FNUS74 KMRX 081349 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR WHIGG RIDGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 849 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 SHOWERS AND A STRAY THUNDERSTORM TO THE FIRE DISTRICT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4800 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..2800 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....240 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 34 MPH. DISPERSION..........52. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY EARLY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...2700 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..700 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....NEAR SURFACE AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 15 MPH. DISPERSION..........1. $$ FORECASTER...MJB REQUESTED BY...BRANDON CORBITT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120308.WHIGG.01/MRX