FNUS74 KMRX 041344
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIGG RIDGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
844 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING INCREASING AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...WITH SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY BY
FRIDAY NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN AFFECT THE REGION ON
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...PRODUCING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    THEN SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...3500 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1400 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
DISPERSION..........60.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...SURFACE-BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING BY SUNSET.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........BECOMING 0.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...2700 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..600 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....0 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 35 MPH.
DISPERSION..........1.

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FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN
REQUESTED BY...YVONNE LEDFORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110304.WHIGG.01/MRX