FNUS74 KMRX 171324 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR ALLEN BRANCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 824 AM EST TUE NOV 17 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................86 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH. DISPERSION..........36. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 80 80 80 WEATHER COV..... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 53 59 63 64 59 RH..............86 71 60 52 52 62 20 FT WIND......E 8 E 9 SE 12 SE 13 SE 12 SE 12 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3100 3100 3100 3100 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 26 S 26 S 26 S 26 S 26 S 26 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58. RH..................MIN 75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH. DISPERSION..........5. RIVER MAY HAVE A MINOR IMPACT IN CREATING SOMEWHAT DIMINISHED DISPERSION DUE TO SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE CONDITIONS OVER WATER. HOWEVER...RIVER VALLEY MAY SERVE AS A CONDUIT FOR SMOKE ESPECIALLY WITH A LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW. $$ FORECASTER...TOD HYSLOP REQUESTED BY...NEAL STUDDARD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20091117.ALLEN.01/MRX