243  
FNUS74 KMRX 071042  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GILLOT BRANCH RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
542 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0629 EST ON JANUARY 07.  
 
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
 
 
A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20  
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ESPECIALLY BY THURSDAY. HIGHS IN THE 60S CAN BE  
EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THIS WEEK. BENEFICIAL RAINFALL IS  
EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL FOR  
SOME. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS  
OFF AND ON FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY  
SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........64 64 55 54 43 19 19 12 5 19 22 29 36 34  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 52 51 53 57 61 64 65 66 67 65 63 59 54  
RH..............93 93 96 96 86 72 60 54 50 45 46 48 55 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW N NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.4 1.4 1.8 2.5 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.9 1.9 1.3 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 10 13 13 14 14 15 16 14 13 7 5 5  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 3  
TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING, THEN INCREASING TO 5  
TO 9 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........26 28 28 42 46 24 33 39 42 29 30 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 50 49 48 47 47 46 45 44 43 43 42  
RH..............71 74 77 80 83 79 83 82 82 82 79 79  
20 FT WIND DIR..N S S SE SE E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W S S SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 5 5 6 5 7 7 9 9 9  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 15 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........40 50 60 60 60 60 66 72 78 82 85 89  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 48 54 60 65 68 71 71 71 68 65 63  
RH..............76 71 61 49 41 37 35 35 36 40 46 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.6 2.0 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 10 13 14 15 15 15 15 14 14  
 

 
FORECASTER...JEANIE MCDERMOTT  
REQUESTED BY...MAXWELL WHITE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528420.1/MRX  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MAXWELL.WHITE@USDA.GOV  
 
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