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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

.DISCUSSION...
RELATIVELY UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL 
TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY...AND WILL BE FOLLOWED A DRY AND PLEASANT 
WEEKEND ACROSS THE AREA.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-042015-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (+7)   70-75 (-4)   51-56        60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 52-57 (+5)   87-92        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  SW  5                     NE  7        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 11 G20     W  8 G17     NE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     40           70           60           50           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.78         0.24         0.15         
LAL                   3            4            4            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      W  9         
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   25 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-042015-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      51-56 (+2)   69-74 (-4)   50-55        59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+11) 52-57 (+5)   91-96        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G22     W 11 G23     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           70           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.32         0.22         0.34         
LAL                   3            4            4            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6400                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 21                      W 15         
DISPERSION                         66 GOOD                   34 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ072-074-042015-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      52-57 (-4)   71-76 (-3)   51-56        62-67        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+10) 47-52 (+1)   87-92        57-62        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 11 G22     W 10 G24     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           50           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.29         0.10         0.48         
LAL                   3            4            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      5700         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 17                      W 16         
DISPERSION                         54 GEN GOOD               35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-042015-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (-2)   76-81 (-1)   55-60        69-74        
RH % (24H TREND)      90-95 (+4)   44-49 (-2)   86-91        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  7 G15     W  8 G18     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.20         0.03         0.39         
LAL                   3            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 6700                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         65 GOOD                   40 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-042015-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      54-59 (-1)   75-80 (-2)   54-59        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+12) 44-49 (-2)   87-92        55-60        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  7 G15     W  7 G16     SW  5        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.14         0.03         0.37         
LAL                   3            3            3            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 7200                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 16                      W 14         
DISPERSION                         70 GOOD                   38 FAIR      
MAX LVORI                          4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-042015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      53-58 (+2)   73-78 (-4)   52-57        64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      95-100 (+13) 52-57 (+3)   90-95        58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W 12 G22     W  8 G18     NE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           70           60           60           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            2            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.55         0.23         0.37         
LAL                   3            4            4            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5100                      4800         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      W 12         
DISPERSION                         59 GEN GOOD               32 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO
UPPER 60S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S
TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN
THE 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-042015-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      56-61 (0)    74-79 (-5)   55-60        67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      94-99 (+10)  49-54 (0)    85-90        58-63        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      SW  9 G17    W  7 G17     NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           60           50           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            3            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.42         0.15         0.46         
LAL                   3            4            4            4            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5300                      5100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 18                      W 13         
DISPERSION                         63 GOOD                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-042015-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
306 PM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 /206 PM CDT TUE APR 3 2012/

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        MCLDY        MCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-1)   77-82 (-3)   57-62        70-75        
RH % (24H TREND)      88-93 (+3)   47-52 (+2)   85-90        54-59        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)                  LGT/VAR                   LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      W  7 G15     W  6         LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     30           40           40           70           
PRECIP DURATION       1            1            1            2            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.25         0.03         0.36         
LAL                   3            4            3            5            
LASI                               3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)                 5800                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                W 20                      W 15         
DISPERSION                         77 GOOD                   52 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

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