513  
FNUS74 KMRX 072157  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COCKE - SLEEPY WAY...FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
457 PM EST FRI NOV 7 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 EST ON NOVEMBER 07.  
 
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  
 
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE INTO COCKE COUNTY SOMETIME  
BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE  
POSSIBLE WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS. DEPENDING ON THE ORIENTATION  
OF THE LINE OF STORMS, THE WIND DIRECTION COULD RANGE FROM  
WESTERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON HOW  
ORGANIZED THE STORMS REMAIN BY THE TIME THEY REACH COCKE COUNTY,  
BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD AVERAGE AROUND 0.5 INCHES. SHOWERS  
AND STORMS SHOULD EXIT EAST BY 1 AM SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
OTHERWISE, LOW TO MEDIUM RAIN CHANCES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.  
NEXT WEEK WILL TURN SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER, WITH HARD FREEZES  
LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. ALSO, LIGHT SNOWFALL IN THE  
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.09 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........78 82 76  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
TEMP............71 68 66  
RH..............49 55 63  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 10  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY DENSE FOG  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.51 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM  
SKY (%).........79 74 80 90 89 87 93 94 89 84 78 67  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF LKY CHC SCH PTY PTY PTY PTY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RNF FOG FOG FOG FOG  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............62 61 60 59 58 58 58 57 57 56 56 54  
RH..............72 78 84 90 93 96 96 100 100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE NE NE SE E SE E S E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 12 12 11 10 10 7 6 5 4  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING  
LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........57 48 39 36 37 36 37 18 11 9 11 29  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............54 58 62 66 69 70 71 70 69 66 60 57  
RH..............100 96 84 68 59 53 49 51 51 58 69 77  
20 FT WIND DIR..E S S W W W NW NW NW NW NW S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
 
 
FORECASTER...SAM ROBERTS  
REQUESTED BY...DREW MICKOLAY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2525406.0/MRX  
.DELDT 11/07/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TNTNC@FIRENET.GOV  
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