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Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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FNUS54 KMRX 230719
FWFMRX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TODAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL THEN MOVE
INTO THE REGION BY FRIDAY...WITH UNSEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
VAZ001-002-005-006-008-240830-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 72-77 (-10) 47-52 (-10) 59-64
RH % (24H TREND) 47-52 (+4) 95-100 (-1) 33-38
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 5 NW 7
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) W 9 NW 7 G16 N 8 G16
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 0
PRECIP DURATION 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.09 0.00
LAL 4 4 1
LASI 3 4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6000 5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 N 25
DISPERSION 55 GEN GOOD 65 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-240830-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 72-77 (-8) 48-53 (-8) 58-63
RH % (24H TREND) 41-46 (-3) 88-93 (-9) 33-38
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) W 6 NW 8 G16
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) W 10 G19 NW 8 G17 NW 9 G19
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 60 50 30
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.10 0.02
LAL 4 4 1
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6300 5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 NW 28
DISPERSION 50 GEN GOOD 51 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ072-074-240830-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-78 (-5) 50-55 (-6) 61-66
RH % (24H TREND) 39-44 (-7) 84-89 (-12) 31-36
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) W 5 G15 N 7 G15
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) W 12 G23 NW 9 G24 N 8 G16
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 30
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 12 PM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.07 0.01
LAL 3 4 1
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6400 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 17 N 23
DISPERSION 49 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S TO MID 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ087-102-240830-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 76-81 (-5) 53-58 (-4) 68-73
RH % (24H TREND) 40-45 (-5) 85-90 (-11) 27-32
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) W 5 N 9 G19
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) W 11 G22 NW 8 G21 N 9 G19
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.02 0.00
LAL 3 3 1
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6400 5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 N 23
DISPERSION 56 GEN GOOD 58 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO 80S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
NCZ060-061-240830-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 76-81 (-4) 52-57 (-4) 68-73
RH % (24H TREND) 40-45 (-5) 86-91 (-11) 26-31
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) W 5 N 8 G17
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) W 11 G20 NW 8 G19 N 8 G17
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.03 0.00
LAL 3 3 1
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6400 5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 N 24
DISPERSION 55 GEN GOOD 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI 4 4
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-240830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 76-81 (-7) 50-55 (-8) 64-69
RH % (24H TREND) 40-45 (-2) 89-94 (-8) 32-37
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) W 5 NW 6
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) W 10 G18 W 6 G17 N 6
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 50 0
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.06 0.00
LAL 4 4 1
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5800 5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 N 21
DISPERSION 58 GEN GOOD 64 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-240830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 76-81 (-7) 52-57 (-6) 67-72
RH % (24H TREND) 39-44 (-5) 80-85 (-14) 29-34
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) W 5 N 7
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) W 10 G18 NW 6 G18 N 7
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 0
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.02 0.00
LAL 4 3 1
LASI 3 4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6100 5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 15 N 21
DISPERSION 64 GOOD 66 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER
80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-240830-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
319 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2013 /219 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013/
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 78-83 (-5) 54-59 (-5) 69-74
RH % (24H TREND) 38-43 (-6) 78-83 (-18) 28-33
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) W 6 G16 N 9 G18
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) W 12 G20 NW 7 G19 N 9 G18
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 20 0
PRECIP DURATION 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.06 0.01 0.00
LAL 3 3 1
LASI 3 4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6300 5000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 16 N 21
DISPERSION 72 GOOD 68 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER
90S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
$$
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