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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST

VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



.DISCUSSION...

AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO 

EARLY TONIGHT...BUT CLOUDY SKIES MAY LINGER INTO TUESDAY. DRY 

WEATHER DOES MAKE A WELCOMED RETURN FOR TUESDAY THROUGH MID WEEK. 

EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL VALUES FOR THE END OF 

DECEMBER AND EARLY JANUARY.  



VAZ001-002-005-006-008-301030-

JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (-5)   31-36 (-5)   39-44        

RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (+15)  95-100 (+2)  43-48        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           0            

PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.04         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      5500         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  5                      N  9         

DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

33FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6         

33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 17 TO 28. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S.

WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50.

SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ018-041-043-045-047-301030-

NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-3)   35-40 (-3)   40-45        

RH % (24H TREND)      72-77 (+7)   94-99 (+2)   46-51        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           30           

PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.07         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      6000         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  6                      NW  9        

DISPERSION            8 POOR                    4 VERY POOR  

33FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      

33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  7        



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 28. NORTHWEST WINDS

LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 24. WEST WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE

UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

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



$$



TNZ072-074-301030-

TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-4)   33-38 (-4)   40-45        

RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+4)   95-100 (+1)  39-44        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         RAIN         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           40           20           

PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1            

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   10 AM        

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.06         0.01         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4200                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      NW  8        

DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

33FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         

33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP

TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS NEAR 40.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

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

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

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



$$



TNZ087-102-301030-

SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-5)   35-40 (-6)   44-49        

RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (0)    95-100 (+5)  38-43        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           30           0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.04         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3100                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  5                     N 10         

DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  

33FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6         

33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8         



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.

NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

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

.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 40S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

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

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID

50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



NCZ060-061-301030-

NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-3)   37-42 (-4)   46-51        

RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+1)   95-100 (+1)  35-40        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            

PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.07         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3800                      5200         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      NW  7        

DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

MAX LVORI             7                         6            

33FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         

33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  7         



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH

WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE

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

.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 40S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-301030-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-4)   35-40 (-3)   42-47        

RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+4)   95-100 (0)   42-47        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           0            

PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.04         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         3            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      5300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  5                     NW  8        

DISPERSION            7 POOR                    5 VERY POOR  

33FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         

33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS LESS

THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. WEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.

SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.

HIGHS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S

TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

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

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-301030-

EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-4)   32-37 (-4)   42-47        

RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-3)   95-100 (0)   37-42        

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

20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  5         

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.03         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2900                      4800         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      N 10         

DISPERSION            7 POOR                    6 VERY POOR  

33FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  6         

33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S.

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.

NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S

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

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

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN

10 MPH. 



$$



TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-301030-

CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-

421 AM EST MON DEC 29 2014



                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          



CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        

TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-4)   35-40 (-2)   44-49        

RH % (24H TREND)      63-68 (-12)  93-98 (0)    37-42        

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

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

PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         

CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            

PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         

PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                

PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.02         0.00         

LAL                   1            1            1            

LASI                  3                         4            

MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      4300         

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  6                      N 15         

DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               4 VERY POOR  

33FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7         

33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8         



REMARKS...NONE.



.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.

NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.

NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S.

NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS

IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S.

SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

.SATURDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE

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

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

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO

MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 



$$



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