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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013



..UPDATED TEMPERATURES AND RH VALUES SLIGHTLY FOR TODAY...

..VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...



.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY THROUGH 

WEDNESDAY.  A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY 

NIGHT AND THURSDAY.  



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-031530-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-6)   26-31 (-1)   53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-30)  70-75 (-10)  19-24        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     LGT/VAR      N  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)    6800                      6300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW  9        

DISPERSION            56 GEN GOOD               34 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID

30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO

LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

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

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

UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-031530-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-6)   25-30 (-1)   51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-30)  71-76 (-7)   22-27        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6 G16                 N  5         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     LGT/VAR      N  7         

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)    6200                      6200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      NW 10        

DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               31 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID

30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO

LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S

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

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

WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-031530-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-5)   28-33 (0)    52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-24)  72-77 (-12)  23-28        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        LGT/VAR      N  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)    5800                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     N  6         

DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   12 POOR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST LESS THAN 10 MPH

AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.

NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 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 60S TO

LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ087-102-031530-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-4)   32-37 (+1)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-21)  78-83 (-3)   23-28        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    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)    5300                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     N  8         

DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

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

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

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

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

LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-031530-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-4)   33-38 (+3)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-17)  82-87 (-2)   24-29        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    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)    5600                      5600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW  6        

DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  

MAX LVORI             3                         2            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

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

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

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-031530-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-6)   27-32 (-2)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-25)  74-79 (-4)   19-24        

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

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

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)    6300                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      N  6         

DISPERSION            50 GEN GOOD               22 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

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

.THURSDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO

MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 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 40S TO

UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-031530-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-5)   29-34 (-3)   57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-25)  71-76 (-5)   20-25        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      NE  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)    5900                      4900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     NE  8        

DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   26 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

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

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

TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-031530-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

1035 AM EDT TUE APR 2 2013 /935 AM CDT TUE APR 2 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-6)   32-37 (-2)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-17)  74-79 (-2)   23-28        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    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)    4900                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  7                     NE 10        

DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   29 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO

MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 60.

NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



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