145  
FNUS74 KMRX 121445  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARPAW1...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1045 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 EDT ON MARCH 14.  
 
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  
 
SATURDAY SHOULD BRING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ACROSS  
THE REGION WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE WARM TEMPERATURES  
WILL HELP DRIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER IN THE AFTERNOON  
HOURS LIKELY BELOW THE 40TH PERCENTILE.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MIN 35.  
RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE  
LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST  
OVERNIGHT.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........3 3 3 7 10 14 15 15  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............44 42 41 40 39 38 36 35  
RH..............70 79 82 85 85 89 92 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..S N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W SW SE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.  
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 8  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........16 18 19 21 25 29 33 31 28 26 29 32  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............36 41 47 54 60 66 70 73 74 73 71 68  
RH..............92 82 74 61 51 40 35 31 30 30 32 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 4 6 7 8 10 10 8 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 3.1 4.3 5.2 5.8 6.0 5.5 4.0 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E S S S SW SW SW SW S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8  
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.  
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........35 25 16 6 6 6 6 12 19 25 28 31  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............64 60 56 53 51 50 50 49 49 49 48 47  
RH..............45 51 57 64 68 71 71 74 77 77 80 86  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 7 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 10 13 14 14 13 12 10 10 10 10 12  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.  
RH..................MIN 55 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 11 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 21 TO 29  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN  
DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........34 35 35 36 41 47 52 61 70 79 79 79  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 50 53 57 61 65 68 69 70 70 69 67  
RH..............86 86 86 80 72 63 57 55 55 55 57 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 11 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 14 16 18 18 19 20 20 19 19 19 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.6 2.3 3.1 4.0 4.7 5.3 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.2 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 15 17 21 24 28 29 29 26 24 21 17  
 
 
FORECASTER...ANDREW MOULTON  
REQUESTED BY...DREW FORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605510.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DREW.FORD@USDA.GOV  
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