FNUS74 KMRX 181142 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR CABLE GAP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 742 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION BY TONIGHT...TRIGGERING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL NOT BRING MUCH CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES...WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3400 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH. DISPERSION..........48. TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........70 70 75 75 80 80 85 85 WEATHER COV..... 20 WEATHER TYPE.... SHWR TEMP............64 66 68 70 70 71 70 68 RH..............46 45 43 41 40 39 42 46 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 11 12 12 10 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 18 18 20 17 16 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..SURFACE-BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH. DISPERSION..........BECOMING 0 SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1500 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH. DISPERSION..........9. $$ FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.CABLE.01/MRX