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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



.DISCUSSION...

A COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION BROUGHT 

FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING. 

WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE WAY AFTER ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT. 

HOWEVER...THE WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO RESULT IN WIDESPREAD 

SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL 

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270900-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (0)    22-27 (+6)   55-60        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-14)  67-72 (+7)   18-23        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G17                 S  7 G18     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      S 11 G22     

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)    6700                      4500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     S 22         

DISPERSION            81 GOOD                   48 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270900-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (0)    22-27 (+4)   51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-21)  65-70 (+3)   21-26        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 12 G22                 S  5         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G21    LGT/VAR      S  9         

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)    7000                      4500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 26                     S 20         

DISPERSION            94 GOOD                   31 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

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

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

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

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER

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

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

UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-270900-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (0)    26-31 (+9)   51-56        

RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-16)  60-65 (+1)   17-22        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 SW  6 G15    

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

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)    6500                      4500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     S 22         

DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS

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

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO

LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO

MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S

TO 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-270900-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (0)    28-33 (+9)   58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-14)  70-75 (+5)   18-23        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G16                  S  6 G16     

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

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                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      4000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 17                      S 24         

DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               41 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

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

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

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

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-270900-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      41-46 (0)    27-32 (+9)   56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-13)  70-75 (+4)   17-22        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G17                 S  5 G15     

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

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)    6500                      4300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     S 22         

DISPERSION            76 GOOD                   40 FAIR      

MAX LVORI             2                         2            



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

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

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

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

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO

LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-270900-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          



CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (0)    23-28 (+4)   57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      21-26 (-17)  74-79 (+13)  18-23        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  7                     S  6 G16     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      S 11 G20     

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)    6500                      4200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     S 21         

DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   47 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO

LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER

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

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-270900-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (+2)   27-32 (+8)   57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-14)  69-74 (+10)  17-22        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     S  7 G18     

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

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                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      3700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     S 24         

DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               51 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

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

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S

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

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.

NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

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

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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

.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S

TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-270900-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

352 AM EDT WED MAR 26 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          



CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        PCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+1)   29-34 (+8)   60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-10)  72-77 (+17)  17-22        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      S  8 G18     

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

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                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      3500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 13                      S 25         

DISPERSION            50 GEN GOOD               52 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN

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

.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70. WEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



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