000 FXUS64 KMRX 110920 CCA AFDMRX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 429 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)...COLD FRONT STILL TO OUR WEST...BUT MAIN BATCH OF PRECIP HAS WEAKENED AND IS PULLING EAST OUT OF THE AREA. STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF REDEVELOPMENT...BUT WILL UNDERCUT MAV POPS A BIT. WILL ALSO HAVE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND WIND ADVISORY FOR MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT SOUTH AND THROUGH MONDAY NORTH AND CENTRAL FOR THE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS. WITH UPPER LOW NEARBY EXPECT SOME SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY NORTH. MAV TEMPS LOOK REASONABLE. .LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONGER TERM...BUT FOR NOW WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW 00Z GFS SOLUTION...WITH DRY WEATHER TUESDAY...THEN UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WILL GO DRY FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. WILL NOT ARGUE MUCH WITH GFS MOS TEMPS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 74 49 72 48 82 / 50 20 10 0 0 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 69 48 67 46 77 / 60 40 10 0 0 OAK RIDGE, TN 68 47 68 45 79 / 60 40 10 0 0 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 68 47 61 44 74 / 80 70 20 10 0 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY. TN...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...UNICOI. LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ANDERSON... BLEDSOE...BRADLEY...CAMPBELL...CLAIBORNE...GRAINGER... HAMBLEN...HAMILTON...HANCOCK...HAWKINS...JEFFERSON...KNOX... LOUDON...MARION...MCMINN...MEIGS...MORGAN...NW BLOUNT... NORTH SEVIER...NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE... NORTHWEST GREENE...NORTHWEST MONROE...RHEA...ROANE...SCOTT TN...SEQUATCHIE...SULLIVAN...UNION...WASHINGTON TN...WEST POLK. WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: EAST POLK...SOUTHEAST MONROE. VA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LEE...RUSSELL...SCOTT...WASHINGTON...WISE. && $$ LDW