195  
FOUS54 KMRX 171137  
PFMMRX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
737 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
TNZ017-172000-  
TRI CITIES AIRPORT-SULLIVAN TN  
36.50N 82.41W ELEV. 1536 FT  
737 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26  
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 69 85 64 88  
TEMP 72 82 88 86 78 73 71 71 69 76 82 85 78 70 66 64 66 77 85 88 81  
DEWPT 69 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 69 71 70 69 68 67 65 64 65 67 66 65 67  
RH 90 72 59 63 82 93 97 97100 85 67 59 71 90 97100 97 71 53 47 63  
WIND DIR SW SW W SW W SW W W NW W NW NW N NE NE E E N W W SW  
WIND SPD 2 6 10 10 5 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 1  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 70 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.29 0.11 0.02 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L L S S  
TSTMS C L C  
HEAT INDEX 87 95 92 86 89  
MAX HEAT 97 98 88 90 89 91  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 67 88 66 86 65 83 64 83  
TEMP 69 69 85 80 70 67 83 77 68 67 80 76 66 65 81 75  
DEWPT 64 65 70 69 68 67 70 69 67 66 70 67 65 65 67 64  
PWIND DIR SE SW N W SE W SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 50 40 60 60 60 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S L L S C L S S S  
TSTMS C C C S C S S  
 
 
 
TNZ071-172000-  
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT-BLOUNT TN  
35.80N 83.98W ELEV. 979 FT  
737 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26  
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 95 73 90 67 93  
TEMP 77 89 94 91 84 78 76 74 74 81 88 88 82 76 72 69 68 82 90 92 87  
DEWPT 70 72 72 72 72 74 74 73 72 73 71 70 69 68 68 67 66 69 68 66 67  
RH 79 57 49 54 67 88 94 97 93 77 57 55 65 76 87 93 93 65 49 43 52  
WIND DIR SW SW W W SW SW SW N N N NW NW N NE NE E E N NW W E  
WIND SPD 5 6 9 9 6 3 1 0 0 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 2  
CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 60 50 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.16 0.07 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C  
TSTMS S C C C  
HEAT INDEX 96102 98 90 86 94 93 85 85 94 95 90  
MAX HEAT 102 101 87 94 94 83 94 95  
HEAT Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 71 93 71 91 69 88 67 88  
TEMP 75 72 91 85 75 72 88 82 72 70 85 81 71 68 86 81  
DEWPT 66 66 71 71 71 70 72 70 70 69 70 68 67 67 67 65  
PWIND DIR SE W N SW S W SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 30 20 50 40 40 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C C C C C S  
TSTMS S C S C C S C  
 
 
 
TNZ036-172000-  
OAK RIDGE-ANDERSON TN  
36.00N 84.24W ELEV. 913 FT  
737 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26  
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 95 72 90 67 92  
TEMP 76 87 93 91 83 77 75 73 73 81 86 89 83 74 69 67 69 81 88 91 85  
DEWPT 71 74 73 73 73 74 73 72 72 73 71 71 69 68 67 65 66 70 69 69 71  
RH 85 65 52 56 72 90 94 97 97 77 61 56 63 82 93 93 90 69 54 49 63  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W SW W SW W N N NW NW N N N N NE N N S SE  
WIND SPD 2 3 6 6 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 60 30 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.20 0.02 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S  
TSTMS C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 95103100 89 86 91 95 87 85 92 96 90  
MAX HEAT 103 104 86 91 95 92 96  
HEAT Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 71 91 70 89 67 88 66 88  
TEMP 74 71 86 83 73 71 84 81 71 68 83 80 69 67 83 80  
DEWPT 68 68 73 73 70 70 72 71 69 68 71 69 67 66 68 66  
PWIND DIR SE SW N W NW W NW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 40 20 50 30 30 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C C C C C  
TSTMS S C S C C S C  
 
 
 
TNZ099-172000-  
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT-HAMILTON TN  
35.03N 85.22W ELEV. 688 FT  
737 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26  
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 99 75 94 69 97  
TEMP 78 91 97 96 88 82 79 76 75 84 91 93 87 77 73 71 70 84 94 97 91  
DEWPT 72 73 71 70 73 75 75 74 73 72 70 68 68 68 68 67 67 69 67 65 68  
RH 82 56 43 43 61 79 88 94 94 67 50 44 53 74 84 87 90 61 41 35 47  
WIND DIR SW W W W W N W NW NW N NW NW N NW N N N N N N S  
WIND SPD 2 4 6 9 4 2 2 1 1 4 5 6 5 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 30 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C  
TSTMS C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 100105103 96 89 90 97 97 91 88 98100 95  
MAX HEAT 106 106 93 97 98 84 98 100  
HEAT Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 74 97 73 94 71 92 70 92  
TEMP 78 75 95 88 77 74 91 85 74 72 89 84 73 71 90 84  
DEWPT 68 69 71 72 72 71 72 71 71 70 70 68 68 68 67 65  
PWIND DIR S W N NW NW NW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 30 10 40 20 30 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C  
TSTMS S C C S S C  
 
 
 
NCZ060-172000-  
TUSQUITEE RAWS-FORESTRY-CHEROKEE NC  
35.07N 84.12W ELEV. 1600 FT  
737 AM EDT MON AUG 17 2026  
 
DATE MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26  
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 94 69 88 63 92  
TEMP 71 85 92 90 81 75 72 71 69 79 86 86 78 70 66 63 65 81 89 91 82  
DEWPT 68 73 73 72 72 73 71 70 69 73 71 70 68 68 66 63 64 69 67 66 68  
RH 90 67 54 56 74 94 97 97100 82 61 59 71 93100100 97 67 48 44 63  
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 55 100 44  
WIND DIR N NW W W NW N N W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NW NW N  
WIND DIR DEG 0 29 27 25 29 0 0 28 28 30 30 31 32 33 0 0 0 0 30 31 0  
WIND SPD 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 1 2 4 6 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0  
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B2 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW CL FW FW  
CLOUDS (%) 27 18 9 32 66 76 47 56 71 40 8 25 10 10 18 25 35 12 4 7 16  
VSBY 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 10 10 10  
POP 12HR 50 50 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.05 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C C  
HEAT INDEX 92101 97 85 91 91 84 92 94 85  
MAX HEAT 101 101 91 93 92 94  
CHANCETHUNDER 40 40 0 0 0  
MAX MIX HGT  
AGL MIX HGT 5300 4600 4300  
MAX VENT RT 53000 44300 27400  
T WIND DIR W NW N  
T WIND SPD 9 9 4  
ADI 53 44 26  
MAX LVORI 7 10 10  
STABILITY G B B F F B A G G A A  
CEILING 8000 NONE NONE NONE 1700 NONE NONE 10800 23500 NONE 20800  
STA PRES 27.96 27.91 27.89 27.90 27.91 27.89 27.87 27.87 27.88 27.88 27.83  
 
DATE THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26  
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 67 93 67 90 65 87 63 87  
TEMP 70 68 89 81 71 68 87 79 69 66 84 77 67 64 85 77  
DEWPT 64 65 70 71 69 67 72 70 68 66 71 68 66 64 67 65  
PWIND DIR N W N NW N NW N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 20 10 50 30 40 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C S  
TSTMS S C C S C S  
 
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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