FNUS74 KMRX 221053 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR SAMS-BOTE SAR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 653 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. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62 (4000 FT MSL) AND 71 (2500 FT MSL). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDINESS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52 (4000 FT MSL) AND 59 (2500 FT MSL). WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55 (4000 FT MSL) AND 64 (2500 FT MSL). MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN REQUESTED BY...STEVE SPANYER TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20110322.SAMSB.01/MRX