857  
FNUS74 KMRX 280910  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TARKILN RIDGE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
510 AM EDT SAT MAR 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON MARCH 28.  
 
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  
 
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION BY  
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING HOURS, GUSTS OVER 20  
MPH ARE EXPECTED, DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON, AROUND 15  
PERCENT. DURING THIS TIME, WIND GUSTS WILL BE AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.  
OVERNIGHT, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES INCREASING TO NEAR 40 PERCENT. LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON SUNDAY BUT WITH LIGHTER  
SOUTHERLY WINDS.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........14 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 (%).........39 18 9 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............34 33 32 34 38 41 45 49 53 54 55 56  
RH..............64 61 56 45 37 29 22 18 16 15 15 14  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..19 18 17 15 14 11 9 8 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 22 20 18 18 16 14 13 11 11 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.  
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 5 7 4 6 4 4 4 4 7 7 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 54 50 47 44 42 41 39 38 37 36 36  
RH..............16 19 24 28 32 36 36 39 38 40 44 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 11 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 5 5 4 5 6 8 11 13 15 16 18  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............34 35 34 37 41 44 47 50 52 53 54 55  
RH..............43 41 43 42 36 28 24 21 20 19 21 27  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 11 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 14  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRANDON WASILEWSKI  
REQUESTED BY...TIMMY WILLIAMS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2608214.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TIMOTHY.WILLIAMS@USDA.GOV  
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