FNUS74 KMRX 221232
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRISHMAN BRANCH BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
832 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.
TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5000 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..2500 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
DISPERSION..........26.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........47     57     57     67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     40     43     44
RH..............38     33     32     33
20 FT WIND......W 6    NW 7   NW 7   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
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.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...4200 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..1700 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
DISPERSION..........11.

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FORECASTER...TERRY GETZ
REQUESTED BY...MITCH KETRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130322.IRISH.01/MRX