FNUS74 KMRX 211111 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORT-OFF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 711 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE OUR WEATHER TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ANTICIPATED. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PRODUCING PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...THEN INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...8600 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..6600 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION..........111. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........45 45 45 53 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............66 70 73 76 78 79 80 79 77 RH..............65 57 51 45 42 41 39 42 47 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..7 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT MSL... BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL.. TOP MIX HGT AGL..... MIXING WINDS........ DISPERSION.......... TIME (EDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 6 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 64 64 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............74 68 64 61 58 56 RH..............53 63 70 75 83 90 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 S 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...8200 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..6200 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH. DISPERSION..........62. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........49 49 49 49 49 49 53 53 53 53 53 53 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............55 58 61 65 68 71 74 75 76 77 76 74 RH..............96 86 78 68 61 57 51 50 48 47 48 51 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...TERRY GETZ REQUESTED BY...CHAD COOK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.SHORT.01/MRX