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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013



.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE HOLDS ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES 

KEEPING OUR WEATHER DRY AND WARM. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE 

70S AND 80S BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL 

FOR MID APRIL. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN ARRIVES BY LATE WEDNESDAY 

NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AS A COLD FRONT BRINGS SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS BACK TO THE AREA.



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091000-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+2)   50-55 (+4)   75-80        

RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+5)   84-89 (+8)   31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G16                  SW  6 G17    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G18    SW  7        SW  9 G19    

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                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7300                      6400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     SW 17        

DISPERSION            128 VERY GOOD             43 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID

70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE

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

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-091000-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+3)   47-52 (+4)   73-78        

RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+3)   82-87 (+4)   34-39        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    S  8 G17     S  8 G17     

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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7700                      6400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 23                     SW 12        

DISPERSION            100 GOOD                  19 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER

60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER

70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN

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

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ072-074-091000-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+5)   49-54 (+6)   72-77        

RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (-1)   80-85 (+6)   29-34        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G20                  SW  9 G19    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    S  9 G21     S 11 G20     

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                  4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7100                      6000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     SW 18        

DISPERSION            102 VERY GOOD             23 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO

LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...BREEZY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

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

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

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



$$



TNZ087-102-091000-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+4)   52-57 (+6)   75-80        

RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+2)   82-87 (+4)   35-40        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G19                  S  9 G20     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G20     S  8 G17     S 11 G20     

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                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     S 23         

DISPERSION            111 VERY GOOD             45 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO

MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



NCZ060-061-091000-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+4)   50-55 (+7)   74-79        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+2)   84-89 (+2)   34-39        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G18                  S  9 G18     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G19     S  7 G15     S 10 G18     

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                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7200                      6400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     S 20         

DISPERSION            116 VERY GOOD             45 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             4                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER

70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO

LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-091000-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+1)   49-54 (+4)   76-81        

RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+6)   87-92 (+11)  33-38        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    S  5         SW  8 G17    

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                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      5500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     SW 14        

DISPERSION            110 VERY GOOD             32 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO

MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO

LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-091000-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+2)   53-58 (+5)   76-81        

RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+5)   81-86 (+6)   33-38        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G17                  S  7 G19     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G20    S  6         SW 11 G22    

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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      5600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     SW 23        

DISPERSION            125 VERY GOOD             59 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO 80S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS

IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 

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

60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-091000-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

458 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013 /358 AM CDT MON APR 8 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+2)   53-58 (+3)   77-82        

RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+5)   85-90 (+10)  35-40        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G16                  S  9 G19     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G18     S  7         S 11 G21     

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                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     S 23         

DISPERSION            124 VERY GOOD             56 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS

NEAR 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

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



$$



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