547  
FNUS74 KMRX 281053  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALUM CAVE SAR...NAT PARK SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
653 AM EDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 28.  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE,CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE...AT 1-800-697-0075. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK  
FOR EVERY SPOT FORECAST REQUEST.  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE REGION  
LATE TONIGHT INTO THE EARLY MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE  
FAR EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS  
AND STORMS TUESDAY EVENING AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH MIDWEEK, THEN A NOTABLE  
COOLDOWN IS EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK FOLLOWING A  
COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON WEDNESDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............48 INCREASING TO 58.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH  
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 92 86 78 82 68 60 59 56 53 47  
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY CHC SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 70 40 10 0 0 0 0 0 20 20  
TEMP............49 49 50 54 56 59 61 64 65 65 66  
DEWPOINT........47 48 50 52 54 56 57 58 59 60 59  
RH..............93 96 100 93 93 90 87 81 81 84 78  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8  
SURFACE WND GST.23 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 18 17  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE EVENING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............56 DECREASING TO 53 EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........33 40 54 78 88 81 91 92 97 93 95 96  
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 30 30 30 30 30 60 90 70 70  
TEMP............65 62 60 57 57 55 56 56 56 54 54 54  
DEWPOINT........58 57 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 54 54 53  
RH..............78 84 87 96 93 100 93 93 93 100 100 96  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W SW SW S S S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.8 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 6 8 8 8  
SURFACE WND GST.17 15 14 13 13 14 13 13 14 15 16 18  
 

 
FORECASTER...DAVID HOTZ  
REQUESTED BY...JOSH ALBRITTON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR  
.TAG 2611902.0/MRX  
.DELDT 04/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RANDY_KELLY@NPS.GOV  
 
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