714  
FNUS74 KMRX 220927  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANDFATHER KNOB...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
527 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 22.  
 
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  
 
DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT  
WILL MOVE THROUGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT, INCREASING  
THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY MORNING  
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. A WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE  
COLD FRONT MONDAY MORNING. CURRENT WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL  
EVENTUALLY TURN OUT OF THE NORTH.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 21 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........62 62 57 41 39 41 31 34 43 31 20 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 58 57 60 63 67 69 72 75 76 77 77  
RH..............80 83 90 84 78 73 68 61 54 50 45 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 10 10 11 13 13 14 16 16 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.2 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.6 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W SW W W W W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 13 14 15 16 17 20 20 21 21  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH  
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........17 17 25 19 18 21 26 36 41 65 76 86  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
TEMP............78 76 73 69 69 67 67 66 65 65 64 63  
RH..............42 43 48 57 57 59 59 63 65 68 73 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 12 13 14 14 16 16 16 17 17  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW SW W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 14 13 13 15 18 17 18 17 18 20 18  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 16  
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN  
THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO  
18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........93 88 89 88 84 80 62 44 26 21 16 11  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH  
TEMP............60 58 57 54 55 57 57 58 58 58 59 58  
RH..............81 90 86 96 90 75 67 60 53 47 42 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W N N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 17 17 13 13 15 15 15 15 16 18 18  
 
 
FORECASTER...KERRIE SIMMONS  
REQUESTED BY...MAXWELL WHITE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2606875.2/MRX  
.DELDT 03/22/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MAXWELL.WHITE@USDA.GOV  
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