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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE LOCATED OVER ALABAMA AND 
GEORGIA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL FLOW 
NORTH...MAINLY EAST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. SHOWERS WILL 
LIKELY AFFECT NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. THE UPPER 
LEVEL TROUGH WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS 
ON THURSDAY NIGHT. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-302000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
258 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+8)   65-70 (-7)   48-53        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 56-61 (+7)   89-94        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  6                     N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G16    LGT/VAR      N  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.13         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 18                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-302000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
258 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   65-70 (-2)   48-53        65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 56-61 (+3)   89-94        48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     N  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G18    NW  5 G15    N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.41         0.15         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-302000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
258 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+6)   67-72 (+1)   47-52        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 47-52 (-4)   90-95        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     N  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  9 G17     N  5         N  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.10         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-302000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
258 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+6)   72-77 (0)    50-55        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (+4)   37-42 (-4)   84-89        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6 G16                  N 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N 10 G18     N  5         N 11 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.04         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         68 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-302000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
258 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+8)   72-77 (+1)   49-54        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+3)   40-45 (-2)   85-90        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  7 G17                  N 10 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N 10 G19     N  6 G15     N 10 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.08         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         60 GEN GOOD               0 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-302000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
258 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+7)   68-73 (-5)   49-54        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+15) 49-54 (+3)   89-94        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW  7        LGT/VAR      N  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           40           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.11         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 15                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         43 GEN GOOD               0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-302000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
258 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+7)   72-77 (-1)   50-55        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+7)   38-43 (-5)   86-91        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NW  5                     N  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  9 G16     LGT/VAR      N  9 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.06         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6100                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         75 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-302000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
258 PM EDT WED SEP 29 2010 /158 PM CDT WED SEP 29 2010/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+4)   75-80 (+1)   52-57        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (+3)   31-36 (-5)   81-86        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6 G15                  N 10 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N 10 G18     N  6 G16     N 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING                                          
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6500                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         92 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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