Forecasting Interest Expense Question

On a long-term debt schedule, is it fine if I forecast the interest expense as just an average of the historical interest as a % of debt?

It would be better to have exact rates for the interest but they are floating and within a range like 0.05% - 4.5%.

What's the best way to forecast the interest expense?

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