FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
255 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016

.DISCUSSION...
WELCOMED CHANGES WILL OCCUR STARTING MONDAY. A POWERFUL
STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL HELP PRODUCE STRONG
SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
ALSO TRANSPORT ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER ALABAMA...NORTH
CAROLINA...TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA. THE RESULT WILL BRING MUCH NEEDED
RAINFALL TO THE AREA STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. UNTIL THEN...WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
COMMENCE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON PERSISTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT.


TNZ072-074-282100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
255 PM EST SUN NOV 27 2016

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+11)  57-62 (+4)   47-52        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+21)  30-35 (+9)   95-100       58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 17 G47                  S 13 G43     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G26     S 23 G61     S 26 G65     SW 17 G43    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           90           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         1.28         0.18         
LAL                   1            1            2            2            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 44                      SW 32        
DISPERSION                         78 GOOD                   26 FAIR      
33FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 21 G47                  S 17 G43     
33FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G26     S 28 G61     S 33 G65     SW 21 G43    

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...WINDY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 30 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO
LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

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