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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL SWING BY TO OUR NORTH TONIGHT AND 
EARLY WEDNESDAY.  A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE 
REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 




VAZ001-002-005-006-008-122030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+11)  76-81 (+7)   59-64        81-86        
RH % (24H TREND)      93-98 (+12)  48-53 (-6)   85-90        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G16                 SW  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW  8 G16    SW  6        SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.14         0.00         0.03         
LAL                   1            3            1            2            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7800                      8700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     SW 13        
DISPERSION                         107 VERY GOOD             70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 80S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-122030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+10)  74-79 (+7)   55-60        78-83        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 48-53 (-5)   86-91        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         SW  6        SW  6        SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.07         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            3            1            2            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8200                      9000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     W 12         
DISPERSION                         89 GOOD                   60 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-122030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+11)  74-79 (+8)   55-60        77-82        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-1)   48-53 (-8)   89-94        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G16                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     SW  8 G16    SW  7 G17    SW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8500                      8300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     SW 13        
DISPERSION                         87 GOOD                   60 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-122030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+11)  78-83 (+10)  58-63        82-87        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-1)   44-49 (-13)  84-89        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW  6        S  6         SW  7 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8600                      7700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     SW 15        
DISPERSION                         90 GOOD                   70 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-122030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+12)  79-84 (+12)  57-62        82-87        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-1)   43-48 (-16)  85-90        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  6        LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 9600                      8800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     SW 13        
DISPERSION                         101 VERY GOOD             73 GOOD      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-122030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+10)  79-84 (+8)   58-63        84-89        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+9)  45-50 (-6)   87-92        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G17                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           30           0            10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                8 AM         
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.05         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      7900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     W 14         
DISPERSION                         99 GOOD                   75 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-122030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+11)  79-84 (+9)   61-66        83-88        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+1)   43-48 (-15)  86-91        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G16                 SW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    S  5         SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     SW 15        
DISPERSION                         94 GOOD                   75 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-122030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
324 PM EDT TUE MAY 11 2010 /224 PM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+12)  80-85 (+8)   61-66        85-90        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-2)   44-49 (-12)  84-89        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6 G15                 SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  8 G17    S  5         SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      7600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 17                     SW 16        
DISPERSION                         92 GOOD                   92 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS NEAR 60. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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