FNUS74 KMRX 131348
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE APALACHIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
848 AM EST MON FEB 13 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD SURFACE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY SOUTHEAST TODAY...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION. THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL SPREAD A LIGHT WINTRY MIX INTO SOUTHEAST TN AND
SOUTHWESTERN NC BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THE WINTRY MIX SHOULD
CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN BY MID MORNING TUESDAY...AS WARMER AIR
OVERTAKES THE COLDER AIRMASS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4500 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3000 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
DISPERSION..........9.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........34     69     69     69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     42     47     47
RH..............41     28     23     27
20 FT WIND......S 2    SW 3   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
                    LIKELY AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........

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FORECASTER...JERRY HEVRDEYS
REQUESTED BY...JONATHAN MCCALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120213.LAKEA.01/MRX