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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...BREEZY WINDS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON 
MONDAY..

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION FOR 
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BRINGING DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS. A 
COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON 
WEDNESDAY...BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE 
UPCOMING WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-261945-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (-1)   65-70 (+5)   34-39        68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-12)  30-35 (-25)  79-84        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G17     N 10 G19     N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      NW  6        
DISPERSION                         54 GEN GOOD               9 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-261945-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+2)   65-70 (+7)   34-39        66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-12)  29-34 (-28)  79-84        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  9 G20                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  9 G19    NW 10 G21    N  6 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 21                      NW  8        
DISPERSION                         40 FAIR                   8 POOR       

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-261945-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (+3)   66-71 (+7)   38-43        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      85-90 (-12)  31-36 (-20)  78-83        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  9 G18                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  9 G20     N  9 G16     NE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      4200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      W  6         
DISPERSION                         28 FAIR                   6 VERY POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-261945-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      45-50 (+1)   70-75 (+6)   41-46        71-76        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-14)  28-33 (-17)  75-80        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N 10 G19                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  7 G16     N 10 G19     NE  7        LGT/VAR      
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                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4400                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 20                      SW  6        
DISPERSION                         41 GEN GOOD               10 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-261945-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      44-49 (0)    70-75 (+6)   41-46        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      77-82 (-20)  28-33 (-15)  75-80        32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  8 G16    N  9 G16     NE  5        LGT/VAR      
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                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4800                      4000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 17                      SW  6        
DISPERSION                         39 FAIR                   9 POOR       
MAX LVORI                          3                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-261945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      46-51 (-1)   68-73 (+5)   36-41        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      84-89 (-12)  29-34 (-21)  78-83        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  6        N  8 G15     NE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                                   
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM                                                
PRECIP END            12 AM                                               
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            1            
LASI                               4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5000                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      NW  6        
DISPERSION                         49 GEN GOOD               12 POOR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-261945-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+1)   70-75 (+5)   40-45        72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      80-85 (-16)  30-35 (-16)  77-82        31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  8 G15                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6 G16     N  8         NE  7        LGT/VAR      
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)                 4800                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N 16                      S  6         
DISPERSION                         49 GEN GOOD               13 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-261945-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
255 PM EDT SUN MAR 25 2012 /155 PM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012/

                      TONIGHT      MON          MON NIGHT    TUE          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      47-52 (+2)   73-78 (+5)   43-48        74-79        
RH % (24H TREND)      79-84 (-12)  29-34 (-15)  75-80        30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  NE  8 G16                 SE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         NE  8 G16    NE  7 G15    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                               5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 4500                      3900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 17                     S  8         
DISPERSION                         51 GEN GOOD               18 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WINDS 
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS 
IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. 
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 
TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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