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National Weather Service Morristown TN
138 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

TNZ017-220800-
Tri Cities Airport-Sullivan TN
36.50N  82.41W Elev. 1536 ft
138 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
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          85          65          85          66
Temp          82 77 71 68 66 67 77 83 84 78 70 68 67 66 76 82 82 76 69 68 67 66
Dewpt         71 70 68 67 66 66 70 70 69 69 67 66 65 65 68 69 69 69 67 66 66 66
RH            69 79 90 97100 97 79 65 61 74 90 93 93 97 76 65 65 79 93 93 97100
Wind Dir       N  N NE NE NE  E  E  W  W SE SE  E  E  E  S SW  S  S SE  S  S SW
Wind Spd       5  4  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  1  1  2
Clouds        SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          30          10          60          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0        0.13        0.18
Rain shwrs     C                    S  S              S  S  L  L  L  L  L  L  L
Tstms          C                    S  S                 S  C  C  C           S
Heat index    86                   87 88                   86 86
Max heat         90                89    90                87    87


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
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          79      60    79      55    75      52    75      51    78
Temp          76 74   64 60 76 73   60 56 72 69   56 54 72 69   55 52 75 71
Dewpt         69 67   63 59 57 55   54 54 55 54   50 51 52 51   49 48 52 53
PWind Dir         W       W     W       W     W       N     N      NE     N
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         70      10     0       5     5       5     5       5    10
Rain shwrs     L  L
Tstms          C  C

$$

TNZ071-220800-
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport-Blount TN
35.80N  83.98W Elev. 979 ft
138 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
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          89          70          85          69
Temp          86 82 76 73 71 70 80 87 87 80 75 73 71 70 78 82 84 79 73 71 71 69
Dewpt         71 70 70 69 68 68 71 72 72 71 71 70 69 70 71 72 72 71 70 70 69 69
RH            61 67 82 87 90 93 74 61 61 74 87 90 93100 79 72 67 77 90 97 93100
Wind Dir       N  N NE NE NE NE  N NW  S  S SW  S  E  E  E SE SW SW  S  S SW SW
Wind Spd       5  4  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  2  2  2  1  2  2  4  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds        SC B1 B1 FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          40          20          60          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.03        0.22        0.14
Rain shwrs                          C  C  S  S        S  S  L  L  L  L  C  C  C
Tstms                               C  C  S              S  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Heat index    91 86             83 94 94 83                87 90
Max heat         95                94    97                87    90


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
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          83      62    83      61    78      57    78      56    81
Temp          81 78   67 62 80 77   65 61 76 73   62 58 76 72   61 57 78 74
Dewpt         72 68   64 60 59 58   57 56 57 56   54 54 55 54   53 54 57 57
PWind Dir         W       N     N       N    NW      NE     N      NE     N
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC FW FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         50       5     0       0     5      10     5      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C
Tstms          C  C

$$

TNZ036-220800-
Oak Ridge-Anderson TN
36.00N  84.24W Elev. 913 ft
138 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
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          89          68          85          68
Temp          87 81 74 72 70 70 81 87 88 81 73 72 70 69 79 84 83 76 72 70 68 70
Dewpt         72 70 69 68 68 68 72 73 72 72 71 70 69 69 72 72 72 71 70 70 68 69
RH            61 69 84 87 93 93 74 63 59 74 93 93 97100 79 67 70 85 93100100 97
Wind Dir       N NE NE NE NE NE NE SE NE SE SW SW  W NE  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind Spd       3  3  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  2  1  2
Clouds        SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          40          20          70          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.07        0.05        0.26        0.12
Rain shwrs                          S  S  S  S        C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                               S  S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Heat index    94 85             85 94 95 85                90 88
Max heat         94                94    95                90    90


