FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 350 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016 .DISCUSSION... STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA BY FRIDAY. TNZ072-074-291000- TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK- 350 AM EST MON NOV 28 2016 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 52-57 (-1) 50-55 (+17) 64-69 RH % (24H TREND) 32-37 (+7) 91-96 (+14) 50-55 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) S 19 G51 S 13 G39 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) S 24 G65 S 29 G71 S 15 G41 PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 90 80 PRECIP DURATION 1 5 5 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 1.15 0.10 LAL 1 2 4 LASI 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 5600 5200 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) S 41 SW 33 DISPERSION 88 GOOD 57 GEN GOOD 33FT WIND-AM(MPH) S 24 G51 S 17 G39 33FT WIND-PM(MPH) S 30 G65 S 36 G71 S 18 G41 REMARKS...NONE. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. $$