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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010


...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION...AND WILL CONTROL OUR 
WEATHER THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND. INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS 
DEVELOPING AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WILL BRING SUFFICIENT  
MOISTURE BACK INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY...LATER IN 
THE WEEKEND. THE TROUGH WILL BUILD THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 
SUNDAY NIGHT...INCREASING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE 
REGION.   


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-221445-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (0)    33-38 (-6)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-11)  72-77 (-9)   21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     NW  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 30                      NW 13        
DISPERSION            113 VERY GOOD             45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 50S.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-221445-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+1)   32-37 (-5)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-13)  76-81 (-2)   20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G22     NW  7 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 31                      NW 14        
DISPERSION            104 VERY GOOD             41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-221445-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (0)    33-38 (-5)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-14)  78-83 (+2)   20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     NW  6 G18    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      NW 10        
DISPERSION            70 GOOD                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-221445-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (0)    34-39 (-3)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-13)  79-84 (-9)   18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G17     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 12         
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   27 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ060-061-221445-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (0)    33-38 (-2)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-17)  80-85 (-14)  18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G18     NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     N 12         
DISPERSION            84 GOOD                   29 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-221445-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+2)   34-39 (-3)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-12)  77-82 (-4)   20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 26                      NW  8        
DISPERSION            98 GOOD                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-221445-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+3)   35-40 (-5)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      24-29 (-11)  76-81 (-5)   20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G18     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      4900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      N  8         
DISPERSION            93 GOOD                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-221445-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
944 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 /844 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+2)   38-43 (-2)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      23-28 (-10)  75-80 (-5)   19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  5                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 21                     N 10         
DISPERSION            85 GOOD                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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