FNUS74 KMRX 241050
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CADES COVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
650 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ONE MORE DRY DAY.  AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
REGION BY MID WEEK AS A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN APPALCHIANS.  THIS WILL BRING SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS
AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT MSL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
DISPERSION..........50.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........45     56     55     55     49     59
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     62     66     68     64     59
RH..............51     45     37     35     41     49
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 7    SW 8   S 9    S 8    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     17     18     16     13
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   5400   5700   5800   5800   5800
TRANSPORT WIND..S 14   S 16   S 18   S 18   S 20   S 21

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE WINDS.
DISPERSION..........DECREASING TO AROUND 1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT MSL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 40 MPH.
DISPERSION..........25.

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FORECASTER...LYLE WILSON
REQUESTED BY...NPS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.CADES.02/MRX