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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION  
TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY 
FRIDAY AND THEN INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION...PULLING A COLD FRONT 
THROUGH OUR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-231000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-3)   49-54 (+9)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+6)   94-99 (+22)  63-68        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  5 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.43         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW  9                     S 30         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-231000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-3)   48-53 (+10)  64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+8)   95-100 (+14) 66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         S  6         SE  9 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.48         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  8                      S 29         
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-231000-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (-1)   49-54 (+10)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+12)  95-100 (+9)  73-78        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S 14 G30     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         S  8 G18     S 12 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.61         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 32         
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S TO MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-231000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+1)   53-58 (+15)  65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (+13)  94-99 (-2)   76-81        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S  8 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SE  8 G15    S  9 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.73         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3500                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      S 31         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-231000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (-1)   52-57 (+15)  64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+13)  95-100 (-1)  80-85        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SE  6        SW  6 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.79         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3600                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      S 30         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               27 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-231000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-1)   51-56 (+13)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+5)   89-94 (+1)   66-71        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SE  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           90           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       12 AM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.46         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S  8                      S 28         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-231000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+1)   54-59 (+14)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      43-48 (+9)   92-97 (+1)   70-75        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SE  5        S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.56         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      S 31         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-231000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
500 AM EDT THU OCT 22 2009 /400 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+4)   56-61 (+14)  65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (+12)  92-97 (-1)   75-80        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      S  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SE  6        S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           100          
PRECIP DURATION                    2            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         0.67         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      S 31         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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