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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



.DISCUSSION...

CLOUDS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA INTO TODAY AS DRYING 

WILL BE SLOW. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION ON 

WEDNESDAY...PROVIDING A CHANCE OF RAIN. 

 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-191530-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56        34-39 (+4)   55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-22)  90-95 (-2)   41-46        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G20     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SE  5        SW 12 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  8                     SW 30        

DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   98 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 10 MPH AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE

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

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-191530-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55        34-39 (+4)   54-59        

RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-19)  87-92 (+2)   40-45        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S  9 G16     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        SE  6        SW 11 G18    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE  9                     SW 21        

DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               49 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.

WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

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

THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-191530-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55        37-42 (+3)   55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (-14)  82-87 (-8)   42-47        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 11 G21     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5 G16    SW 12 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  2                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      5500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      SW 26        

DISPERSION            7 POOR                    54 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

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

UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-191530-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59        39-44 (+3)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-14)  83-88 (-10)  42-47        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G19     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  5         SW 11 G19    

PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      5 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  2                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      5400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  8                     SW 26        

DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               74 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

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

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S

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

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

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



$$



NCZ060-061-191530-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60        39-44 (+2)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      56-61 (-15)  85-90 (-8)   42-47        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  9 G17     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      SW 10        

PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   

PRECIP END                                      5 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  2                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  7                      SW 23        

DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               59 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             5                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING

LIGHT. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-191530-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60        36-41 (+4)   57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-21)  91-96 (+2)   42-47        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G17     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW 11 G19    

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      8 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      5200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  5                      SW 25        

DISPERSION            11 POOR                   83 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.

WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN

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

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-191530-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59        39-44 (+5)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-17)  87-92 (-8)   42-47        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 10 G20     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        LGT/VAR      SW 11 G21    

PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      5 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  2                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     SW 31        

DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               100 GOOD     



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. WEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

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

10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-191530-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

1023 AM EDT TUE MAR 18 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58        41-46 (+5)   60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-9)   86-91 (-7)   40-45        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 11 G20     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  6         SW 11 G20    

PRECIP TYPE           DRIZZLE      NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           

PRECIP DURATION                                 1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                    8 AM         

PRECIP END                                      2 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  2                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      4900         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 10                      SW 28        

DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               90 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

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

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

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



$$



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