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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION...
WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TODAY SPREADING RAIN OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY 
AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE RAIN WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT
...WITH DRY WEATHER RETURNING ON WEDNESDAY. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280845-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-7)   47-52 (0)    65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (+28)  95-100 (+16) 51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        W  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            4                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.62         0.52         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2500                      2900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 12                     W 18         
DISPERSION            5 VERY POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-280845-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-6)   45-50 (-1)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+32)  95-100 (+11) 53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  8 G17    W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            4                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.04         0.54         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      2100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 12                     W 20         
DISPERSION            1 VERY POOR               3 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-280845-
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (-7)   45-50 (+1)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+40)  95-100 (+11) 43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  7 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            4                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.90         0.35         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      2800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      W 14         
DISPERSION            2 VERY POOR               5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-280845-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-9)   48-53 (+1)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+40)  95-100 (+11) 39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  7 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.87         0.26         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 16                     W  9         
DISPERSION            6 VERY POOR               11 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-280845-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-10)  48-53 (0)    72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (+40)  95-100 (+12) 35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         SE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         1.00         0.29         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      2700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 15                     W 13         
DISPERSION            4 VERY POOR               6 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI             8                         7            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-280845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-6)   46-51 (-1)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+25)  95-100 (+14) 52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  5         W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            4                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.79         0.49         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2400                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 12                     W 17         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-280845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (-9)   47-52 (0)    67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+35)  95-100 (+12) 49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           0            
PRECIP DURATION       4            4                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.57         0.40         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2300                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 10                     W 13         
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-280845-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
343 AM EDT TUE OCT 27 2009 /243 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-11)  49-54 (0)    68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (+35)  95-100 (+13) 47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         SE  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           RAIN         RAIN         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           80           0            
PRECIP DURATION       6            3                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.68         0.22         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2200                      3600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 14                     W  9         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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