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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY...WITH RAIN CHANCES VERY LIMITED 
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE 
WILL SPREAD MOISTURE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN 
APPALACHIANS BY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...DRY WEATHER LOOKS TO RETURN 
FROM MID WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS TO 
OUR EAST.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-262030-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+8)   72-77 (-2)   55-60        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-2)  56-61 (+3)   94-99        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  6        SW  7 G16    LGT/VAR      SW  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           70           60           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.22         0.18         0.03         
LAL                   1            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 29                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         75 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO UPPER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-262030-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+10)  70-75 (-3)   54-59        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-1)  59-64 (+2)   95-100       48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  8 G16    S  6         LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.16         0.14         0.06         
LAL                   1            4            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-262030-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+12)  68-73 (-3)   52-57        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-5)   62-67 (+9)   95-100       45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G23     SW  8 G16    SW  5        W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.19         0.14         0.00         
LAL                   1            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 30                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         71 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER
50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-262030-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+11)  71-76 (-4)   54-59        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-6)   63-68 (+17)  91-96        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G22     SW  8 G16    LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            80           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.20         0.13         0.00         
LAL                   1            5            1            1            
LASI                               4                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5600                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         85 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-262030-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+10)  72-77 (-4)   55-60        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-3)  61-66 (+13)  89-94        45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE  7 G17    SW  6        LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            70           40           10           
PRECIP DURATION                    2            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.17         0.14         0.01         
LAL                   1            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 25                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         73 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  
MAX LVORI                          4                         6            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID
50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-262030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+9)   74-79 (-2)   55-60        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (-1)  56-61 (+6)   95-100       44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  5         SW  5        LGT/VAR      W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           60           60           10           
PRECIP DURATION       1            2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          2 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.20         0.14         0.02         
LAL                   3            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 26                      N/A          
DISPERSION                         75 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-262030-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+13)  73-78 (-3)   52-57        73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-9)   59-64 (+15)  93-98        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SW  6 G15    LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           80           40           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.07         0.25         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   4            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4700                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 31                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         92 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S.
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S TO MID 80S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-262030-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
317 PM EDT SUN SEP 25 2011 /217 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2011/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+11)  73-78 (-4)   53-58        75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-10)  59-64 (+21)  87-92        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  7 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G17     SW  5        LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           80           30           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            5            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.24         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   4            5            1            1            
LASI                               3                                      
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                                   
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 30                     N/A          
DISPERSION                         93 GOOD                   0 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO MID 80S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO MID 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER
70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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