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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013



.DISCUSSION...

A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN TODAY...WITH TEMPERATURES 

REBOUNDING TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS BY THE WEEKEND. THE NEXT CHANCE 

FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TENNESSEE 

VALLEY...AS A RELATIVELY WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

A WIDESPREAD CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED FOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT 

AND SUNDAY. 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-290815-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+6)   26-31 (+2)   52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-12)  79-84 (-3)   32-37        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      W  8 G17     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      6500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     NW 14        

DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               54 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST

AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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

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

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

UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

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

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

30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS

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

TO 10 MPH. 

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

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-290815-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (+8)   23-28 (-1)   51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-13)  85-90 (+10)  31-36        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      6500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     NW 17        

DISPERSION            60 GEN GOOD               56 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

THE 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

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

50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE

WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 

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

UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS

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

TO 10 MPH. 

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

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-290815-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+8)   23-28 (+1)   52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-13)  89-94 (+17)  31-36        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      6600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 13        

DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               36 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS

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

10 MPH. 

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

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-290815-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+8)   25-30 (0)    54-59        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-9)   87-92 (+15)  31-36        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 10        

DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               38 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

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

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

LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS

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

5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-290815-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+8)   22-27 (-2)   54-59        

RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-7)   95-100 (+24) 31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G16    LGT/VAR      NW  7        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      6700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     NW 12        

DISPERSION            69 GOOD                   46 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             3                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE

SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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

LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-290815-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+6)   25-30 (0)    54-59        

RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-12)  84-89 (+6)   31-36        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW 13        

DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               52 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

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

TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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

MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE

NORTH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 

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

40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS

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

10 MPH. 

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

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-290815-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+9)   27-32 (+2)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-10)  83-88 (+6)   31-36        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW  9        

DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               39 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NEAR 40. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS

IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

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

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-290815-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

306 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013 /206 AM CDT THU MAR 28 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+8)   29-34 (+3)   57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-8)   81-86 (+8)   32-37        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW  7        

DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

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

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

60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS

AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND

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



$$













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