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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014



...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS

POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS TODAY...



.DISCUSSION...

COOLER AIR WILL BUILD IN TODAY BEHIND A FRONT. TEMPERATURES ON 

TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. A 

STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY 

NIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WELL BELOW 

NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-250930-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-18)  24-29 (-2)   45-50        

RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-7)   72-77 (+4)   26-31        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G17    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                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     W 12         

DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 18 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO

LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 16. SOUTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID

40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-250930-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-17)  23-28 (-5)   46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-1)   78-83 (+8)   28-33        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      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                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     W 14         

DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   24 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN

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

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S

TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 16. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO

MID 40S. NORTHWEST 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 SNOW. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-250930-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-15)  24-29 (-4)   46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-1)   76-81 (+5)   25-30        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         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                  5                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     W 10         

DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               12 POOR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...SNOW LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN

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

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO

30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS 8 TO 18. WEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO

MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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



$$



TNZ087-102-250930-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-14)  26-31 (-4)   52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (+1)   85-90 (+16)  25-30        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G16     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                  5                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      3900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      W  8         

DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   11 POOR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS 12 TO 18. NORTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-250930-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-11)  25-30 (-3)   53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-4)   89-94 (+20)  25-30        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7         LGT/VAR      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                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      4100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     W 10         

DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

MAX LVORI             3                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 18. NORTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-250930-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-17)  24-29 (-6)   49-54        

RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-5)   83-88 (+17)  23-28        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        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                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     W 10         

DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   28 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS 10 TO 17. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO

MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 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 IN THE MID 30S.

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-250930-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-16)  26-31 (-4)   49-54        

RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-6)   75-80 (+6)   22-27        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  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                  5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 10                      NW  7        

DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS 13 TO 19. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 

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

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-250930-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

316 AM EST MON FEB 24 2014 /216 AM CST MON FEB 24 2014/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-15)  28-33 (-4)   52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-3)   81-86 (+11)  23-28        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7        LGT/VAR      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                         2            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      3600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      NW  7        

DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   15 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE

OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS 14 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$















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