FNUS74 KMRX 201118 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE OAK MOUNTAIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 718 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL EARLY IN THE DAY WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WEAK DISTURBANCE IN THE NW UPPER FLOW WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE TODAY...AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY SUNNY THURSDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH BELOW NORMAL. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTEROON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...6900 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..5150 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4775 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH. DISPERSION..........72. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........34 44 44 66 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............41 45 47 47 RH..............34 28 27 27 20 FT WIND......W 9 W 12 W 13 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 25 25 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23. RH..................MAX 62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL... BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL.. TOP MIX HGT AGL..... MIXING WINDS........ DISPERSION.......... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...7800 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..6050 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....5675 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH. DISPERSION..........116. $$ FORECASTER...TIMOTHY DOYLE REQUESTED BY...MITCH KETRON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.LITTL.01/MRX