FNUS74 KMRX 030831
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CALDERWOOD WILDFIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
431 AM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

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

.DISCUSSION...
HURRICANE EARL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COASTAL AREAS TODAY...WHILE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...8000 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..7100 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....6100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
DISPERSION..........99.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........30     40     50     65     65     80
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............63     71     80     86     88     87
RH..............93     71     51     40     38     40
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 7   W 9    W 10   W 15   W 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     15     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........

TIME (EDT)      8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM   6 AM
SKY (%).........71     71     45     17     17     18
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     72     67     64     62     60
RH..............58     71     78     84     81     87
20 FT WIND......W 7    NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 3   N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6700 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5800 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION..........76.

$$
FORECASTER...TERRY GETZ
REQUESTED BY...MARK MENDONCA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100902.CALDE.01/MRX