251  
FNUS74 KMRX 110918  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ROUGH BRANCH...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
518 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 11.  
 
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
 
 
ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY BUT LIGHT WINDS IS  
EXPECTED TODAY. A PERIOD OF MID TO UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS MAY HELP  
LIMIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ATMOSPHERIC MIXING, WITH SLIGHTY  
IMPROVED RHS IN COMPARRISON TO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THE THEME THROUGH THE FORECAST  
PERIOD, WITH VERY LIMITED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT  
7 DAYS. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL FURTHER ELEVATE SUNDAY AND  
INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AMPLIFY BETWEEN  
10-20MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS 25+MPH. FIRE WEATHER INTERESTS  
SHOULD STAY AWARE OF THESE CONDITIONS SETTING UP FOR AT LEAST  
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AND POTENTIALLY THE REST OF NEXT WEEK.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........16 18 11 15 23 28 24 18 14 9 10 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 50 52 55 62 67 70 73 74 75 75 75  
RH..............58 58 59 57 48 42 38 37 37 36 34 36  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.5 4.4 5.3 5.9 6.3 6.3 5.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 5 6 9 10 10 9 8 8 8  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10  
TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........13 19 15 12 19 28 17 9 16 12 20 12  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............76 73 70 66 63 61 60 59 58 58 57 57  
RH..............37 43 49 56 65 67 69 72 72 72 72 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.0 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N E E SE SE SE SE S SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 9 10 12  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........12 29 6 3 10 16 26 37 47 44 42 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............57 56 57 60 66 72 77 79 81 81 81 79  
RH..............69 72 69 62 50 38 30 27 24 24 24 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 10 10 10 10 7 8 7 7 7 8 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.6 1.4 2.1 3.0 4.9 7.0 8.4 8.5 7.6 6.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...KYLE SNOWDIN  
REQUESTED BY...MAXWELL WHITE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609146.4/MRX  
.DELDT 04/11/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MAXWELL.WHITE@USDA.GOV  
 
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