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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013



.DISCUSSION...

RAINY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY 

WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE AREA. WARMER AND DRIER 

WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-052000-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   54-59 (+10)  31-36        62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+31)  35-40 (-8)   78-83        24-29        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       6            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.63         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      6000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     SW  9        

DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   32 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50.

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-052000-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+4)   51-56 (+10)  32-37        59-64        

RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+28)  39-44 (-4)   74-79        28-33        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G15    NW  5        S  6 G16     

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       7            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.59         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      5900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      S  8         

DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   22 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER

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

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-052000-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+2)   52-57 (+10)  35-40        60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-6)   37-42 (-13)  70-75        22-27        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       7            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.61         0.02         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 14                      SW  8        

DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-052000-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+1)   57-62 (+12)  34-39        65-70        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-2)   37-42 (-23)  82-87        27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G16                  S  6         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  8 G16     LGT/VAR      S  8         

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.59         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      S 12         

DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               35 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID

60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER

50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-052000-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+2)   58-63 (+13)  33-38        65-70        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+3)   38-43 (-22)  81-86        24-29        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G16                  SE  6        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  8 G16     LGT/VAR      S  8         

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           30           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       5            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.57         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      5900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      S  9         

DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   31 FAIR      

MAX LVORI                          4                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER

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

15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-052000-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+4)   56-61 (+11)  30-35        64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+22)  35-40 (-10)  84-89        24-29        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       7            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.62         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 10                      S  8         

DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   29 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 50.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-052000-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+2)   58-63 (+12)  34-39        66-71        

RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+19)  31-36 (-17)  81-86        24-29        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.67         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 12                      SW 10        

DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   42 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S

TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER

50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-052000-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

248 PM EDT THU APR 4 2013 /148 PM CDT THU APR 4 2013/



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-1)   59-64 (+12)  35-40        67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+5)   32-37 (-30)  86-91        28-33        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      5600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      S 13         

DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               48 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S

TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER

50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



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