621  
FNUS54 KOHX 240955  
FWFOHX  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
455 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
OMEGA BLOCK ACROSS THE US WILL KEEP MID STATE BASICALLY DRY FOR  
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS UPPER RIDGE GRADUALLY SHIFTS EASTWARD WITH  
WARMING TEMPS AS WE GO THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AND INTO  
NEXT WEEK. ABOUT THE ONLY CHANCE FOR RAIN IN THE MID STATE THAT I  
CAN FIND IS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AND IT IS A LOW POP. BY  
MID WEEK STRONG BERMUDA RIDGE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN  
US WITH UPPER RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE US AS UPPER  
TROUGH DIGS OUT WEST. MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE A  
SUMMERY PATTERN WITH 1025 MBAR RIDGE OVER SOUTHEASTERN US AND  
STRONG UPPER HIGH (590 DECAMETERS) OVER SOUTHEASTERN US.  
 
TNZ400-242215-  
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT (NORTH)-  
CANNON-CLAY-CUMBERLAND-DEKALB-FENTRESS-JACKSON-MACON-OVERTON-  
PICKETT-PUTNAM-SMITH-TROUSDALE-WARREN-WHITE-  
455 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
TEMP (24H TREND) 67 (-8) 43 (-10) 73  
RH % (24H TREND) 36 (-14) 81 (-4) 35  
AM 20FT WND (MPH) N 10-14 LGT/VAR  
PM 20FT WND (MPH) N 10-14 NE 7-11 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DUR (HR)  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1500 1400  
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 4800 4700  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 8 NE 3  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 18 NE 7  
DISPERSION INDEX 52 37 16  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3  
MAXIMUM LVORI 5 0 0  
RH RECOVERY MODERATE  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH  
38 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO  
5 MPH.    
MEMORIAL DAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
TNZ501-242215-  
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (NORTH)-  
CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-DICKSON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-  
RUTHERFORD-STEWART-SUMNER-WILSON-WILLIAMSON-  
455 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
TEMP (24H TREND) 70 (-7) 46 (-6) 76  
RH % (24H TREND) 37 (-8) 81 (-3) 36  
AM 20FT WND (MPH) N 9-13 LGT/VAR  
PM 20FT WND (MPH) N 9-13 NE 7-11 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DUR (HR)  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1400 1200  
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 4700 4000  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) N 6 NE 3  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 13 NE 6  
DISPERSION INDEX 40 31 12  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 3  
MAXIMUM LVORI 2 2 2  
RH RECOVERY MODERATE  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST  
WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
41 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO  
5 MPH.    
MEMORIAL DAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID  
80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
 
TNZ502-242215-  
HIGHLAND RIM DISTRICT (SOUTH)-  
BEDFORD-GILES-HARDIN-HICKMAN-LEWIS-LAWRENCE-LINCOLN-MARSHALL-  
MAURY-MOORE-PERRY-WAYNE-  
455 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013  
 
TODAY TONIGHT SAT  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
TEMP (24H TREND) 73 (-8) 46 (-9) 77  
RH % (24H TREND) 34 (-6) 80 (-5) 33  
AM 20FT WND (MPH) N 9-13 LGT/VAR  
PM 20FT WND (MPH) N 9-13 N 7-11 LGT/VAR  
PRECIP CHANCE (%) 0 0 0  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE  
PRECIP AMOUNT (IN) 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DUR (HR)  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIXING HGT (M-MSL) 1400 1200  
MIXING HGT (FT-MSL) 4700 4100  
TRANSPORT WND (M/S) NE 7 NE 2  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 5  
DISPERSION INDEX 47 35 13  
LAL 1 1 1  
HAINES INDEX 4 4 4  
MAXIMUM LVORI 1 0 0  
RH RECOVERY MODERATE  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS  
UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
36 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 5 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO  
5 MPH.    
MEMORIAL DAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
TUESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.  
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.    
THURSDAY  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.  
 
 
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