876  
FNUS74 KMRX 261853  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DERRICK SAR...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
253 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1500 EDT ON MARCH 26.  
 
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  
 
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH  
FRIDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN  
SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.  
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25  
MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THEN 21 MPH  
AFTER 3 AM.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........29 22 19 15 12 13 15 16 18 19 37 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............72 70 68 65 64 62 61 60 59 59 57 56  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.13 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
SURFACE WND GST.25 23 23 22 21 20 20 20 18 20 21 21  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN RAIN  
SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30  
MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........40 37 35 34 36 52 48 49 58 70 76 78  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC LKY  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 20 40 60  
TEMP............56 56 55 57 61 63 65 69 69 69 69 67  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 10 10 11 13 14 14 14 13 14 14 14  
SURFACE WND GST.22 22 23 25 26 30 30 29 29 29 29 29  
 
 
FORECASTER...ANTHONY CAVALLUCCI  
REQUESTED BY...AGNES REHR-ZIMMERMANN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2608040.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/26/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL AREHR-ZIMMERMANN@NPS.GOV  
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