PRES (IN)...035 035 036 035 034 033 033 032 031 030 029 028
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 15 MPH.
VENT RATE...........MAX 30244 MPH-FT.
LVORI...............MAX 6.
ADI.................MAX 39.
STABILITY CLASS.....4.
SFC PRESSURE........30.18 TO 30.29 INHG.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 16 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 12 20 24
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............35 35 36 40 43 46 48 49 49 49 50 50
RH..............89 89 85 73 65 58 54 52 54 54 52 52
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 7 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST. 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 13 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 14 13
LVORI...........6 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............6 28 29 39 39 38 34 34 36 34 31 28
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.22 22 23 30 30 30 27 27 28 27 24 22
SFC PRES (IN)...027 027 028 028 029 028 028 027 025 023 020 018
FORECASTER...BOWEN
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN TURNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606163.0/MHX
.DELDT 03/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHAWN_TURNER@FWS.GOV
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