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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION WILL KEEP US IN A 
QUIET WEATHER PATTERN. THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES IN LATE FRIDAY. THE 
PRECIPITATION WILL START AS RAIN THEN CHANGE TO MOSTLY SNOW BY 
SATURDAY MORNING. 


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-102115-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    43-48 (+7)   25-30        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-1)   40-45 (-2)   91-96        47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      NW 11 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           80           50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            5            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.02         0.12         0.06         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 8 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. SOUTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-102115-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    42-47 (+6)   25-30        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-3)   40-45 (+1)   87-92        46-51        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 11 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         W  5         NW 13 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SLEET/RAIN   SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           80           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            7            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.08         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     NW 29        
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 6 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT
FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-102115-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      23-28 (0)    42-47 (+6)   25-30        26-31        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-1)   39-44 (-6)   87-92        43-48        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SLEET/RAIN   SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           70           60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.08         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 16                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         26 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 4 TO 18. NORTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND LIGHT FREEZING
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-102115-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      26-31 (+1)   47-52 (+7)   28-33        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-2)   36-41 (-7)   87-92        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      N 11 G19     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           10           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.04         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 14                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         32 FAIR                   47 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 8 TO 19. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-102115-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (+1)   47-52 (+5)   29-34        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (+5)   36-41 (-5)   90-95        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 11 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 15                     NW 28        
DISPERSION                         35 FAIR                   47 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 10 TO 18. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-102115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (0)    46-51 (+6)   27-32        30-35        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-1)   37-42 (-1)   88-93        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  6         LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/FZ RA   SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           60           40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            4            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.01         0.08         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 13                     NW 24        
DISPERSION                         38 FAIR                   57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 9 TO 18. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S TO UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 19. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S
TO UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-102115-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      25-30 (0)    46-51 (+5)   28-33        31-36        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-11)  35-40 (-7)   82-87        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NW 10 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    SNOW SHOWERS 
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           60           20           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.04         0.06         0.02         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4900                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     NW 24        
DISPERSION                         33 FAIR                   63 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 11 TO 19. NORTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. LIGHT WINDS. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO
UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-102115-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
313 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012 /213 PM CST THU FEB 9 2012/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      27-32 (+1)   48-53 (+7)   29-34        32-37        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-7)   35-40 (-9)   82-87        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NW  9 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  5         LGT/VAR      N 12 G22     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         RAIN         SNOW/RAIN    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   7 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.04         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  9                     NW 25        
DISPERSION                         29 FAIR                   68 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 14 TO 21. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 

$$

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