FNUS74 KMRX 241108
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON MTN GAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
708 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 APPALACHIANS.  THIS WILL BRING SEVERAL PERIODS OF SHOWERS
AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 TO 44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT MSL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.
DISPERSION..........31.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE WINDS.
DISPERSION..........DECREASING TO AROUND 2.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT MSL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 32 MPH.
DISPERSION..........28.

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FORECASTER...LYLE WILSON
REQUESTED BY...NEAL STUDDARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.IRONM.01/MRX