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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SUNSHINE WILL BE IN STORE AGAIN ALMOST ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION BY 
MID DAY...AS THE WEATHER PATTERN WHICH HAS BEEN MORE TYPICAL OF 
WINTER TRANSITIONS BACK INTO AUTUMN. HIGHER PRESSURE AND DRY AIR 
WILL ALLOW FOR SUNNY SKIES AND CLEAR COOL NIGHTS THROUGH MID WEEK. 
RAIN WILL BE BACK IN THE FORECAST THURSDAY NIGHT INTO THE FIRST PART 
OF THE WEEKEND...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS TOWARD THE 
APPALACHIANS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-191930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-4)   54-59 (+9)   34-39        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-7)   30-35 (-11)  76-81        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  6                     SW  5        
DISPERSION                         8 POOR                    3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-191930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   53-58 (+10)  30-35        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-5)   30-35 (-17)  81-86        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5 G15     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  8                      W  5         
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-191930-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-3)   55-60 (+11)  32-37        63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-5)   27-32 (-14)  74-79        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  6                      NW  2        
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               1 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-191930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-5)   60-65 (+11)  30-35        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+3)   26-31 (-8)   88-93        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  5                      W  3         
DISPERSION                         3 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-191930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (-6)   59-64 (+9)   29-34        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+3)   27-32 (-3)   83-88        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  7                      W  2         
DISPERSION                         4 VERY POOR               2 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          6                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-191930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-6)   56-61 (+8)   31-36        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+4)   30-35 (-8)   87-92        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  3                     W  5         
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    4 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-191930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-4)   58-63 (+9)   34-39        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+8)   32-37 (-6)   89-94        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      2500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW  3                     SW  5        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-191930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
229 PM EDT SUN OCT 18 2009 /129 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2009/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-5)   59-64 (+8)   35-40        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+8)   31-36 (-3)   92-97        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      2600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  3                      SW  5        
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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