299  
FNUS74 KMRX 291346  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MADDEN BRANCH-SPOT...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
946 AM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 29.  
 
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
 
 
   
..INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY
 
 
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS REMAIN SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED TODAY,  
ESPECIALLY FROM MIDDAY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MINIMUM RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY OF 19% IS FORECAST ACROSS THE BURN AREA WITH SUSTAINED  
WINDS FROM 5 TO 10 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH. WINDS BECOME CALMER  
BY THIS EVENING. MONDAY WILL BE BREEZY BUT WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
VALUES SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN TODAY.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.  
RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH AT IGNITION...  
OTHERWISE...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
GUSTS FROM 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING  
AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
 
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000 FT  
AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 23 12 11 12 18 17 27  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............53 55 59 63 66 67 68 68  
RH..............33 31 26 21 19 20 22 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 10 10 10 8 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 18 18 17 16 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.4 2.9 3.8 4.4 4.9 5.0 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 20 20 17 15 15 15 16  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.  
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........41 50 44 40 43 45 44 46 49 42 48 54  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............67 65 62 58 56 56 55 55 55 54 54 54  
RH..............28 31 36 44 51 53 57 59 61 66 69 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.7 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S SE S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14  
   
MONDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).  
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.  
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........51 68 71 67 69 71 67 64 60 52 45 37  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 53 53 55 59 64 67 69 71 72 73 74  
RH..............77 77 80 77 72 63 59 55 53 51 48 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.1 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 16 16  
 

 
FORECASTER...SAM ROBERTS  
REQUESTED BY...CODY DANIELS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608309.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV,WESLEY.SULTEMEIER@USDA.GOV,JOSHUA.FITZPATRICK@USDA.GOV  
 
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