957  
FNUS74 KMRX 182326  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD RIDGE RD FIRE ROANE...TDF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
726 PM EDT SAT APR 18 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 2000 EDT ON APRIL 18.  
 
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 RH VALUES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
 
 
SHOWERS WITH A CHANCE OF ISOLATED THUNDER WILL MOVE INTO THE  
REGION OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS WITH RAIN GRADUALLY DIMINISHING  
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT, GENERALLY  
AROUND 0.25 INCHES OR SO. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE FROM THE NORTH  
TO NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS  
OF 15 TO 20 MPH. ON SUNDAY, NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL  
CONTINUE WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER RH VALUES APPROACHING 20 PERCENT  
BY THE AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.31 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........87 91 90 93 94 92 89 93 94 96  
WEATHER COV.....CHC DEF DEF DEF LKY CHC CHC CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............74 69 64 59 55 52 50 49 47 47  
RH..............66 76 87 93 93 93 89 89 93 89  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 16 18 17 16 16 16 14 14  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........85 76 62 58 57 54 30 29 13 9 6 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............46 46 45 47 51 54 57 59 61 62 62 63  
RH..............86 83 82 74 59 40 35 31 27 24 22 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13  
 

 
FORECASTER...BRANDON WASILEWSKI  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES GREGORY  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2610694.0/MRX  
.DELDT 04/18/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.GREGORY@TN.GOV  
 
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