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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED TO NEAR THE TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA BORDER 
EARLY THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS 
WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL 
RETURN NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL 
TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN ITS 
PROXIMITY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-221500-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-8)   47-52 (+2)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-13)  83-88 (+9)   52-57        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        E  5         S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.22         0.26         
LAL                   1            2            5            
LASI                  5                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  9                      S 33         
DISPERSION            34 FAIR                   104 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-221500-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-8)   46-51 (0)    65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-14)  91-96 (+15)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  6        SE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.18         0.19         
LAL                   3            2            5            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N  7                      S 31         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               79 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-221500-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-7)   49-54 (0)    68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-7)   90-95 (+19)  49-54        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        S  9 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.15         0.10         
LAL                   3            2            4            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  5                      S 33         
DISPERSION            8 POOR                    81 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER
80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-221500-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-5)   53-58 (-2)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-3)   90-95 (+15)  50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      S  8 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  9 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.13         0.22         0.07         
LAL                   3            2            4            
LASI                  3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  5                     S 31         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    98 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-221500-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-5)   53-58 (-2)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+1)   90-95 (+18)  53-58        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            3            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.15         0.25         0.07         
LAL                   3            2            4            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6900                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  5                      S 28         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               83 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO 80S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-221500-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-6)   48-53 (0)    69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-16)  89-94 (+9)   50-55        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  5        LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           80           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.20         0.19         
LAL                   3            2            5            
LASI                  4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5600                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE  7                     S 30         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   106 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-221500-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (-6)   51-56 (+1)   74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (-15)  91-96 (+13)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  8                     S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  7        LGT/VAR      S  8 G17     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            5            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.04         0.18         0.12         
LAL                   3            2            5            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 10                     SW 33        
DISPERSION            31 FAIR                   128 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER
60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO
MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-221500-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
956 AM EDT THU APR 21 2011 /856 AM CDT THU APR 21 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (-3)   55-60 (+2)   74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-15)  91-96 (+13)  46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NE  8 G15                 S  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE  6        LGT/VAR      S 10 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.22         0.05         
LAL                   3            2            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4500                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   E  9                      S 31         
DISPERSION            26 FAIR                   120 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO
UPPER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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