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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 FRI APR 26 2013



...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...



.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF PLEASANT CONDITIONS TO THE 

SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION...BEFORE RAIN MOVES IN FOR THE WEEKEND. 

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER 

VALLEY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS AND SCATTERED 

THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY. A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL THEN SETTLE 

OVER THE REGION FOR NEXT WEEK...WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

POSSIBLE EACH DAY.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270800-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       

TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+6)   41-46 (+9)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-6)   75-80 (-9)   55-60        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           70           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            

PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.17         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      S 13         

DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               15 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

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

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 

60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 

LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270800-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       

TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+5)   41-46 (+10)  55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   84-89 (+1)   57-62        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           70           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            

PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.25         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     S 12         

DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               8 POOR       



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

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

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 

60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN 

THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ072-074-270800-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       

TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+5)   43-48 (+11)  54-59        

RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (+1)   89-94 (+9)   59-64        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8 G17    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           80           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            

PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.20         0.62         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  6                      S 18         

DISPERSION            9 POOR                    9 POOR       



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

MID 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 

60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COLDER. 

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

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

IN THE LOWER 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST 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. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 

10 MPH. 

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

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-270800-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       

TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+3)   45-50 (+12)  59-64        

RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+4)   87-92 (+1)   63-68        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8 G16    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          

PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            

PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.32         0.70         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  6                      SE 22        

DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 

TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN 

THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 

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

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 

80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 

MPH. 

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

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



$$



NCZ060-061-270800-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       

TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+2)   43-48 (+12)  58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+4)   86-91 (-1)   60-65        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  8 G16    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  8        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           90           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            

PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.30         0.65         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  6                      SE 22        

DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               25 FAIR      

MAX LVORI             3                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST 

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN 

THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 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 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-270800-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       

TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (+6)   43-48 (+11)  57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-4)   85-90 (-2)   59-64        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           70           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            

PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.32         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  6                     S 12         

DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

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

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 

60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN 

THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 

10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-270800-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       

TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+6)   46-51 (+11)  58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (0)    85-90 (+4)   61-66        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     E  6         

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           90           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            

PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.20         0.59         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      2800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  6                     SE 17        

DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH 

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 

MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-270800-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

600 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013 /500 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       

TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+4)   48-53 (+12)  60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (+4)   82-87 (+1)   62-67        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     E  7 G16     

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          

PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            

PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.39         0.80         

LAL                   1            1            3            

LASI                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      2700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  8                     SE 22        

DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   28 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 

50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 

LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 

LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 

80S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST 

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 



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