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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013



.DISCUSSION...

WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL 

APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT...SPREADING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON WEDNESDAY. DRY AND COOL 

CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-240745-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+6)   48-53 (+11)  64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+3)   84-89 (+9)   39-44        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G21    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W 12 G24     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           

PRECIP DURATION                                 5            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.26         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7100                      4300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  5                     SW 31        

DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               61 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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

10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN

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

10 MPH. 

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

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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-240745-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+7)   44-49 (+9)   63-68        

RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (+1)   86-91 (+12)  38-43        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G20    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 12 G22    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           

PRECIP DURATION                                 5            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.17         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7100                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      SW 24        

DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               38 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN

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

10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-240745-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+6)   45-50 (+7)   62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (0)    88-93 (+17)  44-49        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  9 G22    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         SW  6        SW 13 G24    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           

PRECIP DURATION                                 5            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.16         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7000                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      SW 28        

DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               37 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

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

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-240745-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+4)   48-53 (+8)   66-71        

RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+4)   95-100 (+19) 45-50        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G19     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        S  6         SW 10 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           

PRECIP DURATION                                 5            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.17         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      4100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  6                     SW 25        

DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   45 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

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

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

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN

THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-240745-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+4)   47-52 (+11)  67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (+3)   95-100 (+13) 43-48        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  7 G16    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        S  5         SW  9 G18    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           

PRECIP DURATION                                 5            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.14         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      4500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  5                     SW 24        

DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               46 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             3                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING

LIGHT. 

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

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

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN

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

TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-240745-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+5)   47-52 (+11)  64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (+1)   86-91 (+6)   41-46        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  8 G19    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 12 G22    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            80           

PRECIP DURATION                                 5            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.20         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      SW 29        

DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   68 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

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

HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN

THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-240745-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+3)   51-56 (+10)  63-68        

RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+4)   86-91 (+12)  45-50        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        SW  5        W  9 G19     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           80           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            

PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.25         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      3900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     SW 31        

DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   70 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING

BECOMING LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

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

HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS

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

10 MPH. 

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

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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-240745-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

237 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013 /137 AM CDT TUE APR 23 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+4)   52-57 (+8)   65-70        

RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+3)   90-95 (+19)  45-50        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      SW  8 G16    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  6         W  9 G18     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           80           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            

PRECIP BEGIN                       2 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.26         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      3800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      SW 28        

DISPERSION            50 GEN GOOD               64 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

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

HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$













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