FNUS74 KMRX 281740 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD SCHOOL WILDFIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 140 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS KENTUCKY WILL SLIDE SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST...AND CENTRAL EAST TENNESSEE...AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HOWEVER...WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WILL WEAKEN...RESULTING IN ANY ACTIVITY THAT MAKES IT INTO SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE...AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TO BE FAIRLY LIGHT AND ISOLATED IN COVERAGE. THURSDAY WILL BE DRY AND WARMER THAN NORMAL ACROSS THE AREA...BUT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN ON FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 82. MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN DECREASING CLOUDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 53. MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 78. MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...LYLE WILSON REQUESTED BY...BILL MILLER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120328.OLDSC.01/MRX