Fire Weather Planning


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FNUS54 KMRX 161921
FWFMRX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AHEAD OF A 
STRONG COLD FRONT. THE SHOWERS END BY THURSDAY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY 
DRY WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
VAZ001-002-005-006-008-172030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (-1)   61-66 (-4)   40-45        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 68-73 (+8)   95-100       38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.32         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     W  7         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               20 GEN POOR  
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS
AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
$$
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-172030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+2)   60-65 (-3)   39-44        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+12) 69-74 (+12)  95-100       39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.40         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3700                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     W  8         
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               16 GEN POOR  
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
$$
TNZ072-074-172030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+3)   61-66 (-1)   38-43        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  69-74 (+5)   95-100       34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           90           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.16         0.40         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4000                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW  3        
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               5 VERY POOR  
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
$$
TNZ087-102-172030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+5)   64-69 (-2)   42-47        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  68-73 (+5)   93-98        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           90           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.32         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     NW  3        
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               10 POOR      
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
$$
NCZ060-061-172030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+6)   65-70 (0)    41-46        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  69-74 (+6)   95-100       29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           90           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.36         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 23                     NW  5        
DISPERSION                         20 GEN POOR               13 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          5                         5            
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
$$
TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-172030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (0)    63-68 (-4)   40-45        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+8)  68-73 (+9)   95-100       36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.35         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2500                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     W  5         
DISPERSION                         16 GEN POOR               12 POOR      
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER.
LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
$$
TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-172030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-1)   62-67 (-4)   40-45        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  66-71 (0)    95-100       34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           80           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            4            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.22         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2300                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      NW  3        
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   12 POOR      
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
$$
TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-172030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
321 PM EDT WED OCT 16 2013 /221 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013/
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (0)    63-68 (-4)   42-47        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 62-67 (-5)   91-96        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  5        N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           90           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.24         0.15         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 14                      N  3         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   11 POOR      
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
$$