492  
FNUS74 KMRX 052244  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADEN MTN ESA PRESCRIBED FIRE...TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
544 PM EST THU MAR 5 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON MARCH 06.  
 
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  
 
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH  
NEAR RECORD TO RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE WILL  
BE A FEW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM AROUND AT TIMES THROUGH  
FRIDAY, THEN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES INCREASE OVER THE  
WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13  
TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM  
SKY (%).........51 30 26 31 30 47 24 22 12 11 24 7  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............59 63 67 69 71 72 74 73 74 73 72 70  
RH..............83 78 70 66 61 57 53 55 53 53 57 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW S SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 11 13 14 16 16 16 16 14 13 11 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.6 1.2 2.2 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.4 2.9 0.7 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 13 15 17 18 20 22 21 20 16 13 12  
 
 
FORECASTER...CHARLES DALTON  
REQUESTED BY...WILDLIFE MANAGER 1  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2604878.0/MRX  
.DELDT 03/05/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL T.J.SEXTON@TN.GOV  
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