FNUS74 KMRX 241545
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CADESCOVEEVENTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1145 AM EDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A SEVERE WEATHER
OUTBREAK BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
LARGE HAIL, STRONG DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, LOCALIZED
FLOODING AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. SOME STORMS MAY STILL OCCUR ON
SUNDAY, BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG NOR AS NUMEROUS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    INITIAL BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
                    MOVE THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM AND WILL
                    BE CAPABLE OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAINFALL
                    ...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. A FEW SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND BEHIND THE
                    INITIAL BAND.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. STRONG AND GUSTY
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5300 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3500 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.
DISPERSION..........78.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    MAIN BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH
                    BETWEEN 5 AND 9 PM THIS EVENING.  STRONG TO
                    SEVERE STORMS WILL BE EMBEDDED ALONG THE LINE
                    OF STORMS CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS
                    IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
                    RAINFALL AROUND 1 INCH. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS
                    POSSIBLE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH. STRONG...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
                    SCATTERED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED
                    TO BE AS STRONG AS SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT...
                    THOUGH STILL CAPABLE OF BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...QUARTER
                    TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH AND POSSIBLY SOME
                    SMALL HAIL.  IT WILL BE BREEZY THROUGHOUT THE DAY
                    IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6700 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4900 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
DISPERSION..........135.

$$
FORECASTER...MJB
REQUESTED BY...STEVE KLOSTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20100424.CADES.01/MRX