274  
FNUS74 KMRX 050902  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TN-CNF: T-47 INDIAN BOUNDARY...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
402 AM EST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EST ON MARCH 05.  
 
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  
 
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH  
NEAR RECORD TO RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.  
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
18 MPH IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12  
TO 13 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 (%).........47 42 45 38 44 36 45 37 34 44 27 24  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60 63 67 70 73 74 75 76 75 74 72 68  
RH..............81 78 70 63 55 50 48 45 46 50 55 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 14 16 17 18 17 16 14 14 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 2.3 3.6 4.5 5.3 5.6 5.8 6.0 4.5 1.7 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 18 20 23 23 22 21 20 16 13 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 14 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........31 30 34 37 27 28 42 57 63 73 77 79  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............67 66 65 64 64 63 63 62 62 61 62 62  
RH..............63 65 70 73 73 75 78 81 81 87 84 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 14 14 13 12 12 10 10  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
LATE IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........59 53 47 45 43 41 37 32 28 30 31 33  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC  
TEMP............63 66 70 73 76 77 79 79 79 77 74 72  
RH..............84 78 71 64 56 52 47 47 47 52 57 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 10 10 12 13 13 13 13 12 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.9 2.8 3.5 4.2 4.6 5.1 5.3 5.0 3.8 2.2 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 15 16 17 16 15 14 13 13 13  
 
 
FORECASTER...DOUG SCHNEIDER  
REQUESTED BY...MATT DERSTINE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604675.2/MRX  
.DELDT 03/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MATTHEW.DERSTINE@USDA.GOV,WESLEY.SULTEMEIER@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV,CNFSOUTHZONEFIRE@GMAIL.COM  
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