FNUS74 KMRX 171553
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEMARR SAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1053 AM EST THU JAN 17 2013

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

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...

.DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY
FOLLOWED BY A TRANSITION TO SNOW FOR THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN...GENERALLY AT OR ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE SNOWFALL WILL
PERSIST OVERNIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT COME TO AN END BY
EARLY EVENING ELSEWHERE. DRY CONDITIONS RETURN FOR FRIDAY...AND
CONTINUE FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW AND SLEET IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. EAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 15 TO
                    25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW IN THE EVENING...ENDING
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 15.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 40 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MJB
REQUESTED BY...RANGER C HESTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130117.LEMAR.01/MRX