323  
FOUS54 KMRX 161627  
PFMMRX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1227 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
TNZ017-170800-  
TRI CITIES AIRPORT-SULLIVAN TN  
36.50N 82.41W ELEV. 1536 FT  
1227 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 58 81 54 84 46  
TEMP 81 75 66 61 58 59 69 78 81 75 63 57 55 56 74 82 84 78 67 63 54 48  
DEWPT 51 52 58 59 57 58 59 54 51 52 53 52 50 50 55 55 56 58 58 56 50 46  
RH 35 45 75 93 96 96 70 43 35 45 70 83 83 80 51 40 38 50 73 78 86 93  
WIND DIR W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SE SE E SE SW SW SW W SW W NW NW  
WIND SPD 13 6 4 3 2 2 3 5 5 2 1 1 1 2 4 10 10 5 5 6 8 8  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 50 5 0 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0.04 0.32  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C L L L L C  
TSTMS S C S S C S  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 61 36 63 37 72 47 74 48 76  
TEMP 56 55 42 38 60 57 41 41 69 65 51 49 72 68 54 51 73 70  
DEWPT 34 30 29 27 28 28 30 30 37 38 39 40 45 43 44 44 46 46  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NE SW SW SW SW W  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW CL CL FW CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 10 5 0 0 5 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
 

 
 
TNZ071-170800-  
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT-BLOUNT TN  
35.80N 83.98W ELEV. 979 FT  
1227 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 60 85 59 86 48  
TEMP 82 76 69 64 61 60 73 82 85 79 68 63 60 61 76 85 86 80 70 63 54 49  
DEWPT 55 56 60 60 59 59 60 57 55 56 56 55 53 55 58 58 57 59 59 55 51 45  
RH 40 50 73 87 93 96 64 43 36 45 65 75 78 81 54 40 37 49 68 75 90 86  
WIND DIR SW W SW W SW SW W W W S SE SE S S SW SW SW SW W NW N N  
WIND SPD 13 8 4 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 8 13 12 8 8 9 9 9  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2  
POP 12HR 50 5 0 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0 0 0.02 0.36  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C L L L L S  
TSTMS S S S S C S  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 64 40 68 43 75 50 77 53 80  
TEMP 59 59 46 42 65 62 47 45 72 69 56 53 74 71 58 55 77 74  
DEWPT 35 34 32 31 31 35 36 36 38 41 41 43 47 48 47 48 48 52  
PWIND DIR N N N E SW S SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
 

 
 
TNZ036-170800-  
OAK RIDGE-ANDERSON TN  
36.00N 84.24W ELEV. 913 FT  
1227 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 58 85 58 86 47  
TEMP 82 74 67 63 60 60 72 83 85 78 67 62 59 60 75 84 85 79 69 61 53 48  
DEWPT 55 59 60 60 58 59 62 59 56 57 57 56 55 56 59 59 58 60 59 53 49 44  
RH 40 59 78 90 93 96 71 44 37 48 70 81 87 87 58 43 40 52 70 75 86 86  
WIND DIR SW W SW W SW W S SW SW S S SE S SW SW SW SW W W NW NW N  
WIND SPD 11 6 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 5 10 10 6 8 6 6 6  
WIND GUST 20 17 17 17 17  
CLOUDS SC B2 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1  
POP 12HR 50 5 0 30 70  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0.05 0.35  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S C C L L L L S  
TSTMS S C S S S C S  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 64 40 69 42 76 49 77 52 80  
TEMP 61 59 44 41 66 62 45 45 73 69 55 51 75 71 57 54 77 74  
DEWPT 33 34 32 31 32 35 36 36 39 42 42 45 48 49 48 49 49 51  
PWIND DIR NW N N NE SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C S  
 

 
 
TNZ099-170800-  
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT-HAMILTON TN  
35.03N 85.22W ELEV. 688 FT  
1227 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 61 89 61 88 49  
TEMP 84 80 71 65 62 62 76 86 89 83 71 65 62 63 77 86 88 82 71 63 55 50  
DEWPT 57 59 62 61 60 61 63 59 56 57 60 59 58 59 61 59 58 59 60 55 50 45  
RH 40 49 73 87 93 97 64 40 33 41 68 81 87 87 58 40 36 46 68 75 83 83  
WIND DIR SW W W SW N N SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW W NW N N  
WIND SPD 10 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 5 10 10 6 6 6 10 10  
WIND GUST 17 20  
CLOUDS FW B1 SC FW FW B1 FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 OV B2  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.01 0.32  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S L L L L S  
TSTMS S C S  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 68 43 72 46 78 52 80 55 82  
TEMP 64 62 48 45 68 66 49 48 75 71 57 54 77 74 60 57 80 77  
DEWPT 32 34 33 32 32 36 38 38 38 43 44 46 48 49 50 51 49 52  
PWIND DIR N N NE NE S SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 5 10 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ060-170800-  
TUSQUITEE RAWS-FORESTRY-CHEROKEE NC  
35.07N 84.12W ELEV. 1600 FT  
1227 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
DATE 04/16/26 FRI 04/17/26 SAT 04/18/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 55 85 54 86 45  
TEMP 81 74 66 62 57 56 72 82 85 78 66 59 56 55 75 84 86 79 69 62 52 46  
DEWPT 52 50 55 57 56 56 58 50 48 51 52 51 50 52 56 54 53 54 55 55 50 45  
RH 37 43 68 84 96100 61 33 28 39 61 75 80 90 52 36 32 42 61 78 93 96  
MAX/MIN RH 100 30 90 32 100  
WIND DIR W W SW W N N NW NW NW NW N N SE SE SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 26 24 23 28 0 0 29 29 29 30 0 0 12 13 21 21 21 23 24 29 31 32  
WIND SPD 9 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 6 8 4 3 4 6 8  
WIND GUST 18  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV  
CLOUDS (%) 27 39 62 37 36 58 34 11 7 14 23 21 28 48 44 51 60 78 85 83 92 91  
VSBY 10 10 10 10 7 10 10 10 10 10  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0 0 0 0.15  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L S  
TSTMS S S S  
CHANCETHUNDER 20 5 0 10 20  
MAX MIX HGT  
AGL MIX HGT 7400 6600  
MAX VENT RT 37600 94400  
T WIND DIR NW SW  
T WIND SPD 5 12  
ADI 37 92  
MAX LVORI 10 5  
STABILITY A G F A A G G B B D D  
CEILING 20800 4700 11700 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
STA PRES 27.90 27.93 27.94 27.90 27.87 27.85 27.86 27.84 27.80 27.85 27.93  
 
DATE 04/19 MON 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU 04/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 64 37 70 39 75 45 76 49 80  
TEMP 59 58 43 39 66 61 43 41 72 67 50 47 74 70 53 51 77 73  
DEWPT 32 29 28 27 27 31 33 33 33 37 38 40 43 43 45 46 45 47  
PWIND DIR NW N N NE S SE SW S SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 5 0 5 5 10 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
 
THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS  
NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT FORECAST  
 

 
 
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