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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE 
AREA LATER IN THE DAY. SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH 
MUCH OF THE DAY. A SOUTHWEST BREEZE ALONG WITH THE SUNSHINE WILL 
BOOST HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE 
INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE LATER IN 
THE AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT SLIPS SOUTH THROUGH KENTUCKY. THE CHANCE 
FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF EAST 
TENNESSEE DURING THE EVENING...BUT WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING MUCH OF 
THE ACTION WILL WEAKEN...WITH A FEW SHOWERS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS 
SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-290900-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+6)   49-54 (+5)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+11)  72-77 (-5)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  8 G18                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 12 G23     W  7 G16     NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     50           60           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            2                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.11         0.07         0.00         
LAL                   4            4            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 33                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            133 VERY GOOD             84 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-290900-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+6)   49-54 (+8)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      36-41 (+10)  73-78 (-6)   23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  9 G20                  NW  8 G17    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G24     W  9 G20     NW  7 G17    
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.12         0.00         
LAL                   3            4            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6600                      6700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 35                      NW 28        
DISPERSION            115 VERY GOOD             91 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-290900-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      71-76 (+6)   49-54 (+6)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+2)   72-77 (-6)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  9 G20                 NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G24     W  9 G20     N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            40           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM                      
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.13         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      6600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 30                      NW 21        
DISPERSION            91 GOOD                   59 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID
70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-290900-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      74-79 (+3)   52-57 (+5)   73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+8)   72-77 (-5)   27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G15                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G21    SW  6        N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM                     
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6700                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 25                      NW 15        
DISPERSION            99 GOOD                   51 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 50S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-290900-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (+2)   52-57 (+6)   73-78        
RH % (24H TREND)      38-43 (+8)   71-76 (-10)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  5                     NW  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G19     W  5         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       11 PM                     
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.05         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6800                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 24                      NW 18        
DISPERSION            96 GOOD                   62 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         2            

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-290900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      75-80 (+5)   51-56 (+6)   70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+9)   71-76 (-8)   24-29        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G17                 NW  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 12 G22    SW  6 G16    NW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.11         0.00         
LAL                   3            4            1            
LASI                  3                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 32                      NW 20        
DISPERSION            135 VERY GOOD             80 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
50S. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-290900-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      76-81 (+5)   53-58 (+5)   72-77        
RH % (24H TREND)      35-40 (+7)   74-79 (-5)   25-30        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  7 G16                 LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 11 G20    SW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       1            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          2 PM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.03         0.11         0.00         
LAL                   3            4            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6300                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 29                      NW 15        
DISPERSION            128 VERY GOOD             61 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-290900-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
348 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 /248 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      77-82 (+4)   54-59 (+4)   75-80        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (+3)   77-82 (+1)   28-33        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6                     LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     SW 10 G17    SW  5        N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            30           0            
PRECIP DURATION                    1                         
PRECIP BEGIN                       8 PM                      
PRECIP END                         8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   1            3            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 24                     NW 12        
DISPERSION            113 VERY GOOD             45 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE 50S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S.
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOWER 80S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS NEAR 70.
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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