716  
FNUS74 KMRX 272242  
FWSMRX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHESTNUT RIDGE...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
642 PM EDT MON APR 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1900 EDT ON APRIL 27.  
 
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
 
 
...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT FOR THE FAR EAST  
TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...  
 
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE REGION  
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE  
FAR EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. ANOTHER ROUND OF  
SHOWERS AND STORMS TUESDAY EVENING 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.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 AM. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH  
INCREASING TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER  
3 AM.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.21 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........20 16 21 35 37 49 49 67 71 83 93  
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC  
TEMP............76 73 68 65 63 61 60 59 59 58 56  
RH..............39 43 49 52 56 60 60 64 64 69 72  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 10 12 12 13 15 15 14 14 14  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 22 24 25 25 30 32 35 35 32 25  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS  
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
MORNING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.25 INCHES.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........90 94 95 90 85 90 83 83 74 71 65 62  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
TEMP............56 56 55 56 60 61 65 68 70 72 73 74  
RH..............77 80 90 93 84 87 75 73 68 66 64 64  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 10 10 8 8 6 6 6 8 10 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.25 22 20 19 16 14 14 14 14 14 16 14  
 

 
FORECASTER...JEANIE MCDERMOTT  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS MCTAGGART  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2611876.0/MRX  
.DELDT 04/27/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL TNTNC@FIRENET.GOV  
 
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