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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY MOIST AIR MASS WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION TODAY...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE AS A LOW PRESSURE 
SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES INTO THE AREA. ANOTHER SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL 
QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON MONDAY...WITH COOLER AND DRIER 
WEATHER EXPECTED FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270845-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-10)  55-60 (-8)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+9)   95-100 (+5)  51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  7                      W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7        LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.55         0.27         0.01         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     W 14         
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270845-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (-9)   54-59 (-9)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+8)   95-100 (+3)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     W  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      W  8         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.87         0.40         0.01         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      W 18         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ072-074-270845-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-9)   56-61 (-7)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+8)   94-99 (0)    47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7                      W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         LGT/VAR      W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.90         0.17         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-270845-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-7)   58-63 (-7)   76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+8)   93-98 (0)    47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.84         0.05         0.01         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      NW 13        
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ060-061-270845-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-7)   57-62 (-7)   76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+10)  95-100 (+3)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.67         0.11         0.01         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 16                      NW 15        
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               48 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             7                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-270845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-10)  57-62 (-7)   73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+13)  95-100 (+4)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6                      W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  5        LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       5            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.29         0.24         0.01         
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  7                     W 15         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-270845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (-10)  57-62 (-9)   76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+11)  95-100 (+3)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         LGT/VAR      W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.48         0.05         0.00         
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     W 14         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-270845-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
345 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2009 /245 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (-9)   58-63 (-8)   77-82        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+9)   92-97 (+1)   46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      W  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   4 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.28         0.02         0.00         
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     W 13         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS NEAR 50. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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