FNUS74 KMRX 081250 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR DUTCH CREEK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 750 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY AND INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND POSSIBLY A STRAY THUNDERSTORM TO THE FIRE DISTRICT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4300 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3120 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 34 MPH. DISPERSION..........65. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS... SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 26 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...2700 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1520 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....1000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 25 MPH. DISPERSION..........22. $$ FORECASTER...MJB REQUESTED BY...YVONNE LEDFORD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.DUTCH.01/MRX