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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS 
AFTERNOON. A SECOND...COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST LATE ON 
TUESDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-280930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+6)   32-37 (+4)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+14)  77-82 (+7)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         LGT/VAR      S  5         
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW  7        
DISPERSION            59 GEN GOOD               16 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-280930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+8)   32-37 (+5)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+15)  78-83 (+10)  36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
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                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 15                      SW  7        
DISPERSION            46 GEN GOOD               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-280930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+8)   32-37 (+2)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      40-45 (+17)  79-84 (+6)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      SW  6        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      SW  9        
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   14 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
30S TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-280930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+8)   35-40 (+4)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+20)  82-87 (+1)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      S 13         
DISPERSION            21 FAIR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-280930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+10)  35-40 (+6)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      42-47 (+20)  80-85 (-8)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           SPRINKLES    NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      S 13         
DISPERSION            23 FAIR                   26 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             5                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-280930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+5)   33-38 (+7)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+15)  80-85 (+2)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      
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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 13                      S  7         
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               19 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-280930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+6)   36-41 (+5)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      37-42 (+17)  79-84 (+6)   40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 12                      S 10         
DISPERSION            42 GEN GOOD               29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-280930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
324 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012 /224 AM CST MON FEB 27 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+5)   37-42 (+4)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      41-46 (+21)  80-85 (+3)   38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   E  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            20           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.01         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5100                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      S 14         
DISPERSION            24 FAIR                   39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS NEAR 70.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 

$$

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