978  
FNUS74 KMRX 220902  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR APPALACHIA FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
502 AM EDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 22.  
 
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 RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND TOMORROW
 
 
 
DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FORECAST. MINIMUM RHS COULD  
BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS  
WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST TODAY WITH CHANGES TO THE  
SOUTHWEST TOMORROW. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVERNIGHT.  
 
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 6 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 2 4 6  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 48 50 55 64 71 74 76 79 79 80 81  
RH..............74 77 74 64 48 38 34 31 27 25 24 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SW W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 8 10 10 11 12 11 11  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........5 8 8 9 14 17 8 13 17 13 5 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............80 78 74 67 64 62 60 59 57 55 53 53  
RH..............24 26 30 40 46 52 55 57 62 66 69 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW SW S S S SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 5 3 2 4 5 12 20 27 29 31 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............53 52 54 58 66 75 79 80 80 82 82 82  
RH..............71 74 69 64 48 36 30 29 28 25 24 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...KERRIE SIMMONS  
REQUESTED BY...C. DANIELS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610549.6/MRX  
.DELDT 04/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROBERT.CULP@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV,CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.MCTAGGART@USDA.GOV  
 
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