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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY 

BRINGING SUNSHINE AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. THE IMPROVING WEATHER 

CONTINUES WITH A WARMING TREND DEVELOPING EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS 

TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN.



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271100-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+8)   18-23 (-8)   46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-10)  77-82 (-19)  33-38        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      LGT/VAR      

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                              

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 

PRECIP END                                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     SW  6        

DISPERSION            14 GEN POOR               10 POOR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER

40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER

30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH COLDER.

LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID

30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-271100-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+7)   20-25 (-5)   44-49        

RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-14)  73-78 (-24)  34-39        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G15                  SE  6        

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                              

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 

PRECIP END                                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     SW  7        

DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               8 POOR       



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING

RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE

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

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS

IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-271100-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+10)  23-28 (-3)   45-50        

RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-35)  72-77 (-25)  31-36        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                              

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 

PRECIP END                                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     SW  7        

DISPERSION            10 POOR                   7 POOR       



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING

RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS

IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S

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



$$



TNZ087-102-271100-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+14)  25-30 (-5)   49-54        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-36)  83-88 (-14)  31-36        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      S  6         

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                              

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 

PRECIP END                                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      S  8         

DISPERSION            11 POOR                   13 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT

FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING

RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER

60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE

MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO

LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-271100-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+15)  22-27 (-8)   50-55        

RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-47)  90-95 (-7)   26-31        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                              

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 

PRECIP END                                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     SW  6        

DISPERSION            12 POOR                   13 GEN POOR  

MAX LVORI             6                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE

LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE

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

.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO

MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE

MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-271100-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+8)   19-24 (-9)   48-53        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-14)  82-87 (-15)  33-38        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                              

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 

PRECIP END                                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2800                      3700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      S  5         

DISPERSION            12 POOR                   9 POOR       



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING

RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING

RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE

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

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AND SLIGHT

CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE

30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S

TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-271100-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+10)  23-28 (-5)   47-52        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-6)   80-85 (-17)  37-42        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                              

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 

PRECIP END                                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     SW  8        

DISPERSION            11 POOR                   13 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 30S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER

30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER

60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. MUCH COLDER.

LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-271100-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

511 AM EST SAT JAN 26 2013 /411 AM CST SAT JAN 26 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+14)  25-30 (-3)   50-55        

RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-11)  87-92 (-10)  36-41        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      S  8 G15     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                              

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 

PRECIP END                                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      S 13         

DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE

40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MUCH COLDER.

LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



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