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National Weather Service Morristown TN
227 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

TNZ017-130800-
Tri Cities Airport-Sullivan TN
36.50N  82.41W Elev. 1536 ft
227 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Date           08/12/26      Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            Sat
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          87          70          89          72
Temp          86 81 72 71 70 71 78 84 86 81 74 72 71 72 81 87 88 83 75 73 72 72
Dewpt         72 72 70 70 70 70 73 74 74 73 72 70 70 71 74 74 75 74 72 72 71 72
RH            63 74 93 97100 97 85 72 68 77 93 93 97 97 79 65 66 74 90 97 97100
Wind Dir       W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W  W  S  S  S  S SW  W  W SW SW  S  S  S
Wind Spd       6  4  2  1  1  3  6  8  5  2  1  0  0  1  5  8  6  2  1  0  0  1
Clouds        FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     50          40          20          50          30
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.02           0        0.09        0.03
Rain shwrs     S  C  C        C  C  C  C  S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms          S  C  S           S  C  C  S                 C  C  C     S  S
Heat index    92 85                91 94 86             86 96 98 90
Max heat         93                94    96                98   101    86
Flood          A  A  A  A  A


Date           08/15  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26
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      70    90      72    90      70    88      68    88
Temp          87 84   73 72 87 84   74 73 88 83   72 71 86 81   70 69 85 81
Dewpt         75 72   71 71 72 72   70 70 71 71   70 70 70 69   69 68 69 68
PWind Dir        SW       S    SW      SW     W      NW     W      NE     W
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    B1 SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         60      30    20      10    40      30    30      20    20
Rain shwrs     S  L    C        S             C    C     S  C    S  S     S
Tstms          S  C    C        S             C    S        C             S

$$

TNZ071-130800-
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport-Blount TN
35.80N  83.98W Elev. 979 ft
227 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Date           08/12/26      Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            Sat
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                      73          91          75          93          76
Temp          90 84 78 76 75 75 83 89 90 86 80 77 76 76 86 92 93 88 81 78 77 76
Dewpt         74 74 73 72 72 72 74 75 75 75 73 73 72 72 75 75 75 75 74 74 73 73
RH            60 72 85 87 90 90 74 64 62 70 79 87 87 87 70 58 56 66 79 88 87 90
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  S  S  S SW  S SW  W SW SE  S  S  S  S
Wind Spd       5  5  4  3  3  4  5  4  4  3  3  2  3  3  4  4  5  3  2  2  2  1
Clouds        SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          40          10          30          10
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.07           0        0.06           0
Rain shwrs     C              C  S  C  S                    C  C
Tstms          C              S  S  C  S                    C  C
Heat index    99 91             90 99101 95 84          95103105 98 86
Max heat         99    85          99   102    88         103   105    95
Flood          A  A  A  A  A


Date           08/15  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26
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          94      75    95      76    96      75    93      73    92
Temp          93 90   79 76 93 89   79 78 94 89   78 76 91 86   76 74 90 86
Dewpt         75 73   73 72 71 72   72 71 70 71   72 71 70 70   71 70 70 69
PWind Dir         W      SE    SW      SW     W       E    NW      NE     N
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      10     5       0    20      10    20      20    20
Rain shwrs        C                           S             S    S        S
Tstms             C                           S             S             S

$$

TNZ036-130800-
Oak Ridge-Anderson TN
36.00N  84.24W Elev. 913 ft
227 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Date           08/12/26      Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            Sat
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                      72          91          74          93          75
Temp          90 83 76 74 73 72 82 88 91 85 78 76 75 75 85 91 93 87 79 77 76 75
Dewpt         75 74 73 72 71 72 75 76 76 75 74 73 72 73 76 77 76 76 75 73 72 73
RH            62 74 90 93 93100 79 68 62 72 88 90 90 94 75 64 58 70 88 87 87 94
Wind Dir      SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  N  N  N SW
Wind Spd       4  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  3  1  0  0  0  1
Clouds        SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          40          10          30           5
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.07           0        0.23           0
Rain shwrs     C              C  S  S  C              S  S  C  C
Tstms          C              S  S  S  C                 S  C  C
Heat index   101 90             89 99103 94             94105106 98
Max heat        101                99   103    86         105   107    93
Flood          A  A  A  A  A


