FNUS74 KMRX 091333 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON MOUNTAIN GAP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 833 AM EST MON FEB 9 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY...BRINGING UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN AFFECT THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS ON WEDNESDAY COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 62. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT MSL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM SKY (%).........55 55 60 65 65 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 60 60 55 51 48 RH..............47 42 44 55 63 71 20 FT WIND......SE 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 14 S 15 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 25 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 5100 5100 M M M TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 17 S 17 M M M .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53. RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT MSL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...TOD HYSLOP REQUESTED BY...THOMAS JENKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090209.IRONM.02/MRX