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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND 
TUESDAY. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE SOUTHEAST 
REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND A 
WARMING TREND THROUGH THURSDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL THEN 
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BRINGING THE 
NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-062130-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-9)   55-60 (+22)  29-34        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (0)    20-25 (-28)  67-72        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  5         LGT/VAR      S  8         
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)                 4100                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 10                     S 24         
DISPERSION                         17 GEN POOR               39 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-062130-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      16-21 (-11)  52-57 (+21)  26-31        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+1)   19-24 (-31)  73-78        36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         SE  5        S  8         
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)                 4300                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW  7                     S 24         
DISPERSION                         10 POOR                   26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-062130-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      18-23 (-10)  51-56 (+17)  28-33        55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+8)   15-20 (-25)  67-72        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  5         S  7 G15     
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)                 4600                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  7                      S 25         
DISPERSION                         9 POOR                    23 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S
TO MID 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-062130-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      21-26 (-12)  57-62 (+16)  27-32        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (+15)  18-23 (-17)  85-90        42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  6 G15     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  7         SE  6        S  9 G16     
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)                 4400                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 12                      S 28         
DISPERSION                         23 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS NEAR 50.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 40S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-062130-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      20-25 (-12)  57-62 (+18)  22-27        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (+14)  14-19 (-21)  92-97        44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   SE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SE  7        SE  5        S  8 G15     
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)                 4300                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  9                      S 25         
DISPERSION                         18 GEN POOR               36 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS NEAR 50.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-062130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      19-24 (-11)  57-62 (+20)  26-31        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (+7)   20-25 (-22)  80-85        34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      S  6         
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)                 3800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S  8                      S 20         
DISPERSION                         15 GEN POOR               41 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
UPPER 60S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-062130-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      22-27 (-10)  57-62 (+18)  30-35        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      78-83 (+12)  20-25 (-18)  77-82        37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   S  5 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  6         LGT/VAR      S  9 G18     
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)                 3800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 13                      S 25         
DISPERSION                         27 FAIR                   57 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO
LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-062130-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
316 PM EST MON MAR 5 2012 /216 PM CST MON MAR 5 2012/

                      TONIGHT      TUE          TUE NIGHT    WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      24-29 (-11)  58-63 (+14)  31-36        61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (+17)  18-23 (-13)  85-90        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  5                      S  7 G17     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      S  8         S  6         S 10 G19     
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)                 4200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                S 16                      S 28         
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE 40S
TO MID 50S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO
LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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