FNUS74 KMRX 221152 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR JAYBIRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 752 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE UPPER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL DRIFT EAST...ALLOWING AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS SLOW MOVING SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........57 AT REQUEST...MAX 77. RH..................90 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS EAST AT 0 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...8000 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5360 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....5040 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH. DISPERSION..........37. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........37 37 37 37 37 37 52 52 52 52 52 52 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............57 59 62 67 70 72 73 74 75 76 75 74 RH..............90 87 81 68 59 53 49 48 45 43 45 46 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..0 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. 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 (%).........51 51 51 59 59 59 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............72 63 61 61 60 59 RH..............49 67 72 75 81 83 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...7900 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5260 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4940 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH. DISPERSION..........57. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........84 84 84 95 95 95 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............58 62 67 70 72 71 RH..............86 71 63 54 50 50 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...TERRY GETZ REQUESTED BY...CHUCK LANE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120322.JAYBI.01/MRX