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FNUS74 KMRX 061200
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR MILKSICK/PANTHER TOP...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
700 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY NEAR 80. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING
TODAY, BUT THE PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE REMAINS LOW. BETTER
CHANCES FOR RAIN RETURN TOMORROW AFTERNOON INTO TOMORROW NIGHT.
WINDS ARE FROM THE SOUTH TODAY, WITH POTENTIAL TO GUST IN THE
AFTERNOON HOURS TO 15 TO 20 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN TO LIGHT WIND
TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE INVERSION REDEVELOPS AFTER SUNSET.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON, CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 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 ANY THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........65 68 67 55 48 43 35 33 41
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC
TEMP............70 73 76 77 77 78 77 74 72
RH..............76 68 62 58 56 52 56 62 66
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SE
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 10 10 11 11 10 10 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.4 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.2 3.6 1.9 1.1 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 14 14 13 12 10 8 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
SKY (%).........38 43 51 44 51 70 67 69 80 73 69 82
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............68 66 64 63 62 62 61 61 61 61 61 59
RH..............78 81 87 90 93 93 100 100 97 97 100 100
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E SE SE E SE SE E SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 9 8 9 9 10 9 9 8 10 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM IN THE MORNING,
THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........61 61 61 57 52 59 59 59 59 59 66 74
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............61 64 67 70 73 75 77 78 77 76 73 71
RH..............100 97 90 81 71 64 58 56 56 58 64 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 4 3
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 11 13 14 14 14 14 13 12 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.5 2.6 3.4 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.2 3.6 2.7 1.7 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 13 16 18 20 20 18 17 15 13 12 10
FORECASTER...NATHAN WELLINGTON
REQUESTED BY...TIMMY WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604901.0/MRX
.DELDT 03/06/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DREW.FORD@USDA.GOV,TIMOTHY.WILLIAMS@USDA.GOV
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