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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

.DISCUSSION...
THE PASSING FRONT WILL GIVE WAY TO DRIER...BREEZY AND COOLER 
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD 
BACK IN ACROSS THE REGION...STARTING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH 
LATE SATURDAY.
 

VAZ001-002-005-006-008-181730-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      39-44 (-23)  21-26 (-14)  47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-28)  68-73 (-28)  25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G18    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    8200                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 18                     S  5         
DISPERSION            100 GOOD                  7 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-181730-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      38-43 (-24)  19-24 (-16)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-30)  75-80 (-22)  23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 11 G22                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    NW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 22                     SW  3        
DISPERSION            97 GOOD                   5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S TO MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-181730-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      40-45 (-21)  20-25 (-16)  46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (-37)  79-84 (-17)  21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G21    N  5         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      S  5         
DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   5 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-181730-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-18)  22-27 (-17)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-40)  75-80 (-19)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 10 G22                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G22     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            9 AM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 22                      S  9         
DISPERSION            101 VERY GOOD             16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-181730-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-18)  20-25 (-21)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-37)  78-83 (-16)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 11 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G22    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            10 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7900                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 22                      SE  8        
DISPERSION            107 VERY GOOD             15 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. LOWS IN THE 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-181730-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      42-47 (-23)  21-26 (-17)  49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (-33)  76-81 (-20)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G15                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7600                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 17                     SE  6        
DISPERSION            88 GOOD                   9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-181730-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-19)  23-28 (-14)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-46)  76-81 (-19)  25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G17    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            9 AM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7500                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 18                      SE  8        
DISPERSION            98 GOOD                   13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS
IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-181730-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1121 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011 /1021 AM CST THU NOV 17 2011/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-19)  24-29 (-14)  52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-49)  75-80 (-17)  24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 10 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G19     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            9 AM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    7100                      3400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 22                      SE 10        
DISPERSION            110 VERY GOOD             20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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