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 180723
FWFMRX
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DRIFT ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY THIS WEEKEND...PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS
WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES
REMAINING SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
VAZ001-002-005-006-008-190830-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 71-76 (-4) 56-61 (0) 75-80
RH % (24H TREND) 62-67 (+14) 95-100 (+6) 50-55
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) S 5 SW 5
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) S 7 S 5 SW 6
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 70
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.48 0.16 0.50
LAL 5 4 4
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4500 4200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 15 SW 14
DISPERSION 30 FAIR 26 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ018-041-043-045-047-190830-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 69-74 (-5) 56-61 (+1) 74-79
RH % (24H TREND) 59-64 (+12) 93-98 (0) 52-57
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) S 6 G15 LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) S 7 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 70 70
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.55 0.21 0.56
LAL 5 4 4
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4400 4200
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 18 SW 9
DISPERSION 25 FAIR 12 POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ072-074-190830-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 69-74 (-4) 56-61 (+2) 74-79
RH % (24H TREND) 53-58 (+4) 91-96 (-2) 48-53
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) S 7 G18 SW 5
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 7 G15 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 60
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.53 0.21 0.35
LAL 5 4 4
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4600 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 SW 13
DISPERSION 23 FAIR 20 GEN POOR
REMARKS...NONE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...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.
$$
TNZ087-102-190830-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-78 (-1) 58-63 (+2) 77-82
RH % (24H TREND) 61-66 (+10) 95-100 (+2) 57-62
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) S 7 SW 5
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 8 G16 S 6 SW 6
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 60
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.42 0.19 0.34
LAL 5 4 4
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4200 4500
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 17 SW 13
DISPERSION 33 FAIR 26 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
$$
NCZ060-061-190830-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-78 (-1) 57-62 (+2) 76-81
RH % (24H TREND) 57-62 (+5) 93-98 (0) 56-61
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) S 7 LGT/VAR
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR SW 5
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 60
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.46 0.22 0.36
LAL 5 4 4
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4500 4900
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 18 SW 12
DISPERSION 35 FAIR 25 FAIR
MAX LVORI 4 4
REMARKS...NONE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER
80S. LIGHT WINDS.
$$
TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-190830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-78 (-3) 57-62 (0) 78-83
RH % (24H TREND) 60-65 (+13) 95-100 (+2) 51-56
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 70
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.52 0.17 0.41
LAL 5 4 4
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4200 4100
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 16 SW 14
DISPERSION 37 FAIR 32 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS NEAR 80. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER
80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
$$
TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-190830-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 73-78 (-3) 59-64 (+1) 78-83
RH % (24H TREND) 63-68 (+12) 93-98 (+1) 53-58
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) S 5 SW 5
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 7 LGT/VAR SW 6
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 60 60
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.41 0.14 0.24
LAL 5 4 4
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3900 3700
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 15 SW 14
DISPERSION 35 FAIR 30 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS.
$$
TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-190830-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
323 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /223 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013/
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
TEMP (24H TREND) 74-79 (-1) 60-65 (+2) 79-84
RH % (24H TREND) 59-64 (+5) 94-99 (0) 56-61
20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 6 SW 5
20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 8 SW 5 SW 6
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 80 60 60
PRECIP DURATION 8 2 3
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.37 0.15 0.28
LAL 5 4 4
LASI 3 3
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 3700 4000
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 16 SW 14
DISPERSION 35 FAIR 34 FAIR
REMARKS...NONE.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS NEAR 80. LIGHT WINDS.
$$
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