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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013



.DISCUSSION...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...WILL CONTINUE TO 

SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN TONIGHT. AS A 

RESULT...CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE REGION LATER TONIGHT 

AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH A WARMING TREND EXPECTED FOR THE 

REST OF THE WEEK. IN FACT...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 

NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-072100-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013



                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    42-47 (+10)  23-28        47-52        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-8)   44-49 (-20)  72-77        30-35        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7                     N  8 G18     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW  8 G15    NW  5        N  9 G18     

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            7 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     N 21         

DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   30 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 

UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 

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

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

UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072100-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013



                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (+4)   41-46 (+10)  22-27        46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-3)   43-48 (-19)  74-79        31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G17                 NW  9 G21    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G23    NW  9 G19    NW  7 G15    N 10 G21     

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            7 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     N 22         

DISPERSION                         34 FAIR                   22 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 

10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 

UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS 

IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-072100-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013



                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+6)   42-47 (+10)  24-29        47-52        

RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-6)   39-44 (-18)  72-77        32-37        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      NE  7 G17    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G20    N  6         N  5         NE  8 G16    

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            7 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      N 18         

DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   15 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST 

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 

UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 

IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 

UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-072100-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013



                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+4)   47-52 (+10)  26-31        52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-4)   35-40 (-17)  72-77        28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G15                  N  8 G17     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    N  8         N  6         N 10 G17     

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)                 4600                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      N 20         

DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   25 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S 

TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 

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



$$



NCZ060-061-072100-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013



                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (+2)   46-51 (+10)  25-30        51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-5)   34-39 (-19)  66-71        27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7                      N  6         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G21    N  8         N  5         N  8 G15     

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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      3800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      N 20         

DISPERSION                         42 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      

MAX LVORI                          3                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP 

TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-072100-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013



                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (0)    44-49 (+10)  24-29        49-54        

RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-3)   41-46 (-22)  72-77        30-35        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W  5                      N  5         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6 G15    NW  6        LGT/VAR      N  7 G15     

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            7 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      3800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     N 15         

DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   30 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST 

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 

UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 

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

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-072100-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013



                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (0)    46-51 (+10)  26-31        51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+4)   38-43 (-21)  72-77        29-34        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  6         N  5         NE  7        

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)                 4400                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      NE 15        

DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   30 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. EAST 

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST 

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 

UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 

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

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-072100-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

300 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013 /200 PM CST WED MAR 6 2013/



                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-1)   50-55 (+10)  27-32        55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+4)   33-38 (-17)  72-77        26-31        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      NE  8 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    N  6         N  6         NE  7 G15    

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)                 4200                      3400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      NE 17        

DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   34 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP 

TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH 

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 

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



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