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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 EDT SUN MAR 9 2014



.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 

THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE 

NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN AFFECT THE 

REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE FOR 

RAIN.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-100815-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

600 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-6)   32-37 (-5)   59-64        

RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+13)  88-93 (+14)  41-46        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     W  7 G17     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      W 10 G19     

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            1 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     W 24         

DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   60 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 

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

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

UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-100815-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-3)   32-37 (-4)   55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+8)   84-89 (+8)   41-46        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 W  9 G20     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         W  6         W 10 G20     

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            1 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     W 25         

DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 

15 MPH. 

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 

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

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

UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 

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



$$



TNZ072-074-100815-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

600 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-4)   33-38 (-3)   55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+7)   84-89 (+9)   42-47        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     W  7 G16     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        W  5         W  8         

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            1 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     W 20         

DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 

15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 

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

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

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

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

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

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S 

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



$$



TNZ087-102-100815-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-4)   35-40 (-4)   60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+9)   79-84 (-1)   46-51        

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

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

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                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     W 18         

DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   36 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

TO 10 MPH. 

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

50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 

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

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

40S. NORTHWEST 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 AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 

LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-100815-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-5)   34-39 (-4)   60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+10)  85-90 (+5)   42-47        

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

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

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                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     NW 21        

DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             3                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 

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

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

THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 

TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-100815-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

600 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-5)   33-38 (-5)   60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+9)   90-95 (+12)  43-48        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      SW  6 G15    

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

PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            1 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  5                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     W 21         

DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   53 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 

NEAR 60. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. SOUTHWEST 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 MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 

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



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-100815-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

600 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-6)   35-40 (-5)   62-67        

RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+7)   85-90 (+10)  42-47        

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

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

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)    4200                      4300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 12                     W 18         

DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   49 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-100815-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

600 AM EDT SUN MAR 9 2014 /500 AM CST SUN MAR 9 2014/



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      MON          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-4)   38-43 (-2)   64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+9)   88-93 (+11)  42-47        

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

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

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                  4                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     W 18         

DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   51 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO 

LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

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

50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$







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