FNUS74 KMRX 100921 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR POUND GAP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 521 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES KEEPING OUR WEATHER DRY AND WARM. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE 70S AND 80S AGAIN TODAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN ARRIVES BY THURSDAY...AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BACK TO THE AREA. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS END FRIDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY MORE DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................78 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...7000 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4800 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....4400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. DISPERSION..........59. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL... BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL.. TOP MIX HGT AGL..... MIXING WINDS........ DISPERSION.......... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5700 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3500 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 32 MPH. DISPERSION..........93. $$ FORECASTER...ANDREW PRITCHETT REQUESTED BY...TERRY ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130410.POUND.01/MRX