101  
FNUS74 KMRX 281757  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SUGARLANDS FIRE...USWFS/NPS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
157 PM EDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 28.  
 
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  
 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND  
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM THROUGH MIDWEEK,  
THEN A NOTABLE COOLDOWN IS EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK  
FOLLOWING A COLD FRONT PASSAGE ON WEDNESDAY. MULTIPLE SYSTEMS WILL  
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS HELPING TO KEEP  
TEMPERATURES MORE MODERATE, AND THEREFORE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES  
MORE ELEVATED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.00 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........49 45 37 30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............70 72 72 72  
RH..............63 61 61 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 13 12  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5  
MPH AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
EVENING.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.08 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........44 52 71 81 76 85 86 93 86 89 91 95  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF DEF  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............74 72 70 67 66 64 64 64 63 63 62 62  
RH..............57 59 68 75 75 81 78 78 81 81 84 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W SW S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 10 10 11  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE  
MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE  
DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9 TO 10 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.26 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 86 83 82 71 70 73 62 62 56 62 71  
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY DEF LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
TEMP............61 61 60 62 64 65 66 67 68 69 69 70  
RH..............84 84 90 90 84 84 81 78 76 76 73 68  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 13 14 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17  
 
 
FORECASTER...ANDREW MOULTON  
REQUESTED BY...PAT LACIENSKI  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611958.0/MRX  
.DELDT 04/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL PATRICK_LACIENSKI@NPS.GOV  
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