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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
936 PM EDT MON APR 14 2014

.DISCUSSION...-- Changed Discussion --SKIES ARE CLOUDY ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH VERY
LITTLE RAIN MAKING IT BACK INTO THE EASTERN TENNESSEE VALLEY SO
FAR. SATELLITE PICTURES REVEALING EXTENSIVE CLOUD SHIELD WITH COLD
FRONT NOW MOVING TOWARD THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND OUT OF MIDDLE
TN. COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND FRONT DROPPING TEMPERATURES OVER
WEST AND MIDDLE TN. BEST INSTABILITY AND CONVECTION IN LOWER MS
VALLEY AND AL GULF COAST AT THIS HOUR. PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE
LATE THIS EVENING OVER THE PLATEAU AND SOUTHERN VALLEY AND SPREAD
NORTHEAST AND EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADJUSTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS
THROUGH 12Z DOWN SOMEWHAT AND THINK THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE VERY
ISOLATED. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO LIGHT AS PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS
RELAXED WITH BROAD SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN KY. WINDS SHOULD PICK
UP FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST EARLY TUESDAY. HIGHS FOR THE DAY MAY
COME EARLY COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINS IN EARNEST. STILL LOOKS LIKE
HARD FREEZE TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL FRESHEN WORDING
OF WATCH NEXT FEW MINUTES. UPDATE ALREADY SENT.-- End Changed Discussion --

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
-- Changed Discussion --CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 48 52 30 64 / 100 60 0 0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 48 50 27 61 / 100 80 0 0
OAK RIDGE, TN 48 49 27 60 / 100 80 0 0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 51 53 25 60 / 100 90 10 0-- End Changed Discussion --

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
CHEROKEE-CLAY.

TN...FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING 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...FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT-WASHINGTON-WISE.

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