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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

230 PM 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.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091930-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

230 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+3)   76-81 (+5)   51-56        78-83        

RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+5)   30-35 (-5)   95-100       32-37        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G17                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      SW  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                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6500                      7000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     SW 15        

DISPERSION                         75 GOOD                   62 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID

60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS

IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-091930-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

230 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+4)   73-78 (+4)   50-55        74-79        

RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-3)   33-38 (-6)   91-96        36-41        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     SW  6        SW  5        SW  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                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6500                      7000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     SW  7        

DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               25 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE

MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-091930-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

230 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+4)   70-75 (+3)   51-56        72-77        

RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+3)   31-36 (-4)   83-88        43-48        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G15                 SW  6        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G22     SW  9 G17    SW  5        SW  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                               4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6000                      6500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     S 12         

DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               35 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE

MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-091930-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

230 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (+4)   75-80 (+5)   52-57        76-81        

RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-3)   35-40 (-4)   89-94        42-47        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G15                  S  5         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G19     S  9 G18     LGT/VAR      SW  8        

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)                 5600                      6100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     S 16         

DISPERSION                         61 GOOD                   57 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE

MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND

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

10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-091930-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

230 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+5)   76-81 (+6)   51-56        77-82        

RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-5)   31-36 (-5)   93-98        43-48        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6 G16     S  8 G16     LGT/VAR      SW  8 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                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6200                      6700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     S 16         

DISPERSION                         61 GOOD                   60 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI                          4                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 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 UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-091930-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

230 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+3)   77-82 (+5)   50-55        78-83        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+3)   32-37 (-6)   95-100       34-39        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW  8 G18    LGT/VAR      SW  6        

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)                 5700                      6200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW 10        

DISPERSION                         61 GOOD                   42 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS

NEAR 50. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-091930-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

230 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+4)   77-82 (+5)   54-59        78-83        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (+5)   33-38 (-5)   83-88        36-41        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G19                  SW  5        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6 G15     SW 10 G21    LGT/VAR      SW  8        

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)                 5600                      6100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     SW 18        

DISPERSION                         86 GOOD                   78 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS

IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND

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

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-091930-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

230 PM EDT MON APR 8 2013 /130 PM CDT MON APR 8 2013/



                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+3)   77-82 (+4)   54-59        78-83        

RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-2)   34-39 (-6)   86-91        37-42        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G17                  S  5         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G18     S 10 G20     LGT/VAR      S  9 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)                 5400                      5900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 23                      S 20         

DISPERSION                         84 GOOD                   80 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS

IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

10 MPH. 



$$















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