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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS 
WEEKEND...WITH FROST LIKELY DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING HOURS OVER 
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST TENNESSEE. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL 
THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON EASTER SUNDAY...BRINGING MAINLY JUST 
AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT ON MONDAY WILL CAUSE 
TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW NORMAL FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-070800-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      59-64 (-3)   32-37 (-7)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-33)  67-72 (-23)  18-23        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 12 G20     N  7 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 17                     N  9         
DISPERSION            51 GEN GOOD               28 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-070800-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-4)   32-37 (-10)  61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      32-37 (-30)  67-72 (-27)  23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  6                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G19     N  6 G15     LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     10           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 14                      N  9         
DISPERSION            32 FAIR                   21 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. WEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 
60S TO LOWER 70S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. COOLER. LOWS IN 
THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 
TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 60S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-070800-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      58-63 (-6)   34-39 (-9)   61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      33-38 (-26)  70-75 (-23)  27-32        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  8 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 11 G19     NE  7 G17    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5300                      5200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 15                     NW  9        
DISPERSION            30 FAIR                   17 GEN POOR  

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ087-102-070800-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-8)   37-42 (-9)   67-72        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-20)  70-75 (-21)  29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 12 G20     NE  7 G16    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 16                     W  9         
DISPERSION            37 FAIR                   26 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

NCZ060-061-070800-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-8)   36-41 (-11)  65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-17)  71-76 (-18)  31-36        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  5                      LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N  8 G17     NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           SHOWERS      NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     20           0            0            
PRECIP DURATION       1                                      
PRECIP BEGIN          8 AM                                   
PRECIP END            12 PM                                  
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.01         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  3                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   N 12                      W  9         
DISPERSION            33 FAIR                   26 FAIR      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-070800-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-5)   34-39 (-8)   65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      29-34 (-33)  67-72 (-23)  23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  7 G16                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     N 10 G19     NE  5        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5400                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 15                     N  9         
DISPERSION            52 GEN GOOD               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-070800-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      62-67 (-7)   36-41 (-5)   66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      31-36 (-27)  73-78 (-17)  26-31        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N  9 G18                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE 11 G20    NE  6        LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         5            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4800                      5000         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 20                     NE  9        
DISPERSION            58 GEN GOOD               30 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

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

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-070800-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
600 AM EDT FRI APR 6 2012 /500 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      SAT          

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        MCLEAR       CLEAR        
TEMP (24H TREND)      64-69 (-9)   39-44 (-5)   68-73        
RH % (24H TREND)      34-39 (-17)  72-77 (-20)  29-34        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     N 10 G17                  LGT/VAR      
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     NE 10 G18    NE  7 G15    LGT/VAR      
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         
CHANCE PRECIP (%)     0            0            0            
PRECIP DURATION                                              
PRECIP BEGIN                                                 
PRECIP END                                                   
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         
LAL                   1            1            1            
LASI                  4                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    4700                      5300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NE 21                     S  9         
DISPERSION            61 GOOD                   33 FAIR      

REMARKS...NONE.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 
MPH. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. 
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO 
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S
TO LOWER 70S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 
UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

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