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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

.DISCUSSION...
MOST OF THE REGION WILL REMAIN DRY TODAY. 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 TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AS 
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS AND THEN FINALLY LIFTS NORTHEAST AWAY 
FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL 
FOR EARLY FALL...DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-300930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+6)   52-57 (+7)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (-6)   95-100 (+12) 51-56        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G16    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         NE  5        W  7 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.14         0.24         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 10                      N 23         
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   54 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-300930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+4)   52-57 (+7)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-6)   93-98 (+9)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     E  6                      NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        LGT/VAR      NW  9 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.31         0.26         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SE 12                     N 17         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
NEAR 50. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-300930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+4)   51-56 (+5)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-9)   93-98 (+7)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  5 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      NE  7 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.22         0.23         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  8                      N 22         
DISPERSION            15 GEN POOR               49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-300930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+5)   52-57 (+5)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-12)  92-97 (+10)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N 10 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N  9 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.19         0.04         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  7                      N 26         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               78 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-300930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+5)   52-57 (+7)   71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-11)  95-100 (+8)  42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N 11 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      N 11 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.23         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  9                      N 28         
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   76 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 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 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. 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 TO
LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-300930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+6)   54-59 (+7)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-10)  92-97 (+11)  47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     E  5         LGT/VAR      SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           30           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.19         0.29         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E 12                      N 20         
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   56 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-300930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+7)   53-58 (+6)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-11)  90-95 (+8)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   N  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      NE  5 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  9                      N 20         
DISPERSION            27 FAIR                   69 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-300930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
421 AM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 /321 AM CDT WED SEP 29 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (+6)   53-58 (+5)   75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-7)   86-91 (+6)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  5                     N 11 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  5         N 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           10           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM        CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  9                     N 23         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   87 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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