745  
FNUS74 KMRX 232000  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORTCUT PLANNING...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
300 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12  
TO 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 (%).........43 39 31 41 38 40 63 50 56 69 73 79  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............20 25 30 37 41 44 47 47 49 47 44 42  
RH..............81 65 53 40 33 29 26 26 24 28 33 38  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 6 7 10 10 11 12 13 13 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.4 1.7 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NW NW W W W SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 6 6 7 8 10 12 14 13 12 14  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........78 74 70 69 68 67 72 78 83 82 80 79  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............39 38 38 37 37 37 36 36 37 36 36 37  
RH..............40 42 44 48 48 50 54 56 56 61 64 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 20 19 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 13 13 13  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........78 77 76 78 81 83 83 82 82 84 86 88  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............40 43 46 48 50 52 53 55 55 53 51 49  
RH..............62 62 60 60 58 56 57 53 55 61 68 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S 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 13 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 2.1 2.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 17 18 17 15 13 12 12 12 10 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...DAVID HOTZ  
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MATOY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603636.0/MRX  
.DELDT 02/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV  
 
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