748
FNUS74 KMRX 170820
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR APPALACHIA FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
420 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 EDT ON APRIL 17.
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
..LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERSIST INTO TODAY
DRYING AND CLEARING THIS MORNING BEHIND A LINE OF STORMS THAT
MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT. DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH
TOMORROW BEFORE AN ARRIVAL OF A COLD FRONT. MINIMUM RH THIS
AFTERNOON MAY GET AS LOW AS 29 PERCENT. WINDS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT
THROUGH TONIGHT. INCREASED WINDS WITH SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL
DEVELOP LATER TOMORROW.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59
RH..............93
20 FT WIND DIR..N
20 FT WIND SPD..0
20 FT WIND GUST.2
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 21 37 43 33 27 23 27 14 8 7 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............59 58 60 63 70 75 78 81 82 83 85 86
RH..............93 93 87 78 61 52 47 41 38 36 31 29
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE N NW NW NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 7 7
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........6 7 13 14 16 27 18 15 24 12 12 15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............83 81 79 73 71 68 67 65 64 63 63 62
RH..............32 35 39 49 51 57 59 63 65 70 70 72
20 FT WIND DIR..W W N N S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 21 26 27 35 42 47 53 58 58 59 59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............62 62 61 66 72 79 83 84 85 86 86 85
RH..............72 72 81 70 59 49 43 40 36 35 34 35
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.7 8 8 10 10 12 13 14 14 14 14 14
FORECASTER...KERRIE SIMMONS
REQUESTED BY...W. SULTEMEIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610549.1/MRX
.DELDT 04/17/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WESLEY.SULTEMEIER@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.MCTAGGART@USDA.GOV,BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV,CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV
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