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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013



.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST...AND WILL PUSH THROUGH THE 

REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY BEFORE EXITING EARLY FRIDAY 

AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL 

CONTROL OUR WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND.  





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-192015-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+4)   61-66 (-16)  34-39        54-59        

RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-9)   66-71 (+22)  86-91        27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 13 G25                 NW  7        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G25     W  9 G21     W  8 G16     NW  7        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          5 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.57         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   4            5            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      7100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 29                     NW 12        

DISPERSION                         81 GOOD                   52 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 40. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-192015-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+5)   61-66 (-13)  33-38        53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-15)  57-62 (+13)  83-88        26-31        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 15 G28                  NW  8 G16    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 15 G31     W 11 G23     W 11 G22     NW  8 G15    

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          5 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.58         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            5            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      7000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NW 14        

DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               49 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-192015-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+4)   59-64 (-12)  32-37        55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-15)  59-64 (+14)  81-86        24-29        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 14 G32                 N  6 G15     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 17 G36     W  9 G18     NW  9 G18    N  7         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           90           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.74         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            5            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      6600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 24                     N  9         

DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   30 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40.

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

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

LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-192015-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+4)   61-66 (-13)  33-38        62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-12)  59-64 (+15)  79-84        23-28        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 12 G30                 N  7         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 17 G32     W  7         NW  6        N  8         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.75         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   4            5            1            1            

LASI                               3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      6300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      N 13         

DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   46 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-192015-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+4)   61-66 (-12)  33-38        64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-10)  63-68 (+17)  79-84        20-25        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 12 G26                 N  8 G15     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G27     W  8 G16     NW  8 G16    N  7         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.77         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   4            5            1            1            

LASI                               2                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      6600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      N 12         

DISPERSION                         29 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI                          4                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. EAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-192015-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+5)   63-68 (-16)  35-40        58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-13)  56-61 (+16)  82-87        26-31        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 12 G23                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     W 10 G22     W  7         NW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           90           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            5                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          5 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.63         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   4            5            1            1            

LASI                               2                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      6800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      NW 10        

DISPERSION                         72 GOOD                   47 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-192015-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+3)   61-66 (-18)  35-40        58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-13)  47-52 (+8)   76-81        26-31        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G26                 NW  5        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 13 G29     W  9 G18     W  6 G16     N  6         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2            5                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.65         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            5            1            1            

LASI                               3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      6600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      NW  9        

DISPERSION                         86 GOOD                   45 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-192015-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

308 PM EDT THU APR 18 2013 /208 PM CDT THU APR 18 2013/



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-1)   60-65 (-18)  35-40        61-66        

RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-3)   44-49 (+3)   77-82        23-28        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 11 G25                  N  6         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G28     W  9 G18     NW  7 G17    N  6         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2            3                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   5 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.39         0.58         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            5            1            1            

LASI                               3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      6500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      N 10         

DISPERSION                         72 GOOD                   51 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

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

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$













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