801  
FNUS74 KMRX 021553  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR EARLY BRANCH RD...TNTNS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1153 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 02.  
 
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 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.  
WITH THE MORE SOUTHERLY WINDS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE  
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL LIKELY  
STAY RELATIVELY LIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE PEAK HEATING HOURS IN THE  
AFTERNOON AT THE WILDFIRE SITE. SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WILL SEE A  
FRONT MOVE THROUGH AND PROVIDE THE NEXT BEST CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.04 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 28 29 32 45 44  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............76 79 80 81 82 80  
RH..............60 54 52 51 47 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.03 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........40 44 41 29 32 26 21 33 48 43 32 36  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH  
TEMP............80 79 74 72 70 68 67 65 65 64 62 61  
RH..............49 49 55 57 61 65 65 70 68 70 72 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 8 7  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........35 34 41 46 57 67 70 73 76 76 77 77  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60 60 59 63 67 72 75 78 79 80 80 80  
RH..............78 78 83 78 73 64 60 52 50 47 47 45  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 7 8 10 10 11 11 11 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...ANDREW MOULTON  
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES VIA  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2608867.0/MRX  
.DELDT 04/02/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.VIA@TN.GOV  
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