552  
FNUS74 KMRX 201537  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MADDEN BRANCH RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1137 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 20.  
 
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
 
 
A BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WIND IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 20  
MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S.  
TONIGHT, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES RISING ABOVE 80 PERCENT. FOR SATURDAY, WINDS WILL BE  
SLIGHTLY MORE WESTERLY AND WITH RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 30S  
AGAIN. RAIN CHANCES RETURN BY EARLY EVENING.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 21 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........28 43 37 37 34 40  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............66 69 71 73 74 74  
RH..............43 39 36 34 33 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 8 8 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 12 13 11 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.7 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 20 21 21  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10  
MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........34 45 22 20 21 40 43 45 36 41 35 36  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............73 72 68 64 62 60 60 59 59 58 57 57  
RH..............34 37 44 48 54 62 64 69 69 72 77 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 14 13 13 14 13 13 14 14 13 13 10  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........38 45 47 39 40 41 34 28 21 20 19 18  
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
TEMP............56 56 55 57 62 68 72 75 78 80 81 81  
RH..............80 83 86 83 72 63 55 49 41 39 36 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 7 7 8 8 12 13 14 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.5 2.2 2.8 3.5 4.1 4.8 5.2 5.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 12 12 13 13 14 15 15  
 

 
FORECASTER...BRANDON WASILEWSKI  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606371.1/MRX  
.DELDT 03/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV,CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV,SHANE.D.CLIFTON@USDA.GOV  
 
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