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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...PRODUCING 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD BECOME 
SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
WILL LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A CHANCE FOR 
SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-242145-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      48-53 (+7)   57-62 (-8)   24-29        37-42        
RH % (24H TREND)      91-96 (-5)   41-46 (-3)   71-76        28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 15 G30                 W 11 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G23     W 20 G33     W 14 G26     NW  9 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.23         0.02         0.03         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7400                      7500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 39                      NW 25        
DISPERSION                         180 VERY GOOD             122 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-242145-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+6)   57-62 (-7)   22-27        35-40        
RH % (24H TREND)      87-92 (-9)   39-44 (-3)   69-74        27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 17 G31                  W 14 G29     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G25     W 21 G38     W 16 G33     NW 13 G29    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           40           20           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.14         0.04         0.02         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      7600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 43                      NW 30        
DISPERSION                         153 VERY GOOD             124 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-242145-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+6)   54-59 (-11)  22-27        39-44        
RH % (24H TREND)      82-87 (-11)  38-43 (-8)   70-75        22-27        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 17 G31                  W 11 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 18 G36    W 20 G37     NW 14 G29    NW  7 G18    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SPRINKLES    FLURRIES     
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           10           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING   7 PM                      
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM        CONTINUING                
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.19         0.04         0.01         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7300                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 38                      NW 25        
DISPERSION                         137 VERY GOOD             86 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-242145-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   57-62 (-13)  26-31        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-11)  40-45 (-6)   69-74        21-26        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 14 G25                  NW 10 G20    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 14 G30     W 17 G30     NW 12 G25    NW  8 G19    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SPRINKLES    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.20         0.05         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 32                      NW 23        
DISPERSION                         132 VERY GOOD             91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-242145-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+7)   57-62 (-14)  26-31        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (-6)   44-49 (-3)   68-73        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 13 G25                  NW 12 G22    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G24     W 18 G31     NW 14 G26    NW  9 G20    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SPRINKLES    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.17         0.06         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      7100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 35                      NW 26        
DISPERSION                         141 VERY GOOD             109 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI                          4                         1            

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-242145-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+6)   60-65 (-8)   25-30        41-46        
RH % (24H TREND)      83-88 (-14)  36-41 (-3)   67-72        23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 16 G29                  W 10 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G22    W 19 G33     W 13 G25     NW  9 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SPRINKLES    SPRINKLES    
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           30           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.21         0.03         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6900                      7300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 37                      W 24         
DISPERSION                         174 VERY GOOD             121 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 19 TO 27. WEST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-242145-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+6)   57-62 (-13)  26-31        45-50        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-17)  33-38 (-9)   65-70        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 14 G27                  W  8 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 14 G26    W 18 G31     W 10 G20     NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7000                      6900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 33                      NW 21        
DISPERSION                         170 VERY GOOD             101 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-242145-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
339 PM EST THU FEB 23 2012 /239 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012/

                      TONIGHT      FRI          FRI NIGHT    SAT          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (+5)   57-62 (-15)  27-32        48-53        
RH % (24H TREND)      81-86 (-16)  34-39 (-10)  67-72        19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  W 14 G27                  NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 13 G24    W 17 G31     NW 10 G21    NW  7 G16    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      SPRINKLES    NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          7 PM         CONTINUING                             
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   11 AM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.22         0.02         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   4            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6400                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 32                      NW 22        
DISPERSION                         146 VERY GOOD             91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER
30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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