138  
FNUS74 KMRX 090857  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR O61- HALFWAY BRANCH...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
457 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0500 EDT ON APRIL 09.  
 
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  
 
SLIGHTLY WARMER TODAY WITH ANOTHER DAY OF VERY LOW RELATIVE  
HUMIDITY VALUES. DESPITE DEEP MIXING, HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS  
CENTERED OVER EAST TENNESSEE, LEADING TO REALLY LIGHT WINDS  
TODAY. VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION MAY RESULT TODAY, WITH LOCAL  
TERRAIN ASPECT UPSLOPE WINDS HOLDING A MORE IMPORTANT WEIGHT FOR  
DIRECTION.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 5AM  
SKY (%).........67  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51  
RH..............41  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..4  
20 FT WIND GUST.11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........68 63 54 45 39 38 25 23 13 4 4 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 48 49 55 59 62 66 68 70 72 73 73  
RH..............42 46 44 35 32 30 28 27 26 25 25 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S SE SE S W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 4 3 2 3 4 3 3 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 7 10 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.8 2.4 3.4 3.8 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 10 8 5 5 5 3 3 5 5  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 3 3 5 3 5 5 6 7 7 6 4  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............72 71 67 63 61 59 57 55 54 53 52 52  
RH..............25 27 29 32 33 34 35 37 38 38 43 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW S S E SW NE E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 7 7 9 8 10 9 9 8 8  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 3 TO  
5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 6 5 4 4 6 8 10 13 15 17 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............52 51 51 57 62 66 69 71 74 75 76 77  
RH..............46 50 54 47 41 38 35 32 28 25 23 22  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SW SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.0 4.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S SW SW SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3  
 
 
FORECASTER...NATHAN WELLINGTON  
REQUESTED BY...CODY DANIELS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609166.3/MRX  
.DELDT 04/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JRAY@BLM.GOV,BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV,CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV,WESLEY.SULTEMEIER@USDA.GOV,ROBERT.CULP@USDA.GOV  
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