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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014



...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND MONDAY...



.DISCUSSION...

MILD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES 

THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BRING A SMALL CHANCE OF 

RAIN TO NORTHERN AREAS...FOLLOWED BY COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY. 

A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY 

NIGHT...BRINGING EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH 

FRIDAY.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-240930-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+1)   28-33 (-5)   43-48        

RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (+9)   79-84 (+16)  24-29        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     NW  6        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         NW  6        NW  5        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           0            

PRECIP DURATION                    1                         

PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM                     

PRECIP END                         7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 15                     NW 17        

DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   38 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS IN

THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE

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

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-240930-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+1)   29-34 (-2)   43-48        

RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (+6)   82-87 (+18)  26-31        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         NW  6        NW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            

PRECIP DURATION                    1                         

PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM                     

PRECIP END                         7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      4900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      NW 20        

DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   34 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH INCREASING

TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE

MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID

40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

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

10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS

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



$$



TNZ072-074-240930-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+2)   30-35 (0)    45-50        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (+2)   74-79 (+7)   19-24        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     N  6         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         W  6         N  5         

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            

PRECIP DURATION                    1                         

PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM                     

PRECIP END                         7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      4900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 16                     N 13         

DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE

MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID

40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30.

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

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS

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



$$



TNZ087-102-240930-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+3)   32-37 (+3)   49-54        

RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (+7)   77-82 (+7)   20-25        

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

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

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     N 16         

DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   33 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

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

NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF

RAIN. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-240930-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+3)   33-38 (+8)   50-55        

RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (+5)   77-82 (+8)   18-23        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        NW  6        NW  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                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     N 17         

DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   38 FAIR      

MAX LVORI             4                         2            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO

THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF

RAIN. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

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

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-240930-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+2)   31-36 (0)    46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (+9)   83-88 (+16)  25-30        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            

PRECIP DURATION                    1                         

PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM                     

PRECIP END                         7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      4500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     NW 13        

DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   33 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE

20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS AROUND 30.

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

10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS

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



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-240930-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+2)   31-36 (-4)   47-52        

RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (+9)   78-83 (+9)   23-28        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  7        N  5         

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            

PRECIP DURATION                    1                         

PRECIP BEGIN                       10 PM                     

PRECIP END                         4 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     N 14         

DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   34 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS

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

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

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

10 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-240930-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

318 AM EST SUN FEB 23 2014 /218 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2014/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+2)   32-37 (-3)   49-54        

RH % (24H TREND)      27-32 (+8)   75-80 (+7)   24-29        

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

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

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      3900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 12                     N 18         

DISPERSION            36 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

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

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS

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

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



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