FNUS74 KMRX 221216 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR LAUREL FORK NORTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 816 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.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 74. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 10 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6200 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4000 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION..........46. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5500 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3900 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 29 MPH. DISPERSION..........51. $$ FORECASTER...TOD HYSLOP REQUESTED BY...M KETRON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110322.LAURE.01/MRX