084
FNUS74 KMRX 091008
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TN_CNF_NZ_FRENCH_BROAD_RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
508 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EST ON JANUARY 09.
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 IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON....
A STRONG SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY, BRINGING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM, ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS. WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
ADVISORY AREA.
MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH 1
TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS, ISOLATED 3 INCH
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. THE OVERALL
THREAT FOR FLOODING AND SEVERE WEATHER REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 6
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.37 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........69 79 80 87 87 91 85 93 95 96 96 96
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC LKY DEF LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 59 63 65 68 68 68 69 67 65 64 61
RH..............83 83 78 75 70 73 76 73 78 84 81 90
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E S SE N NW N N N E SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 1 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 10 8 8 7 6 6 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW W S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 15 12 10 8 8 6 5 3
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.46 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
SKY (%).........92 96 96 98 93 92 96 94 89 94 97 90
WEATHER COV.....LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 60 60 59 59 59 59 59 58 58 57 58
RH..............93 93 93 96 96 93 96 93 96 100 100 96
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE E E E SE E E SE W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S SE S SE SE S SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS, THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO
13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.60 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........94 95 95 94 93 92 92 93 93 93 92 92
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............57 58 59 61 63 65 65 65 65 63 60 58
RH..............100 100 100 97 90 84 84 84 81 84 87 86
20 FT WIND DIR..N W S SW SW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 8 10 10 10 11 11 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.5 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 6 7 7 8 9 12 13 13 13 13
FORECASTER...BRANDON WASILEWSKI
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528524.3/MRX
.DELDT 01/09/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.WILSON@USDA.GOV
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