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National Weather Service Morristown TN
702 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

TNZ017-130800-
Tri Cities Airport-Sullivan TN
36.50N  82.41W Elev. 1536 ft
702 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date           09/12/26      Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      66          85          65          84          61
Temp             73 71 69 68 67 75 81 84 79 70 67 66 66 76 81 83 76 66 64 63 62
Dewpt            70 70 69 68 67 72 71 71 70 69 67 66 66 70 69 67 65 63 63 61 61
RH               90 97100100100 90 72 65 74 97100100100 82 67 59 69 90 97 93 97
Wind Dir          S SW SW SW SW  W  W  W NW  N  N  N  E  N  N  N NE NE  E  E  E
Wind Spd          2  1  1  1  2  3  4  5  2  0  0  0  0  3  6  6  6  5  3  4  4
Clouds           B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30           5           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.09           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs        C  S
Tstms
Obvis                  PF PF  F                   PF
Heat index                         85 89                   84 86
Max heat                           87    91                86    88


Date           09/15  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          88      61    88      61    89      63    88      64    86
Temp          85 79   66 62 85 79   66 62 86 79   66 64 85 78   67 65 83 77
Dewpt         69 69   63 61 68 68   64 61 66 67   63 62 68 68   66 64 67 66
PWind Dir         S      SE    NE       E    NW      SW     W      NE     W
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    SC FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW   SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      10    40      10    30
Rain shwrs                                                  C             C
Tstms                                                       S             S

$$

TNZ071-130800-
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport-Blount TN
35.80N  83.98W Elev. 979 ft
702 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date           09/12/26      Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      69          90          69          90          66
Temp             74 73 72 70 69 79 87 90 83 75 72 70 69 81 87 90 83 75 71 69 67
Dewpt            72 72 72 70 69 73 72 71 71 70 70 69 69 72 72 71 70 69 68 66 66
RH               93 97100100100 82 61 54 67 84 93 97100 74 61 54 65 82 90 90 97
Wind Dir         SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  N  E  N  N  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E
Wind Spd          4  3  2  2  2  1  2  3  3  1  0  0  1  4  6  8  5  6  4  2  1
Clouds           SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.03           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs        S
Tstms
Obvis                  PF PF  F
Heat index                         94 96 88             85 94 96 87
Max heat                           94    96                94    96    83


Date           09/15  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          93      68    93      67    93      67    92      68    90
Temp          90 86   73 69 90 85   73 68 90 84   72 68 89 83   72 69 88 82
Dewpt         71 70   70 67 71 70   69 66 69 68   67 65 69 69   68 66 69 67
PWind Dir        NW       S    NE       S    NE      SE     N       E     W
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5       0     5       0     5       5    20      10    30
Rain shwrs                                                  S             C
Tstms                                                       S             S

$$

TNZ036-130800-
Oak Ridge-Anderson TN
36.00N  84.24W Elev. 913 ft
702 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date           09/12/26      Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          90          68          90          65
Temp             73 72 71 70 68 80 87 89 82 73 70 69 68 81 87 89 81 73 70 67 66
Dewpt            73 72 71 70 68 74 73 72 71 71 69 68 68 72 72 72 70 68 66 65 64
RH              100100100100100 82 63 57 69 93 97 97100 74 61 57 69 84 87 93 93
Wind Dir         SW SW SW SW SW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind Spd          1  1  1  1  1  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  1  2  4  5  4  4  3  2  1
Clouds           FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     20           0           5           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.11           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs        S
Tstms
Obvis                     PF  F
Heat index                      84 94 96 86             85 94 96 85
Max heat                           94    96                94    96


