987  
FNUS74 KMRX 301023  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TARKILN RIDGE WILDFIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
623 AM EDT MON MAR 30 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON MARCH 30.  
 
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  
 
WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY SOUTHERLY BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE  
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN RECENT DAYS, GENERALLY STAYING ABOVE 60  
PERCENT. TONIGHT, WINDS WILL BECOME MORE VARIABLE WITH RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES REACHING TO NEAR 100 PERCENT. SOUTHERLY TO  
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN  
RETURNING.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........79 80 79 80 82 81 79 84 79 72 67  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............46 48 48 50 51 52 54 55 57 58 59  
RH..............93 89 93 89 86 86 77 74 72 69 67  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SE S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 6 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........56 59 63 61 61 58 53 57 58 64 70 80  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............59 60 58 57 56 55 54 53 53 54 53 52  
RH..............67 64 69 72 77 80 83 86 86 86 89 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SE S SE SE S SE SE S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........79 85 87 81 79 76 68 61 53 52 52 51  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............54 54 54 55 56 57 59 61 63 65 66 67  
RH..............90 93 93 93 93 90 83 78 72 68 63 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRANDON WASILEWSKI  
REQUESTED BY...DREW FORD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2607618.5/MRX  
.DELDT 03/30/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DREW.FORD@USDA.GOV  
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