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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

...AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY AROUND 25 PERCENT NE TN AND
SW VA AREAS...

...SUNDAY LOWER AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
SOUTH...SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN CHEROKEE AND NANTAHALA NATIONAL
FORESTS... 

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY 
AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING...WITH SCATTERED LIGHT 
SHOWERS EXPECTED. DRY WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR AS 
ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA SUNDAY.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-180930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-13)  34-39 (-17)  56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-5)   73-78 (-6)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G17                 NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    NW  8 G16    NW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 15         
DISPERSION            73 GOOD                   48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-180930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-11)  33-38 (-16)  55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      22-27 (-7)   75-80 (-4)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  9 G20                 NW  9 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 13 G24    NW 10 G20    NW  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 24                     NW 15        
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ072-074-180930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-11)  33-38 (-13)  57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (-1)   74-79 (-4)   16-21        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5                     NE  7 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    N  9 G18     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 16                     N 10         
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   22 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ087-102-180930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-9)   36-41 (-11)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (+2)   75-80 (-5)   21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8        N  9 G19     N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     N 15         
DISPERSION            35 FAIR                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-180930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-10)  36-41 (-8)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+2)   74-79 (-8)   17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5 G15                 N  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    N  9 G18     N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 13         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-180930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (-11)  34-39 (-18)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-1)   79-84 (+2)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  5 G15                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G19    NW  7        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     N 13         
DISPERSION            74 GOOD                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-180930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-11)  36-41 (-16)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      25-30 (-1)   75-80 (+2)   22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    N  7 G15     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     N 13         
DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-180930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
436 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2010 /336 AM CDT SAT APR 17 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-11)  38-43 (-14)  64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (+8)   73-78 (-1)   19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G15    N  8 G17     N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 15                     N 14         
DISPERSION            50 GEN GOOD               44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TG/TD

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