Date           08/15  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26
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          94      75    95      75    96      73    93      71    92
Temp          92 87   77 76 92 87   78 76 93 86   76 74 90 84   74 72 89 83
Dewpt         76 74   73 72 73 73   72 72 73 72   72 71 72 71   71 70 71 70
PWind Dir        SW      SE    SW      SW     W       N    NW       N    NW
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         30       5     5       0    20      10    20      10    20
Rain shwrs        C                           S             S             S
Tstms             C                           S             S             S

$$

TNZ099-130800-
Chattanooga Airport-Hamilton TN
35.03N  85.22W Elev. 688 ft
227 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Date           08/12/26      Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            Sat
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                      74          94          76          96          76
Temp          90 84 79 76 75 75 85 92 93 88 81 79 77 77 88 94 96 90 83 80 78 77
Dewpt         75 75 74 73 73 73 75 75 74 75 74 73 73 73 76 75 74 76 75 74 73 73
RH            62 74 85 90 94 94 72 58 54 66 79 82 87 87 68 54 49 64 77 82 85 87
Wind Dir       W  W SW  S  S  S  W NW  W  W  S  N  N  S  W  W  W  W  N  N  N  N
Wind Spd       5  3  1  1  1  1  3  5  4  3  1  0  0  1  2  4  4  2  0  0  0  0
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          20           5          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs     C                    S
Tstms          C                    S
Heat index   101 92             94103103 98 86          99106107102 90 85
Max heat        103    87         103   105    92         106   109    99


Date           08/15  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26
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          97      76    98      77    99      77    97      75    95
Temp          95 92   81 77 96 91   81 78 97 92   80 78 94 88   78 76 93 88
Dewpt         74 73   73 73 71 72   72 72 70 71   73 72 70 71   72 72 70 70
PWind Dir         W      NW     W       W     W      NW    NW       N     N
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    FW SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   SC FW CL FW   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5       0     0       0     5       0    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                                                  S
Tstms                                                       S

$$

NCZ060-130800-
Tusquitee RAWS-Forestry-Cherokee NC
35.07N  84.12W Elev. 1600 ft
227 PM EDT Wed Aug 12 2026

Date           08/12/26      Thu 08/13/26            Fri 08/14/26            Sat
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          70          91          71
Temp          89 81 73 71 70 69 81 87 89 83 74 72 71 72 83 90 91 84 76 74 73 72
Dewpt         73 72 71 70 69 69 74 73 73 73 72 70 69 70 74 74 73 74 72 71 70 71
RH            59 74 93 97 97100 79 63 59 72 93 93 93 93 74 60 56 72 87 90 90 97
Max/Min RH                  100          59          97          56          97
Wind Dir       W  W  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  N  N  N  N  N
Wind Dir Deg  28 25  0  0  0  0 28 28 27  0  0  0  0  0 28 28 28  0  0  0  0  0
Wind Spd       4  1  0  0  0  0  2  4  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  4  3  0  0  0  0  0
Clouds        FW SC SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC
Clouds (%)    25 33 49 45 70 55 42 41 52 68 65 51 63 57 29 31 23 31 28 23 38 43
Vsby          10 10 10 10  7  7 10 10 10 10 10
PoP 12hr                     10          30           5          30           5
QPF 12hr                      0        0.05           0        0.02           0
Rain shwrs     S                    C  S                    C  C
Tstms          S                    C  S                    C  C
Heat index    97 85             86 94 97 89             90 99100 91
Max heat         97                94    97                99   101    86
ChanceThunder                10          30           5          30           5
Max Mix Hgt
AGL Mix Hgt                            4200                    4500
Max Vent Rt                           44400                   33000
T Wind Dir                                W                      NW
T Wind Spd                                8                       6
ADI                                      44                      32
Max LVORI                                10                       9
Stability         A     G     F     A     B     G     F     A     A     G     G
Ceiling        NONE  NONE  NONE  NONE  NONE 23500  NONE  NONE 23500  NONE  NONE
Sta Pres      27.86 27.87 27.93 27.94 27.90 27.97 28.02 28.02 27.98 28.05 28.09


Date           08/15  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26  Wed 08/19/26
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          92      71    93      72    94      71    92      69    91
Temp          90 86   75 72 90 85   74 73 91 84   74 72 90 82   72 70 88 81
Dewpt         73 72   71 70 71 72   70 70 70 70   70 69 70 70   70 68 69 69
PWind Dir        NW       N    NW       N    NW      NW    NW       N    NW
Wind Char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg Clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC FW   FW FW SC FW   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         20       5    10       0    10       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs        S                                         S             S
Tstms             S                                         S             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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