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SPOT FORECAST FOR CURTIS MOUNTAIN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
729 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO
AFFECT THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU BY THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL SPREAD
EASTWARD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 77.
RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5900 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3900 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
DISPERSION..........59.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........68     72     83     83     89
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC  LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP............65     70     74     75     75
RH..............68     59     53     54     55
20 FT WIND......S 7    SW 9   SW 12  SW 12  S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     25     25     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN
                    SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64.
RH..................MIN 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5600 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..3600 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
DISPERSION..........64.

$$
FORECASTER...TERRY GETZ
REQUESTED BY...MITCH KETRON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130411.CURTI.01/MRX