269  
FNUS74 KMRX 210904  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CNF SZ CANE CREEK MTN....USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
404 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 21.  
 
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  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON DROP TO 25 TO 30%, WITH  
WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH. PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE  
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT, WITH A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF WINTRY  
WEATHER POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17  
TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........15 22 25 24 30 32 50 64 76 86 96  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............34 39 44 48 51 52 52 53 51 48 47  
RH..............43 39 33 30 28 29 31 29 33 39 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 14 16 16 17 17 17 17 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 1.5 2.2 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 17 20 22 24 25 25 21 17 15 16  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 6  
MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.09 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........89 90 95 93 92 93 95 97 96 96 88 79  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............45 44 44 43 43 42 43 41 40 40 39 40  
RH..............49 53 60 65 70 79 79 89 96 92 100 92  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 8 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 14 13 12 10 10 7 6 5 4 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW S S SW W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 15 16 13 12 12 10 8 8 6 5  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS, THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
NORTHEAST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........84 74 64 61 58 55 52 50 47 52 57 62  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 40 42 44 46 49 50 51 51 49 47 45  
RH..............92 96 93 86 76 66 58 54 52 56 63 70  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW NW N N N N N N N N NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 4 5 6 6 6 5 5 4 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N NW NW N N N N NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...DOUG SCHNEIDER  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MATOY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600547.2/MRX  
.DELDT 01/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV  
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