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Spot Forecast for Front Field...NCSP
National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
1025 AM EDT Tue Sep 29 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 EDT on September 29.
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...
A dry airmass will remain in place over the next few days, but
winds will be light, which should keep fire concerns low. Of
note, winds will be mostly easterly today, but a southerly component
should build this afternoon before shifting to southeasterly
on Wednesday and Thursday.


.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
Max temperature.....Around 84.
Min humidity........48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast around 6 mph
                    late in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......Max 4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 3 mph shifting to the southeast 3
                    to 7 mph.
Vent Rate...........Max 16445 mph-ft.
LVORI...............Max 2.
ADI.................Max 21.
Stability class.....1.
Sfc pressure........29.98 to 30.02 inHg.

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........17  3   17  23  27  31  38
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Temp............78  80  81  83  82  81  81
RH..............62  56  53  48  48  51  51
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  S   S   SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..2   2   1   1   2   3   6
20 FT wind gust.                    5   9
Mix hgt (kft)...2.3 3.4 4.4 4.8 4.4 3.5 1.6
Transp wind dir.S   S   SW  SW  SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.3   3   3   3   3   5   7
LVORI...........2   2   2   2   2   2   2
ADI.............10  14  19  21  18  19  14
Vrate mph-ft/1K.8   12  15  16  15  16  11
Sfc pres (in)...002 002 001 001 999 998 998

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Patchy fog early in the morning.
Min temperature.....Around 63.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph in the evening
                    becoming light.
Mixing Height.......Min 400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southeast 3 to 9 mph.
Vent Rate...........Min 1265 mph-ft.
LVORI...............Max 8.
ADI.................Min 2.
Stability class.....4.
Sfc pressure........29.99 to 30.05 inHg.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
Sky (%).........38  39  26  25  17  8   7   6   9   16  21  24
Weather cov.....                                            PTY
Weather type....                                            FOG
Tstm cov........
Temp............79  75  73  70  69  68  68  67  67  66  65  65
RH..............57  67  74  82  87  90  92  92  92  94  95  95
20 FT wind dir..SE  SE  SE  E   SE  SE  SE  SE  E   SE  E   E
20 FT wind spd..6   6   5   4   4   3   3   3   2   2   2   2
20 FT wind gust.9   9       5   5   5   5   5
Mix hgt (kft)...0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Transp wind dir.SE  SE  E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
Transp wind spd.7   8   9   8   8   7   6   6   5   5   3   3
LVORI...........3   3   3   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   8   8
ADI.............7   4   4   4   4   3   3   3   2   2   2   2
Vrate mph-ft/1K.4   4   4   3   3   3   3   2   2   2   1   1
Sfc pres (in)...999 000 001 003 004 005 005 005 004 004 004 005

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy fog early in the morning, then
                    areas of fog early in the morning.
Max temperature.....Around 86.
Min humidity........48 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southeast 6 to 7 mph late
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing Height.......Max 4400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 3 mph shifting to the south early
                    in the afternoon, then shifting to the
                    southwest 3 to 5 mph early in the afternoon
                    shifting to the southeast 6 to 7 mph late in
                    the afternoon.
Vent Rate...........Max 20470 mph-ft.
LVORI...............Max 9.
ADI.................Max 24.
Stability class.....4.
Sfc pressure........30.05 to 30.12 inHg.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........26  32  26  24  19  14  14  16  20  33  36  31
Weather cov.....PTY ARS ARS
Weather type....FOG FOG FOG
Tstm cov........
Temp............64  64  64  70  76  80  82  84  85  85  84  85
RH..............97  96  100 87  71  60  55  51  48  48  49  50
20 FT wind dir..E   E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT wind spd..2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   5   7
20 FT wind gust.                5   5   5   5   5   5       9
Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.8 3.1 4.2 4.4 3.6 2.7 1.8
Transp wind dir.E   NE  NE  E   E   E   S   SW  SW  S   SE  SE
Transp wind spd.3   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   6   7
LVORI...........8   8   9   6   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
ADI.............2   4   4   4   5   8   13  17  24  20  19  16
Vrate mph-ft/1K.1   1   1   2   4   6   11  14  20  16  16  12
Sfc pres (in)...006 008 010 011 012 012 011 009 008 006 005 005

$$
Forecaster...Ellis
Requested by...Joe Martin
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622753.0/MHX
.DELDT 09/29/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kennedy.watson@ncparks.gov