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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.  HIGH 

PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

DRIER AIR WILL WORK IN FOR WEDNESDAY...WITH LOW RELATIVE 

HUMIDITY VALUES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 





VAZ001-002-005-006-008-230745-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (-7)   37-42 (-9)   64-69        

RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+15)  82-87 (-2)   20-25        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     NW  7 G16    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9         NW  7 G16    NW  8        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      6200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      NW 16        

DISPERSION            54 GEN GOOD               59 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING

LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-230745-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-6)   38-43 (-6)   63-68        

RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+16)  80-85 (-4)   22-27        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G16                  NW 10 G21    

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G18     NW 10 G19    NW 10 G19    

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.25         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      6200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      NW 21        

DISPERSION            66 GOOD                   62 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



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

40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID

70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-230745-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-5)   38-43 (-6)   63-68        

RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+15)  83-88 (+3)   21-26        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G15                  N  8 G17     

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G16     NW  7        N  7         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      N 13         

DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               23 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-230745-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-5)   39-44 (-6)   66-71        

RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+17)  92-97 (+5)   21-26        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         N  5         N  7         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      N 15         

DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               32 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE

60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-230745-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (-7)   39-44 (-2)   66-71        

RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+17)  95-100 (+6)  21-26        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      N 14         

DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      

MAX LVORI             4                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.

NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE

70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-230745-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-6)   38-43 (-9)   66-71        

RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+16)  89-94 (+4)   21-26        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      NW  6        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9         W  7         NW  7        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5600         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      NW 13        

DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               46 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE

AFTERNOON. 

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

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID

70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-230745-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-5)   40-45 (-12)  67-72        

RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+16)  81-86 (+2)   21-26        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         NW  5 G15    N  6         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       2                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      N 10         

DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               31 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.

EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE

MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-230745-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

245 AM EDT TUE APR 22 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        CLEAR        

TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-5)   40-45 (-12)  69-74        

RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (+14)  83-88 (+5)   21-26        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     NE  7        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7         N  6         NE  6        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   3            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4400                      4400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     N 12         

DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               32 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO

10 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH. 



$$



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