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
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          83      60    83      59    78      56    78      55    80
Temp          83 76   66 61 80 76   64 60 77 72   61 57 76 72   60 56 77 73
Dewpt         71 68   62 57 59 58   57 56 57 55   53 53 55 54   52 51 56 57
PWind Dir         W      NW     N       N    NW       N     N       N    NE
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    B2 SC   FW FW FW FW   SC B1 SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         50       5     0       0     5      10     5      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C
Tstms          C  C

$$

TNZ099-220800-
Chattanooga Airport-Hamilton TN
35.03N  85.22W Elev. 688 ft
138 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
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          88          70          85          69
Temp          86 80 75 73 71 71 80 86 85 78 74 72 71 70 77 82 83 79 73 71 70 69
Dewpt         73 73 71 70 70 70 73 74 73 73 72 71 70 70 72 73 72 72 72 71 70 69
RH            65 79 87 90 97 97 79 68 67 85 93 97 97100 85 74 70 79 97100100100
Wind Dir       N  N  N  N NE NE  E SE SE  E SE SE  E NE SE SE SE SE  S  S SW SW
Wind Spd       4  3  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  2  1  1  2  4  4  2  2  1  1  1
Clouds        B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     10          60          20          70          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.12        0.01        0.18        0.04
Rain shwrs     S                    C  C  S  S        C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms          S                    C  C  S              S  C  C  C           S
Heat index    93 84             84 94 92                   87 88
Max heat         97                94    95                87    89


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
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          86      62    85      63    81      59    80      59    81
Temp          83 80   69 63 82 78   67 63 78 74   64 60 77 74   63 59 78 75
Dewpt         72 69   64 59 60 59   58 58 58 57   56 55 57 57   55 54 60 60
PWind Dir        NW       N     N       N     N       N     N       N    NE
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         50       0     0       0     5      10    10      10    10
Rain shwrs     C  C
Tstms          C  C

$$

NCZ060-220800-
Tusquitee RAWS-Forestry-Cherokee NC
35.07N  84.12W Elev. 1600 ft
138 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
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          85          65          82          64
Temp          83 76 71 68 66 67 77 84 80 72 68 68 67 66 76 81 79 72 68 66 66 64
Dewpt         71 70 69 68 66 66 71 71 70 69 68 67 66 66 70 70 69 69 67 66 65 64
RH            67 82 93100100 97 82 65 72 90100 97 97100 82 69 72 90 97100 97100
Max/Min RH                  100          65         100          69         100
Wind Dir      NW  N  N  N SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE  N  N  N
Wind Dir Deg  31 33  0  0 12 12 13 15 12 15 12 11 10 10 13 14 14 13 12  0  0  0
Wind Spd       2  1  0  0  1  2  2  3  3  2  2  1  1  1  2  4  3  2  1  0  0  0
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
Clouds (%)    62 61 55 61 45 53 39 42 74 72 54 54 58 59 51 59 60 50 50 62 71 79
Vsby          10 10 10  7  7  7 10  6  6 10  7 10  7  7 10  6  6 10 10 10  7  7
PoP 12hr                     30          70          30          70          50
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.35        0.02        0.34        0.12
Rain shwrs     C  C  S           S  L  L  C  C        C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms          C  C  S           S  L  L  C              S  C  C  C  S        S
Heat index    88                   89 83                   85
Max heat         92                89    86                85    85
ChanceThunder                30          60          30          50          30
Max Mix Hgt
AGL Mix Hgt                            3700                    2500
Max Vent Rt                           18500                   15900
T Wind Dir                               SE                      SE
T Wind Spd                                5                       6
ADI                                      19                      16
Max LVORI                                 9                       9
Stability         B     F     F     A     B     F     F     B     A     F     F
Ceiling       25000 25000 25000 25000 25000 25000 25000 25000 25000 25000 25000
Sta Pres         MM    MM    MM    MM    MM    MM    MM    MM    MM    MM    MM


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
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          82      59    82      56    78      53    78      53    80
Temp          81 72   64 60 81 70   61 57 75 69   57 54 77 66   56 54 79 68
Dewpt         69 67   64 60 57 57   55 54 55 55   54 53 55 55   54 53 57 58
PWind Dir        NW      NW    NW      NW    NW       N     N      NE    SW
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    B1 SC   FW SC FW FW   SC B1 SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         70       5     0       0     5      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     C  L                                                       S
Tstms          C  L                                                       S

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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