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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

.DISCUSSION...
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIAN REGION TODAY...AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE AHEAD 
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT OVER THE PLAINS. THIS COLD FRONT WILL 
BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE REGION BY 
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH A GOOD CHANCE FOR SEVERE 
WEATHER. SOME STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING 
WINDS...LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT TEMPERATURES WILL 
REMAIN WARM THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-270900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      74-79 (+8)   53-58 (+2)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (-11)  93-98 (+2)   41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 16 G34                  SW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 20 G35     SW 12 G28    SW  9 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         1.29         0.05         
LAL                   4            5            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 48                     SW 21        
DISPERSION            185 VERY GOOD             66 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-270900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+6)   54-59 (+5)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-9)   89-94 (-1)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 17 G33                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 18 G33     SW 15 G30    SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.89         0.18         
LAL                   3            5            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 45                     SW 23        
DISPERSION            145 VERY GOOD             61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-270900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+9)   55-60 (+5)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-12)  90-95 (0)    47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 22 G42                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 23 G42     SW 13 G36    SW  8 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         1.06         0.21         
LAL                   4            5            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 52                     SW 22        
DISPERSION            152 VERY GOOD             50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-270900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      76-81 (+12)  58-63 (+5)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-10)  86-91 (-5)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 19 G36                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 20 G36     SW 12 G31    S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.96         0.22         
LAL                   4            5            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 48                      SW 18        
DISPERSION            164 VERY GOOD             51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-270900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+9)   59-64 (+7)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      60-65 (-11)  81-86 (-10)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 16 G32                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 17 G32     SW 14 G27    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.89         0.31         
LAL                   3            5            1            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 46                     SW 21        
DISPERSION            175 VERY GOOD             66 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-270900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      76-81 (+6)   55-60 (+3)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (-2)   93-98 (+3)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 15 G32                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 18 G33     SW 13 G26    SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         1.16         0.11         
LAL                   4            5            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 46                     SW 20        
DISPERSION            171 VERY GOOD             58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-270900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (+10)  54-59 (0)    72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      59-64 (-2)   92-97 (0)    34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 18 G35                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 20 G35     SW 10 G30    SW  8 G15    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       2            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.27         1.40         0.07         
LAL                   5            5            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 51                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            173 VERY GOOD             51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-270900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
355 AM EDT TUE OCT 26 2010 /255 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      80-85 (+12)  57-62 (0)    73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (-1)   93-98 (-1)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 18 G34                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 20 G34     W 10 G28     S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       2            7            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.30         1.25         0.08         
LAL                   4            5            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 48                     SW 16        
DISPERSION            169 VERY GOOD             50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR...COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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