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FXUS64 KMRX 061711
AFDMRX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
111 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 106 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
- DRY WEATHER THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
- COOLER TO START THE WEEK, WITH A WARMING TREND FOR WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 215 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
IN THE UPPER LEVELS, A DEEP TROUGH IS OVER THE EASTERN U.S. AT THE
SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY
TODAY. BY MIDWEEK, A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHEAST AND HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHEAST. RIDGING
OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL LIKELY HOLD
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALL WEEK AND THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, NORTHEAST
TENNESSEE AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING AND TOMORROW
MORNING AS GROUND MOISTURE LINGERS AND TEMPERATURES DROP IN THE
MORNING HOURS. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING, FROST WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
BUT MORE PATCHY AS MORNING RH IS LOWER.
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS, WILL HAVE GOOD MIXING
CONDITIONS WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. THEREFORE, AFTERNOON RH VALUES
WILL BE LOW IN THE 25-35% RANGE IN MANY LOCATIONS. FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS SHOULD BE MINIMAL WITH THE RECENT SOAKING RAIN AND WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT. HIGHS TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE 60S FOR MOST
OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. A WARMING TREND WILL START WEDNESDAY WITH
HIGHS GETTING INTO THE 70S THROUGH FRIDAY AND INTO THE 80S FOR THE
WEEKEND.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 106 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD ALL SITES. WINDS WILL BE
FROM THE NORTH AND WEST AROUND 10KTS OR LESS BUT WITH A FEW
HIGHER GUSTS EARLY, THEN WILL DECREASE TONIGHT.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN 46 71 45 72 / 0 0 0 0
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN 42 66 40 71 / 0 0 0 0
OAK RIDGE, TN 42 66 39 71 / 0 0 0 0
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN 38 61 33 67 / 0 0 0 0
MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...MCD
AVIATION...99
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