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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION 
THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING BREEZY WINDS...AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND
A FEW SPRINKLES. DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS WILL THEN DEVELOP FOR
THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-291730-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-1)   20-25 (-9)   44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-21)  64-69 (-22)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G19                 SW 11 G26    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G21     NW  6 G16    W 15 G28     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      W 30         
DISPERSION            73 GOOD                   103 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-291730-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-1)   19-24 (-10)  44-49        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-21)  66-71 (-19)  16-21        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G19                 W 11 G30     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G25     NW 10 G22    W 17 G32     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      W 29         
DISPERSION            54 GEN GOOD               79 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-291730-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (-1)   19-24 (-9)   45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (-21)  65-70 (-20)  18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G22                 W  8 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 12 G23    NW  7 G18    W 12 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          1 PM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 28         
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               69 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-291730-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-2)   21-26 (-9)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (-16)  63-68 (-22)  18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G17                 W  6 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 10 G20    N  6         W  9 G18     
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                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4900                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      W 23         
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               77 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-291730-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-2)   20-25 (-8)   49-54        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (-16)  64-69 (-27)  15-20        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G17                  NW  6 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G20    N  7         W 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                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 23         
DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               76 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             4                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-291730-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (-1)   21-26 (-9)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (-23)  67-72 (-21)  19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G18                 SW 10 G24    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     LGT/VAR      W 14 G26     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            7 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 23                      W 28         
DISPERSION            67 GOOD                   103 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-291730-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (0)    22-27 (-9)   47-52        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-19)  63-68 (-24)  21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G19                 SW  9 G21    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G21    LGT/VAR      W 10 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 AM                                   
PRECIP END            1 PM                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 22                      W 28         
DISPERSION            71 GOOD                   108 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-291730-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1129 AM EST SAT JAN 28 2012 /1029 AM CST SAT JAN 28 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SUN          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (0)    23-28 (-8)   48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-19)  61-66 (-25)  21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G19                 SW  6 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW 11 G22    NW  5        W  9 G18     
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                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 24         
DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   85 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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