475
FNUS74 KMRX 161624
FWSMRX
SPOT FORECAST FOR APPALACHIA FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1224 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 16.
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 EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR MUCH
OF THE WEEK, GUSTY WINDS EACH AFTERNOON...
MUCH OF TODAY WILL BE DRY AND VERY WARM, BUT SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND PERHAPS A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN MOVING LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. THE UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR
THE LATTER HALF OF THE WORK WEEK AND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND.
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT, FOLLOWED BY COOLER
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 21 15 22 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............80 82 82 83 82
RH..............39 35 35 36 37
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 14 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 INCHES.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........27 27 46 55 61 52 39 46 34 23 24 27
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............82 80 75 71 69 68 66 65 63 62 60 60
RH..............37 38 45 53 63 68 75 78 84 87 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW W W SW SW S
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 11 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 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 (%).........43 39 52 36 33 30 25 20 15 13 10 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............60 60 59 63 69 75 79 81 83 85 86 86
RH..............93 93 96 84 68 56 45 39 36 31 29 29
20 FT WIND DIR..N N S SE SW NW NW NW NW NW W W
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
FORECASTER...DAVID HOTZ
REQUESTED BY...W. SULTEMEIER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610549.0/MRX
.DELDT 04/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BRIAN.MATOY@USDA.GOV,CHARLES.DANIELS@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.MCTAGGART@USDA.GOV,WESLEY.SULTEMEIER@USDA.GOV
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