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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH 
PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TOMORROW.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-071945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      50-55 (-1)   65-70 (-3)   38-43        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  36-41 (-16)  83-88        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 12 G21                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G19    NW  9 G20    LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            8 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.37         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 26                      SW 10        
DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-071945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-1)   65-70 (-1)   36-41        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+3)  33-38 (-26)  87-92        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW 14 G27                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  7 G18    NW 12 G25    NW  5        S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.29         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 29                     SW 10        
DISPERSION                         34 FAIR                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-071945-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+2)   65-70 (+1)   35-40        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (0)   32-37 (-29)  80-85        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G23    NW  6        LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.47         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 20                     SW 12        
DISPERSION                         19 GEN POOR               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-071945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+3)   69-74 (+2)   36-41        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  29-34 (-32)  85-90        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G15                 SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     N  7         LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.62         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     SW 12        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S
TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-071945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+5)   71-76 (+4)   34-39        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+1)  26-31 (-35)  87-92        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  9 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  5        NW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.45         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 23                     SW 10        
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-071945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-1)   68-73 (-1)   38-43        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  34-39 (-20)  91-96        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 10 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6 G16    W  8 G16     LGT/VAR      S  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.36         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      SW  9        
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-071945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+1)   68-73 (-1)   41-46        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+4)  35-40 (-24)  88-93        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  9 G17    NW  5        LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            8 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.52         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4200                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     SW 13        
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-071945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
245 PM EDT TUE OCT 6 2009 /145 PM CDT TUE OCT 6 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+3)   68-73 (0)    41-46        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+2)  36-41 (-27)  92-97        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  8 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  8 G16    NW  6        LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       8                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            8 AM                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.74         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4300                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 17                     SW 13        
DISPERSION                         45 GEN GOOD               27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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