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FXUS64 KMRX 121357 AAA
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
957 AM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

.DISCUSSION...
A BAND OF SHOWERS MARKS THE POSITION OF THE COLD FRONT...WHICH HAS
MOVED TO THE EAST OF OHX. TIMING OF THE FRONT BRINGS IT THROUGH
OUR AREA BETWEEN 15Z AND 19Z. BEHIND THE FRONT...NO PRECIP APPEARS
ON RADAR...AND THIS TIMING LINES UP WELL WITH THE RUC AND NAM
DEPICTIONS OF DRYING ALOFT. AS A RESULT...WILL SPEED UP THE
DECREASE IN POPS THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND
UPSLOPE NW FLOW WILL KEEP SOME CHANCE POPS GOING IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY THE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...OBS BEHIND
THE FRONT SHOW STRONGER WINDS WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE LEFT UNCHANGED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             67  28  49  32 /  80  10   0   0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  68  25  43  32 /  90  60   0   0
OAK RIDGE, TN                       66  25  43  32 /  80  40   0   0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              65  21  38  26 /  90  60  20   0

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY.

TN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
     THURSDAY FOR BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
     JOHNSON-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST
     GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-UNICOI.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
     ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-
     CLAIBORNE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
     HAMILTON-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LOUDON-
     MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-MORGAN-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST
     CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-
     RHEA-ROANE-SCOTT TN-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
     SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-
     UNICOI-UNION-WASHINGTON TN-WEST POLK.

VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT
     THURSDAY FOR WISE.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT-
     WASHINGTON-WISE.

&&

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