126  
FNUS72 KMHX 151024  
FWSMHX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROSE BAY CANAL FIRE...NCFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC  
624 AM EDT WED JUL 15 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON JULY 15.  
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
 
 
MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,  
ALONG WITH A REDUCED RISK OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHT  
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AS THE SEABREEZE DEVELOPS  
THIS AFTERNOON (3-5 PM). SOUTHERLY FLOW THEN CONTINUES INTO  
THURSDAY, EVENTUALLY INCREASING OVER THE WEEKEND. FOG WILL BE  
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.  
SOME SUPERFOG COULD OCCUR IF THE FIRE ENDS UP PRODUCING MUCH  
SMOKE. THE NEXT APPRECIABLE CHANCE OF RAINFALL COMES SUNDAY INTO  
MONDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........MAX 18745 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 8.  
ADI.................MAX 24.  
STABILITY CLASS.....1.  
SFC PRESSURE........29.98 TO 30.06 INHG.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........14 10 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 75 79 83 86 88 90 91 91 91 92  
RH..............97 90 77 65 57 54 50 47 47 47 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W NW W SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 1.3 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.7 1.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 8  
LVORI...........8 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............3 4 9 16 16 18 19 24 22 23 20  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.1 2 7 12 12 14 15 19 17 19 16  
SFC PRES (IN)...006 006 006 006 005 004 002 001 000 999 998  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MIN 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST  
OVERNIGHT.  
VENT RATE...........MIN 4024 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 6.  
ADI.................MIN 4.  
STABILITY CLASS.....4.  
SFC PRESSURE........29.97 TO 29.99 INHG.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 3 6 2 3 2 1 4 8 9 19 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............88 87 84 80 79 79 78 77 77 77 76 75  
RH..............54 57 65 74 79 79 82 85 88 88 90 94  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6  
ADI.............15 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.12 7 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
SFC PRES (IN)...998 999 999 999 999 999 999 999 998 998 997 997  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
VENT RATE...........MAX 29324 MPH-FT.  
LVORI...............MAX 6.  
ADI.................MAX 36.  
STABILITY CLASS.....3.  
SFC PRESSURE........29.95 TO 30.00 INHG.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........16 6 13 12 7 21 4 10 7 6 4 7  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............75 77 79 83 86 89 91 93 94 94 93 93  
RH..............94 90 88 77 70 64 60 56 54 56 58 60  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W SW SW SW SW S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 5 9 9 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.1 1.3 1.6 2.1 2.6 2.9 3.6 3.0 2.5 2.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W SW SW SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 9 8 7 7 7 8 9 12 13  
LVORI...........6 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 9 14 15 16 19 23 26 36 34 36 33  
VRATE MPH-FT/1K.4 6 11 12 13 14 18 20 29 28 29 26  
SFC PRES (IN)...998 999 000 000 000 000 000 999 998 997 996 995  
 

 
FORECASTER...MARTIN  
REQUESTED BY...CATHY GILKESON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617203.4/MHX  
.DELDT 07/15/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL D13OPSRM@NCAGR.GOV  
 
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