659 FXUS64 KMRX 101447 AAB AFDMRX Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Morristown TN 947 AM EST Fri Feb 10 2017 .DISCUSSION... A quiet morning across the eastern Tennessee Valley and Southern Appalachian region with high pressure at the surface in control. NW flow aloft has pushed an area of dense mid/high clouds into NE TN and SW VA. These clouds will stick around through midday and early afternoon, before quickly exiting into NC. Thus, heating will be slightly more limited further north and east. However, winds will veer to the SW by the afternoon, and with the partly to mostly sunny conditions -- a much warmer day is on tap by the afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 50s are expected across most of the Valley, with lower 40s more likely over the far northeastern zones in SW VA and NE TN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Chattanooga Airport, TN 59 42 64 55 / 0 0 20 30 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 58 40 61 55 / 0 0 20 30 Oak Ridge, TN 56 40 59 54 / 0 0 20 40 Tri Cities Airport, TN 53 35 60 48 / 0 0 20 30 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...None. TN...Wind Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Saturday for Blount Smoky Mountains-Cocke Smoky Mountains-Sevier Smoky Mountains. VA...None. && $$ AMP