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FNUS74 KMRX 271029
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR TARKILN RIDGE WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
629 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 27.
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
FOR THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST AT
ABOUT 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO NEAR 20 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO BE BETWEEN 50 AND 60 PERCENT. A FRONT
WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EARLY EVENING, BRINGING CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN, MAINLY BETWEEN
5 AND 8 PM EDT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIMITED, LIKELY LESS THAN
0.10 INCHES. WINDS WILL ALSO SHIFT TO BE FROM A MORE NORTHERLY
DIRECTION THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 25
MPH AT TIMES. ON SATURDAY, WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE
NORTHEASTERLY WITH VERY LOW RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE TEENS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........27 22 23 19 24 28 27 32 37 48 59
WEATHER COV..... CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............54 54 56 60 62 64 67 67 67 67 66
RH..............86 86 86 72 70 63 56 54 54 56 58
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 14 16 16 16 17 17 18 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH INCREASING TO 19 TO 20
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........71 84 88 85 77 66 57 49 69 47 51 30
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
TEMP............64 61 57 53 50 47 46 43 41 39 38 35
RH..............58 62 69 74 80 83 76 79 76 76 70 72
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..14 16 17 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 22 23 23 23 24 23 23 24 24 23
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 11 TO 19 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........17 9 13 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............34 33 32 34 37 40 44 48 52 54 56 56
RH..............64 63 61 56 44 36 28 22 18 17 16 16
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..19 17 17 15 13 11 9 8 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.22 21 19 18 18 16 14 13 12 11 10 10
FORECASTER...BRANDON WASILEWSKI
REQUESTED BY...DREW FORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2607618.2/MRX
.DELDT 03/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DREW.FORD@USDA.GOV
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