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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014



.DISCUSSION...

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTH. A LARGE AREA OF 

SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TODAY. ACCUMULATING 

SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE EXTREME EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY AND 

THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH 

WEDNESDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL BELOW THE SEASONAL 

NORMALS. TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO REBOUND ON THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE TO 

WARM THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291700-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014



                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      -2-3 (0)     18-23 (+2)   3-8          33-38        

RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+22) 25-30 (-33)  62-67        19-24        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  7         LGT/VAR      S  5         

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                                      

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                                   

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 15                      N/A          

DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD                            



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. SOUTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE

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

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

LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER

50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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

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

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

.TUESDAY...



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-291700-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014



                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      -1-4 (-1)    18-23 (+2)   2-7          32-37        

RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+21) 28-33 (-32)  68-73        18-23        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        W  7 G16     LGT/VAR      S  5         

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                                      

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                                   

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     N/A          

DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD                            



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN

THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...



$$



TNZ072-074-291700-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014



                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      1-6 (-2)     22-27 (+6)   3-8          32-37        

RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+24) 15-20 (-43)  65-70        8-13         

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                                      

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                                   

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     N/A          

DISPERSION                         24 FAIR                                



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS

COLD. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S

TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...



$$



TNZ087-102-291700-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014



                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      5-10 (-2)    25-30 (+7)   5-10         35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+24)  13-18 (-39)  73-78        13-18        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  5                      SE  5        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        NW  5        LGT/VAR      S  7         

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            10 PM                                               

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                                      

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                                   

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      N/A          

DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                                



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 23. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COLD. LOWS

IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN

THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...



$$



NCZ060-061-291700-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014



                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      6-11 (-3)    27-32 (+7)   5-10         35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+23)  12-17 (-37)  75-80        10-15        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            10 PM                                               

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                                      

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6200                                   

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     N/A          

DISPERSION                         46 GEN GOOD                            

MAX LVORI                          4                                      



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. SOUTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COLD. LOWS

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

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S

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

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

HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-291700-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014



                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      1-6 (-3)     21-26 (+3)   3-8          34-39        

RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+27) 24-29 (-32)  71-76        19-24        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           SNOW         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM                                                

PRECIP END            1 AM                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                                      

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                                   

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      N/A          

DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                                



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS

COLD. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.

WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN

THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

.TUESDAY...



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-291700-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014



                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      2-7 (-3)     23-28 (+4)   7-12         35-40        

RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+26)  17-22 (-33)  64-69        14-19        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                                           

PRECIP BEGIN                                                              

PRECIP END                                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                                      

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                                   

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  9                     N/A          

DISPERSION                         29 FAIR                                



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING

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

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COLD. LOWS

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

.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.TUESDAY...



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-291700-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

1049 AM EST TUE JAN 28 2014 /949 AM CST TUE JAN 28 2014/



                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      4-9 (-4)     25-30 (+4)   8-13         37-42        

RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+22)  15-20 (-31)  66-71        13-18        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                                                           

PRECIP BEGIN                                                              

PRECIP END                                                                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                                      

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                                   

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 13                      N/A          

DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                                



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING

RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COOL. LOWS

IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN

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

.TUESDAY...



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