668  
FNUS74 KMRX 251042  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TARKILN RIDGE WILDFIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
642 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 25.  
 
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 FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY. FLOW WILL PRIMARILY VARY  
FROM THE SOUTHEAST, SOUTH, AND SOUTHWEST. INCREASED GUSTS THURSDAY  
AFTERNOON CLOSE TO 15 MPH. MINIMUM RH WILL BE AROUND THE UPPER  
30S PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON, WITH IMPROVED VALUES IN THE 50  
PERCENT RANGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXCELLENT RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT  
TONIGHT.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........74 53 31 21 23 17 10 16 28 39 44  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............38 39 41 45 48 51 54 57 57 59 59  
RH..............67 64 65 58 51 48 43 40 40 39 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 11  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST  
AROUND 6 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 (%).........50 52 54 49 53 43 32 33 40 43 52 63  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............58 57 55 52 50 49 48 48 47 48 48 46  
RH..............42 45 51 59 63 68 74 77 79 80 83 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S SE S SE SE S SE SE SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 7  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........65 69 79 72 60 48 50 51 53 45 37 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............48 48 48 51 53 55 58 61 64 65 66 67  
RH..............86 86 93 86 86 83 77 70 63 60 58 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14  
 
 
FORECASTER...KERRIE SIMMONS  
REQUESTED BY...DREW FORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2607618.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DREW.FORD@USDA.GOV  
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