FNUS74 KMRX 201359
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR KNOXVILLE MULCH FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
959 AM EDT FRI APR 20 2012

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

.DISCUSSION...
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
THE DAY...IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. THE
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SWING THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING AN
INCREASE IN CHANCES OF RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
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...6300 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5300 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........60.

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
SKY (%).........55  55  55  55  55  55  55  55  55  55  55
WEATHER COV.....                    SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM
TEMP............59  63  67  70  72  74  75  76  77  76  75
RH..............80  72  63  57  51  48  46  45  43  45  46
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  S   S   S   SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   5   6   7   7   7   7   7   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4100 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3100 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION..........22.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.

$$
FORECASTER...SHAWN ONEILL
REQUESTED BY...RANEE RANDBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120420.KNOXV.01/MRX