888  
FOUS54 KMRX 171827  
PFMMRX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
227 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
TNZ017-180800-  
TRI CITIES AIRPORT-SULLIVAN TN  
36.50N 82.41W ELEV. 1536 FT  
227 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 61 90 61 88 62  
TEMP 86 82 69 64 61 64 79 87 89 84 70 65 62 64 79 86 88 83 72 66 63 65  
DEWPT 59 64 61 59 58 61 66 61 58 62 59 57 56 59 62 61 60 64 61 59 57 59  
RH 40 55 76 84 90 90 64 42 35 48 68 75 81 84 56 43 39 53 68 78 81 81  
WIND DIR W SW S SE E E SW SW S S SE SE SE SE SW W W SW S S S S  
WIND SPD 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 5 8 5 3 2 1 1 2 6 6 2 1 0 0 0  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 85 61 80 59 79 60 81 61 82  
TEMP 83 79 65 63 77 75 63 61 75 75 63 61 78 77 64 62 79 78  
DEWPT 65 66 64 62 66 64 60 59 65 64 60 60 67 66 62 62 68 67  
PWIND DIR W N NE E S SE SW S W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 70 70 80 60 90 60 90 50 80  
RAIN SHWRS S L L C L D L C L D L C L D C C C D  
TSTMS S C C S C S S C S S C S S C  
 

 
 
TNZ071-180800-  
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT-BLOUNT TN  
35.80N 83.98W ELEV. 979 FT  
227 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 66 90 66 90 67  
TEMP 90 84 74 70 67 68 81 88 90 85 75 71 68 68 81 88 90 85 75 70 67 69  
DEWPT 61 65 64 63 62 63 67 64 61 63 62 59 58 60 62 62 61 62 62 60 60 61  
RH 38 53 71 78 84 84 63 45 38 48 64 66 70 76 53 42 38 46 64 71 78 76  
WIND DIR SW S S SW SW N SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 4 3 2 2 1 5 9 11 5 3 3 3 2 6 9 10 5 4 2 2 1  
CLOUDS FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 87 65 83 64 82 64 83 64 84  
TEMP 86 80 69 67 81 78 68 66 79 78 68 66 80 79 68 66 81 80  
DEWPT 68 68 65 64 69 67 63 63 70 68 64 64 70 69 65 64 71 70  
PWIND DIR SW N N E SW S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 80 60 80 50 80 70 80 60 70  
RAIN SHWRS S D L S C D C C L D L L L D L C L L  
TSTMS S C C S C C S C C S C S S C  
 

 
 
TNZ036-180800-  
OAK RIDGE-ANDERSON TN  
36.00N 84.24W ELEV. 913 FT  
227 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 64 89 64 88 64  
TEMP 87 82 73 69 66 67 79 87 89 83 74 70 66 67 78 86 88 83 74 69 65 67  
DEWPT 62 66 65 63 63 64 68 66 64 66 63 61 59 60 64 65 64 64 63 62 62 63  
RH 43 58 76 81 90 90 69 50 44 57 69 73 78 78 62 50 45 53 69 78 90 87  
WIND DIR S S S W SW SW SW SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 2 2 2 6 9 10 5 2 1 2 2 5 8 9 4 3 1 1 1  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 63 82 62 81 62 82 62 83  
TEMP 84 79 67 64 80 76 66 64 78 76 66 64 79 77 67 64 81 78  
DEWPT 70 70 65 64 69 67 63 63 70 69 64 64 71 70 65 64 71 70  
PWIND DIR W N N NE SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 80 60 70 60 90 80 80 60 70  
RAIN SHWRS C D L C C L L L L D D L L D L L L L  
TSTMS S C C S C C S C C S C S S C  
 

 
 
TNZ099-180800-  
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT-HAMILTON TN  
35.03N 85.22W ELEV. 688 FT  
227 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 66 88 66 89 66  
TEMP 88 82 73 69 67 68 78 86 88 84 75 70 68 68 78 87 89 84 75 69 67 68  
DEWPT 65 68 68 66 64 65 68 67 66 68 66 63 61 60 64 66 66 66 65 63 63 63  
RH 47 63 84 90 90 90 71 53 48 59 74 78 78 76 62 50 47 55 71 81 87 84  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW S N N N  
WIND SPD 10 6 4 2 3 3 8 10 10 5 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 3 1 0 0 0  
CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C  
TSTMS S  
HEAT INDEX 85 89 87 92  
MAX HEAT 92 89 91 89 92 83  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 87 65 85 65 83 64 83 65 85  
TEMP 84 81 69 67 83 79 68 67 79 78 68 66 81 79 68 67 83 80  
DEWPT 70 70 66 65 70 69 65 64 70 69 65 64 71 69 66 64 71 70  
PWIND DIR SW W SE SE S S S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 70 40 70 60 80 70 70 60 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S C L L C L D L L L L C L C L  
TSTMS C C S S C S S C C S C S S C  
 

 
 
NCZ060-180800-  
TUSQUITEE RAWS-FORESTRY-CHEROKEE NC  
35.07N 84.12W ELEV. 1600 FT  
227 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 62 87 61 87 61  
TEMP 85 77 68 64 63 64 75 84 86 81 69 65 62 63 77 85 86 80 69 63 62 64  
DEWPT 61 64 63 62 62 63 67 62 59 61 60 58 57 58 62 59 58 61 60 58 57 59  
RH 45 64 84 93 97 97 76 48 40 51 73 78 84 84 60 41 39 52 73 84 84 84  
MAX/MIN RH 100 40 87 38 87  
WIND DIR S S SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE E S S S S N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 17 16 13 13 12 12 16 17 17 15 13 12 12 11 16 18 18 17 0 0 0 0  
WIND SPD 6 5 3 2 2 2 4 8 8 4 3 3 2 1 2 4 5 2 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS (%) 27 31 19 18 14 24 29 20 14 34 29 29 46 27 44 49 50 68 47 42 42 40  
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
POP 12HR 20 10 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C  
TSTMS S S  
CHANCETHUNDER 20 10 5 5 5  
MAX MIX HGT  
AGL MIX HGT 5500 6200  
MAX VENT RT 75500 63300  
T WIND DIR S S  
T WIND SPD 12 9  
ADI 75 62  
MAX LVORI 8 5  
STABILITY B G G B A G G A B G G  
CEILING NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
STA PRES 27.99 28.07 28.11 28.09 28.06 28.09 28.13 28.09 28.05 28.03 28.05  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 86 61 83 60 80 60 81 61 83  
TEMP 82 78 64 63 80 77 64 62 76 75 63 62 78 76 64 62 80 77  
DEWPT 66 66 63 61 68 65 62 61 67 64 62 61 68 66 63 62 68 66  
PWIND DIR W N SW SE SE SE S SE SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 70 40 80 60 70 60 70 50 80  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C D L C L L L C C L C C C D  
TSTMS S C C S C S S C C S C S S C  
 
THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT FOR PLANNING AND REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS  
NOT TO BE SUBSTITUTED FOR AN OFFICIAL FIRE WEATHER SPOT FORECAST  
 

 
 
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