217  
FNUS74 KMRX 241000  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TN_CNF_NZ_JONES RIDGE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
600 AM EDT FRI OCT 24 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON OCTOBER 24.  
 
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 WEATHER TODAY WITH LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES, ONLY A  
FEW CLOUDS AROUND 4000 FEET TODAY, A HIGHER CIRRUS CLOUD DECK AS  
WELL. MORNING INVERSION TO LIKELY DISSIPATE AROUND 10 TO 11 AM.  
DECENT MIXING, BUT HIGH PRESSURE IS KEEPING THE WIDER WINDS LIGHT  
TODAY, SO LOCAL TERRAIN AND LAKE INFLUENCE MAY BE A FACTOR MORE  
THAN THE WIDER ENVIRONMENT ON WIND DIRECTION. WINDS ALOFT AT THE  
TOP OF THE AFTERNOON MIXING LAYER ARE LIGHT, SO GUSTS MOST LIKELY  
WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW 10 MPH.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM  
SKY (%).........14 8 15 6 2 5 8 6 5 2 5 7  
WEATHER COV.....ARS  
WEATHER TYPE....FST  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............33 37 43 47 50 53 54 56 57 57 55 52  
RH..............92 79 65 56 48 41 40 35 33 33 35 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW W W W W W W W W NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.9 3.3 3.8 4.3 4.8 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 8 9 10 10 10 12 10 8 7  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5  
TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM  
SKY (%).........10 7 13 19 23 22 20 15 15 24 35 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............49 45 43 42 40 39 38 38 37 37 36 36  
RH..............46 53 60 62 67 70 73 73 75 75 75 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 4.4 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N NE NE E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3  
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM  
SKY (%).........33 42 41 40 41 41 42 43 44 45 49 53  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............36 39 45 52 56 59 61 63 63 63 61 58  
RH..............72 70 58 48 40 34 31 29 29 29 32 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E NE NW W W NW NW N NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.9 1.4 2.0 2.7 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.0 2.2 1.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E SE S SW W W W W NW NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...NATHAN WELLINGTON  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WILSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2524237.2/MRX  
.DELDT 10/24/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.WILSON@USDA.GOV  
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