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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013



.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...USHERING IN 

MUCH COLDER AIR.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BY MID WEEK.  





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-240845-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-13)  20-25 (-20)  29-34        

RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+3)   93-98 (-4)   32-37        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     NW  8 G16    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        LGT/VAR      NW  9 G17    

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            20           

PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      7 AM         

PRECIP END            4 PM                      7 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     NW 20        

DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   56 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 17. NORTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. SOUTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-240845-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-12)  18-23 (-23)  28-33        

RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+6)   95-100 (-2)  32-37        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G15                  NW  9 G19    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        NW  5        NW 12 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         SNOW SHOWERS 

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            20           

PRECIP DURATION       3                         1            

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      7 AM         

PRECIP END            4 PM                      7 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      NW 22        

DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   49 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 17. NORTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. SOUTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-240845-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-12)  17-22 (-23)  29-34        

RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+4)   95-100 (+1)  31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     NW  7 G17    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  5         NW 10 G19    

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            4 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      5200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 20        

DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               34 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 19. NORTHEAST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S

TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-240845-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-11)  19-24 (-24)  32-37        

RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (-3)   95-100 (-2)  28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     NW  7 G16    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  7         N  9 G17     

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            4 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  2                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW 20        

DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               49 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 21. NORTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

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

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-240845-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-10)  20-25 (-23)  32-37        

RH % (24H TREND)      68-73 (-8)   92-97 (-5)   29-34        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G17    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  6         NW  9 G18    

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            4 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     NW 22        

DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               51 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             5                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.

LIGHT WINDS. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER

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

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-240845-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-11)  22-27 (-21)  30-35        

RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+1)   88-93 (-9)   31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G15                 W  8 G16     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        N  5         NW  9 G17    

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ RAIN     NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            4 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      5200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW 18        

DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   60 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 12 TO 18. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 25. LIGHT WINDS. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO

LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-240845-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-14)  21-26 (-20)  31-36        

RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-10)  88-93 (-9)   32-37        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     NW  7 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        N  5         NW  8        

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            1 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  2                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW 18        

DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   59 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 15 TO 20. EAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER

TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50.

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-240845-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

232 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013 /132 AM CST MON DEC 23 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-14)  20-25 (-20)  34-39        

RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-11)  93-98 (-4)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G17                 NW  8 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     N  7         N  8 G16     

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            1 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 15                      NW 20        

DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   63 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 22. NORTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$













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