488  
FOUS54 KMRX 160627  
PFMMRX  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN  
227 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
TNZ017-162000-  
TRI CITIES AIRPORT-SULLIVAN TN  
36.50N 82.41W ELEV. 1536 FT  
227 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 66 90 67 89  
TEMP 65 64 78 87 90 82 73 70 67 67 80 88 89 80 72 70 69 67 80 87 85 77  
DEWPT 64 64 69 70 69 70 69 67 66 66 69 70 70 71 70 69 68 67 71 71 71 71  
RH 97100 74 57 50 67 87 90 97 97 69 55 54 74 93 97 97100 74 59 63 82  
WIND DIR NE NE SW NW NE N S SE N SE SW W NW W N N N N W NW N N  
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 20 10 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.06  
RAIN SHWRS S S L L  
TSTMS S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 92 95 86 93 94 83 83 93 90  
MAX HEAT 94 96 95 96 95 95  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 66 88 66 88 66 87 65 85  
TEMP 69 66 85 79 69 67 85 79 69 67 85 77 68 66 82 76  
DEWPT 68 66 70 69 67 66 70 70 67 66 70 70 67 66 69 69  
PWIND DIR NE S SE W E W E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 30 30 40 20 50 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S S C C C  
TSTMS S S C S C S  
 

 
 
TNZ071-162000-  
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT-BLOUNT TN  
35.80N 83.98W ELEV. 979 FT  
227 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 93 70 94 71 94  
TEMP 72 70 82 90 93 85 77 74 72 70 83 91 94 86 78 75 73 72 84 91 93 85  
DEWPT 69 69 71 72 70 70 70 70 69 68 70 71 70 70 70 70 69 68 71 71 71 71  
RH 90 97 69 56 47 61 79 87 90 93 65 52 46 59 76 84 87 87 65 52 49 63  
WIND DIR W SE N N NE E SE N N SE W N NE N SE N N N N N N E  
WIND SPD 1 1 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02  
RAIN SHWRS C C  
TSTMS C C  
HEAT INDEX 86 97 99 90 87 98100 91 89 98100 90  
MAX HEAT 97 99 85 98 100 86 98 101  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 70 93 70 92 70 92 69 89  
TEMP 74 71 90 85 74 71 90 84 74 71 89 82 72 70 87 79  
DEWPT 71 69 72 70 70 68 71 70 69 68 71 71 70 68 71 70  
PWIND DIR E S S SW S NW E NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 30 20 30 20 40 20 50  
RAIN SHWRS C S C S C S S C  
TSTMS C S C S C S  
 

 
 
TNZ036-162000-  
OAK RIDGE-ANDERSON TN  
36.00N 84.24W ELEV. 913 FT  
227 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 93 70 94 70 94  
TEMP 71 70 82 90 92 84 75 73 71 70 84 92 92 82 76 73 72 71 86 93 92 82  
DEWPT 69 69 72 73 72 71 71 70 69 69 72 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 72 73 73 72  
RH 93 97 72 58 52 65 87 90 93 97 67 52 52 72 85 90 90 93 63 52 54 72  
WIND DIR W W SW N NE N N N N N N NE N N NW N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 2  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 87 98100 89 90100100 87 92102101 87  
MAX HEAT 98 100 100 102 102 103  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 93 70 92 69 91 68 88  
TEMP 73 70 90 83 73 71 89 82 73 70 89 81 71 69 86 78  
DEWPT 71 69 73 71 70 68 72 71 70 69 72 71 70 68 72 71  
PWIND DIR NE SE SW SW W S NE NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 30 10 20 20 40 20 50  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C S C  
TSTMS C S S C C  
 

 
 
TNZ099-162000-  
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT-HAMILTON TN  
35.03N 85.22W ELEV. 688 FT  
227 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 96 72 98 72 98  
TEMP 74 73 84 93 96 88 80 76 73 72 86 95 98 89 80 77 75 73 88 95 97 89  
DEWPT 70 70 71 71 68 68 69 69 68 68 69 69 67 68 69 69 69 69 70 69 68 70  
RH 87 90 65 49 40 52 69 79 84 87 57 43 37 50 69 76 82 87 55 43 39 54  
WIND DIR S S S E NE E SE SE N N N NE NE N N N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
HEAT INDEX 89100101 92 83 90101103 93 83 93101102 94  
MAX HEAT 100 101 87 101 103 88 101 104  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 97 72 96 71 95 70 91  
TEMP 77 73 94 87 75 73 93 86 75 72 92 85 73 71 89 82  
DEWPT 70 70 70 69 69 69 70 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 71  
PWIND DIR NE S SE S S S E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 10 10 5 40 20 50  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C  
TSTMS S C S C  
 

 
 
NCZ060-162000-  
TUSQUITEE RAWS-FORESTRY-CHEROKEE NC  
35.07N 84.12W ELEV. 1600 FT  
227 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2026  
 
DATE WED 09/16/26 THU 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26  
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 63 92 65 92  
TEMP 66 64 78 88 89 77 71 67 65 63 79 90 89 78 71 68 67 66 82 91 88 78  
DEWPT 66 64 70 70 68 70 69 67 65 63 70 69 68 69 68 66 65 64 70 70 69 70  
RH 100100 76 55 50 79 93100100100 74 50 50 74 90 93 93 93 67 50 54 76  
MIN/MAX RH 49 100 47 97 49  
WIND DIR E N N N N S E N N N W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N  
WIND DIR DEG 9 0 0 33 33 16 10 0 0 0 28 30 30 29 0 0 0 0 33 33 0 2  
WIND SPD 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC  
CLOUDS (%) 25 42 9 16 22 21 15 25 35 57 19 26 27 36 14 19 13 29 8 28 40 40  
VSBY 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 10  
POP 12HR 5 0 10 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
HEAT INDEX 93 93 95 93 86 97 92  
MAX HEAT 93 94 95 95 97 98  
CHANCETHUNDER 5 0 10 0 10  
MAX MIX HGT  
AGL MIX HGT 5500 6700 6300  
MAX VENT RT 27300 40100 37600  
T WIND DIR NE N N  
T WIND SPD 4 4 5  
ADI 27 40 38  
MAX LVORI 10 10 8  
STABILITY G B B G F B B G G B B  
CEILING NONE NONE 23500 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
STA PRES 28.23 28.20 28.17 28.19 28.21 28.15 28.11 28.10 28.08 28.03 27.99  
 
DATE SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26  
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 65 90 64 89 63 88 63 86  
TEMP 69 66 89 78 68 65 86 77 67 64 86 76 67 64 84 75  
DEWPT 68 66 71 70 67 65 70 70 67 64 70 70 67 64 70 69  
PWIND DIR N S SE S N SW E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 50 10 50 10 70 20 60  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C L S C L  
TSTMS C C 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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