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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013



.DISCUSSION...

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO 

DECREASING CLOUDS BY THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO 

WARM TODAY...AND STAY AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMALS FOR EARLY 

MARCH. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION MONDAY

WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING INTO THE MID 40S TO NEAR 60. 



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-041100-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+2)   17-22 (-2)   43-48        

RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-20)  76-81 (-7)   22-27        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 W  5         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G17    NW  8 G16    SW  5        

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     NW 16        

DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               46 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE

AFTERNOON. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID

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

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO UPPER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. 

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

50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-041100-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (+3)   17-22 (-1)   43-48        

RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-24)  66-71 (-10)  20-25        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G20                 NW  7 G17    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G23    NW  9 G20    W  5         

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 23        

DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               51 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-041100-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+2)   18-23 (0)    46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-24)  71-76 (-7)   18-23        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G17                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW  7 G17    LGT/VAR      

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      5100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 17        

DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               27 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO

LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN

THE 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.

COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

40S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-041100-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+2)   19-24 (-2)   51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-20)  73-78 (-8)   20-25        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    NW  5        SW  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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     W 12         

DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               31 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID

30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN

THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE

40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-041100-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+2)   18-23 (-3)   51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-21)  74-79 (-4)   19-24        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G17                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    NW  6 G15    SW  5        

PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      5900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     NW 16        

DISPERSION            66 GOOD                   49 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             3                         1            



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.

NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN

THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN

THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-041100-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+1)   17-22 (-4)   46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-20)  73-78 (-5)   21-26        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      

PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     NW 13        

DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               36 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S

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

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID

30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-041100-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (0)    21-26 (-1)   49-54        

RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-16)  69-74 (-5)   21-26        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     W  9         

DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO

LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. HIGHS IN

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

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN

THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-041100-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

447 AM EST SUN MAR 3 2013 /347 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (0)    23-28 (0)    52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-18)  68-73 (-6)   23-28        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     

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                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     W 10         

DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               26 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER.

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN

THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



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