FNUS74 KMRX 202110
FWSMRX

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

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO AN ADVANCING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.
CHANCES OF RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE AS THE COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS OUR REGION. A COOLING TREND WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
THROUGH MONDAY AS COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6300 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5300 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....5300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION..........60.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........55     55     55
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....              TSTORM
TEMP............72     75     74
RH..............55     50     50
20 FT WIND......SW 8   S 7    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY.
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4400 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3400 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
DISPERSION..........38.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...MJB
REQUESTED BY...RANEE RANDBY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120420.KNOXV.02/MRX