Area Forecast Discussion
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FXUS64 KMRX 051732
AFDMRX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1230 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013

.AVIATION...A COLD FRONT WILL VERY SLOWLY APPROACHED THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION FROM THE WEST DURING THE TAF PERIOD.  AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WARM AND VERY MOIST AIR MASS IS IN PLACE.  A LOW CLOUD
DECK WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA AND SCATTERED CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP
AND MOVE IN DURING THE AFTERNOON.  THE AIR MASS DOES BECOME WEAKLY
UNSTABLE AND A FEW THUNDERSTORM MAY DEVELOP.  HOWEVER...THIS
ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ISOLATED AND WILL NOT MENTION IN TAFS AT THIS
TIME.  ADDITIONALLY...WITH A STRONG WIND FIELD ALOFT...A STRAY STORM
COULD GENERATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS.  BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...THE
FRONT WILL STILL BE TO OUR WEST...BUT A LARGE BAND OF CONVECTION
WILL PUSH IN FOR LOWERING CLOUDS AND VIS AND MVFR TO IFR CONDITION
ANYTIME AFTER 00Z.

&&

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

&&

$$

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