FNUS74 KMRX 051433 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 933 AM EST MON MAR 5 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY TONIGHT. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHEAST REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND THROUGH THURSDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING ISOLATED BY NOON. TEMPERATURE.........43 AT IGNITION...MAX 44. RH..................41 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT IGNITION. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5600 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4200 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. DISPERSION..........90. TIME (EST) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........48 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............43 42 RH..............41 41 20 FT WIND......NW 14 N 12 20 FT WIND GUST.25 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26. RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61. RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...3500 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..2000 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. DISPERSION..........19. $$ FORECASTER...TOD HYSLOP REQUESTED BY...BRANDON CORBITT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120305.TURKE.01/MRX