FNUS74 KMRX 212225
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LECONTE MYER SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
625 PM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010

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

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND MONDAY.  WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING NEAR 50 MPH.
LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER AREA AND WINDS SHIFT TO SW MONDAY AND
DECREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH. SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING. FREEZING LEVEL WILL DROP
TO 2500 FEET. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY.. 1 TO 2
INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FOR LATE TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 28 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 55 MPH DECREASING TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM   7 AM
SKY (%).........98     100    100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSN   SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............45     35     31     29     29     27     26
RH..............73     100    100    100    100    100    100
20 FT WIND......S 35   S 32   S 29   S 28   S 21   S 9    S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.65     60     55     50     40     15     25

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MIN HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 35 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH DECREASING TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MARY BLACK/SHAWN ONEILL
REQUESTED BY...CHUCK HESTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100321.LECON.01/MRX