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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF 
THE NATION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS AND A 
WARMING TREND THROUGH THURSDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL THEN 
DRIFT THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...BRINGING THE 
NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-070930-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+23)  29-34 (+11)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-28)  69-74 (-8)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      S  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8         SE  7 G15    S  8         
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)    3700                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 13                     S 25         
DISPERSION            17 GEN POOR               53 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-070930-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      55-60 (+24)  26-31 (+10)  56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      20-25 (-27)  73-78 (-2)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  5                      S  6 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G19     SE 11 G24    S  8         
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)    3900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 26         
DISPERSION            11 POOR                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-070930-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+20)  28-33 (+10)  55-60        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-20)  78-83 (+7)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   S  6 G26     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6 G15     S 11 G26     S  7 G15     
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)    4200                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 26         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-070930-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+15)  29-34 (+8)   59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-17)  89-94 (+20)  41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G16                 S  7 G21     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G19     SE 12 G25    S  9 G16     
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)    3900                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 14                      S 29         
DISPERSION            22 FAIR                   55 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-070930-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (+17)  26-31 (+6)   58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-16)  95-100 (+24) 42-47        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G15                 SE  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SE 10 G17    SE 10 G21    S  8 G15     
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)    4000                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 13                      S 28         
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI             3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-070930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+21)  28-33 (+9)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-21)  74-79 (-3)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SE  5        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                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3300                      4100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 12                      S 23         
DISPERSION            18 GEN POOR               53 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 SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 
40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST 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. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-070930-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (+19)  32-37 (+10)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-17)  74-79 (+2)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  6 G17                  S  5 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G19     S  8 G19     S  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                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3200                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 15                      S 26         
DISPERSION            25 FAIR                   61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-070930-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 /500 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      WED          

CLOUD COVER           CLEAR        MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (+15)  35-40 (+11)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      17-22 (-14)  78-83 (+9)   39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G20                  S  8 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G20     S  9 G21     S 10 G19     
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)    3700                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 17                      S 28         
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   73 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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