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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERMINE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT...WITH MUGGY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ON 
SATURDAY AND THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING. A 
COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON 
SATURDAY NIGHT...TRIGGERING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL THEN RETURN ON SUNDAY...AND 
LINGER THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-112000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+8)   79-84 (+5)   60-65        76-81        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-4)   50-55 (+9)   91-96        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         S  6         NW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           70           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.35         0.44         0.45         0.01         
LAL                   1            4            4            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     NW 16        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   63 GOOD      

REMARKS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE 
POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-112000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+3)   78-83 (+6)   60-65        75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (+1)   51-56 (+7)   92-97        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      NW  5 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         S  5         NW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           60           30           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.24         0.33         0.02         
LAL                   1            4            4            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     NW 15        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE 
POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-112000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (0)    80-85 (+7)   63-68        77-82        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+8)   51-56 (+7)   86-91        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           70           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.16         0.33         0.01         
LAL                   1            4            4            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     N 12         
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   38 FAIR      

REMARKS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-112000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (+2)   82-87 (+2)   65-70        79-84        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+5)   51-56 (+6)   87-92        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.20         0.29         0.01         
LAL                   3            4            4            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-112000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (0)    81-86 (+1)   63-68        78-83        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+3)   53-58 (+8)   90-95        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.14         0.26         0.01         
LAL                   1            4            4            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   47 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-112000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+3)   82-87 (+7)   62-67        78-83        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-2)   50-55 (+3)   90-95        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW  8        
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.29         0.36         0.01         
LAL                   1            4            4            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     NW 13        
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   55 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-112000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (0)    83-88 (+7)   65-70        80-85        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (+3)   51-56 (-4)   89-94        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  5        LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           70           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.33         0.34         0.37         0.01         
LAL                   3            4            4            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         37 FAIR                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-112000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
300 PM EDT FRI SEP 10 2010 /200 PM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+2)   86-91 (+3)   67-72        82-87        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+9)   49-54 (+6)   83-88        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.32         0.33         0.01         
LAL                   3            4            4            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     N 12         
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH OR TWO WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

$$

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