FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN 324 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 .DISCUSSION... STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL 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. TNZ072-074-292130- TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK- 324 PM EST MON NOV 28 2016 TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY TEMP (24H TREND) 49-54 (+16) 63-68 (+9) 52-57 59-64 RH % (24H TREND) 93-98 (+8) 61-66 (+22) 95-100 59-64 20FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 11 G45 SW 19 G52 20FT WIND-PM(MPH) S 30 G74 SW 11 G33 SW 14 G38 W 15 G49 PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP (%) 90 80 90 100 PRECIP DURATION 5 4 5 7 PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP AMOUNT 0.93 0.12 0.30 1.25 LAL 2 2 3 2 LASI 3 3 MIXING HGT(FT-MSL) 4600 5100 TRANSPORT WND (MPH) SW 30 SW 30 DISPERSION 37 FAIR 52 GEN GOOD 33FT WIND-AM(MPH) SW 13 G45 SW 24 G52 33FT WIND-PM(MPH) S 37 G74 SW 13 G33 SW 17 G38 W 18 G49 REMARKS...NONE. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. $$