FNUS74 KMRX 071334 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR ODOM BRANCH BURN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 934 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.....68 TO 73. MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...7100 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4700 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST. DISPERSION..........56. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52. MAX HUMIDITY........83 TO 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 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.....71 TO 76. MIN HUMIDITY........46 TO 51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...7600 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5200 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 22 MPH. DISPERSION..........106. $$ FORECASTER...LYLE WILSON REQUESTED BY...THOMAS JENKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110407.ODOMB.01/MRX