FNUS74 KMRX 151830
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAIGNT BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
230 PM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TODAY
... AND PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST
                    17 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...8600 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5610 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....5610 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH.
DISPERSION..........174.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 21 TO 29 MPH. GUSTS UP
                    TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO 55 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO 16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...8200 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5210 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....5210 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 33 MPH.
DISPERSION..........162.

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FORECASTER...LOREN MARZ
REQUESTED BY...WJ COBER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110415.STRAI.01/MRX