FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 322 PM EST SAT NOV 26 2016 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE REGION. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL TONIGHT WITH A WARMING TREND EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL WILL BEGIN MONDAY WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAINFALL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TNZ072-074-272130- TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK- 322 PM EST SAT NOV 26 2016 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR PCLDY MCLDY TEMP (24H TREND) 25-30 (-5) 55-60 (+10) 32-37 54-59 RH % (24H TREND) 82-87 (-3) 16-21 (-25) 71-76 33-38 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 16 G44 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 9 G29 S 19 G52 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 0 20 PRECIP DURATION 1 PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM PRECIP END CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 LAL 1 1 1 1 LASI 5 3 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4600 4000 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 3 S 35 DISPERSION 4 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 33FT WIND-AM(MPH) LGT/VAR S 21 G44 33FT WIND-PM(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 S 11 G29 S 24 G52 REMARKS...NONE. .MONDAY NIGHT...VERY WINDY. SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 40 MPH. .TUESDAY...SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO UP TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. $$