FNUS72 KMHX 201259 FWSMHX Spot Forecast for Rich Burn...NCFS National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 859 AM EDT Fri Mar 20 2026 Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EDT on March 20. 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 will remain over the area through today. A weak front will push across the area early Saturday bringing isolated to scattered showers, but a wetting rain is not expected. High pressure builds over the weekend bringing well above normal temperatures. A strong cold front will push across the area Monday bringing isolated to scattered showers, but once again a wetting rain is not expected. High pressure will build back in for the middle of next week bringing cooler and dry conditions. .REST OF TODAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....Around 67. Min humidity........35 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 6 to 8 mph late in the afternoon. Mixing Height.......Max 3400 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South 1 to 9 mph increasing to around 13 mph late in the afternoon. Vent Rate...........Max 26219 mph-ft. LVORI...............Max 3. ADI.................Max 32. Stability class.....2. Sfc pressure........30.07 to 30.22 inHg. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky (%).........2 1 1 1 0 1 5 3 11 Weather cov..... Weather type.... Tstm cov........ Temp............45 51 58 61 64 66 66 66 66 RH..............70 59 47 42 38 36 36 36 36 20 FT wind dir..W W W SW SW SW SW SW S 20 FT wind spd..1 1 2 3 3 5 6 6 8 20 FT wind gust. 5 5 5 9 9 14 Mix hgt (kft)...0.4 1.1 1.7 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.4 2.9 2.6 Transp wind dir.S SW S S S S S S S Transp wind spd.1 3 5 3 6 7 8 9 13 LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 ADI.............1 5 10 10 19 26 30 31 32 Vrate mph-ft/1K.0 4 8 8 15 21 24 25 26 Sfc pres (in)...021 022 022 020 018 015 012 010 007 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy then becoming mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers overnight. Chance of rain showers after 3 am. Min temperature.....Around 52. Max humidity........77 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 8 mph. Mixing Height.......Min 500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest 14 to 18 mph. Vent Rate...........Min 7244 mph-ft. LVORI...............Max 4. ADI.................Min 9. Stability class.....4. Sfc pressure........29.87 to 30.06 inHg. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM Sky (%).........12 40 60 81 85 82 84 83 87 88 85 81 Weather cov..... SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ Temp............62 60 57 55 55 55 55 54 54 54 53 53 RH..............43 49 59 69 69 72 72 74 74 74 77 74 20 FT wind dir..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT wind spd..8 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 20 FT wind gust.14 9 9 9 9 9 14 14 Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Transp wind dir.S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW Transp wind spd.14 14 16 17 16 16 16 15 14 15 17 18 LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 ADI.............26 9 11 12 11 11 11 109 13 15 16 Vrate mph-ft/1K.20 7 8 9 9 10 9 9 9 9 11 12 Sfc pres (in)...006 004 003 001 000 999 999 998 997 994 990 987 $$ Forecaster...Glenn Requested by...Kevin Simpson Type of request...PRESCRIBED .TAG 2606767.0/MHX .DELDT 03/20/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL kevin.simpson@ncagr.gov