FNUS74 KMRX 231616 CCA FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR JAYBIRD...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1216 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THIS WEEKEND BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...BUT THEY WILL STILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 8 MPH...BUT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4500 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1860 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....1540 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. DISPERSION..........14. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BUT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...BECOMING 0 SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL.. TOP MIX HGT AGL..... MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 8 MPH. DISPERSION..........BECOMING 0 SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BUT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...3300 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..660 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....340 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH. DISPERSION..........8. $$ FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN REQUESTED BY...CHUCK LANE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120323.JAYBI.02/MRX