FNUS74 KMRX 232125 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR JAYBIRD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 525 PM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...TRIGGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF IT. 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 THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. 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 AROUND 16 MPH. DISPERSION..........24. TIME (EDT) 6 PM SKY (%).........90 WEATHER COV.....OCNL WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TEMP............71 RH..............48 20 FT WIND......S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 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 (%).........95 95 95 81 81 81 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............67 63 60 58 56 55 RH..............63 70 78 80 86 90 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 8 S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5000 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..2360 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2040 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH. DISPERSION..........36. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........81 81 81 81 81 81 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............53 57 61 64 66 65 RH..............93 77 61 53 45 46 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 6 S 7 S 9 SW 10 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 15 $$ FORECASTER...DAVID HOTZ REQUESTED BY...CHUCK LANE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120323.JAYBI.04/MRX