FXUS64 KMRX 051550
AFDMRX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1050 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE 
CAROLINA COAST...WITH HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING OVER THE OHIO AND TN 
RIVER VALLEYS. RADAR IMAGERY REVEALS SNOW ENDING OVER THE WESTERN 
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY REVALUING CLEARING 
SKIES OVER MIDDLE TN. THUS...WILL PAN TO CANCEL THE ADVISORY ACROSS 
MOST OF THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU...SOUTHEAST TN AND EXTREME 
SOUTHWEST NC THIS MORNING. WITH THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM... 
WILL PROBABLY CANCEL THE REST OF THE ADVISORIES LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

OVERALL...WILL PLAN TO UPDATE THE FORECAST THIS MORNING TO TRIM BACK 
THE ADVISORIES...AND TO REFRESH THE FORECAST WORDING WITH THE LATEST 
TRENDS IN PRECIP...SKY CONDITIONS..AND TEMPS (BUT WITH NO MAJOR 
CHANGES TO EARLIER THINKING).
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN   41  24  50  33  48 /  60   0   0  10  20 
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN     38  23  46  31  48 /  90  10   0  10  20 
OAK RIDGE, TN             38  23  46  31  47 /  80  10   0  10  20 
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN    37  22  45  29  47 / 100  10   0  10  20 
&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE 
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...CLAIBORNE...COCKE 
     SMOKY MOUNTAINS...HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JOHNSON...NORTHWEST 
     CARTER...NORTHWEST GREENE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
     SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SULLIVAN...UNICOI...
     WASHINGTON TN.

VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE 
     FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE.
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