978  
FNUS74 KMRX 051419  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR JONES RIDGE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
919 AM EST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO NEAR 17 MPH, BECOMING LIGHT LATE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 12  
MPH LATE.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........44 62 55 35 37 33 19 26 29 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 66 69 71 72 73 73 72 70 67  
RH..............70 65 59 55 51 49 49 51 55 59  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 9 8 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 16 17 17 15 11 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.9 3.5 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.3 3.2 1.2 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 20 21 22 22 21 21 18 12 9  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-66 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........39 37 38 36 42 40 42 50 56 45 46 61  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............62 60 59 59 57 57 56 55 55 54 53 53  
RH..............70 75 78 78 83 83 86 90 86 90 93 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 7 5 5  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN  
BECOMING LIGHT LATE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH  
AROUND 3 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 (%).........67 48 29 30 30 31 27 24 20 21 22 23  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 61 67 71 73 74 76 76 76 74 72 69  
RH..............90 78 68 61 55 53 50 48 48 51 57 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 5 6 6 7 6 5 4 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 8 10 10 11 10 10 8 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.4 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.4 3.9 2.8 1.4 0.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 8 12 13 13 12 13 13 13 9 6 3  
 

 
FORECASTER...LYLE WILSON  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN SULLIVAN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604849.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN.SULLIVAN1@USDA.GOV  
 
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