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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE NEAR THE ATLANTIC COAST WILL BRING SOUTHERLY WINDS AND 
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THURSDAY. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT 
WILL THEN DRIFT THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
FRIDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-082045-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
237 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+11)  63-68 (-1)   43-48        54-59        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (+9)   44-49 (+13)  85-90        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 11 G24                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G15     SW 11 G23    SW  6        N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            50           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.12         0.63         0.03         
LAL                   1            2            1            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 25                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         71 GOOD                   30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. SOUTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SOUTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-082045-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      43-48 (+12)  61-66 (+2)   42-47        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      73-78 (-13)  43-48 (+5)   85-90        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW 10 G19                 N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G19     SW  9 G19    SW  8 G16    N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.51         0.08         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5700                      4700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 18                     NW 13        
DISPERSION                         48 GEN GOOD               20 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-082045-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
237 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+14)  59-64 (+2)   43-48        52-57        
RH % (24H TREND)      70-75 (-15)  45-50 (+6)   90-95        41-46        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 11 G22                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 11 G22     SW 11 G21    SW 10 G22    N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.58         0.11         
LAL                   1            1            2            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5500                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     N  9         
DISPERSION                         46 GEN GOOD               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-082045-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+15)  64-69 (+4)   46-51        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      75-80 (-7)   50-55 (+3)   89-94        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G20                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S 10 G19     S 11 G21     S  8 G16     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.56         0.13         
LAL                   1            1            2            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 21                     N 12         
DISPERSION                         54 GEN GOOD               21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-082045-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
237 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (+18)  63-68 (+5)   46-51        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      76-81 (-17)  50-55 (+1)   86-91        38-43        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  8 G17                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G16     S  9 G19     S  7         N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            20           100          70           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       4 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.03         0.47         0.14         
LAL                   1            1            2            1            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 20                     NW  9        
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               18 GEN POOR  
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER
40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S
TO LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-082045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
237 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+11)  65-70 (-1)   44-49        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      74-79 (-10)  45-50 (+11)  83-88        39-44        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S  9 G22                  N  6         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  6         SW 10 G22    SW  6        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      SHOWERS      SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           100          40           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.07         0.62         0.06         
LAL                   1            2            2            1            
LASI                               3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5400                      4600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 22                     N 10         
DISPERSION                         74 GOOD                   28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S TO UPPER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. 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 LOWER TO MID 60S. SOUTHEAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-082045-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
237 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+11)  65-70 (+1)   45-50        56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      71-76 (-2)   47-52 (+11)  85-90        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G22                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  8 G16     SW 10 G22    SW  7        N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            60           100          50           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            1            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   7 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.15         0.71         0.06         
LAL                   1            2            2            1            
LASI                               3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 28                     N 13         
DISPERSION                         84 GOOD                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-082045-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
237 PM EST WED MAR 7 2012 /137 PM CST WED MAR 7 2012/

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        CLOUDY       MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      49-54 (+9)   67-72 (+2)   47-52        58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-1)   47-52 (+8)   85-90        40-45        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  S 10 G20                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     S  9 G17     S 10 G21     SW  7        NE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         SHOWERS      TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           100          60           
PRECIP DURATION                    1            8            2            
PRECIP BEGIN                       1 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END                         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.09         0.70         0.10         
LAL                   1            2            2            1            
LASI                               3                         2            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4600                      4300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                SW 26                     NE 14        
DISPERSION                         78 GOOD                   36 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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