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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013



.DISCUSSION...

COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY. COOL 

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE NEXT FEW 

DAYS...BUT A WARMING TREND WILL BRING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES BY 

THE WEEKEND.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-130830-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-13)  28-33 (-8)   35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-5)   78-83 (-9)   36-41        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     W 11 G20     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     W  5         NW 12 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      7000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 25         

DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               109 VERY GOOD



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 26. NORTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. LIGHT WINDS. 

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

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-130830-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-12)  25-30 (-11)  35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-11)  80-85 (-10)  34-39        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G16                 W 13 G26     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G19     W  7 G15     NW 15 G27    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      7200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     W 31         

DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               119 VERY GOOD



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 27. NORTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. WEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ072-074-130830-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-10)  24-29 (-9)   35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-14)  83-88 (-8)   33-38        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     NW 11 G22    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    W  7 G15     NW 13 G23    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      7100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     NW 24        

DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   85 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.

LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID

40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.

HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS

IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-130830-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-6)   27-32 (-8)   42-47        

RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-31)  84-89 (-5)   29-34        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G16                  NW 10 G20    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    NW  5        NW 12 G21    

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)    4900                      6700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     NW 23        

DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   90 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.

HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-130830-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-6)   27-32 (-10)  42-47        

RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-35)  84-89 (-8)   30-35        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G16                  NW 11 G22    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    NW  5        NW 13 G23    

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)    5400                      7000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     NW 26        

DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               108 VERY GOOD

MAX LVORI             4                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.

HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-130830-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-12)  28-33 (-9)   39-44        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-10)  80-85 (-6)   32-37        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      W 10 G21     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     W  5         W 13 G22     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS SNOW SHOWERS 

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      6800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 24         

DISPERSION            50 GEN GOOD               112 VERY GOOD



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. WEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.

LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID

40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-130830-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-9)   28-33 (-3)   41-46        

RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-18)  76-81 (-13)  29-34        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     NW  9 G18    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G16     W  5         NW 11 G20    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 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)    4800                      6600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 22        

DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               101 VERY GOOD



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW.

LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER

40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.

HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-130830-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

324 AM EDT TUE MAR 12 2013 /224 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-6)   30-35 (-1)   45-50        

RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-27)  75-80 (-15)  26-31        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6 G15                  NW  9 G18    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    

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)    4500                      6400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     NW 22        

DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               96 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN

THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$













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