422
FNUS74 KMRX 080922
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CADES COVE WEST RX 1/8/2026...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
422 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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
..WIND ADVISORY LIKELY STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO CADES COVE THIS EVENING.
INCREASING AROUND SUNSET WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH STARTING AS EARLY
AS MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING
AND WILL STAY GUSTY ALL DAY FRIDAY. MAX WIND GUSTS WILL BE AROUND
50 MPH.
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 SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........45 47 41 40 51 45 46 53 81 79 90 79
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 52 57 61 65 66 66 67 65 62 59 58
RH..............77 71 64 60 52 52 52 50 54 60 67 69
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.2 1.9 2.6 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.7 1.8 1.3 1.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 15 15 15 16 16 15 14 15 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
INCREASING TO 36 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 22 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
SKY (%).........68 77 70 61 65 78 72 77 81 68 75 82
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............58 57 58 58 58 58 58 58 59 59 60 60
RH..............69 72 72 72 75 75 77 80 80 80 81 81
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 8 8 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.17 18 21 21 23 23 24 24 29 29 29 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 20 20 21 22 20 20 20 20 21 21
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28
MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 21 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.70 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........67 76 84 86 88 90 91 93 94 95 95 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............60 62 64 65 66 66 65 64 63 62 61 60
RH..............81 78 75 75 75 75 78 81 84 87 87 90
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 4
20 FT WIND GUST.28 26 26 26 23 21 19 18 17 17 17 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 1.9 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 20 20 20 18 18 17 16 15 15 15 15
FORECASTER...JEANIE MCDERMOTT
REQUESTED BY...SEAN WESTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528570.0/MRX
.DELDT 01/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SEAN_WESTON@NPS.GOV
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