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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL 
BRING SOME CLOUDS AND A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION BY TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE 
REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING UNSEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS BY 
THE WEEKEND.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291545-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+1)   51-56 (+2)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-8)   84-89 (-7)   43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW  6        LGT/VAR      W  8 G16     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM                      
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      W 20         
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               78 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-291545-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (0)    49-54 (+1)   69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-11)  85-90 (-1)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      W  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      W  8         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM                      
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      W 22         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   73 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-291545-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      72-77 (+3)   48-53 (-3)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-5)   88-93 (+3)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G16                 W  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G18     LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM                      
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      7000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      W 21         
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               71 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-291545-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (+1)   50-55 (-2)   74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-9)   82-87 (-3)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      6800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     W 18         
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               75 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S 
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-291545-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      74-79 (0)    49-54 (0)    75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (-7)   86-91 (-1)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 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                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6900                      7800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 21         
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               98 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. 
LIGHT WINDS. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 
40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 
LOWER 70S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S 
TO LOWER 70S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-291545-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      74-79 (0)    51-56 (+2)   73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-8)   83-88 (-6)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      W  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM                      
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      W 20         
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-291545-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      76-81 (+2)   53-58 (+1)   74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-7)   80-85 (-10)  39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      W  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM                      
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6200                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 14                     W 17         
DISPERSION            60 GEN GOOD               72 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN 
THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 40S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 
LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S
TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
LIGHT WINDS. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-291545-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1135 AM EDT WED SEP 28 2011 /1035 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (-1)   54-59 (+2)   75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-4)   80-85 (-11)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G17     LGT/VAR      NW  5        
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)    6200                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      W 18         
DISPERSION            67 GOOD                   73 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 
50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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