FNUS74 KMRX 221123 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR SHORT-OFF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 723 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. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 76. RH..................93 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 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...6900 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4900 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH. DISPERSION..........58. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........61 61 61 61 61 61 59 59 59 59 59 59 WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............54 56 61 67 73 73 73 73 74 75 74 73 RH..............93 90 81 68 57 55 55 55 53 52 53 55 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56. RH..................MAX 96 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) 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM SKY (%).........67 67 67 67 67 67 81 81 81 81 81 81 WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............69 66 64 62 60 59 58 58 58 58 58 58 RH..............63 73 78 84 93 96 96 96 96 93 93 93 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW W W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 FT WIND GUST. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75. RH..................MIN 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...7100 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5100 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION..........86. TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP............58 60 62 65 68 70 72 73 73 74 73 71 RH..............95 82 76 75 69 64 60 58 54 53 55 56 20 FT WIND DIR..N SE SE S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 5 7 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 $$ FORECASTER...TERRY GETZ REQUESTED BY...CHAD COOK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.SHORT.01/MRX