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FXUS64 KMRX 230533
AFDMRX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1233 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
..NEW DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1229 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
- LOW RAIN CHANCES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAIN MESSAGE IS THE
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES.
- UNSEASONABLE WARM WEATHER FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AND FRIDAY WITH HIGHS
SOME 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. AN INCREASING CHANCE OF
MEASURABLE RAINFALL MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
- UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING. GREATEST COVERAGE
OF SHOWERS EXPECTED WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE.
- MUCH COLDER AIRMASS MOVES INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS FOR LATE SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1229 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2025
MAIN WEATHER STORY FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK WILL BE A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES
WHICH WILL PRODUCE UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES FOR
MUCH OF THE WEEK WILL BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
CURRENTLY, RADAR SHOWS LIGHT SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. THE
BOUNDARY LAYER AIRMASS REMAINS QUITE SO MUCH OF RETURNS ARE NOT
REACHING THE GROUND (VIRGA). HREF AND DETERMINISTIC MODELS SHOW
ISENTRIPIC LIFT CONTINUING THROUGH THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS HELPING TO
MOISTEN THE AIRMASS AND PRODUCE LIGHT SHOWERS/SPRINKLES. CHANCES OF
MEASURABLE RAINFALL IS LOW.
CHRISTMAS DAY:
FORECAST HIGH NORMAL HIGH RECORD HIGH
CHATTANOOGA: 73 52 75
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT: 69 49 76
TRI-CITIES: 63 48 74
MODELS SHOW A SYSTEM MOVING QUICKLY IN STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. STRONGER
ISENTROPIC LIFT AND POSSIBLE FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA WILL INCREASE CHANCES OF RAIN SHOWERS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY AND
MUCH OF FRIDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 40.
ENSEMBLE CLUSTER ANALYSIS AND DETERMINISTIC MODELS SHOW A MAJOR
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CHANGE FOR LATE NEXT WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
A UPPER TROUGH DIGS INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES WITH A STRONG
FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. THIS FRONT WILL BRING THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. DUE TO LIMITED GULF MOISTURE RETURN QPF
AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR RETURNS TO THE REGION FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 639 PM EST MON DEC 22 2025
INCREASING LLJ OVERNIGHT WILL BRING POSSIBLE LLWS CONDITIONS TO
TYS AND TRI. CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO TOMORROW
AND MAY REACH MVFR LEVELS EARLY IN THE DAY. A WEAK SYSTEM WITHIN
THE FLOW PATTERN, WANTS TO BRING LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE AREA
TOMORROW, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THAT OCCURRING, GIVEN HOW DRY
IT IS AND HAS BEEN. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE S TO SW, WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 20KT POSSIBLE AT TYS BEGINNING MID TO LATE MORNING.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 65 54 71 55 / 10 10 10 10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 62 56 67 55 / 20 30 20 20
OAK RIDGE, TN 60 53 65 55 / 20 40 10 30
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 56 50 62 50 / 30 40 10 40
MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...DH
AVIATION...99
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