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Area Forecast Discussion

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FXUS64 KMRX 241526 AAC
AFDMRX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1126 AM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008

.DISCUSSION...A LATER CALL IN FROM SMOKY MTN NATIONAL PARK HAD
MEASURED 70 MPH GUSTS AT RIDGETOPS. A FEW CALLS ALSO MADE TO GREENE
...COCKE...UNICOI AND CARTER COUNTIES. BASED ON CALLS AND REPORTS
DECIDED TO UPGRADE SMOKY MOUNTAINS FROM MONROE TO GREENE COUNTIES
TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. ALSO EXPANDED THE WIND ADVISORY A LITTLE
FURTHER INTO NRN VALLEY LOCATIONS AS STRONG LOW LEVEL JET AND
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR MOUNTAIN WAVE PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN            58  47  66  41  69 / 100  10   0   0   0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 58  43  64  40  67 / 100  50   0  10   0
OAK RIDGE, TN                      56  44  66  40  65 / 100  50   0  10   0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN             60  45  62  39  63 / 100 100  10  10  10

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.

TN...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: EAST POLK...JOHNSON...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...
     NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...
     NORTHWEST MONROE...SOUTHEAST CARTER...UNICOI...WASHINGTON
     TN...WEST POLK.

     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
     MOUNTAINS...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST GREENE...
     SOUTHEAST MONROE.

VA...NONE.
&&

$$

TG