FNUS74 KMRX 022339
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOAT FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
739 PM EDT THU APR 2 2009

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

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AN OUTBREAK OF
SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING
WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS AREA EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE COLD FRONT
EXITS THE AREA.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT MSL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 29 MPH.
DISPERSION..........37.

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FORECASTER...DAVID HOTZ
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS RAMEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090402.GOATF.01/MRX