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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO CONTROL THE WEATHER 
THROUGH TONIGHT. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. SKIES WILL 
CLEAR THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-221945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+3)   83-88 (-1)   58-63        84-89        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-4)   35-40 (0)    87-92        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8500                      8500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 13                      SW  7        
DISPERSION                         75 GOOD                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-221945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (0)    81-86 (-1)   56-61        80-85        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+1)   37-42 (+1)   84-89        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         W  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 9100                      8500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 10                      SW  6        
DISPERSION                         57 GEN GOOD               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-221945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (0)    81-86 (-1)   56-61        80-85        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+5)   37-42 (+4)   81-86        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.11         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7600                      8000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     SW  6        
DISPERSION                         27 FAIR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S
TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-221945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (0)    85-90 (0)    57-62        85-90        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+11)  36-41 (+6)   76-81        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7100                      7300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     S  7         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-221945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+1)   85-90 (0)    56-61        85-90        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+7)   35-40 (+5)   78-83        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   11 PM                     
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            2            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 8700                      7500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  3                     S  6         
DISPERSION                         22 FAIR                   29 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-221945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+1)   86-91 (-1)   59-64        85-90        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (+2)   32-37 (+1)   84-89        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.10         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7300                      8100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 12                      SW  6        
DISPERSION                         60 GEN GOOD               33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 90S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY
IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-221945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+2)   87-92 (-1)   61-66        87-92        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-1)   34-39 (+4)   79-84        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.06         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      7700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW  7        
DISPERSION                         31 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-221945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
242 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010 /142 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+2)   87-92 (-4)   63-68        88-93        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (+5)   34-39 (+7)   78-83        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                      7400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  5                     S  9         
DISPERSION                         21 FAIR                   52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S
TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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