Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
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843 FNUS72 KMHX 242109 FWSMHX Spot Forecast for Railroad Fire...USFS National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 409 PM EST Sun Nov 24 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1600 EST on November 24. 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.... High pressure builds in through Monday bringing light winds and mainly clear skies. Wind direction will be SW through this evening, then becoming W after midnight through Monday morning before backing to SW again Monday afternoon. Humidity recovery will be excellent tonight with minimum RH around 40-45% on Monday. A cold front with limited moisture moves through on Tuesday, followed by the potential for a stronger cold front on Friday. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 66. Min humidity........43 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 6 mph. Mixing Height.......Max 1100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 9 mph. Vent Rate...........Max 10120 mph-ft. LVORI...............Max 3. ADI.................Max 13. Stability class.....3. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Sfc pressure........30.04 to 30.05 inHg. TIME (EST) 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........15 14 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ LAL.............1 1 Temp............64 60 RH..............48 60 20 FT wind dir..SW SW 20 FT wind spd..5 4 20 FT wind gust.9 5 Mix hgt (kft)...1.1 0.4 Transp wind dir.SW SW Transp wind spd.9 9 LVORI...........2 3 ADI.............13 7 Haines index....4 4 Vrate mph-ft/1K.10 4 Sfc pres (in)...004 005 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 42. Max humidity........96 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Mixing Height.......400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 8 to 9 mph. Vent Rate...........Min 3334 mph-ft. LVORI...............Max 6. ADI.................Min 4. Stability class.....6. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Sfc pressure........30.06 to 30.11 inHg. TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........13 13 14 16 18 17 15 15 14 13 12 10 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............57 53 51 50 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 RH..............69 83 89 89 86 89 93 93 93 93 93 93 20 FT wind dir..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W 20 FT wind spd..3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 20 FT wind gust.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 Transp wind dir.SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W W Transp wind spd.9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 LVORI...........3 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 ADI.............4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Haines index....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Vrate mph-ft/1K.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 Sfc pres (in)...006 008 009 009 009 009 009 009 009 010 010 011 .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 69. Min humidity........43 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 6 mph late in the morning, then shifting to the south around 6 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......Max 2300 ft AGL. Transport winds.....West 6 to 9 mph shifting to the southwest around 8 mph late in the afternoon. Vent Rate...........Max 21505 mph-ft. LVORI...............Max 6. ADI.................Max 25. Stability class.....2. Haines Index........4 or low potential for large plume dominated fire growth. Sfc pressure........30.08 to 30.16 inHg. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM Sky (%).........5 2 1 2 4 9 Weather cov..... Weather type....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Tstm cov........ LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 Temp............42 47 58 66 69 66 RH..............96 83 64 47 44 52 20 ft wind......W 1 W 1 W 3 SW 4 SW 5 S 5 20 ft wind gust. 5 9 9 9 Mix hgt (ft)....400 400 1000 1900 2300 900 Transport wind..W 8 W 6 W 7 W 8 SW 9 SW 8 LVORI...........6 4 3 2 2 2 ADI.............8 6 9 19 25 9 Haines index....4 4 4 4 4 4 Vrate mph-ft/1K.3 2 7 15 22 8 Sfc pres (in)...30.12 30.14 30.16 30.12 30.09 30.08 $$ Forecaster...Kennedy Requested by...David Nelson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2427289.0/MHX .DELDT 11/24/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL david.l.nelson@usda.gov