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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN 
REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE 
REGION ON SATURDAY...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TO AREAS NORTH 
OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY...AS WELL AS 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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-282100-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
250 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-13)  44-49 (-1)   18-23        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-11)  34-39 (-26)  67-72        24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  9 G21                 SW 10 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G21     NW  7 G16    W 15 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      W 33         
DISPERSION                         76 GOOD                   109 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 26. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH DECREASING TO LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-282100-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-14)  43-48 (-2)   18-23        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-19)  32-37 (-28)  68-73        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G21                 SW  9 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6 G19     W 14 G25     NW  9 G21    W 17 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       9 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6200                      7800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 28                      W 36         
DISPERSION                         81 GOOD                   151 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-282100-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
250 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (-14)  44-49 (-1)   18-23        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (-17)  33-38 (-25)  79-84        12-17        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 11 G24                 SW  9 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 12 G25    NW  7 G16    W 16 G29     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       9 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      7500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 22                      W 28         
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               103 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 18 TO 29. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-282100-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      28-33 (-15)  49-54 (0)    19-24        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-12)  31-36 (-23)  84-89        15-20        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G18                 SW  5 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G21    N  6         W 12 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      W 21         
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-282100-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
250 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (-17)  49-54 (0)    19-24        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      89-94 (-6)   32-37 (-23)  93-98        13-18        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G19                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    NW  7 G15    W 12 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5900                      7200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     W 24         
DISPERSION                         66 GOOD                   101 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. LIGHT WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WINDS.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 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. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-282100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
250 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      29-34 (-15)  46-51 (-2)   18-23        43-48        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-13)  33-38 (-26)  78-83        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G18                 SW  9 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 11 G21     W  5         W 14 G27     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SPRINKLES    NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 25                      W 31         
DISPERSION                         65 GOOD                   75 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-282100-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
250 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      30-35 (-11)  46-51 (-2)   20-25        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-12)  32-37 (-20)  75-80        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  8 G18                 SW  9 G23    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G19    LGT/VAR      W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN                       7 AM                                   
PRECIP END                         1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3800                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 23                      W 26         
DISPERSION                         50 GEN GOOD               82 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-282100-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
250 PM EST FRI JAN 27 2012 /150 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012/

                      TONIGHT      SAT          SAT NIGHT    SUN          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      31-36 (-11)  50-55 (+1)   21-26        47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-9)   26-31 (-24)  74-79        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  7 G18                 SW  7 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      NW 10 G20    NW  5        W 12 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                                           
PRECIP BEGIN                                                              
PRECIP END                                                                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 3600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NW 22                     W 21         
DISPERSION                         47 GEN GOOD               57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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