790  
FNUS74 KMRX 061830  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GILLOT BRANCH RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
130 PM EST TUE JAN 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 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  
 
GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN CLOUD COVER INTO TOMORROW MORNING, THOUGH  
A LOW CHANCE EXISTS THE LOW STRATUS LAYER INVERSION PERSISTS  
TOWARDS NOON TOMORROW. WINDS WILL ALSO STEADILY WEAKEN FROM NOW  
THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WITH THE DIRECTION PIVOTING EVENTUALLY  
TO THE NORTHWEST TOMORROW, UPSLOPE INTO THE LARGER TERRAIN, BUT  
STILL GENERALLY LIGHT. LOCAL TERRAIN MAY INFLUENCE EXACT WIND  
DIRECTION AT THE BURN SITE THANKS TO HOW LIGHT THE LARGER WIND  
FIELD IS. NEXT ROUND OF RAINFALL ISN'T EXPECTED UNTIL FRIDAY.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 14 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........52 52 78 66 69 79 82 74  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 53 53 52 53 51 51 51  
RH..............90 93 93 96 89 93 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 10 10 10 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........61 58 59 39 27 25 22 40 47 35 27 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 52 55 59 63 64 65 66 64 62 58 52  
RH..............96 93 83 67 54 48 43 40 43 44 51 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 10 10 10 8 7 6 4 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.2 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 1.7 1.2 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 12 12 13 13 12 12 9 7 6 5  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........37 41 44 42 41 39 45 52 58 61 64 67  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 43 42 41 42  
RH..............68 68 71 71 73 73 73 70 67 67 70 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8  
 
 
FORECASTER...NATHAN WELLINGTON  
REQUESTED BY...MAXWELL WHITE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528420.0/MRX  
.DELDT 01/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MAXWELL.WHITE@USDA.GOV  
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