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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013



...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TODAY AND FRIDAY...



.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 

TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRINGING UNSEASONABLY COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS. A 

WARM FRONT WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER 

VALLEY ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-260800-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-4)   33-38 (-2)   63-68        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-19)  84-89 (-4)   25-30        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      

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                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      6000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  7                     NW  6        

DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   20 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 

40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 

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

70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-260800-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-5)   33-38 (-3)   62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-18)  80-85 (-12)  24-29        

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

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

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                  6                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     NW  6        

DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   16 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 

40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

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

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-260800-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-3)   33-38 (-2)   62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-23)  80-85 (-12)  21-26        

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

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

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                  6                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      5700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     N  6         

DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S 

TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE 

SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH 

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. 

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH 

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-260800-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-2)   35-40 (-2)   67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-29)  75-80 (-18)  25-30        

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

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

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                  6                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      5700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 12                      N  6         

DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   18 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S 

TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 

TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-260800-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-2)   34-39 (-2)   67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-26)  78-83 (-13)  21-26        

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

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

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                  6                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      6000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     NW  6        

DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  

MAX LVORI             3                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S. 

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER 

MIDNIGHT. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 

TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHEAST 

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-260800-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (-4)   35-40 (-2)   67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-21)  80-85 (-7)   22-27        

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

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

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                  6                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     NW  6        

DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   21 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 

MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT WINDS. 

.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST 

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-260800-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+1)   36-41 (0)    67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-28)  78-83 (-10)  23-28        

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

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

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                  6                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      5500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  8                      N  6         

DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   21 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S 

TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 

10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 

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

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

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-260800-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

600 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013 /500 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+1)   37-42 (0)    68-73        

RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-35)  76-81 (-10)  24-29        

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

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

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                  6                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      NE  6        

DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               21 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S 

TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 

60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$







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