FNUS74 KMRX 221209
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAPPS BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
809 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BRING INCREASING
MOISTURE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...WITH LIGHT
RAIN DEVELOPING BY TONIGHT OVER MOST OF THE REGION. A STRONGER
SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY...
BRINGING A BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM BACK CLOSER TO NORMAL BY SUNDAY...
BEFORE FALLING BACK BELOW NORMAL FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 46.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4700 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3000 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....1800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 9 MPH.
DISPERSION..........17.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........60     69     69     79
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............36     41     45     45
RH..............40     36     33     36
20 FT WIND......W 5    NW 6   NW 6   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...3600 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1970 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....725 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
DISPERSION..........7.

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FORECASTER...TERRY GETZ
REQUESTED BY...GREG SALANSKY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130322.CAPPS.01/MRX