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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013



.DISCUSSION...

MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN BEHIND 

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE 

WEEK...RESULTING IN SUNNY AND COLD DAYS AND CLEAR COLD NIGHTS 

THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY.   





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-251615-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-16)  11-16 (-10)  35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-36)  70-75 (-18)  21-26        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G18                 S  5 G15     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    N  6 G15     SW  7 G16    

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            7 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     SW 16        

DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               2 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. 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...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN

THE 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-251615-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-17)  10-15 (-9)   35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-34)  72-77 (-16)  20-25        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G20                 S  5         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G23    N  6 G21     SW  5        

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   

PRECIP END            7 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     W 14         

DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               3 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 22. WEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO

LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN

THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-251615-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-16)  12-17 (-6)   37-42        

RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-44)  76-81 (-14)  18-23        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G18     NE  6 G16    LGT/VAR      

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           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                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     W 13         

DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   2 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER

30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN

THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-251615-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-14)  15-20 (-5)   40-45        

RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-38)  71-76 (-13)  18-23        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G18                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G20     NE  7 G17    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                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     W  8         

DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 25. SOUTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

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

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

50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN

THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-251615-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-15)  15-20 (-6)   41-46        

RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-37)  74-79 (-9)   17-22        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G20                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 12 G21     NE  6 G15    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                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     W  8         

DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  

MAX LVORI             4                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 24. LIGHT WINDS. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS NEAR 50. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-251615-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-16)  12-17 (-10)  39-44        

RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-36)  75-80 (-8)   20-25        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      SW  6 G15    

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS 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                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      3800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     SW 14        

DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               3 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 19 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN

THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-251615-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-13)  15-20 (-7)   39-44        

RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-32)  69-74 (-9)   20-25        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G15     LGT/VAR      SW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW SHOWERS 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                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      3600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     SW 14        

DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   3 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID

50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS

AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-251615-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

1010 AM EST TUE DEC 24 2013 /910 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-11)  16-21 (-5)   40-45        

RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-33)  71-76 (-8)   22-27        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G16     NE  5        SW  6        

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                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      3400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     SW 10        

DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               4 VERY POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID

50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN

THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$













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