251  
FNUS74 KOHX 141037  
FWSOHX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR VIOLET RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
537 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 CDT ON MARCH 14.  
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (615)754-8502, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
RH VALUES TODAY WILL DROP BELOW 40 PERCENT AFTER 11 AM AND MIN  
RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT. LIGHT 20  
FT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH DURING  
THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN AROUND OR BELOW 6 MPH THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY WITH RH VALUES ONLY GETTING DOWN  
TO AROUND 55-60%. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER ON SUNDAY WITH WIND  
SPEEDS RAMPING UP AFTER 8 AM. SURFACE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH  
WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 10 AM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ANY RAIN CHANCES  
ON SUNDAY WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER 6 PM.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 13  
TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (CDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........2 12 13 10 8 11 7 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............55 59 64 67 70 71 72 73  
RH..............45 42 38 39 36 36 35 33  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 13 13 13 13 13 14 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 1.8 2.5 3.4 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 12 13 13 14 15 16  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE  
EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 1 2 2 3 4 14 35 43 50 51 60  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 67 66 62 60 60 59 60 59 59 59 58  
RH..............36 42 45 52 55 58 57 58 62 64 67 69  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 12 14 16 17 18 20 20 21 22  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 18 18 20  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
CHANCE OF THUNDER...13 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 28  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 39 TO 45 MPH.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........59 63 61 63 67 75 76 83 80 81 57 63  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............59 59 60 63 65 67 69 72 73 73 74 73  
RH..............69 72 72 70 65 63 59 53 51 51 50 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 12 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 25 23 25 25 25 25 28 28 25 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.3 2.1 3.2 3.9 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.2 4.4 4.9 4.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 21 25 35 39 43 45 44 44 44 43 39  
 

 
 
WIND SPEEDS ARE IN MPH UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  
 
FORECASTER...MATT REAGAN  
REQUESTED BY...GARRISON LUPTON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605446.2/OHX  
.DELDT 03/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL GARRISON.LUPTON@USDA.GOV  
 
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