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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY...AND 
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. CLOUDS WILL 
INCREASE WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING RAIN CHANCES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND 
THURSDAY AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE DEEP 
SOUTH INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER WIDESPREAD AND SOAKING RAINFALL 
EVENT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-252115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-6)   55-60 (+5)   39-44        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (+4)   34-39 (-9)   88-93        60-65        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            10           50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.02         0.27         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW 23        
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-252115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-10)  53-58 (+3)   37-42        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-5)   34-39 (-6)   94-99        64-69        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.29         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3500                      3500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW 22        
DISPERSION                         6 VERY POOR               14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S
TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-252115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-6)   52-57 (0)    38-43        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-16)  37-42 (+4)   92-97        65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  8 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.63         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               5                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3900                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     SW 25        
DISPERSION                         7 POOR                    19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 19. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-252115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-5)   58-63 (+2)   41-46        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      92-97 (-1)   41-46 (+8)   95-100       58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      S  7 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.66         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      S 25         
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ060-061-252115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-7)   59-64 (+2)   41-46        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (-7)   36-41 (+1)   95-100       56-61        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           70           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.03         0.76         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3300                      3300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      SW 23        
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    20 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          5                         5            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S
TO LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 20. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-252115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-8)   56-61 (+4)   39-44        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (+9)   37-42 (-6)   92-97        61-66        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           80           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            3            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.02         0.32         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     SW 20        
DISPERSION                         11 POOR                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-252115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-1)   54-59 (0)    41-46        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-5)   44-49 (+4)   95-100       65-70        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.02         0.47         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3200                      3100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  8                     SW 28        
DISPERSION                         13 GEN POOR               42 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-252115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
315 PM EST TUE JAN 24 2012 /215 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2012/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (0)    55-60 (-2)   44-49        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      86-91 (-3)   47-52 (+12)  95-100       62-67        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  7 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  5        LGT/VAR      S  8 G15     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           80           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            8            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.05         0.61         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3100                      3000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 10                      S 28         
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO
MID 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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