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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

.DISCUSSION...
MOST OF THE REGION WILL REMAIN DRY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. 
HOWEVER...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER 
NORTHERN GEORGIA DURING THE PERIOD. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL FLOW 
NORTH...MAINLY EAST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH...A FEW 
SHOWERS MAY FORM ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA 
BORDER AND OVER SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROF DEEPENS AND 
THEN FINALLY LIFTS NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. 
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL FOR EARLY FALL DURING THE 
NEXT FEW DAYS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-292045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-4)   70-75 (+6)   52-57        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-10)  41-46 (-10)  91-96        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  6         LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 13                     NE 21        
DISPERSION                         34 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-292045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-3)   67-72 (+4)   53-58        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-9)   46-51 (-6)   85-90        49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  E  6                      NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  7         LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.04         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 16                     E 18         
DISPERSION                         25 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-292045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-1)   67-72 (+3)   52-57        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-5)   42-47 (-8)   87-92        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  6         LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 10                     NE 24        
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-292045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-1)   72-77 (+5)   54-59        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-12)  37-42 (-9)   83-88        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NE  5        LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                              1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 8 AM         
PRECIP END                                                   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6000                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E 10                      NE 31        
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-292045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-3)   71-76 (+4)   54-59        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-4)   40-45 (-7)   83-88        35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  7         LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6500                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E 14                      NE 26        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               0 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-292045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-4)   72-77 (+6)   55-60        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-11)  38-43 (-11)  83-88        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      E  7         LGT/VAR      N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SE 14                     NE 21        
DISPERSION                         36 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-292045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-2)   73-78 (+7)   53-58        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-10)  34-39 (-11)  82-87        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NE  5        LGT/VAR      N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E 10                      NE 31        
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-292045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
336 PM EDT TUE SEP 28 2010 /236 PM CDT TUE SEP 28 2010/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-1)   75-80 (+6)   53-58        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-12)  31-36 (-8)   78-83        33-38        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  8         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                E  9                      N 31         
DISPERSION                         44 GEN GOOD               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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