FNUS74 KMRX 101246
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEAVER BEND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
746 AM EST TUE FEB 10 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION
TODAY...BUT THEN STALL OUT NEAR THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THIS FRONT
WILL HELP TO TRIGGER A FEW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT AROUND THE
PLATEAU AND ITS GENERAL VICINITY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
THEN BRING A COLD FRONT AND ITS ASSOCIATED STRONG WIND FIELD ACROSS
THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FRONT BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME STORMS BECOMING SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION (1 PM)...MAX 67.
RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT MSL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
DISPERSION..........36.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......SURFACE-BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING SHORTLY
                    AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........BECOMING 0.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    35 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT MSL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.
DISPERSION..........46.

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FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN
REQUESTED BY...GREG SALANSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090210.WEAVE.01/MRX