FNUS74 KMRX 191413 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR KNOXVILLE MULCH FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1013 AM EDT THU APR 19 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5000 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4000 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 9 MPH. DISPERSION..........33. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM SKY (%).........77 77 50 50 50 30 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV.....PTY WEATHER TYPE....FOG TEMP............56 60 64 67 69 71 72 73 74 73 72 RH..............77 67 58 52 49 46 44 43 41 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E NE E E 20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 6 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT MSL... BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL.. TOP MIX HGT AGL..... MIXING WINDS........ DISPERSION.......... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5600 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4600 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH. DISPERSION..........52. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. $$ FORECASTER...SHAWN ONEILL REQUESTED BY...RANEE RANDBY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120419.KNOXV.01/MRX