664  
FNUS74 KMRX 071000  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FINGERBOARD...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
500 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EST ON MARCH 07.  
 
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
 
 
BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND RECORD HEAT ARE EXPECTED TODAY  
WITH HIGHS TO NEAR 80. WINDS WILL PIVOT FROM A SOUTHEASTERLY  
DIRECTION TO A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE  
OF THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. MOST LIKELY ARRIVAL TIME FOR A  
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED BY RAIN IS 7 TO 9 PM EST. RAIN  
SHOWERS FOLLOWING THE STORMS TO PERSIST UNTIL MIDNIGHT, CHANCES  
FOR LIGHT RAIN THEREAFTER. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LINE OF  
STORMS.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........52 54 56  
WEATHER COV.....SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............63 63 62  
RH..............90 90 93  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). LIGHT CHANCE  
FOR SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8  
TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.17 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........33 39 41 45 43 49 36 52 50 49 73 74  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH LKY DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC  
TEMP............63 68 71 74 76 78 78 78 79 77 74 70  
RH..............93 81 73 64 60 54 54 54 52 54 62 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 18 18 19 19 20 19 18 18 18 18 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.8 3.6 4.1 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.6 5.9 4.3 2.6 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 17 23 25 25 25 26 26 24 21 12 8  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS THROUGH  
THE NIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.28 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........76 81 87 84 87 92 87 92 89 85 96 96  
WEATHER COV.....LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF LKY DEF LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............66 65 64 63 63 62 61 62 61 61 61 61  
RH..............78 84 84 90 90 93 97 93 97 100 97 97  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE S S S S SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW S SW S S SW SW W SW W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 9 8 9 10 12 10 10 9 12 8  
 

 
FORECASTER...NATHAN WELLINGTON  
REQUESTED BY...W. SULTEMEIER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
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.DELDT 03/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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