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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013



.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA...WITH DRY 

WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-192115-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (+3)   46-51 (+11)  28-33        41-46        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-13)  27-32 (-34)  75-80        38-43        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G17                 LGT/VAR      

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

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                               5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      3100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     W 25         

DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 19. WEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 20S. 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...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COOL.

LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-192115-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (+3)   44-49 (+10)  25-30        42-47        

RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-20)  25-30 (-30)  81-86        37-42        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     NW  7 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      NW  6        

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                               5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     W 30         

DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               40 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 18. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-192115-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (+4)   46-51 (+9)   25-30        46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      69-74 (-19)  10-15 (-38)  71-76        23-28        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G17                  LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    LGT/VAR      NW  5        

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                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     W 24         

DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 8 TO 17. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.

NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-192115-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-1)   51-56 (+7)   25-30        51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-5)   15-20 (-29)  79-84        25-30        

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

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

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                               5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     W 18         

DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               17 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. LIGHT WINDS

BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 17. NORTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER

30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN

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

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-192115-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-2)   52-57 (+7)   24-29        53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-1)   10-15 (-33)  77-82        21-26        

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

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

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                               5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      3900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     W 21         

DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

MAX LVORI                          3                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. LIGHT WINDS. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 9 TO 14. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER

30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-192115-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-1)   47-52 (+9)   26-31        45-50        

RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-2)   29-34 (-29)  85-90        38-43        

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

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

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                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      2500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     W 22         

DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   19 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 18. WEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER

30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS

IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-192115-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+2)   49-54 (+9)   28-33        48-53        

RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-10)  27-32 (-23)  78-83        36-41        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G18                  LGT/VAR      

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

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                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     W 18         

DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 20. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. WARMER. LOWS IN

THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-192115-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

311 PM EST FRI JAN 18 2013 /211 PM CST FRI JAN 18 2013/



                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (0)    50-55 (+4)   28-33        50-55        

RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+3)   25-30 (-15)  81-86        33-38        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G16                  LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      

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                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 17                      W 16         

DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 11 TO 21. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN

THE LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID

30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$













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