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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETREAT TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE 
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD CLOUDS...THEN SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY. ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE 
WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR A MOSTLY CLEAR WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-030330-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+7)   65-70 (-1)   45-50        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  50-55 (+9)   95-100       39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G19                  SW  7 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     SW  6        SW 11 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.19         0.03         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3400                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 30                     SW 21        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   72 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-030330-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (+5)   63-68 (0)    43-48        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+6)  55-60 (+12)  95-100       41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G19                  W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8 G18     S  9 G21     W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.03         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2800                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-030330-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+6)   60-65 (-5)   39-44        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 53-58 (+13)  95-100       33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 13 G25                  W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW 11 G21    SW  8 G18    W 10 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   2 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.21         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2600                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 29                     W 18         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-030330-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+3)   64-69 (-4)   42-47        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+15) 53-58 (+16)  95-100       32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 11 G22                  SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW 10 G20    SW  8 G18    W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.24         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2000                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     W 16         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-030330-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   63-68 (-6)   40-45        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 53-58 (+19)  95-100       34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S 10 G19     SW  8 G17    W  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.23         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2200                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     W 16         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               46 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          8                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-030330-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+6)   65-70 (-2)   45-50        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+7)  53-58 (+14)  95-100       36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G15                  SW  6 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7        SW  6        SW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.19         0.02         0.00         
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     W 20         
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               72 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-030330-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+7)   64-69 (-4)   45-50        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 56-61 (+15)  95-100       34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G18                  SW  7 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17    SW  5        SW 10 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          4 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.26         0.01         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2700                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 32                     W 21         
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NORTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-030330-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1020 PM EDT THU OCT 1 2009 /920 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2009/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+8)   65-70 (-5)   46-51        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 54-59 (+17)  95-100       31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G18                  SW  6 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  7 G16    SW  6        W  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           80           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            3                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          12 AM        CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.28         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2400                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     W 20         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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