FNUS74 KMRX 101642 FWSMRX SPOT FORECAST FOR POUND GAP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 1242 PM 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.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5800 FT MSL. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3600 FT AGL. TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH. DISPERSION..........61. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56. RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT MSL...SURFACE-BASED INVERSION DEVELOPING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..BECOMING 0. TOP MIX HGT AGL..... MIXING WINDS........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION..........BECOMING 0. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOOON...WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE 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 30 MPH. DISPERSION..........93. $$ FORECASTER...DAVID GAFFIN REQUESTED BY...TERRY ADAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130410.POUND.02/MRX