FNUS74 KMRX 041347 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR TATER BRANCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 847 AM EST WED NOV 4 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FAST MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON ...AND TONIGHT. MOISTURE IS LIMITED WITH THE SYSTEM...BUT THERE MAY BE A FEW SPRINKLES ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE...BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT. AFTER THE DEPARTURE OF THIS SYSTEM...DRY WEATHER WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN PLACE RIGHT INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT MSL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. DISPERSION..........40. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........17 22 23 31 35 41 47 50 52 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 53 58 60 62 63 62 58 55 RH..............71 61 50 47 41 39 37 45 51 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S SW SW SW SW SW W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 4 6 7 6 8 6 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 8 9 10 12 12 10 8 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.4 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 13 14 14 16 16 17 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE. MIXING WINDS........DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE WINDS. DISPERSION..........DECREASING TO NEAR 1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT MSL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH. DISPERSION..........29. $$ FORECASTER...LYLE WILSON REQUESTED BY...DREW PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091104.TATER.02/MRX