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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



.DISCUSSION...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT.

THE IMPROVING WEATHER CONTINUES WITH A WARMING TREND DEVELOPING EARLY

NEXT WEEK...AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-272200-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-8)   46-51 (+10)  34-39        55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-8)   39-44 (-14)  84-89        50-55        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G18     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         SW 10 G19    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            60           30           

PRECIP DURATION                                 3            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.06         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      3600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     SW 30        

DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    41 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER

50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH

INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS...THUNDERSTORMS AND CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.

COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

20 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS

AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO

20 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN

THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-272200-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-4)   44-49 (+10)  31-36        53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-13)  36-41 (-15)  85-90        47-52        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G15     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G15     SW  7 G15    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  6                     SW 23        

DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               27 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. HIGHS IN

THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.

COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER

40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...WINDY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS

AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 20 TO

30 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN

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

20 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-272200-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (-3)   45-50 (+7)   31-36        53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-19)  35-40 (-3)   87-92        47-52        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G21     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     SW  9 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     SW 26        

DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               26 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. HIGHS IN

THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 30 MPH. 

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

IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 20 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 20.

HIGHS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN

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



$$



TNZ087-102-272200-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-5)   49-54 (+4)   32-37        57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-16)  33-38 (-5)   94-99        50-55        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6                     S  9 G18     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         SE  8 G16    S  8 G17     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      3200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      SW 24        

DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   23 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS

IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 25 MPH

AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. HIGHS IN

THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 

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

IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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



$$



NCZ060-061-272200-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-8)   50-55 (+4)   31-36        58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-11)  35-40 (-6)   95-100       46-51        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  5                     SE  6        

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           10           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     SW 22        

DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   34 FAIR      

MAX LVORI                          4                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

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

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

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

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

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



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-272200-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-8)   48-53 (+9)   33-38        55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-6)   39-44 (-11)  88-93        51-56        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      2500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     SW 24        

DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    21 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

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

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

5 TO 20 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

10 TO 20 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN

THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-272200-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-6)   47-52 (+6)   35-40        56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-12)  43-48 (-4)   83-88        50-55        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6 G15     SW 10 G20    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      2600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     SW 30        

DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   35 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE

40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER

60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. COLDER. LOWS IN

THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. LOWS IN THE LOWER

20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-272200-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

346 PM EST SAT JAN 26 2013 /246 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2013/



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   50-55 (+3)   36-41        56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-11)  40-45 (-1)   85-90        52-57        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SE  6 G16                 S  8 G17     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8         S  9 G20     S  9 G17     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    7 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      2600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      SW 28        

DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   33 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE

MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER

60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF FLURRIES. 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 30S TO

MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$













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