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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY. 
RAIN SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD BY LATE IN THE DAY WITH LOCALLY 
HEAVY RAIN EARLY TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE 
APPALACHIANS FRIDAY...WITH A WEAK SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA  
SATURDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-271745-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (0)    39-44 (-6)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (+20)  95-100 (+28) 36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G17                  W  9 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G18     S  9 G19     W  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           90           50           
PRECIP DURATION       4            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.10         0.63         0.02         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      NW 22        
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID 40S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-271745-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (0)    41-46 (-1)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+20)  95-100 (+21) 37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 10 G20                  W 11 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G22     S 11 G25     NW  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           90           50           
PRECIP DURATION       3            7            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.77         0.01         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3900                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      W 26         
DISPERSION            20 GEN POOR               52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S TO MID
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$

TNZ072-074-271745-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-2)   41-46 (-3)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+26)  95-100 (+16) 23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 13 G28                  NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G29     SW 11 G30    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     80           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            7            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.12         0.87         0.01         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3400                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            7 POOR                    34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS 19 TO 29. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-271745-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-1)   44-49 (-4)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      62-67 (+26)  88-93 (+2)   29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S 10 G21                  NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G20     SW 10 G21    N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            5                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.72         0.00         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      NW 17        
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-271745-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+1)   44-49 (-4)   50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      57-62 (+23)  85-90 (-6)   26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6                      NW  7 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  7 G15     SW  7 G15    N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          0            
PRECIP DURATION       5            7                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.77         0.00         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 25                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            61 GOOD                   39 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-271745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (0)    41-46 (-5)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      54-59 (+21)  95-100 (+19) 41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      W  9 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     SW  8 G17    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION       5            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.09         0.75         0.02         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2000                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 20                      W 20         
DISPERSION            9 POOR                    45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SPRINKLES. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER
40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-271745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (-3)   39-44 (-9)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      61-66 (+23)  95-100 (+22) 40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G17                  NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     SW  9 G19    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     90           100          20           
PRECIP DURATION       7            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.18         0.70         0.01         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2100                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 30                      NW 16        
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER
50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-271745-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1131 AM EST THU JAN 26 2012 /1031 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           CLOUDY       CLOUDY       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (-1)   39-44 (-12)  50-55        
RH % (24H TREND)      64-69 (+25)  95-100 (+20) 38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G16                  NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     SW  8 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     100          100          0            
PRECIP DURATION       7            5                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.28         0.52         0.00         
LAL                   2            2            1            
LASI                  2                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    2700                      3700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 33                      NW 17        
DISPERSION            43 GEN GOOD               37 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

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