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Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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FNUS54 KMRX 210706
FWFMRX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.DISCUSSION...
WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP
TODAY AS HIGH TEMPERATURES REACH THE 80S FOR MUCH OF THE
AREA. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION.
VAZ001-002-005-006-008-220815-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 82-87 (+4) 59-64 (+1) 80-85
RH % (24H TREND) 41-46 (-10) 88-93 (-4) 41-46
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 8 G15 LGT/VAR SW 9 G17
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 30 60
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.10 0.12 0.14
LAL 3 3 4
LASI 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6200 6200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 18
DISPERSION 37 FAIR 66 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 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 MID 60S TO UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-220815-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 79-84 (+5) 57-62 (+1) 78-83
RH % (24H TREND) 41-46 (-15) 89-94 (-3) 42-47
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 G16 LGT/VAR SW 6 G15
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 60
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.09 0.19
LAL 3 3 4
LASI 4 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6500 6200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 SW 13
DISPERSION 29 FAIR 38 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS
NEAR 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER
70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ072-074-220815-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 79-84 (+5) 57-62 (+1) 77-82
RH % (24H TREND) 40-45 (-15) 88-93 (-7) 42-47
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 7 G16 LGT/VAR SW 8 G16
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 50 30 60
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.10 0.16
LAL 4 3 4
LASI 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6700 5900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 10 SW 16
DISPERSION 33 FAIR 39 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ087-102-220815-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 84-89 (+4) 60-65 (+1) 80-85
RH % (24H TREND) 41-46 (-8) 87-92 (-8) 44-49
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR SW 6 G15
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 50
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.05 0.13
LAL 4 3 4
LASI 4 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6400 5500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 S 18
DISPERSION 37 FAIR 55 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
NCZ060-061-220815-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 84-89 (+7) 58-63 (+1) 79-84
RH % (24H TREND) 39-44 (-14) 89-94 (-8) 45-50
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 60
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.06 0.16
LAL 3 3 4
LASI 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6600 6500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 8 S 15
DISPERSION 32 FAIR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI 4 4
REMARKS...NONE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-220815-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 83-88 (+3) 59-64 (+1) 81-86
RH % (24H TREND) 41-46 (-8) 91-96 (-5) 41-46
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR SW 7 G15
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 50
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.11 0.03 0.13
LAL 3 3 4
LASI 4 4
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6100 5700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) W 9 SW 15
DISPERSION 38 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. LIGHT
WINDS.
$$
TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-220815-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 84-89 (+2) 62-67 (+1) 81-86
RH % (24H TREND) 41-46 (-7) 86-91 (-9) 42-47
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 G16
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 7 G15 LGT/VAR SW 9 G18
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 50
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.09 0.02 0.13
LAL 3 3 4
LASI 4 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6000 5200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 24
DISPERSION 52 GEN GOOD 83 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-220815-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
306 AM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013 /206 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013/
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 84-89 (+1) 61-66 (-1) 81-86
RH % (24H TREND) 42-47 (-5) 90-95 (-3) 42-47
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR S 7 G16
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 60
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 2
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.02 0.13
LAL 3 3 4
LASI 4 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 6100 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 24
DISPERSION 54 GEN GOOD 80 GOOD
REMARKS...NONE.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
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