FXUS64 KMRX 101935
AFDMRX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
235 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND FRIDAY)...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO 
BUILD IN TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION ON FRIDAY.  WILL BE 
SOME HIGH CLOUDS AROUND AT TIMES...BUT STILL EXPECT MOSTLY 
CLEAR/MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS FOR THE MOST PART.  WINDS IN OBS HAVE 
BEEN GENERALLY BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND SHOULD DIMINISH 
DURING LATE AFTERNOON...SO WILL CANCEL WIND ADVISORY A FEW HOURS 
EARLY.  JUST SOME MINOR TWEAKS TO MAV TEMPS FOR THE SHORT TERM.     

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)...GENERALLY TRANQUIL 
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE LONG TERM WITH ONLY A 
COUPLE OF SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE REGION DURING THE PERIOD. FIRST 
SYSTEM APPROACHES BY LATE SATURDAY AND DEPARTS BY LATE SUNDAY. 
APPEARS THIS WILL NOT BE VERY SIGNIFICANT AND WILL BE MAINLY A RAIN 
EVENT FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES EARLY 
TUESDAY. THIS ALSO APPEARS TO BE MAINLY A RAIN EVENT AT THIS TIME. 
BALANCE OF THE LONG TERM LOOKS DRY. FOR TEMPS...GENERALLY STAYED 
CLOSE TO MAV/MEX GUIDANCE WITH ONLY MINOR TWEAKS MADE BASED ON 
ENSEMBLE TRENDS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             23  45  27  45  38 /   0   0  10  60  50 
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  17  39  22  46  35 /   0   0  10  30  60 
OAK RIDGE, TN                       18  41  23  44  34 /   0   0  10  30  60 
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              11  38  19  46  31 /   0   0  10  10  70 

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.

&&

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