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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTER LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LINGERING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF 
THE AREA EARLY TODAY AS THE FRONT EXITS THE REGION. COOLER 
TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291000-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-13)  43-48 (-11)  64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-12)  77-82 (-5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G18                  W 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G20     SW  8 G16    W 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           20           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         2 AM         CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            5 PM         CONTINUING   12 PM        
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 28         
DISPERSION            79 GOOD                   119 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-291000-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (-11)  42-47 (-12)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-13)  75-80 (-5)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G17                  W 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G20     W  9 G18     W 15 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         2 AM                      
PRECIP END            5 PM         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 30         
DISPERSION            72 GOOD                   116 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-291000-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-13)  42-47 (-11)  65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-13)  77-82 (-1)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G16                  W 12 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G20     W  8 G20     NW 14 G27    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            2 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      W 26         
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               88 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST LESS THAN
10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-291000-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-11)  44-49 (-9)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-21)  81-86 (+2)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G15                  W  8 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G19     W  6         NW 12 G21    
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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      NW 22        
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               86 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-291000-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-12)  44-49 (-9)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-18)  75-80 (-4)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G17                  NW  9 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G20     W  6         NW 13 G23    
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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      NW 25        
DISPERSION            64 GOOD                   102 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-291000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (-12)  42-47 (-13)  66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-9)   79-84 (0)    30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G18                  W 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G19     SW  6        W 14 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         2 AM                      
PRECIP END            5 PM         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 28         
DISPERSION            77 GOOD                   127 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-291000-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-12)  43-48 (-10)  67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-18)  85-90 (+2)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G15                  W  9 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G17     W  8 G16     W 11 G22     
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                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      6800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 18                      W 25         
DISPERSION            70 GOOD                   120 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 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 AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-291000-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
448 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 /348 AM CDT THU APR 28 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (-11)  44-49 (-8)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-25)  80-85 (-2)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G15                  W  7 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9         W  7 G17     NW 10 G18    
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                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 17                      NW 22        
DISPERSION            66 GOOD                   103 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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