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FNUS74 KMRX 150836
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR NZ_CNF_BELL_COW_RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
436 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.
..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT MONDAY
DISCUSSION
SOUTHERLY OR SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH GUSTS
AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL PEAK SUNDAY
NIGHT WITH DOWNSLOPE WIND PRONE SPOTS GETTING GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING TODAY AND WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY
IN VALLEY LOCATIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT, AND SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM MONDAY ESPECIALLY OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 39
MPH INCREASING TO 43 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 28
TO 37 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON,
THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 22 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 (%).........56 60 62 64 54 64 71 69 67 68 78 83
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............46 48 50 54 57 59 62 63 64 63 63 61
RH..............73 75 74 73 65 57 53 52 53 57 59 65
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..16 16 16 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 16 17
20 FT WIND GUST.24 26 29 30 30 31 30 30 30 30 32 34
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.4 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S S S S S SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 26 31 36 37 37 36 32 30 28 22
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 19 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTS UP TO
48 MPH DECREASING TO 37 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 22 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.40 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
SKY (%).........69 63 60 66 65 71 66 62 68 55 78 83
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH LKY DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
TEMP............60 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 60 60 53 51
RH..............68 71 71 72 75 78 78 78 77 72 88 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..17 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 17
20 FT WIND GUST.36 38 38 38 36 36 35 35 35 35 32 30
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.6 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 22 23 24 24 24 23 26 24 23 22 22
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 36 MPH
DECREASING TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, THEN INCREASING TO 35 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 24 MPH INCREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.50 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........97 94 93 91 91 91 91 89 88 86 86 85
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............49 41 41 43 41 38 35 34 34 33 32 31
RH..............93 93 96 93 89 92 92 87 79 75 71 69
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 12 14 17
20 FT WIND GUST.29 25 22 21 20 20 20 21 22 23 25 28
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.7 3.3 4.0 4.5 4.8 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 18 18 20 21 24 29 31 31 30
FORECASTER...JEANIE MCDERMOTT
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605466.5/MRX
.DELDT 03/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.WILSON@USDA.GOV
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