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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013



.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY 

TONIGHT...USHERING IN A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS.  HIGH PRESSURE 

WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE AREA AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND 

CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW SEASONAL 

NORMALS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-022030-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-9)   47-52 (-6)   25-30        53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-12)  24-29 (-31)  71-76        15-20        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    W  8         NW  5        LGT/VAR      

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)                 7500                      5400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      N  7         

DISPERSION                         67 GOOD                   21 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-022030-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-11)  43-48 (-10)  25-30        51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-14)  29-34 (-23)  74-79        17-22        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G22    W  9 G17     NW  5        NW  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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      5200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      NW  7        

DISPERSION                         57 GEN GOOD               15 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

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



$$



TNZ072-074-022030-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-10)  46-51 (-9)   27-32        52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-4)   25-30 (-22)  75-80        19-24        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5 G15     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G20    NW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  9 G20    

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                               5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6300                      4700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     N  5         

DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE

EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S

TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID

50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-022030-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-10)  53-58 (-6)   31-36        55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-12)  24-29 (-21)  76-81        23-28        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  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                               5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      3900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     N  3         

DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               6 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

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

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. EAST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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

40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID

50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID

50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-022030-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-11)  53-58 (-7)   32-37        55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-10)  24-29 (-18)  77-82        24-29        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G15    NW  7        NW  5        NW  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                               5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     W  5         

DISPERSION                         53 GEN GOOD               8 POOR       

MAX LVORI                          4                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 40. EAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST EARLY IN THE

AFTERNOON. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH LESS THAN

10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.

NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-022030-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-9)   50-55 (-8)   26-31        56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-16)  22-27 (-24)  77-82        17-22        

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

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

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)                 6800                      5100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      NE  6        

DISPERSION                         53 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS

IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING

BECOMING LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.

NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO

LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-022030-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-8)   52-57 (-7)   27-32        57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-17)  20-25 (-25)  74-79        17-22        

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

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

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                               5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6300                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     NE  9        

DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   26 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY

IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO

LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-022030-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

337 PM EDT MON APR 1 2013 /237 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013/



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-9)   54-59 (-8)   32-37        58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-16)  23-28 (-17)  71-76        18-23        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  5                     N  6 G17     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  7 G16    

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)                 5500                      3800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     NE 10        

DISPERSION                         46 GEN GOOD               23 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS NEAR 70.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$













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