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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013



.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION INTO 

THE WEEKEND...BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND. TEMPERATURES 

ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT WILL 

MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON MONDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS 

AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS INTO MONDAY NIGHT.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090900-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+4)   24-29 (0)    57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-14)  77-82 (-8)   24-29        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         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                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      4300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      S  6         

DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   10 POOR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 10 MPH

AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090900-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+4)   27-32 (+3)   55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-17)  63-68 (-17)  23-28        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         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)    4500                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 20                      S  3         

DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   5 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

.MONDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

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

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-090900-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+5)   28-33 (+6)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-18)  62-67 (-21)  18-23        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        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                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      SW  3        

DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               6 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS

COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO

THE WEST 5 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...BREEZY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S.

WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-090900-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+6)   28-33 (+6)   60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-14)  74-79 (-9)   24-29        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         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                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      S  7         

DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH

WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL.

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

AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID

60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-090900-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   26-31 (+6)   61-66        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-17)  76-81 (-10)  21-26        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         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                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 16                      S  5         

DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   9 POOR       

MAX LVORI             4                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL.

LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE

SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 20 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S

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



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090900-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+5)   24-29 (-1)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-15)  81-86 (0)    25-30        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  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                  5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      3800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      S  5         

DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   8 POOR       



REMARKS...NONE.



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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090900-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+6)   28-33 (+3)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-15)  75-80 (-5)   27-32        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        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                  5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      3700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 14                     S  8         

DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST

AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090900-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

249 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 /149 AM CST FRI MAR 8 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+5)   29-34 (+6)   61-66        

RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-14)  78-83 (+2)   26-31        

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

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

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)    3600                      3700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 14                     S 13         

DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   27 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE

NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



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