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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WILL GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND 
NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE 
REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER 
OR THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. TEMPERATURES ARE 
EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO NORMAL FOR LATE AUGUST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-260930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      79-84 (-1)   57-62 (0)    81-86        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-2)   95-100 (+2)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   2            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     N  8         
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-260930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (-2)   56-61 (0)    79-84        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-1)   95-100 (+8)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM                                   
PRECIP END            8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      7500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     N  7         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-260930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      78-83 (-2)   56-61 (0)    80-85        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (0)    95-100 (+6)  40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            2            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      7600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  5                     N  7         
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. EAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 90S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S TO LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S TO LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-260930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      82-87 (-1)   58-63 (0)    82-87        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-1)   95-100 (+11) 38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  5                      N  8         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID
60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 90S. LIGHT
WINDS. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO
LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO
LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-260930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      81-86 (-2)   57-62 (0)    82-87        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+1)   95-100 (+10) 39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            10           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 PM         
PRECIP END                                      8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      7500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  5                     N  6         
DISPERSION            16 GEN POOR               23 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-260930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      82-87 (-1)   58-63 (+1)   83-88        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-4)   95-100 (+6)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      6800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  6                     N  6         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S
TO LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-260930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      83-88 (-1)   60-65 (+1)   84-89        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-4)   95-100 (+11) 39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      N  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  7                      N  8         
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO
LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S TO LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S TO LOWER 90S. LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-260930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
420 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2010 /320 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      85-90 (-1)   62-67 (+1)   86-91        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (0)    89-94 (+7)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  8                      NE 10        
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS NEAR 90.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS NEAR 90.
LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

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