FNUS74 KMRX 022246
FWSMRX

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH FORK EAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
646 PM EDT THU MAY 2 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  THEN...A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIFT TOWARDS THE EASTERN TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY LATE FRIDAY...WITH INCREASING SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY.

NOTE: GOOD MIXING AND LIFT INDICATED BY MODELS FOR THURSDAY. NO
INVERSION ANTICIPATED. UNSURE WHY SMOKE DID NOT MIX OUT...OTHER THAN
SPOT WAS DIRECTLY IN SURFACE PRESSURE RIDGE AXIS WITH NO GRADIENT.
BETTER MIXING EXPECTED FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....
MIXING WINDS........
DISPERSION..........

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT MSL...5900 FT MSL.
BOTTOM MIX HGT AGL..4100 FT AGL.
TOP MIX HGT AGL.....2900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 24 MPH.
DISPERSION..........79.

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FORECASTER...SHAWN ONEILL
REQUESTED BY...TERRY ADAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130502.NORTH.02/MRX