Date           09/15  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          93      68    93      68    93      67    91      67    90
Temp          90 84   72 69 90 83   72 69 90 83   71 68 89 82   71 68 87 80
Dewpt         72 71   69 67 72 70   69 67 70 69   68 66 71 70   68 66 69 67
PWind Dir         S      SW     E       W     E      NE    NE       N     W
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0    10       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S             S
Tstms                                                       S             S

$$

TNZ099-130800-
Chattanooga Airport-Hamilton TN
35.03N  85.22W Elev. 688 ft
702 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date           09/12/26      Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      70          94          70          95          70
Temp             80 75 72 71 71 82 91 93 86 77 73 72 71 85 93 95 88 79 74 72 71
Dewpt            72 73 72 71 71 73 71 70 71 71 70 70 70 71 71 70 71 70 70 69 69
RH               77 94100100100 74 52 47 61 82 90 93 97 63 49 45 57 74 87 90 93
Wind Dir          S  S  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N
Wind Spd          2  1  0  0  0  1  2  4  3  1  1  1  1  3  6  6  5  4  3  2  0
Clouds           SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           0           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs
Tstms
Obvis                        PF
Heat index       84             87 98 99 91             90100102 94
Max heat         87                98    99    85         100   102    90


Date           09/15  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          95      70    95      69    96      69    95      69    93
Temp          92 87   75 71 93 88   74 70 93 87   74 70 93 87   74 70 91 85
Dewpt         71 70   68 66 69 69   66 64 66 66   65 65 68 67   67 67 68 67
PWind Dir        SE       S    SE       S    SE      SE    NE      NE     W
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    CL FW   CL CL CL FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5       5    20      10    30
Rain shwrs                                                  S             C
Tstms                                                       S             S

$$

NCZ060-130800-
Tusquitee RAWS-Forestry-Cherokee NC
35.07N  84.12W Elev. 1600 ft
702 PM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date           09/12/26      Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          88          63          91          65
Temp             73 70 68 66 65 77 86 86 75 69 66 64 63 79 88 90 80 70 68 67 65
Dewpt            71 70 68 66 65 72 70 69 69 68 66 64 63 70 70 69 70 69 67 65 64
RH               93100100100100 85 59 57 82 97100100100 74 55 50 72 97 97 93 97
Max/Min RH                  100          55         100          49         100
Wind Dir          N  N  N  N  N NW NW NW NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  E  E  E
Wind Dir Deg      0  0  0  0  0 30 30 31 31  0  0  0  0 34 34 34 34  0 11 11 11
Wind Spd          0  0  0  0  0  2  5  5  2  0  0  0  0  1  4  5  2  0  1  4  5
Clouds           FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
Clouds (%)       24 47 58 74 77 51 44 17  6  8 32 44 61  6 14  6  6 18 15 20 36
Vsby             10  7  7  7  7 10 10 10 10 10  8  7
PoP 12hr                     20           0           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs        S
Tstms
Obvis                     PF PF                   PF
Heat index                         91 90                   93 95 83
Max heat                           91    91                93    96
ChanceThunder                10           0           0           5           0
Max Mix Hgt
AGL Mix Hgt                            4200                    5400
Max Vent Rt                           39100                   42900
T Wind Dir                               NW                       N
T Wind Spd                                6                       6
ADI                                      34                      43
Max LVORI                                10                      10
Stability         B     F     F     B     B     G     F     B     B     G     F
Ceiling        7200 15900  7200  8000  7200  NONE  NONE  8000  NONE  8000  NONE
Sta Pres      27.90 27.91 27.95 27.93 27.92 27.96 27.99 27.98 27.97 28.01 28.09


Date           09/15  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26  Sat 09/19/26
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          89      60    89      59    89      60    89      62    87
Temp          86 78   66 61 87 78   65 60 87 78   65 62 87 78   66 63 86 76
Dewpt         70 69   65 61 69 69   64 59 66 66   62 60 67 67   65 63 68 67
PWind Dir        SE      SE     N      SE     N       N    NW      NE    SW
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5       0    10       0    10       0    20      10    40
Rain shwrs                                                  S          S  C
Tstms                                                       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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