FNUS74 KMRX 221135 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR HATCHER CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 735 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...WITH A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN AFFECT THE REGION BY SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........67 AT IGNITION...MAX 77. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AROUND 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6200 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4400 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH. DISPERSION..........61. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...SURFACE-BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..BECOMING 0 AFTER SUNSET. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....BECOMING 0 AFTER SUNSET. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. DISPERSION..........BECOMING 0 AFTER SUNSET. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5500 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3700 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 28 MPH. DISPERSION..........80. $$ FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN REQUESTED BY...M KETRON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110322.HATCH.01/MRX