Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Morristown, TN

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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
247 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.STRONG HIGH PRESSURE HAS DOMINATED THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
REGION DURING THE PAST MONTH.  LITTLE RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE
REGION AND THE GROUND AND LOCAL VEGETATION HAS BECOMING EXTREMELY
DRY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN HIGH FIRE DANGER AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD.

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TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 1-TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 2-
TENNESSEE FORESTRY DISTRICT 3-NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA FORESTRY DISTRICT 6-
247 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH. 

FIRE DANGER ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA REMAIN
HIGH AND ONLY SCATTERED RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK.

$$

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NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
247 PM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

THE AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BETWEEN 35 AND 40 PERCENT
WITH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. HOWEVER...DUE TO VERY LIMITED RAINFALL
DURING RECENT WEEKS...THE HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES DURING THE
MONTH OF AUGUST AND THE EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS...FIRE DANGER
HAS BECOME VERY HIGH.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY.  A
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.  PLEASE
ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF
THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE
CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH...AND LISTEN FOR
LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

DH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
926 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

.DISCUSSION...SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH UPPER RIDGE BRINGING
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE AREA.
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE AID OF
HEATING AND INCREASED INSTABILITY.  HAVE UPDATES ZONES TO ADJUST
TIMING OF PRECIP AND EXPAND COVERAGE SLIGHTLY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN  96  72  98  72  97 /  10  10  10  10  10
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN    94  72  96  70  95 /  20  10  10  10  10
OAK RIDGE, TN            94  71  96  70  95 /  20  10  10  10  10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN   90  68  92  67  92 /  30  20  20  10  10

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

MJB

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
329 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007

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CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
329 AM EDT TUE AUG 21 2007 /229 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.