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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



.DISCUSSION...

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR THIS MORNING AS A COLD FRONT 

APPROACHES. THE COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TO OUR EAST IN THE AFTERNOON

...FOLLOWED BY CLEARING SKIES IN THE EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF

GENERALLY 1/4 TO 1/2 OF AN INCH EXPECTED OVER MOST AREAS TODAY.

GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF AND AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON.



A DRY AND WARM WEEKEND EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE 

REGION.



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-260900-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-5)   41-46 (-8)   73-78        

RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+10)  81-86 (0)    27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G19                  SW  6        

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     NW  8 G20    W  8 G17     

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      7500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 31                     W 18         

DISPERSION            112 VERY GOOD             86 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S

TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER

50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-260900-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-6)   43-48 (-3)   70-75        

RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+11)  77-82 (-9)   25-30        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G21                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G25     NW 12 G25    W  8 G17     

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      8200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 28                     W 16         

DISPERSION            85 GOOD                   78 GOOD      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S

TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ072-074-260900-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-6)   40-45 (-9)   70-75        

RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (+6)   79-84 (-9)   27-32        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 12 G26                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G22     NW  9 G20    W  7         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      7500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 30                     W  9         

DISPERSION            78 GOOD                   37 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 80S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO

LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER

50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ087-102-260900-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-4)   42-47 (-11)  75-80        

RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+9)   80-85 (-6)   27-32        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G18     NW  7 G15    SW  7        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      SW  5        

DISPERSION            84 GOOD                   16 GEN POOR  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S.

SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER

50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-260900-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-3)   40-45 (-11)  75-80        

RH % (24H TREND)      30-35 (+5)   85-90 (-3)   28-33        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G19     NW  9 G17    SW  7        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      7200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W  5         

DISPERSION            77 GOOD                   22 FAIR      

MAX LVORI             4                         4            



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

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

.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER

50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-260900-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-4)   41-46 (-10)  75-80        

RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+13)  87-92 (+6)   26-31        

20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G19                 LGT/VAR      

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G20     NW  7 G19    W  6         

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       3                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            8 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.34         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      6400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 31                     W 12         

DISPERSION            120 VERY GOOD             51 GEN GOOD  



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER

60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER

50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-260900-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-5)   42-47 (-12)  76-81        

RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+13)  82-87 (+1)   25-30        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G19     LGT/VAR      SW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            5 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  3                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5400         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      SW  9        

DISPERSION            113 VERY GOOD             33 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.

SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS

UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

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

.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO

LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 60.

HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS

5 TO 15 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-260900-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

357 AM EDT FRI APR 25 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          



CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       

TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-5)   42-47 (-14)  77-82        

RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+12)  85-90 (+2)   22-27        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G17     LGT/VAR      SW  6        

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            

PRECIP DURATION       1                                      

PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   

PRECIP END            5 PM                                   

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         

LAL                   5            1            1            

LASI                  4                         5            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      4700         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      S  7         

DISPERSION            99 GOOD                   22 FAIR      



REMARKS...NONE.



.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN

THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S

TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER

60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



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