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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY DAYS AND CLEAR 
COOL NIGHTS THROUGH THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE 
ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY...BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH 
THE REGION WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-220330-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+6)   70-75 (+8)   41-46        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+15)  20-25 (-9)   73-78        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                               5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      SW 12        
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-220330-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+7)   68-73 (+9)   35-40        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+12)  21-26 (-8)   84-89        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        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)                 3100                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      SW  8        
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-220330-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      34-39 (+8)   67-72 (+8)   34-39        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+19)  21-26 (-8)   84-89        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         S  6         
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      S 12         
DISPERSION                         2 VERY POOR               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-220330-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      35-40 (+8)   69-74 (+5)   36-41        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+8)   20-25 (-8)   91-96        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G16     
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  7                      S 18         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-220330-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      32-37 (+7)   69-74 (+2)   34-39        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+11)  20-25 (-6)   95-100       29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  8 G15     
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)                 3100                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      S 15         
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               25 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-220330-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      33-38 (+5)   71-76 (+9)   35-40        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+12) 24-29 (-8)   90-95        36-41        
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE  5                     SW  7        
DISPERSION                         5 VERY POOR               17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-220330-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      36-41 (+6)   70-75 (+8)   38-43        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+5)  27-32 (-7)   89-94        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         
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)                 3000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  6                      S 18         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-220330-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1023 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2009 /923 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      37-42 (+6)   70-75 (+6)   42-47        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+6)   26-31 (-6)   92-97        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  6 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 2900                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      S 24         
DISPERSION                         12 POOR                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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