255  
FNUS74 KMRX 081605  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TN_CNF_NZ_FRENCH_BROAD_RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1105 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 EST ON JANUARY 08.  
 
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  
 
DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY. A  
STRONG SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST OVER THE NEXT  
COUPLE OF DAYS, BRINGING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS  
AND FOOTHILLS. OFF AND ON SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED STORMS ARE ALSO  
EXPECTED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........92 89 75  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............67 64 61  
RH..............45 50 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.3 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 14  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........68 64 56 53 58 56 53 78 78 81 82 83  
WEATHER COV..... CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............59 58 58 58 57 57 57 57 57 57 57 57  
RH..............60 62 67 67 69 72 75 75 80 80 80 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.41 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........71 80 88 88 89 89 91 93 95 95 96 96  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 61 65 68 70 71 71 70 68 66 64 62  
RH..............83 78 73 68 66 64 64 68 73 78 84 90  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 14 14 14 14 14 12 11 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW S S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 13 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 9 9 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...DAVID HOTZ  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WILSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528524.2/MRX  
.DELDT 01/08/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.WILSON@USDA.GOV  
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