FNUS74 KMRX 311142
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE COVE GAP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
642 AM EST TUE JAN 31 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL BRING
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...AND A WARMING TREND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE
REGION ON WEDNESDAY...AND BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP TRIGGER SCATTERED RAIN
SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...
                    OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...3600 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1650 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 23 MPH.
DISPERSION..........25.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...SURFACE-BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING AFTER SUNSET.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..BECOMING 0.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....BECOMING 0.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........BECOMING 0.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...3500 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1550 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 28 MPH.
DISPERSION..........26.

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FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN
REQUESTED BY...M KETRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120131.HORSE.01/MRX