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FXUS64 KMRX 130154
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
954 PM EDT WED MAR 12 2014

.DISCUSSION...
ONLY MAIN ADJUSTMENT TO THE FORECAST IS THAT RAIN SHOWERS HAVE
ALMOST ALL CHANGED TO SNOW AS THE TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO COOL
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS IN EAST TENNESSEE AND
UP TO ONE INCH IN THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. THE ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE SUNRISE. NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL KEEP HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND WISE VIRGINIA. GUSTY
WINDS COULD BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...AND WILL LET THE WIND
ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 03Z. WILL KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING
THROUGH 09Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             29  50  32  64 /  10   0   0   0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  27  44  32  62 /  30   0   0   0
OAK RIDGE, TN                       26  44  32  62 /  30   0   0   0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              22  40  26  58 /  50  10   0   0

&&

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

TN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 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 UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR WISE.

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

&&

$$

JW

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