772  
FOUS54 KMRX 161802  
PFMMRX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
202 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
TNZ017-170800-  
TRI CITIES AIRPORT-SULLIVAN TN  
36.50N 82.41W ELEV. 1536 FT  
202 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 71 89 69 87 65  
TEMP 90 85 76 73 72 72 81 87 84 79 73 71 71 69 77 84 86 81 72 67 65 67  
DEWPT 73 72 70 69 69 69 72 74 74 73 72 70 70 69 71 71 70 69 67 66 65 65  
RH 58 65 82 87 90 90 74 65 72 82 97 97 97100 82 65 59 67 84 97100 93  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N N N NW W W NW NE NE E E  
WIND SPD 9 5 4 2 2 3 6 10 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 1  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 60 40 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0.04 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S S L C C  
TSTMS S S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 99 91 85 95 92 89 91 84  
MAX HEAT 101 84 98 95 90 93  
 
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 89 68 86 66 84 65 83 64 84  
TEMP 86 82 70 69 83 78 68 66 81 77 67 66 81 76 66 65 81 77  
DEWPT 68 68 66 67 70 68 66 66 69 68 66 65 68 67 64 64 66 65  
PWIND DIR SW S SW E W SE SW SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 40 50 40 40 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C S S C S S  
TSTMS C C C S C S C S S  
 

 
 
TNZ071-170800-  
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT-BLOUNT TN  
35.80N 83.98W ELEV. 979 FT  
202 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 95 73 91 69  
TEMP 95 88 82 79 77 77 87 93 92 84 79 77 75 74 82 89 91 86 78 74 71 70  
DEWPT 72 73 71 70 70 71 73 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 74 73 71 71 71 70 68 68  
RH 48 61 69 74 79 82 63 56 58 74 88 90 94 93 77 59 52 61 79 87 90 93  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W NW SW N N N NW NW NW N NE NE N E  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 8 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 1  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW SC FW B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 70 50 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.43 0.25 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C  
TSTMS C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 104 96 86 94105103 92 88 97 98 91  
MAX HEAT 106 91 105 106 89 97 99 89  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 93 73 91 70 89 68 88 67 88  
TEMP 91 87 76 74 89 84 74 71 86 82 72 69 85 82 71 68 86 82  
DEWPT 70 70 69 69 72 71 70 69 71 69 68 68 70 68 67 66 68 66  
PWIND DIR W S W NE NW SE W E NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 40 40 50 30 40 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C C C S S C S  
TSTMS S C S S S C S C S  
 

 
 
TNZ036-170800-  
OAK RIDGE-ANDERSON TN  
36.00N 84.24W ELEV. 913 FT  
202 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 74 94 72 91 68  
TEMP 94 87 80 77 75 75 86 92 91 84 78 75 73 72 82 88 91 85 75 72 70 69  
DEWPT 73 74 72 71 70 71 75 76 77 75 74 73 72 72 74 73 72 72 70 68 67 68  
RH 51 65 77 82 84 87 70 60 64 74 88 94 97100 77 61 54 65 84 87 90 97  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW N N N N NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 60 30 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0.27 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS L C C C  
TSTMS C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 103 95 84 95105105 92 88 96 99 91  
MAX HEAT 106 90 105 107 87 96 99 85  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 72 90 69 88 67 87 66 88  
TEMP 90 86 75 73 88 83 72 70 85 81 70 68 85 80 70 67 85 80  
DEWPT 72 72 70 70 73 72 69 68 72 70 68 67 71 69 67 66 69 67  
PWIND DIR SW SW W N NW NW W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 40 30 50 30 30 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C S S C  
TSTMS C C C S C C C S C  
 

 
 
TNZ099-170800-  
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT-HAMILTON TN  
35.03N 85.22W ELEV. 688 FT  
202 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 77 99 76 95 72  
TEMP 98 92 83 80 78 78 90 97 97 88 82 79 77 76 86 92 95 89 80 77 74 73  
DEWPT 70 73 72 72 71 72 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 71 72 71 71 70 70  
RH 41 54 70 77 79 82 60 48 48 66 79 88 90 94 68 54 46 57 74 82 87 90  
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW W W W W NW N NW N N NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 4 3 2 1 1 1 3 6 8 3 1 0 1 0 2 4 5 4 2 1 0 0  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 40 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S  
TSTMS S C S  
HEAT INDEX 105101 88 84 99109109 98 89 94101103 96 83  
MAX HEAT 106 94 109 110 94 101 103 92  
HEAT Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 97 75 95 73 92 70 91 70 92  
TEMP 94 91 79 76 93 87 76 74 90 84 74 71 89 84 73 71 89 84  
DEWPT 70 71 71 71 72 72 72 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 66  
PWIND DIR NW W NW NW NW W W N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 20 40 20 30 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C S S S C  
TSTMS S C S S C S S C  
 

 
 
NCZ060-170800-  
TUSQUITEE RAWS-FORESTRY-CHEROKEE NC  
35.07N 84.12W ELEV. 1600 FT  
202 PM EDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 70 93 70 90 65  
TEMP 91 83 76 73 72 72 84 91 91 81 75 73 71 70 81 88 90 82 73 69 67 66  
DEWPT 71 73 70 69 68 68 73 73 73 73 73 71 70 70 73 72 71 71 70 68 66 66  
RH 52 72 82 87 87 87 70 56 56 77 94 93 97100 77 59 54 69 90 97 97100  
MAX/MIN RH 93 52 100 54 100  
WIND DIR NW N N N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 29 29 32 0 0 0 0 31 31 31 31 0 0 0 0  
WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 2 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
CLOUDS (%) 2 4 7 18 13 21 25 8 49 52 44 48 51 53 21 7 9 9 12 22 31 39  
VSBY 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10  
POP 12HR 0 40 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.01 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C S S  
TSTMS C S S  
HEAT INDEX 98 89 90100100 86 86 95 96 86  
MAX HEAT 101 100 102 95 97  
CHANCETHUNDER 0 40 20 5 0  
MAX MIX HGT  
AGL MIX HGT 5600 4800  
MAX VENT RT 54700 41800  
T WIND DIR W NW  
T WIND SPD 8 8  
ADI 55 43  
MAX LVORI 7 10  
STABILITY A G G B B G F B A G G  
CEILING NONE 20800 18200 NONE 14800 NONE NONE 23500 8900 23500 23500  
STA PRES 27.94 27.95 27.95 27.91 27.89 27.89 27.90 27.88 27.85 27.87 27.89  
 
DATE 08/19 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 69 91 67 88 65 86 63 87  
TEMP 89 83 72 70 88 81 70 68 86 79 69 66 84 77 67 64 85 77  
DEWPT 70 70 67 67 71 71 69 67 71 70 68 66 70 68 66 64 68 67  
PWIND DIR NW N NW NW NW N W N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 20 50 40 40 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C S C C S C  
TSTMS S S S S C S S C S S  
 
THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS  
NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT FORECAST  
 

 
 
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