801  
FNUS74 KMRX 242226  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH BRANCH...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
626 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK  
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
   
..LOW AFTERNOON RH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW. LIGHT WINDS WILL  
GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST, BUT FAVORABLE MIXING HEIGHTS WILL  
ALLOW FOR OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING PEAK  
MIXING HOURS.  
 
 
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 13 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 28 21 29 23 26 53 54  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 54 58 61 63 64 64 65  
RH..............39 34 32 30 29 28 28 28  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW W W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 10 10 10 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 7 8 9 12 13 12  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........66 67 64 49 49 49 48 48 47 47 48 48  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 60 57 53 51 50 49 49 49 49 49 49  
RH..............30 33 38 46 52 56 58 58 61 63 68 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.2 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 22  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........49 50 51 54 56 59 55 52 48 39 29 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 48 49 52 55 59 62 65 67 69 71 72  
RH..............77 80 80 80 77 75 72 65 63 61 57 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 13 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.5 4.0 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W W W W W W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 22  
 

 
FORECASTER...KYLE SNOWDIN  
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL VASQUEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2607674.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHAEL.VASQUEZ@TNC.ORG  
 
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