FNUS74 KMRX 311137 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR ODOM BRANCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 637 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.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...3800 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1400 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 23 MPH. DISPERSION..........14. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...SURFACE-BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING AFTER SUNSET. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..BECOMING 0. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....BECOMING 0. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 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 55. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...3400 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1000 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 30 MPH. DISPERSION..........7. $$ FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN REQUESTED BY...M KETRON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120131.ODOMB.01/MRX