FNUS74 KMRX 221233
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR CURTIS MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
833 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.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5000 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..2800 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
DISPERSION..........29.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........46     56     56     66
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     40     43     44
RH..............35     28     28     29
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 7    W 8    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........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 SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4200 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..2000 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
DISPERSION..........13.

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FORECASTER...DAVID HOTZ
REQUESTED BY...MITCH KETRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130322.CURTI.01/MRX