495  
FNUS74 KMRX 061001  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FINGERBOARD...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
501 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EST ON MARCH 06.  
 
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  
 
NEAR RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW  
WITH MOST PLACES RISING INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S. WINDS MAY  
GUST UP TO 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DURING PEAK  
MIXING, BEFORE THE NIGHTTIME INVERSION TONIGHT REDUCES SURFACE  
WINDS AGAIN. WIND IS PRIMARILY SOUTHERLY, THOUGH MAY TAKE ON A SSW  
DIRECTION.  
 
THERE'S A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS  
AFTERNOON INTO LATE EVENING. STORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN  
ISOLATED.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........65 59 70  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............59 59 58  
RH..............90 90 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........62 61 54 68 62 59 48 35 26 27 26 20  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............60 65 70 73 76 78 79 80 81 79 76 73  
RH..............90 81 73 68 60 54 50 49 47 50 56 62  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S SW SW S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.4 2.3 3.5 4.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 4.7 2.7 0.9 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 13 14 17 17 17 16 15 12 10 9  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.10 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........24 26 22 41 40 61 51 65 64 62 64 58  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH  
TEMP............69 68 67 66 65 64 64 64 63 64 64 62  
RH..............70 73 75 78 84 87 87 87 90 87 90 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SE SE S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...NATHAN WELLINGTON  
REQUESTED BY...W. SULTEMEIER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604779.1/MRX  
.DELDT 03/06/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ROCKY.BEERY@USDA.GOV,WESLEY.SULTEMEIER@USDA.GOV,MATTHEW.DERSTINE@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV  
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