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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL SWING ACROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL 

APPROACH SUNDAY AND WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY.

 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-050800-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-3)   40-45 (-14)  56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+3)   89-94 (+8)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G20                 NW  8 G15    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G22    W 11 G21     NW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           40           0            

PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.35         0.07         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      5500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 29                     NW 17        

DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   52 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE

40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

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

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

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

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



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-050800-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-2)   41-46 (-10)  56-61        

RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+3)   84-89 (+5)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G19                  NW  9 G17    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G22    W 12 G21     NW  8 G16    

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           50           0            

PRECIP DURATION       6            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.40         0.12         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 22                     NW 21        

DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               49 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE

40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

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

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ072-074-050800-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (-4)   41-46 (-10)  57-62        

RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+6)   77-82 (+3)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G22                 NW  6        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 15 G25     W 12 G23     N  6         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            

PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.09         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     NW 14        

DISPERSION            48 GEN GOOD               30 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE

40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER

60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ087-102-050800-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-5)   42-47 (-10)  60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+7)   87-92 (+4)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G19                 N  6         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     NW  7 G17    N  6         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          20           0            

PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.63         0.04         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     N 16         

DISPERSION            53 GEN GOOD               48 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

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

MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE

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

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

TO 10 MPH. 

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

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

10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-050800-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-6)   42-47 (-8)   60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+11)  85-90 (+1)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G17                  N  6         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G20     N  7 G16     NW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            

PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.54         0.06         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     NW 16        

DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               46 GEN GOOD  

MAX LVORI             4                         3            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

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

MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE

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

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND

40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

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

TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-050800-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (-3)   41-46 (-11)  58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+4)   89-94 (+2)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G19                 W  6         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G22    W 11 G21     NW  5        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            

PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   2 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.39         0.09         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      5400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     NW 15        

DISPERSION            69 GOOD                   51 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.

EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE

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

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE

MID TO UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

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

TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-050800-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-6)   40-45 (-16)  58-63        

RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+7)   84-89 (+3)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G20                 NW  5        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G22    W  9 G20     N  5         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           10           0            

PRECIP DURATION       4            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 PM                     

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.02         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4100                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 31                     NW 14        

DISPERSION            75 GOOD                   48 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE

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

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 60. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-050800-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

246 AM EDT FRI APR 4 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-6)   40-45 (-18)  60-65        

RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+7)   85-90 (+5)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G18                 N  6         

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G23     NW 11 G23    N  5         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       6                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            CONTINUING                             

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.54         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     N 15         

DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   53 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE

LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID

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



$$



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