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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 THU MAR 13 2014



...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND 

FRIDAY...



.DISCUSSION...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 

TODAY...ENDING THE CHANCES OF SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING WITH CLEARING 

SKIES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY WITH THE 

RETURN OF SOUTHERLY WINDS.  A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AND 

SATURDAY. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNS THIS WEEKEND. 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-140815-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

600 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-23)  23-28 (+8)   53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-30)  76-81 (-7)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G23                 SW 12 G24    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G22     LGT/VAR      SW 14 G26    

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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     SW 30        

DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               71 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST 

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 

40. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 

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

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 

20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 

UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 

MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-140815-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-26)  21-26 (+4)   53-58        

RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-26)  78-83 (-3)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 15 G30                 SW 10 G21    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G29    LGT/VAR      SW 11 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      4900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 29                     SW 24        

DISPERSION            41 GEN GOOD               45 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. WEST 

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE 

SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 

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

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 

20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 

MPH. 

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

TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN 

THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-140815-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

600 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (-22)  24-29 (+6)   54-59        

RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-27)  77-82 (-5)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G19                 SW 10 G23    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5 G15    LGT/VAR      SW 15 G27    

PRECIP TYPE           FLURRIES     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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     SW 28        

DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   44 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TO LOWER 40S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

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

40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

MID 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 

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

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. 

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

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO 

LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN 

THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 

MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-140815-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-17)  25-30 (+1)   57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-26)  79-84 (-1)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G18                 S  9 G20     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6 G16    LGT/VAR      SW 14 G24    

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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     SW 24        

DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   60 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 

MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 

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

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 

AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-140815-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

600 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-19)  23-28 (-1)   57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-20)  78-83 (-2)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G18                 SW  7 G19    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G17    LGT/VAR      SW 13 G23    

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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     SW 23        

DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               55 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             3                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 

40. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 

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

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. 

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

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN 

THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP 

TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-140815-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

600 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (-24)  23-28 (+3)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-30)  77-82 (0)    27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G19                 SW  9 G22    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G19     LGT/VAR      SW 13 G26    

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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     SW 26        

DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               68 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 

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

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 

40. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 

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

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. 

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

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

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

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN 

THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-140815-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

600 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (-18)  27-32 (+6)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-33)  77-82 (-2)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  6                     SW 10 G23    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 14 G26    

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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     SW 29        

DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               88 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 

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

THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN 

THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS 

THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-140815-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

600 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-15)  30-35 (+6)   59-64        

RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-30)  79-84 (+1)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G15                 SW  9 G21    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      SW 13 G24    

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                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      4700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     SW 26        

DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               79 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST 

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S. 

NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 

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

10 MPH. 

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

60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS IN 

THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 

MPH. 



$$



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