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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013



.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS GEORGIA AND 

SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH RAIN ENDING OVER THE 

SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE AND GIVE WAY TO MOSTLY 

SUNNY SKIES BY THIS AFTERNOON. A WARMING TREND WILL THEN BEGIN... 

WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT 

WEEK.



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-060930-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+14)  30-35 (-3)   62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-16)  86-91 (-1)   25-30        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     S  5         

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            12 PM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      6100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     SW  9        

DISPERSION            48 GEN GOOD               34 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 UPPER 50S TO MID 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 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 UPPER 50S TO MID 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-060930-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+13)  30-35 (-3)   59-64        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-9)   80-85 (-6)   29-34        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    NW  5        S  7 G15     

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            12 PM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      6600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      S  8         

DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               27 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 MID 50S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 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 UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ072-074-060930-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+13)  33-38 (-1)   59-64        

RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-18)  79-84 (-9)   25-30        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6 G15                  S  5         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      SW  7 G15    

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            12 PM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      7000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      SW  8        

DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   27 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

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

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ087-102-060930-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+18)  33-38 (-5)   64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-27)  86-91 (-4)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G17                  S  7 G15     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8         LGT/VAR      S  9 G16     

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            12 PM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      6500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      S 10         

DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               40 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

60S 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 MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-060930-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+20)  32-37 (-5)   64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-28)  89-94 (-7)   25-30        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G16                  SE  6 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8         LGT/VAR      S  9         

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            12 PM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      7000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      S 10         

DISPERSION            55 GEN GOOD               42 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             4                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

WINDS UP 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 LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-060930-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+16)  30-35 (-5)   64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (-17)  88-93 (0)    24-29        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            12 PM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      SW  8        

DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   30 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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 LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-060930-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+16)  34-39 (-3)   66-71        

RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (-21)  84-89 (-2)   24-29        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            12 PM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 12                      SW  9        

DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               37 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 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 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>101-060930-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

432 AM EDT FRI APR 5 2013 /332 AM CDT FRI APR 5 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+18)  35-40 (-4)   67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-37)  88-93 (+4)   26-31        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G15                  SE  5 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      S 10 G17     

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            12 PM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      5600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      S 10         

DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               42 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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 NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 60S 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 70S 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. 



$$



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