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Oak Ridge, TN

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Sunrise 7:11AMSunset 8:06PM Wednesday April 8, 2020 7:23 AM EDT (11:23 UTC) Moonrise 8:00PMMoonset 6:50AM Illumination 100% Phase: Full Moon; Moon at 15 days in cycle
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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Oak Ridge, TN
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Area Discussion for - Morristown, TN
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Morristown TN 335 AM EDT Wed Apr 8 2020

SHORT TERM. (Today and Tonight) . The upper pattern this morning is highlighted by split flow with broad/flat ridging anchored in the southern stream across the southeast CONUS, while the northern stream remains rather zonal, for now. At the surface, a series of boundaries exist across the OH Valley and Lower Great Lakes region, with anticyclonic flow dominating over the Deep South. Currently across East TN and southwest VA/NC, llv moisture advection is underway amidst modest wly/swly llv flow which is supporting increasing low stratus, and even some weak shower activity moving in out of the Plateau associated with a subtle H5 impulse.

Moving into/through Wednesday, conditions across the TN Valley will improve as the day progresses with the aforementioned low clouds scting out to favor low cu and ample heating amongst sustained sly/swly moisture advection. With that, did keep pops mentionable albeit low during peak heating as iso/sct convection is possible once convective temps are reached (highs in the 70s to low 80s), with low confidence in placement. Meanwhile the synoptic pattern really starts to amplify as a fast moving H5 wave/trough dives out of Canada across the Northern Rockies into the Plains, resulting in surface cyclogenesis across MO/IL. This deepening surface low will propel a fast moving cold front into a very moist/unstable warm sector over the OH Valley late Monday evening with ample convection to accompany. This frontal convection will then race across the Plateau, through the Great Valley, and into the Southern Appalachians around sunrise Thursday.

Profiles in the warm sector across East TN are fairly impressive ahead of the convection (despite the timing) with very steep lapse rates amidst deep dry air and unidirectional/strong sheer. As for hazards, nothing is off the table as large hail and damaging winds are certainly the primary threats, but an isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out as some embedded rotations are likely. Instability does look to wain closer to daybreak as the line of convection moves east, mainly just on diurnal trends, therefore would expect some gradual weakening closer to the NC line. All said, SPC has upgraded areas generally west of I75 to an Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms, which is where instability/shear are maximized, while the remainder of the area is essentially favored in the Slight Risk Category. As for timing specifics, the CAMs seem to be in fairly good agreement with only one slower outlier. Typically these fronts outperform as far as speed/timing thus leaned away from the slower outlier thereby favoring a fast fropa between midnight and 5-6AM eastern time.

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LONG TERM. (Thursday through Tuesday Night) . On Thursday, the upper lvl shortwave will have transitioned into a deep low across the Great Lakes with strong jet dynamics across the Ohio valley. At the surface, an area of low pressure will be located well north of the area with a trailing cold front through the Appalachians. At the start of the period on Thursday, we may be dealing with the tail end of strong to severe thunderstorms along the cold front. Hi-res CAMS suggest much if not all of this activity to be out of the area by 12Z however a lot can change over the next 24 hours regarding how quick this activity gets through the area. For more information on the kinematic and thermodynamic environment ahead of this line please refer to the short term segment of this AFD. Otherwise, winds quickly turn toward the northwest behind the front advecting a much drier and cooler airmass into the Tennessee valley. Highs on Thursday should reach the mid to upper 60s.

Cyclonic flow will still dominate the region on Friday with strong northwest flow in place aloft. High pressure at the surface will quickly filter in underneath the descending branch of the trough. Continued dry and cooler weather conditions are anticipated on Friday and Saturday with increasing heights aloft and high pressure at the surface. Temperatures both days will be much cooler with highs in the 50s to 60s. Saturday and into Sunday, a northern branch shortwave will quickly eject south into the northern plains while a southern stream begins to phase over the southern plains. Still some model difference regarding the timing of phasing as well as where the resulting surface low will track. This will greatly determine any strong/severe potential into the late weekend and early next week. Do not want to get caught up in to many details at this point as a lot can change. What is more confident is that the shortwave embedded within deep cyclonic flow across the plains will traverse the Tennessee and Ohio valley late Sunday night into Monday. Increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms are expected to accompany this wave. Temperatures will moderate as low lvl winds turn toward the south ahead of this wave.

Tuesday into Wednesday confidence is low regarding how quick the front can kick out. As a result will likely keep low end PoPs for Tuesday and Tuesday night to account for this. Looking ahead to Wednesday, another shot of cooler and drier weather should accompany the departing front.

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AVIATION. 06Z TAF DISCUSSION.

A mixture of VFR/MVFR and possibly IFR during this taf cycle. Llv moisture continues to increase this morning which will foster intrusion of low stratus by daybreak from the west at all sites. Expecting mostly MVFR cigs with this stratus layer, however guidance indicates possible further lowering to IFR at TYS/TRI, confidence being highest at TRI. Also cannot rule out some iso shra at all sites, thus included VCSH for such through sunrise. Otherwise, low VFR cu to highlight the day, perhaps with heating induced shra/tsra at TRI. Winds will remain swly in the 6-10kts range with gusts in the 20-25kts range this afternoon.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS. Chattanooga Airport, TN 82 61 69 44 60 / 20 80 10 0 0 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 79 59 66 41 56 / 20 80 20 0 0 Oak Ridge, TN 79 58 66 40 57 / 20 80 10 0 0 Tri Cities Airport, TN 73 55 64 37 53 / 30 90 30 0 0

MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. NC . NONE. TN . NONE. VA . NONE.

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Oak Ridge, TN2 mi30 minN 010.00 miOvercast62°F55°F80%1010.1 hPa
Knoxville, McGhee Tyson Airport, TN20 mi30 minSW 710.00 miOvercast63°F57°F81%1009.7 hPa

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