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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



.DISCUSSION...

AFTER A COOL AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA ON 

THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE WARMER...ALTHOUGH

CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION INCREASE BY SATURDAY AND INTO

SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES RANGING IN THE UPPER 20S

TO LOWER 30S IN THE AFTERNOON FRIDAY...WITH WINDS AROUND

10 KTS GUSTING TO 20 KTS IN PLACES...WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY 

DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS.

 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-212045-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-4)   62-67 (+8)   40-45        60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-2)   20-25 (-6)   77-82        39-44        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      SW  6        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9        SW  5        W  6         

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           

PRECIP DURATION                                              1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         

PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     W 18         

DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER

30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO

LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

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

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S

TO 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-212045-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-5)   60-65 (+7)   39-44        59-64        

RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-3)   20-25 (-6)   71-76        39-44        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         SW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      NW  8        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           

PRECIP DURATION                                              1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         

PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     W 18         

DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   30 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

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

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO

LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID

50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S

TO 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS

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



$$



TNZ072-074-212045-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-4)   59-64 (+5)   38-43        60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-3)   21-26 (-3)   73-78        37-42        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9        LGT/VAR      W  8 G16     

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           

PRECIP DURATION                                              1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         

PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      5000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     W 15         

DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               24 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO

UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO

LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S

TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE

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

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

UPPER 20S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S

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



$$



TNZ087-102-212045-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (-3)   63-68 (+6)   38-43        66-71        

RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-6)   20-25 (-6)   87-92        37-42        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G15    LGT/VAR      W  7         

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           

PRECIP DURATION                                              1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         

PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      W 14         

DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               28 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S

TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO

MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH

AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S

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

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S

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

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

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



$$



NCZ060-061-212045-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-3)   63-68 (+7)   35-40        67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-6)   19-24 (-6)   89-94        35-40        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      W  7         

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            30           

PRECIP DURATION                                              1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         

PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.03         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4100                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      W 13         

DISPERSION                         14 GEN POOR               26 FAIR      

MAX LVORI                          3                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



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

MID TO UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE

EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO

MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID

50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S

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

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

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



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-212045-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-6)   65-70 (+10)  37-42        63-68        

RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-1)   19-24 (-7)   84-89        38-43        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8        LGT/VAR      NW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           

PRECIP DURATION                                              1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         

PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     W 17         

DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               44 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID

30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S

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

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF

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

TO 10 MPH. 

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

30S TO 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-212045-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-4)   65-70 (+8)   41-46        64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-5)   19-24 (-7)   78-83        39-44        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8        LGT/VAR      NW  5        

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           

PRECIP DURATION                                              1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         

PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.04         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 12                     W 15         

DISPERSION                         27 FAIR                   40 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO

MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID

50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

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

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

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



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-212045-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

334 PM EDT THU MAR 20 2014



                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (-3)   66-71 (+7)   42-47        67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-7)   19-24 (-7)   86-91        36-41        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            40           

PRECIP DURATION                                              1            

PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         

PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.07         

LAL                   1            1            1            1            

LASI                               5                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 12                      W 14         

DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   37 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S.

NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO

UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

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



$$



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