662 FXUS64 KMRX 291141 AFDMRX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 740 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 .AVIATION...CONVECTION WEAKENING THIS MORNING BUT VCTS OR BRIEF TSRA STILL POSSIBLE AT OR NEAR TYS. RAIN LOOKS TO BE OVER WITH AT CHA UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. PERSISTENT AREA OF LIGHT RAIN SHOULD PASS ACROSS TRI FOR AROUND 3 MORE HOURS. THIS SHOULD ALL GIVE WAY TO A GRADUAL CLEARING WHICH WILL THEN LEAD TO A ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORSM THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. OPTED TO RUN VFR CONDITIONS ROUGHLY INTO THE MID AFTERNOON...WITH MVFR DEVELOPING WITH ANY PASSING SHOWER OR STORM AFTER 30/00Z. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 80 59 76 49 / 70 90 60 20 KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 77 60 75 49 / 70 100 80 20 OAK RIDGE, TN 80 58 75 49 / 70 90 70 20 TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 74 56 74 50 / 80 90 90 30 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR CHEROKEE-CLAY. TN...FLOOD WATCH 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. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-EAST POLK-JOHNSON-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST CARTER-SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-UNICOI. VA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR LEE-RUSSELL-SCOTT- WASHINGTON-WISE. && $$ TG