750  
FXUS64 KMRX 202326  
AFDMRX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
726 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 721 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
- DRY WEATHER DOMINATES THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH COOL MORNINGS  
AND PLEASANT AFTERNOONS EACH DAY. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY  
WILL REMAIN ON THE LOWER SIDE AS WELL.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ISSUED AT 118 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
MORNING FOG ALONG RIVERS AND LAKES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE  
TONIGHT AS COLD AIR MOVES OVER WARM WATERS. THIS WILL PROBABLY  
REPEAT EACH MORNING FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. OTHERWISE, WE WILL  
HAVE DRY AND SUNNY WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS A  
LARGE MID/UPPER RIDGE BUILDS TO OUR WEST IN A BLOCKING PATTERN,  
AND GRADUALLY SHIFTS EAST.  
 
ONE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FORECAST GRIDS WILL BE TO LOWER DEWPOINTS,  
WHICH HAVE BEEN TOO HIGH IN THE NBM TODAY. WENT WITH NBM 10TH  
PERCENTILE FOR THE DAYTIME HOURS THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(00Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 721 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
HIGH CLOUDS WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS  
WILL CONTINUE THIS TAF CYCLE. LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL  
BECOME MORE NORTHWESTERLY TOMORROW.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 48 74 49 74 / 0 0 0 0  
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 46 74 46 73 / 0 0 0 0  
OAK RIDGE, TN 46 74 47 73 / 0 0 0 0  
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 42 71 42 70 / 0 0 0 0  
 

 
   
MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NC...NONE.  
TN...NONE.  
VA...NONE.  

 
 

 
 
DISCUSSION...DGS  
AVIATION...MCD  
 
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