FNUS74 KMRX 091533 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR GRSM WEATHER EVENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1033 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... THE STRONG STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN TO THE AREA WILL BE DEPARTING TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BEHIND THE FRONT ...DUE TO THE GREAT DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE BETWEEN HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES...AND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK KEEPING THE FORECAST DRY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. A FEW LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY SEE GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH AT TIMES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH. SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH EARLY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LYLE WILSON REQUESTED BY...STEVE KLOSTER TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20091209.GRSMW.01/MRX