FNUS74 KMRX 200920 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR LOW GAP SAR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 520 AM EDT TUE JUL 20 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS WEEK...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE MOST DAYS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A FEW ISOLATED STORMS COULD POSSIBLY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (40% CHANCE). MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80 (BETWEEN 3700 AND 4700 FT). MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70 (BETWEEN 3700 AND 4700 FT). MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN REQUESTED BY...ELLEN PAXTON TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100720.LOWGA.01/MRX