867  
FOUS54 KMRX 161827  
PFMMRX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
227 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
TNZ017-170800-  
TRI CITIES AIRPORT-SULLIVAN TN  
36.50N 82.41W ELEV. 1536 FT  
227 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE  
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 57 87 60 90 61  
TEMP 82 78 66 62 58 60 76 84 86 82 69 64 61 63 79 87 89 84 71 65 61 64  
DEWPT 56 60 58 57 55 56 60 60 59 63 61 59 58 60 65 63 61 63 60 58 57 59  
RH 41 54 75 84 90 87 58 44 40 53 76 84 90 90 62 45 39 49 68 78 87 84  
WIND DIR W SW SE E E E SW SW W SE SE SE E E S SW S S S SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 4 8 4 2 1 1 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 90 62 86 61 78 58 78 57 79  
TEMP 87 84 67 64 83 80 66 62 75 73 61 60 74 74 62 59 76 75  
DEWPT 60 62 59 59 65 65 63 62 65 63 59 59 65 62 59 58 65 63  
PWIND DIR SW S W SW NW NE S E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 70 70 80 60 80 60 80  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L D L C L D L C C D  
TSTMS S C C C S C C  
 

 
 
TNZ071-170800-  
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT-BLOUNT TN  
35.80N 83.98W ELEV. 979 FT  
227 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE  
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 90 65 90 66  
TEMP 86 80 71 66 62 63 80 88 90 85 74 70 66 67 82 88 90 85 75 70 67 68  
DEWPT 54 57 58 56 55 56 60 62 62 64 64 62 62 62 66 66 63 64 63 60 59 60  
RH 34 45 63 70 78 78 51 42 39 50 71 76 87 84 58 48 41 50 66 71 75 76  
WIND DIR SW SW S W NE NE N SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 8 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 5 4 3 2 2 1 4 8 11 6 3 2 3 1  
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 90 67 88 65 82 62 81 62 81  
TEMP 89 85 72 69 86 82 70 67 80 77 67 64 78 77 67 64 79 78  
DEWPT 61 62 60 61 67 68 65 64 68 66 62 62 68 67 63 62 69 67  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW NW NE SW NE NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 20 70 70 80 60 80 70 80  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C L D L C D D L C L D  
TSTMS S C C S C S C C  
 

 
 
TNZ036-170800-  
OAK RIDGE-ANDERSON TN  
36.00N 84.24W ELEV. 913 FT  
227 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE  
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 89 63 89 64  
TEMP 85 79 69 65 61 62 77 87 88 82 73 69 65 66 79 87 89 83 74 69 65 67  
DEWPT 56 59 57 56 55 57 61 63 64 66 64 63 63 63 68 68 66 66 64 62 60 61  
RH 37 50 66 73 81 84 58 45 45 58 73 81 93 90 69 53 47 57 71 78 84 81  
WIND DIR SW SW SW NE NE N S SW S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 9 5 2 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
HEAT INDEX 91 92  
MAX HEAT 84 88 90 91 92 82  
 
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 89 64 87 63 81 60 80 61 81  
TEMP 87 84 70 66 85 80 68 64 79 75 65 62 78 75 66 62 79 77  
DEWPT 64 64 62 62 69 69 65 63 68 66 61 61 69 67 63 62 69 68  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW NW NW NE S NW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 30 80 80 70 60 80 60 70  
RAIN SHWRS S C C D D C L L L L L D L L C L  
TSTMS S S C C C S C C  
 

 
 
TNZ099-170800-  
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT-HAMILTON TN  
35.03N 85.22W ELEV. 688 FT  
227 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE  
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 62 90 65 89 67  
TEMP 85 80 70 65 63 64 79 88 89 83 73 69 67 68 79 87 89 84 75 70 67 69  
DEWPT 55 59 59 57 56 57 62 65 66 67 66 64 64 64 67 68 68 67 66 63 61 61  
RH 36 49 68 75 78 78 56 47 47 59 79 84 90 87 67 53 50 57 74 78 81 76  
WIND DIR S S S N N N S S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 9 6 4 2 3 3 8 10 10 5 3 2 3 3  
CLOUDS B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 92 86 91 93 87  
MAX HEAT 84 90 93 91 93 83  
 
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 89 66 88 66 84 64 82 63 82  
TEMP 87 85 70 68 86 82 69 68 82 78 68 66 80 78 67 65 80 78  
DEWPT 66 65 63 63 69 69 66 64 69 68 64 63 70 68 64 62 68 68  
PWIND DIR S S SW SW W E S S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 10 30 80 70 80 60 80 60 60  
RAIN SHWRS C C D L C C D L L L D L C C L  
TSTMS C C C S C S C S C  
 

 
 
NCZ060-170800-  
TUSQUITEE RAWS-FORESTRY-CHEROKEE NC  
35.07N 84.12W ELEV. 1600 FT  
227 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE  
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 88 61 87 61  
TEMP 83 77 65 61 59 60 77 85 85 78 68 64 63 63 76 84 86 80 69 64 61 63  
DEWPT 52 58 55 53 52 55 61 62 63 64 63 62 60 62 66 64 62 62 60 58 57 58  
RH 34 52 70 75 78 84 58 46 48 62 84 93 90 97 71 51 45 54 73 81 87 84  
MAX/MIN RH 84 45 97 45 87  
WIND DIR SW S E E N E SE S S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE  
WIND DIR DEG 21 19 11 11 0 11 15 18 17 14 12 12 12 12 16 17 16 15 13 12 12 12  
WIND SPD 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 5 4 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 4 3 3 3 1  
CLOUDS B2 OV B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC  
CLOUDS (%) 87 89 67 60 74 47 24 18 31 60 32 16 29 33 34 21 24 38 19 29 47 48  
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
POP 12HR 0 30 5 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
CHANCETHUNDER 0 30 5 10 0  
MAX MIX HGT  
AGL MIX HGT 5900 6200  
MAX VENT RT 53400 77300  
T WIND DIR S S  
T WIND SPD 9 11  
ADI 53 80  
MAX LVORI 5 8  
STABILITY B F G A B G G B A G G  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
STA PRES 27.96 27.98 28.04 28.00 28.02 28.04 28.12 28.09 28.07 28.08 28.13  
 
DATE 05/19 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 88 61 86 61 83 60 80 59 80  
TEMP 85 80 64 63 83 79 64 63 80 76 64 61 77 74 62 60 77 74  
DEWPT 59 61 59 59 66 65 63 62 67 65 62 61 67 63 61 60 66 64  
PWIND DIR S SE SW N W N S SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 70 50 80 60 80 60 70  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L D L C L D L C C L  
TSTMS C C C S C S S C C  
 
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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