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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
341 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT
AND EARLY THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION AND
COMBINES WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE THAT HAS MOVED IN FROM THE SOUTH.
IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THURSDAY...AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN
BEHIND A DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
THE FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER FEATURED MANY DAYS WITH ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN FOR MUCH
OF THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. ONE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON SATURDAY...
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE IS EXPECTED NEXT TUESDAY. BOTH FRONTS SHOULD
HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE SO LITTLE IF ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
TNZ400-171215-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-
CANNON-CLAY-CUMBERLAND-DEKALB-FENTRESS-JACKSON-MACON-OVERTON-
PICKETT-PUTNAM-SMITH-TROUSDALE-WARREN-WHITE-
341 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      55 (-4)      64 (-4)      43           67           
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (+7)      65 (-12)     92           41           
AM 20FT WND (MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
PM 20FT WND (MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 3-7        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP CHANCE (%)     60           40           0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN)    0.24         0.05         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DUR (HR)       9            2                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   6 PM                                   
MIXING HGT (M-MSL)                 1800                      1300         
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL)                5900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  5                     SE  1        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     SE  1        
DISPERSION INDEX      11           23           2            12           
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            3            4            
MAXIMUM LVORI         0            0            6            9            
RH RECOVERY           EXCELLENT                 EXCELLENT                 
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS AROUND
60. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
$$
TNZ501-171215-
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-
CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-DICKSON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-
RUTHERFORD-STEWART-SUMNER-WILSON-WILLIAMSON-
341 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52 (-10)     65 (-1)      43           69           
RH % (24H TREND)      97 (+2)      53 (-27)     88           37           
AM 20FT WND (MPH)                  NW 3-7                    LGT/VAR      
PM 20FT WND (MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 3-7       LGT/VAR      W 3-7        
PRECIP CHANCE (%)     40           30           0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN)    0.14         0.02         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DUR (HR)       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
MIXING HGT (M-MSL)                 1800                      1300         
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL)                5900                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  5                     SW  1        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     SW  2        
DISPERSION INDEX      11           30           2            13           
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            
MAXIMUM LVORI         2            1            6            7            
RH RECOVERY           EXCELLENT                 POOR                      
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
$$
TNZ502-171215-
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-
BEDFORD-GILES-HARDIN-HICKMAN-LEWIS-LAWRENCE-LINCOLN-MARSHALL-
MAURY-MOORE-PERRY-WAYNE-
341 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          
CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      55 (-7)      68 (0)       44           69           
RH % (24H TREND)      98 (+4)      58 (-22)     94           39           
AM 20FT WND (MPH)                  NW 3-7                    LGT/VAR      
PM 20FT WND (MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 4-8       LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP CHANCE (%)     50           20           0            0            
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN)    0.19         0.02         0.00         0.00         
PRECIP DUR (HR)       3            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   1 PM                                   
MIXING HGT (M-MSL)                 1800                      1200         
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL)                5800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (M/S)                NW  5                     NE  1        
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 12                     NE  2        
DISPERSION INDEX      10           29           1            12           
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
HAINES INDEX          2            2            4            4            
MAXIMUM LVORI         2            0            5            6            
RH RECOVERY           EXCELLENT                 EXCELLENT                 
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
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