000 FNUS54 KMRX 030753 FWFMRX FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 .DISCUSSION... THE DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA WILL LAST ONE MORE DAY...BUT FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURN TO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN NORMAL THIS MORNING...BUT WILL RETURN TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS THIS WEEKEND. THIS AFTERNOON WILL SEE RH VALUES PLUMMET INTO THE 25-30 PERCENT RANGE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...BUT MOISTURE RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL IMPROVE...AS WELL AS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. VAZ001-002-005-006-008-040900- JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6- 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 83-88 (+3) 57-62 (+5) 80-85 RH % (24H TREND) 23-28 (-5) 89-94 (+9) 41-46 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.14 LASI 5 4 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 8600 7200 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 13 SW 10 DISPERSION 71 47 REMARKS...NONE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ TNZ018-041-043-045-047-040900- NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST- 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 80-85 (+2) 54-59 (+5) 79-84 RH % (24H TREND) 24-29 (-5) 92-97 (+9) 42-47 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05 LASI 5 4 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 8900 7400 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 W 9 DISPERSION 46 37 REMARKS...NONE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ TNZ072-074-040900- GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK- 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 78-83 (0) 56-61 (+5) 78-83 RH % (24H TREND) 23-28 (-3) 86-91 (+9) 38-43 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 6 SW 5 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 30 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04 LASI 6 4 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 9000 7100 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 10 DISPERSION 58 37 REMARKS...NONE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ TNZ087-102-040900- SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST- 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 84-89 (+2) 57-62 (+5) 82-87 RH % (24H TREND) 21-26 (-3) 88-93 (+10) 37-42 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.02 LASI 6 5 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 8500 6700 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 10 SW 12 DISPERSION 59 44 REMARKS...NONE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ NCZ060-061-040900- NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST- 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 83-88 (+1) 56-61 (+7) 82-87 RH % (24H TREND) 22-27 (-1) 90-95 (+6) 36-41 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.01 LASI 5 5 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 8500 7000 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 9 SW 10 DISPERSION 52 41 REMARKS...NONE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-040900- TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1- 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 83-88 (+1) 57-62 (+6) 82-87 RH % (24H TREND) 24-29 (-3) 91-96 (+8) 40-45 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.09 LASI 6 5 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 8400 7200 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 10 DISPERSION 68 50 REMARKS...NONE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-040900- TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2- 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 86-91 (+3) 60-65 (+4) 83-88 RH % (24H TREND) 23-28 (-3) 85-90 (+8) 42-47 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 5 S 5 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 50 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.13 LASI 6 4 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 8300 6300 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 12 DISPERSION 72 52 REMARKS...NONE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$ TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-040900- TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3- 353 AM EDT THU JUL 3 2008 /253 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2008/ TODAY TONIGHT FRI CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 87-92 (+3) 60-65 (+4) 83-88 RH % (24H TREND) 24-29 (-2) 90-95 (+13) 39-44 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 5 S 5 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 40 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.06 LASI 6 5 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 8200 6000 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 12 SW 13 DISPERSION 68 52 REMARKS...NONE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$