KMHX WSR-88D VAD Hodograph and Wind Profile

View the latest Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD) wind profile from the KMHX WSR-88D NEXRAD weather radar near Morehead City, NC. The hodograph plots horizontal wind vectors by height above ground, with color-coded altitude layers and optional METAR surface-wind data.

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URL CALL:    http://www.twisterdata.com/vad/vad.php?radar=KMHX&resolution=high&qc=true&showprofile=true&showmeta=true&showhodo=true&showrings=true&ticmarks=axis&umin=-20&umax=50&vmin=-50&vmax=20&maxheight=12000&dynamicbounds=true&sfcstn=KMRH

RADAR SITE:  KMHX - Morehead City, NC (SFC ELEV 9 m AMSL)
NIDS SOURCE: https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/SL.us008001/DF.of/DC.radar/DS.48vwp/SI.kmhx/sn.last
NIDS VALID:  2026-08-11 02:41 UTC

SFC STATION: KMRH (METAR)
SFC SOURCE:  https://aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KMRH&format=json
SFC VALID:   2026-08-11 01:58 UTC
Decoded surface and VAD profile data

Surface observation

METAR KMRH 110158Z AUTO 28009KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02670222 PWINO

VAD wind profile

QCHeight AGL (m)Speed (kt)Direction (°)RMS (kt)
OK109.0280—
FAIL14310.02796.0
OK20416.02764.8
OK29620.02774.3
OK35716.02694.6
OK57017.02754.1
OK60015.02743.2
OK78318.03044.9
OK90514.03023.8
OK105817.03185.4
OK121017.03114.6
OK139320.03375.1
OK151517.03233.6
OK172824.03315.6
OK182021.03243.6
OK212424.03244.6
OK242921.03332.8
OK273421.03143.4
OK303920.03122.8
OK334420.03203.0
OK364817.02781.0
OK395328.02811.1
OK456326.03021.1
OK486820.02902.0
OK517230.03091.7
OK532533.02972.2
OK547729.03151.5
OK578233.03031.9
OK608724.03152.3
OK654420.03161.3
OK669625.03121.3
OK730626.03101.2
OK761126.03071.3
OK791624.03041.3
OK852520.02921.9
OK913518.02882.5

QC keeps a level only where its wind speed exceeds twice its RMS fit error (the operational 2×RMS signal-to-noise test). FAIL rows are retained here for reference but excluded from QC-filtered plotting. A dash means the product reported no RMS for that level (kept, not assessable).

KMHX WSR-88D NEXRAD VAD hodograph showing the wind profile by height near Morehead City, NC, valid 2026-08-11 02:41 UTC