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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013



.DISCUSSION...

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND 

QUICKLY COME TO AN END. CLOUDY SKIES WILL GIVE WAY TO CLEARING 

...AND COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS 

WILL RETURN FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-182130-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-13)  33-38 (-3)   20-25        44-49        

RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-3)   36-41 (-42)  69-74        35-40        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G19    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G22     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 11 G20    

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     SW 30        

DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO

LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO

MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S

TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-182130-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-11)  32-37 (-4)   19-24        43-48        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-6)   34-39 (-44)  70-75        35-40        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  6 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G24     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      W 22         

DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               16 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.

WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE

20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-182130-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-11)  38-43 (+1)   19-24        43-48        

RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-5)   19-24 (-61)  75-80        36-41        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  8 G16     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G27     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  9 G18    

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      SW 21        

DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               4 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S

TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S

TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-182130-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-12)  44-49 (+2)   21-26        47-52        

RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-8)   22-27 (-56)  82-87        34-39        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G26     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8        

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      2300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      SW 18        

DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   4 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S

TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-182130-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-14)  46-51 (0)    21-26        47-52        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-8)   19-24 (-54)  81-86        30-35        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G20     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      3700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      SW 16        

DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  

MAX LVORI                          2                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-182130-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-12)  36-41 (-3)   20-25        46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-11)  36-41 (-38)  78-83        35-40        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      1700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      SW 25        

DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               6 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID

30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S

TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-182130-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-10)  40-45 (+2)   22-27        47-52        

RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-13)  34-39 (-37)  81-86        35-40        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G17    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G18     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  9 G18    

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            10 PM                                               

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      1800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      SW 26        

DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               12 POOR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S

TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-182130-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

327 PM EST THU JAN 17 2013 /227 PM CST THU JAN 17 2013/



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-9)   42-47 (+4)   24-29        48-53        

RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-16)  31-36 (-39)  77-82        34-39        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G22     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                                           

PRECIP BEGIN                                                              

PRECIP END                                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      2400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 13                     SW 22        

DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S.

WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



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