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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 EST MON DEC 30 2013



.DISCUSSION...

DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL LINGER OVER THE 

SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH A WEAK 

LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON 

THURSDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO 

THE REGION...WITH COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-310845-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

600 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-7)   22-27 (-9)   36-41        

RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-20)  84-89 (-12)  39-44        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     W  6 G15     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  6 G15     

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     W 24         

DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               44 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 18. HIGHS IN THE MID 

20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS 

IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 

30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-310845-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-7)   21-26 (-9)   34-39        

RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-13)  88-93 (-5)   37-42        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7 G16                 NW  8 G21    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      NW 10 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      4100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 25         

DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 

WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 

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

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 

20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS 

IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 

30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-310845-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

600 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-6)   23-28 (-6)   35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-12)  85-90 (-7)   31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6 G18    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  7 G18     

PRECIP TYPE           FRZ DRZL     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                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      4000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W 21         

DISPERSION            8 POOR                    14 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 

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

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE TEENS. HIGHS IN THE 

LOWER 20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE 20S. HIGHS IN 

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. 

HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-310845-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-5)   25-30 (-6)   39-44        

RH % (24H TREND)      58-63 (-16)  85-90 (-10)  34-39        

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

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

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                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 17        

DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. LIGHT WINDS. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 

SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 

MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 

20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS 

IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 

30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-310845-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-5)   25-30 (-6)   41-46        

RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-15)  86-91 (-9)   30-35        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      N  5         

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                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      3700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      NW 18        

DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               22 FAIR      

MAX LVORI             4                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. LIGHT WINDS. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST 

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 

SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 

20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS 

IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-310845-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

600 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-7)   23-28 (-9)   39-44        

RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (-17)  92-97 (-2)   37-42        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           DRZL         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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      W 20         

DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               38 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 

LIGHT WINDS. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 

SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 

MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 17. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 

20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS 

IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-310845-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

600 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-6)   24-29 (-7)   40-45        

RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-21)  84-89 (-11)  35-40        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           DRZL         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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  9                     W 18         

DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               36 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. 

LIGHT WINDS. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 

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

LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW 

SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST 

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS 

IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 

30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 

MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-310845-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

600 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 /500 AM CST MON DEC 30 2013/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-5)   26-31 (-6)   42-47        

RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-17)  81-86 (-15)  35-40        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      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                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 10                     NW 17        

DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               33 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. LIGHT WINDS. 

.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN 

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S. 

NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS 

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 

30S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.



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