FNUS74 KMRX 091642 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON MOUNTAIN GAP 2 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1142 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. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT MSL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH. DISPERSION..........16. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM 9 PM SKY (%).........49 60 60 55 65 65 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 57 62 60 56 53 RH..............71 53 41 47 57 64 20 FT WIND......SE 7 SE 10 S 12 S 12 S 12 S 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 20 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)....5100 5100 5100 5100 M M TRANSPORT WIND..S 17 S 17 S 17 S 17 M M .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT....... MIXING WINDS........ DISPERSION.......... .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT MSL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 MPH. DISPERSION..........12. $$ FORECASTER...SHAWN ONEILL REQUESTED BY...SMOKY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090209.IRONM.03/MRX