188  
FNUS74 KMRX 180239  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR APPALACHIA...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
1039 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2319 EDT ON APRIL 17.  
 
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  
 
   
..LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK  
 
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES RISING TO ABOVE 60 PERCENT BY THE EARLY MORNING  
HOURS. THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY, INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE  
30S BY THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS ARE EXPECTED BY  
LATER IN THE EVENING WITH RAIN TOTALS BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.50 INCHES  
EXPECTED.  
 
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........2 7 10 13 19 24 22 25 24 13 13 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............85 83 79 72 69 66 65 64 63 62 61 61  
RH..............30 32 38 48 51 56 58 58 60 62 65 65  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........32 32 19 21 22 34 27 48 51 57 51 53  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............60 61 62 66 74 79 82 84 85 86 85 85  
RH..............67 65 67 61 51 47 44 41 37 36 36 35  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 8 10 12 13 14 14 16 14 14  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRANDON WASILEWSKI  
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTOPHER MCTAGGART  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610379.1/MRX  
.DELDT 04/17/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHRISTOPHER.MCTAGGART@USDA.GOV,WESLEY.SULTEMEIER@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV  
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