494  
FOUS54 KMRX 160626  
PFMMRX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
226 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
TNZ017-162000-  
TRI CITIES AIRPORT-SULLIVAN TN  
36.50N 82.41W ELEV. 1536 FT  
226 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 71 93 71 86  
TEMP 68 70 81 89 91 88 77 73 71 73 82 90 91 85 77 73 71 73 78 83 85 81  
DEWPT 66 68 71 71 69 72 71 70 70 71 73 72 71 73 72 71 71 71 73 74 73 72  
RH 93 93 72 56 49 59 82 90 97 93 74 56 52 67 85 93100 93 85 74 67 74  
WIND DIR N N W NW W W W S S N N W SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW W SW  
WIND SPD 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 1 5 9 9 8  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 60 80  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.08 0.30  
RAIN SHWRS C L L S S C C D D D  
TSTMS C C S S C L C  
HEAT INDEX 85 95 97 95 88 97 97 92 90 92 85  
MAX HEAT 96 98 88 99 100 86 92 94  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 69 85 66 87 68 88 68 86  
TEMP 72 70 81 80 69 68 84 83 70 70 85 82 71 70 83 81  
DEWPT 70 70 73 71 68 68 69 70 67 68 71 71 68 68 70 69  
PWIND DIR SW W SW W SW SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 80 80 20 10 10 40 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS D D C D S S C C C S C  
TSTMS C S C C S S C S C  
 

 
 
TNZ071-162000-  
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT-BLOUNT TN  
35.80N 83.98W ELEV. 979 FT  
226 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 75 90 74 88  
TEMP 75 75 83 89 91 86 79 77 75 76 83 88 88 83 78 76 75 74 81 85 87 82  
DEWPT 72 73 75 75 74 75 74 73 73 73 76 76 75 75 74 73 73 73 76 76 75 74  
RH 90 94 77 64 58 70 85 87 94 90 80 68 66 77 88 90 94 97 85 75 68 77  
WIND DIR SW N NW NW W W SW SW N N NE NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W SW  
WIND SPD 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 5 4  
CLOUDS FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 30 70 50 90  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0.13 0.31  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C C D D L  
TSTMS S C S C C S C L L C  
HEAT INDEX 90 99101 95 91 99 98 90 87 94 96 88  
MAX HEAT 99 101 90 99 102 87 94 98  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 72 88 71 89 72 90 72 88  
TEMP 75 72 85 83 74 72 87 85 74 74 88 85 75 73 86 83  
DEWPT 72 72 76 74 71 71 73 73 70 70 74 74 71 71 73 72  
PWIND DIR SW W NW W SW SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 80 80 20 10 10 40 40 30  
RAIN SHWRS L D L D S S C C C S C  
TSTMS C S C L S S C S C  
 

 
 
TNZ036-162000-  
OAK RIDGE-ANDERSON TN  
36.00N 84.24W ELEV. 913 FT  
226 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 74 90 73 88  
TEMP 73 74 84 88 88 83 77 75 74 75 84 88 88 82 77 75 74 73 81 85 87 82  
DEWPT 72 72 76 76 76 77 74 73 73 73 77 77 77 76 74 73 73 73 76 77 77 75  
RH 97 93 77 68 68 82 90 94 97 94 80 70 70 82 90 94 97100 85 77 72 79  
WIND DIR N N N N W W W N N N N N W SW W N N N W W W W  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 2  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 20 60 40 90  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0.06 0.30  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C C L L D D C  
TSTMS S S S S C C S C L C C  
HEAT INDEX 93 99 99 92 94100100 89 87 96 99 89  
MAX HEAT 99 102 87 100 102 96 99  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 72 88 70 89 71 90 71 88  
TEMP 74 72 85 82 72 72 87 83 73 73 87 83 74 72 86 82  
DEWPT 72 72 76 75 71 70 73 74 70 70 75 75 71 70 73 73  
PWIND DIR SW W N W W W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 70 20 10 5 40 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C L C L S S C C S S C  
TSTMS C S C L S S C S S  
 

 
 
TNZ099-162000-  
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT-HAMILTON TN  
35.03N 85.22W ELEV. 688 FT  
226 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 74 91 73 90  
TEMP 73 74 83 88 89 85 78 76 74 75 85 89 87 83 78 75 73 75 84 88 89 84  
DEWPT 72 73 75 75 75 76 75 74 73 73 76 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 76 75 75 75  
RH 97 97 77 66 64 75 91 94 97 94 75 66 70 80 91 97100 94 77 66 64 74  
WIND DIR N N W W W W W N W W NW NW NW W N N N N NW NW NW W  
WIND SPD 0 0 2 2 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 3  
CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC CL FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 10 60 10 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.10 0 0.05  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C L L S  
TSTMS S S C C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 90 98 99 94 94100 98 91 93 98 99 92  
MAX HEAT 98 99 87 102 102 87 98 99  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 73 90 73 92 73 93 74 91  
TEMP 75 75 88 84 75 74 89 86 75 75 90 87 77 75 89 85  
DEWPT 73 73 75 76 73 72 73 74 72 71 73 75 73 72 72 73  
PWIND DIR W NW NW NW NW W NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 50 10 20 5 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C S S S S  
TSTMS S S C S S S S  
 

 
 
NCZ060-162000-  
TUSQUITEE RAWS-FORESTRY-CHEROKEE NC  
35.07N 84.12W ELEV. 1600 FT  
226 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 88 69 89 69 87  
TEMP 69 70 80 86 85 79 73 71 70 71 82 88 84 78 72 71 69 71 80 86 83 77  
DEWPT 69 70 74 75 75 74 72 71 70 71 75 75 75 74 72 71 69 71 75 74 74 73  
RH 100100 82 70 72 85 97100100100 79 66 74 88100100100100 85 68 74 87  
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 66 100 68  
WIND DIR N N NW NW NW NW N N N N NW W W NW N N N N NW NW NW NW  
WIND DIR DEG 0 0 31 30 29 29 0 0 0 0 30 28 28 29 0 0 0 0 30 30 29 29  
WIND SPD 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 2  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
CLOUDS (%) 49 60 26 37 50 46 47 38 45 39 14 56 62 59 44 43 45 60 37 40 35 29  
VSBY 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 10  
POP 12HR 50 10 70 20 70  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0 0.15 0.01 0.19  
RAIN SHWRS C C S L L S S C C L L C  
TSTMS C C S L L S C L L C  
HEAT INDEX 85 95 94 89 98 92 85 94 90  
MAX HEAT 95 96 98 95 94 94  
CHANCETHUNDER 50 10 70 20 60  
MAX MIX HGT  
AGL MIX HGT 3500 4300 3700  
MAX VENT RT 16800 19200 23500  
T WIND DIR NW NW NW  
T WIND SPD 5 4 5  
ADI 17 19 25  
MAX LVORI 10 10 10  
STABILITY F A A G G A B G F A A  
CEILING 17100 18200 15900 20800 NONE 25000 NONE NONE 13800 NONE NONE  
STA PRES 27.97 27.95 27.93 27.96 27.98 27.96 27.92 27.92 27.92 27.89 27.85  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 68 87 67 88 67 89 69 87  
TEMP 70 70 84 80 69 69 86 81 70 69 87 82 71 70 85 80  
DEWPT 70 70 73 73 69 69 71 72 68 69 72 74 70 69 71 72  
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 60 20 10 10 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S C L S C C S C  
TSTMS C C L S C 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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