FNUS74 KMRX 071357
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSEHITCH GAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
957 AM EDT THU APR 7 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL
PRODUCE A SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP AND LINGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL
HELP TO TRIGGER SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY FRIDAY
AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6900 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4900 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.
DISPERSION..........54.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...DECREASING TO NEAR SURFACE.
MIXING WINDS........DECREASING TO NEAR 20 FT WINDS.
DISPERSION..........DECREASING TO NEAR 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 TO 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...7100 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5100 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
DISPERSION..........91.

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FORECASTER...LYLE WILSON
REQUESTED BY...THOMAS JENKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110407.HORSE.01/MRX