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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...UPDATED
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND INCREASE TODAY AS A COLD 
FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH AND THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT 
AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW SHIFTS SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION. SOME AREAS 
MAY SEE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGHER PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE 
REGION FRIDAY WITH CLEARING SKIES AND A PLEASANT EASTER WEEKEND 
ACROSS THE AREA.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-061645-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-9)   40-45 (-11)  58-63        
RH % (24H TREND)      55-60 (+3)   91-96 (-4)   30-35        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  6         N  8 G16     N  7         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     60           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.31         0.08         0.00         
LAL                   4            2            1            
LASI                  2                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      6000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW  8                     NE 16        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               58 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-061645-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-8)   40-45 (-10)  56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (+3)   89-94 (-4)   35-40        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7                      NE  5        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        N  5         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.60         0.29         0.02         
LAL                   5            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4300                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      N 12         
DISPERSION            12 POOR                   35 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 40. NORTH WINDS LESS
THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-061645-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (-6)   44-49 (-6)   57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      52-57 (+4)   84-89 (-2)   36-41        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  8 G15                  NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  6         N  5         N  6         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       2            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.58         0.56         0.02         
LAL                   5            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      NE 13        
DISPERSION            10 POOR                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-061645-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-6)   48-53 (-5)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (+2)   84-89 (-7)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6                      N  5         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        NW  5        N  5         
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           70           20           
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.50         0.42         0.02         
LAL                   4            3            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5200                      5900         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 10                      NE 13        
DISPERSION            28 FAIR                   43 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 30S TO UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO 70S. NORTH WINDS UP
TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS
UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-061645-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (-5)   48-53 (-3)   64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      51-56 (+3)   86-91 (-7)   37-42        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  7        NW  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           80           20           
PRECIP DURATION       3            3            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.54         0.52         0.02         
LAL                   4            3            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5900                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  9                      N  7         
DISPERSION            29 FAIR                   27 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             4                         4            

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S.
NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MID 70S.
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
40S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-061645-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      66-71 (-7)   42-47 (-11)  60-65        
RH % (24H TREND)      53-58 (0)    89-94 (-3)   34-39        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      NE  6        
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NW  5        N  6         NE  6        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        SHOWERS      
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           60           10           
PRECIP DURATION       2            2            1            
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   2 PM         
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.18         0.01         
LAL                   5            2            1            
LASI                  3                         3            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    3700                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  7                      NE 14        
DISPERSION            13 GEN POOR               49 GEN GOOD  

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS
LESS THAN 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.
LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND
40. HIGHS IN THE 50S TO UPPER 60S. WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE
MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-061645-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (-5)   44-49 (-10)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      50-55 (-2)   82-87 (-7)   31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5                      N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     LGT/VAR      N  7 G15     NE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        SHOWERS      NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       2            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.42         0.20         0.00         
LAL                   5            3            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4000                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W  8                      NE 18        
DISPERSION            19 GEN POOR               64 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-061645-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
1139 AM EDT THU APR 5 2012 /1039 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      FRI          

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      73-78 (-3)   46-51 (-10)  64-69        
RH % (24H TREND)      44-49 (-1)   79-84 (-7)   32-37        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  7 G16                  N  7         
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  5         NW  5        NE  7        
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     70           50           0            
PRECIP DURATION       3            1                         
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM         CONTINUING                
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   8 AM                      
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.61         0.20         0.00         
LAL                   5            3            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5000                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NE 20        
DISPERSION            45 GEN GOOD               67 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S. EAST WINDS UP TO
10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER
50S. LIGHT WINDS. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO UPPER 70S. NORTH
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE 50S
TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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