829  
FNUS74 KMRX 231739  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY CREEK B PLANNING...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1239 PM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 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  
 
COLD CONDITIONS WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND  
CONTINUED SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES THROUGH TONIGHT.  
WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK.  
WIDESPREAD RAIN RETURNS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 6  
TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY  
AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 14  
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........44 47 46 50 55 59 62 64 67 72 76 81  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............20 25 31 36 41 45 48 49 50 49 47 44  
RH..............77 65 53 43 34 28 25 24 23 25 30 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N W W W W SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 2.4 1.7 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 14  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........83 84 86 80 73 67 73 79 85 83 80 78  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............43 42 41 40 40 39 39 39 39 39 39 40  
RH..............38 39 41 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 57 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 22 20 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 16 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH IN  
THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........79 80 81 80 79 78 79 79 80 82 85 87  
WEATHER COV..... CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............42 44 47 49 52 54 55 56 57 56 54 53  
RH..............60 62 60 58 54 52 53 51 51 55 59 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 14 12 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.3 2.8 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.3 1.5 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 21 20 16 14 12 10 9 9 9 9  
 
 
FORECASTER...DAVID HOTZ  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MATOY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603607.0/MRX  
.DELDT 02/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV  
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