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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

.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.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-080900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      61-66 (+5)   39-44 (+6)   62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      26-31 (+6)   86-91 (+22)  44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G15                  S 11 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G18     S  6         SW 12 G22    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            50           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 23                      SW 25        
DISPERSION            76 GOOD                   49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN
10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-080900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+2)   37-42 (+6)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+7)   90-95 (+4)   45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  8 G17                  S  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G19     S  7 G15     S 10 G18     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.05         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 24                      SW 17        
DISPERSION            70 GOOD                   24 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-080900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+3)   39-44 (+8)   60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+7)   87-92 (+2)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  9 G22                  S 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 12 G24     S  9 G18     S 13 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5800                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 26                      SW 22        
DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   29 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-080900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      60-65 (+4)   41-46 (+9)   63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      39-44 (+19)  91-96 (+9)   48-53        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  8 G19                 S 12 G24     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G21     SE  9 G19    S 14 G23     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      S 24         
DISPERSION            82 GOOD                   50 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-080900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      57-62 (+1)   40-45 (+12)  63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      45-50 (+25)  89-94 (-4)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  7 G17                 S  9 G18     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G19     SE  7 G15    S 11 G20     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.12         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      4500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      SW 20        
DISPERSION            85 GOOD                   39 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE 30S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-080900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+5)   40-45 (+7)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      28-33 (+8)   87-92 (+3)   44-49        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SE  5                     S  9 G19     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     SE  6        SW 10 G21    
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.07         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 22                      SW 21        
DISPERSION            74 GOOD                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-080900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      63-68 (+5)   42-47 (+6)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (+9)   85-90 (+12)  45-50        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G16                  S 11 G25     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G18     S  6         S 13 G25     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            40           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  4                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 26                      SW 30        
DISPERSION            91 GOOD                   78 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER
30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S.
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-080900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
950 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012 /850 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (+5)   44-49 (+4)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (+15)  86-91 (+8)   47-52        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     S  7 G16                  S 11 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G18     S  9 G18     S 14 G24     
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            30           
PRECIP DURATION                                 1            
PRECIP BEGIN                                    1 PM         
PRECIP END                                      CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.19         
LAL                   1            1            3            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   S 28                      SW 29        
DISPERSION            96 GOOD                   80 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COLDER.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 70. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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