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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

...BREEZY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
TODAY...BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING SLIGHTLY 
COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS 
WILL DEVELOP FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES 
ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280845-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-13)  29-34 (-13)  44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-3)   92-97 (0)    37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G18                  SW 10 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G19     LGT/VAR      W 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      7 AM         
PRECIP END            12 PM                     7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 24         
DISPERSION            65 GOOD                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 23. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
21 TO 26. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-280845-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-13)  28-33 (-14)  43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (-9)   89-94 (-5)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 12 G24                  W 10 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G24     W  7 G19     W 13 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      9 AM         
PRECIP END            12 PM                     7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 28                      W 25         
DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
WEST WINDS 5 TO 25 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 
18 TO 24. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-280845-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-10)  28-33 (-13)  44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-18)  89-94 (-6)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G20                  W  9 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G19     LGT/VAR      NW  9 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      9 AM         
PRECIP END            12 PM                     7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      W 22         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 17 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 14 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO 
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 30S. HIGHS 
IN THE LOWER 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ087-102-280845-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-13)  30-35 (-13)  48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-24)  91-96 (-4)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW  8 G16                 W  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G17     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     W 17         
DISPERSION            49 GEN GOOD               36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 23. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S 
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

NCZ060-061-280845-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-16)  28-33 (-15)  48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      48-53 (-19)  95-100 (-1)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     NW 10 G18                 W  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 23                     W 18         
DISPERSION            61 GOOD                   34 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 25. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 16 TO 22. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-280845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-13)  29-34 (-15)  46-51        
RH % (24H TREND)      49-54 (-14)  92-97 (-1)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W 10 G18                  W  9 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G16     LGT/VAR      W 10 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SPRINKLES    
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                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      3800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 22         
DISPERSION            65 GOOD                   44 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 18 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 24. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 
LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-280845-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (-9)   31-36 (-10)  45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      47-52 (-20)  89-94 (-7)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G16                  W  8 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  7 G15     LGT/VAR      NW  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            20           
PRECIP DURATION       1                         1            
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                      7 AM         
PRECIP END            12 PM                     1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4600                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      W 20         
DISPERSION            57 GEN GOOD               48 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 21 TO 26. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST 
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 20 TO 25. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS 
IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-280845-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 /500 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (-11)  31-36 (-11)  48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      46-51 (-25)  87-92 (-6)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G17                  W  8 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  8 G15     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G20    
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)    4600                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 20                     W 18         
DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP 
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. 
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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