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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



.DISCUSSION...

AN APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT WILL BRING SPOTTY LIGHT 

RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CLOUDS DECREASE SUNDAY 

AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL 

INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN WILL BE TUESDAY NIGHT 

AND WEDNESDAY.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-100330-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+6)   51-56 (-7)   31-36        60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-11)  36-41 (+11)  87-92        31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     SW  7 G18    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         NW  6        LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      6000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 14                     W 23         

DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   79 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 50S

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

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

THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN

THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-100330-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+6)   50-55 (-7)   32-37        58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-9)   38-43 (+9)   78-83        28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 W  9 G22     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G17     W  9         LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      6100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     W 20         

DISPERSION                         48 GEN GOOD               54 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE

SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.

NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-100330-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+6)   50-55 (-8)   34-39        57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-8)   37-42 (+6)   78-83        27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     W  8 G22     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G18     NW  7        LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      6400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 15                     W 16         

DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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

10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-100330-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (+7)   55-60 (-6)   38-43        62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-1)   44-49 (+13)  76-81        36-41        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  7        LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      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                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      6100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     W 14         

DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   45 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN

THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-100330-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+6)   56-61 (-5)   34-39        62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-1)   39-44 (+8)   82-87        32-37        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  7 G15                 W  6 G17     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         NW  8 G15    LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM                                   

PRECIP END                         11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      6500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 16                     W 14         

DISPERSION                         48 GEN GOOD               50 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI                          3                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.TUESDAY...SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO

LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN

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

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-100330-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (+6)   55-60 (-5)   30-35        62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-8)   36-41 (+9)   89-94        31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     SW  6 G16    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        W  6         LGT/VAR      SW 10 G18    

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM         CONTINUING                             

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.02         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      5100         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 13                     W 20         

DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               61 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

10 MPH. 

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN

THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-100330-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+8)   56-61 (-6)   34-39        64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-10)  36-41 (+7)   82-87        31-36        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SW  5 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         NW  5        LGT/VAR      W 10 G18     

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   

PRECIP BEGIN          1 AM                                                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               4                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      5700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     SW 17        

DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   67 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

TO 10 MPH. 

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO

LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-100330-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

927 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2014 /827 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2014/



                      TONIGHT      SUN          SUN NIGHT    MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+7)   58-63 (-5)   36-41        67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-5)   37-42 (+9)   87-92        30-35        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  6        LGT/VAR      W  9 G19     

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                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     W 16         

DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   63 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS NEAR 70.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID

50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN

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

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN

THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



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