FXUS64 KMRX 092015
AFDMRX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
315 PM EST WED DEC 9 2009

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT AND THURSDAY)...DEPARTING SYSTEM OVER THE 
GREAT LAKES REGION WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY...AS SURFACE HIGH 
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.  VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO 
WEAKEN BELOW WARNING/ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING...SO WILL 
ALLOW CURRENT WARNINGS/ADVISORIES TO CONTINUE AS THEY ARE THROUGH 7 
PM EST.   EXPECT SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS OVERNIGHT...AND MAY EVEN BE 
A FEW FLURRIES FAR NORTH.  SHOULD BE SUNNY ALL ZONES BY THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON.  WILL BE RATHER COLD AS WELL...WILL GO NEAR BUT GENERALLY 
A BIT BELOW MAV TEMPS FOR THE SHORT TERM.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...COLD HIGH PRESSURE 
CONTINUES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH CONTINUED COLDER TEMPERATURES.
THURSDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE THE COLDEST NIGHT AS THE HIGH SETTLES
OVERHEAD AND WINDS DECREASE. NORTHERN AREAS AND MOUNTAINS MAY SEE
WIND CHILLS NEAR 0 OR SLIGHTLY BELOW. NEW SYSTEM DEVELOPING ALONG
THE GULF COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT NOW SLOWER TO SPREAD
MOISTURE NORTHEAST INTO THE FORECAST AREA WITH COLD HIGH PRESSURE
STILL IN CONTROL FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS PRECIPITATION MOVES
IN. CHANCE OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW NOW SATURDAY MORNING SOUTH AND
RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SATURDAY NIGHT THE RAIN AND SNOW SPREADS
NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN AREAS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. THE NEXT
SYSTEM MOVES DOWN FROM THE NW SUNDAY NIGHT SPREADING SLIGHTLY
WARMER AIR AND RAIN INTO THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
COLDER AIR SPREADS IN TUESDAY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WITH ANOTHER
CHANCE OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             29  45  23  44  30 /   0   0  10  10  10 
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  27  42  18  41  26 /   0   0  10  10  10 
OAK RIDGE, TN                       28  42  18  41  27 /   0   0  10  10  10 
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              27  39  15  39  22 /  10  10  10  10  10 

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING 
     ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.

TN...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING 
     ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
     EAST POLK...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST 
     CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...UNICOI.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE 
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON...BLEDSOE...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...
     CLAIBORNE...GRAINGER...HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...
     HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...KNOX...LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN...
     MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST 
     CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST 
     MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SULLIVAN...
     UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK.

VA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING 
     ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...WASHINGTON...WISE.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING 
     ZONES: SCOTT.

&&

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LDW/TD