FNUS74 KMRX 291101
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLATWOODS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
701 AM EDT THU MAR 29 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT VERY SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY TODAY...BRINGING A FEW CLOUDS TO THE AREA AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE
AVAILABLE FOR HEATING AND TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN BE SEVERAL
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IN THE 70S WITH A FEW SPOTS WARMING TO AROUND
80 ACROSS SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BUILD
INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY BRINGING A DECENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. DRY AIR BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM ALLOWING A PRECIPITATION FREE WEEKEND WITH A CONTINUATION
OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5300 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3400 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
DISPERSION..........61.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........46     44     13     13     9
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............62     64     68     69     69
RH..............50     43     34     31     30
20 FT WIND......N 6    NW 7   NW 8   NW 8   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6000 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4100 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
DISPERSION..........70.

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FORECASTER...TOD HYSLOP
REQUESTED BY...TERRY ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.FLATW.01/MRX