289  
FNUS74 KMRX 240910  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR APPALACHIA FIRE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
510 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON APRIL 24.  
 
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  
 
DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY.  
AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S WITH SOUTHWEST  
WINDS OF AROUND 5 MPH AND GUSTS OF 10 TO 12 MPH. TONIGHT, WINDS  
WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH RH VALUES RISING ABOVE 90 PERCENT.  
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE FROM SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE DAYTIME.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 5 3 2 8 20 16 27 38 24 22 19  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............55 54 56 60 69 74 76 78 79 81 81 81  
RH..............74 80 77 72 55 48 43 39 36 33 33 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 7 10 10 11 12 12 11 11  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........17 26 27 47 40 29 30 43 50 52 59 62  
WEATHER COV..... CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH  
TEMP............82 80 76 69 67 65 63 62 61 60 59 60  
RH..............32 34 40 51 54 58 62 67 72 75 78 78  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.51 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........64 82 87 88 87 85 84 82 81 72 64 55  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............60 58 59 60 64 67 69 70 71 72 73 73  
RH..............81 90 90 93 84 78 76 73 71 68 66 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE E SE SW SW SW SW SW W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4  
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 
 
FORECASTER...BRANDON WASILEWSKI  
REQUESTED BY...C. DANIELS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610549.8/MRX  
.DELDT 04/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV,ROBERT.CULP@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.MCTAGGART@USDA.GOV  
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