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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 SAT MAR 8 2014



.DISCUSSION...

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 

REGION...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT. THESE 

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AN UNSEASONABLY WARM DAY OVER THE 

AREA...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH EARLY NEXT 

WEEK.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-090845-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

600 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+4)   38-43 (+7)   52-57        

RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-6)   84-89 (-4)   39-44        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     LGT/VAR      NW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      NW 14        

DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               35 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. 

WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. COOLER. LOWS IN 

THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-090845-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+10)  37-42 (+7)   50-55        

RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-4)   82-87 (-6)   42-47        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G17                  NW  7 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G18     W  7 G16     NW  8 G15    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.03         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      NW 20        

DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST 

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 

60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 

20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN 

THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-090845-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

600 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+6)   37-42 (+7)   50-55        

RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-6)   83-88 (-4)   41-46        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G16     W  8 G18     NW  7        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           30           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      NW 15        

DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   28 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP 

TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 

MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 

60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S 

TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. COLDER. LOWS IN 

THE 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 

15 MPH. 

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

UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-090845-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+6)   39-44 (+7)   55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-8)   80-85 (-5)   45-50        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9         W  5         NW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      NW 13        

DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   35 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. 

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 

60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 

TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN 

THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-090845-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+6)   39-44 (+7)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-9)   80-85 (-5)   42-47        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 16        

DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             4                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP 

TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 

LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 

TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST 

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-090845-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

600 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+6)   39-44 (+7)   55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-6)   85-90 (-4)   41-46        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G16     LGT/VAR      W  6         

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      NW 13        

DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   40 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 

LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S

TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN 

THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-090845-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

600 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+3)   39-44 (+7)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-6)   81-86 (-6)   38-43        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 12        

DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   34 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 

LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 

50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN 

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-090845-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

600 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 /500 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2014/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+4)   41-46 (+8)   59-64        

RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+3)   79-84 (-6)   38-43        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           

PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN                       1 AM         CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      NW 12        

DISPERSION            39 FAIR                   37 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 

10 MPH. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS NEAR 70. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN 

THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE MID 

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

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 

MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



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