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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST TENNESSEE...SOUTHWEST 
VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
EVENING...
...LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED 
AREAWIDE TODAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THIS 
AFTERNOON...BRINGING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND WINDS. COLDER AIR 
WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THIS FRONT...WITH BELOW NORMAL 
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.


VAZ001-002-005-006-008-100745-
JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOREST/VIRGINIA DISTRICT 6-
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      67-72 (+3)   37-42 (0)    56-61        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-7)   69-74 (-5)   23-28        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW 10 G19                 W 10 G22     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 18 G26     W  9 G20     W 14 G24     
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6500                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 21                      W 30         
DISPERSION            78 GOOD                   113 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S 
TO LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S 
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S 
TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-100745-
NORTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+5)   36-41 (0)    57-62        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-9)   67-72 (-10)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  6 G18                  W 13 G31     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 14 G26     W 12 G25     W 16 G32     
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6400                      6400         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 20                      W 32         
DISPERSION            62 GOOD                   101 VERY GOOD

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 20 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE 
MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH OR LESS. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S 
TO LOWER 80S. WEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ072-074-100745-
TENNESSEE PORTION OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK-
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      65-70 (+6)   36-41 (0)    59-64        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-12)  67-72 (-10)  14-19        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     W  5 G16                  W  9 G20     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G24     W 12 G27     W 12 G24     
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      6300         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 28         
DISPERSION            40 FAIR                   74 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 20S 
TO UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 60S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S TO MID 60S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO 
LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S 
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO 
LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ087-102-100745-
SOUTHERN CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST-
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+2)   39-44 (0)    65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-12)  67-72 (-12)  17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  7 G18    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G18     W  7 G17     NW 11 G20    
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      6200         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW 24        
DISPERSION            38 FAIR                   83 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 30S 
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S 
TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S 
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

NCZ060-061-100745-
NANTAHALA NATIONAL FOREST-
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      68-73 (+2)   37-42 (0)    66-71        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-12)  67-72 (-14)  13-18        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  8 G19    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 10 G20     NW  8 G16    NW 12 G21    
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6000                      6500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 14                     NW 26        
DISPERSION            44 GEN GOOD               96 GOOD      
MAX LVORI             3                         3            

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS NEAR 30. NORTH 
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. 
NORTHEAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S 
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ015>017-038>040-042-044-046-070-100745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT EAST-
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+2)   38-43 (0)    61-66        
RH % (24H TREND)      18-23 (-10)  67-72 (-10)  20-25        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     SW  6 G17                 W  9 G23     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 13 G23     W  7 G17     W 12 G24     
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    6100                      6100         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 16                      W 25         
DISPERSION            67 GOOD                   100 GOOD     

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO 
MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S 
TO MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S 
TO MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ012>014-035>037-067>069-071-073-086-100745-
EAST TENNESSEE DISTRICT WEST-
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       PCLDY        
TEMP (24H TREND)      69-74 (+1)   38-43 (0)    63-68        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-10)  67-72 (-10)  19-24        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   W  7 G16     
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W 11 G21     W  7 G17     NW  9 G19    
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5700                      5600         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   W 14                      NW 23        
DISPERSION            54 GEN GOOD               87 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S. 
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH 
WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE UPPER 
20S TO MID 30S. NORTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. EAST 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
60S TO MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 

$$

TNZ076-077-079>085-097>101-100745-
CUMBERLAND DISTRICT SOUTH-
735 AM EDT MON APR 9 2012 /635 AM CDT MON APR 9 2012/

                      TODAY        TONIGHT      TUE          

CLOUD COVER           MCLEAR       MCLEAR       MCLEAR       
TEMP (24H TREND)      70-75 (+1)   41-46 (0)    65-70        
RH % (24H TREND)      19-24 (-11)  68-73 (-12)  17-22        
20FT WIND-AM(MPH)     LGT/VAR                   NW  6 G15    
20FT WIND-PM(MPH)     W  9 G17     W  6 G15     NW  9 G17    
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                  5                         4            
MIXING HGT(FT-MSL)    5500                      5500         
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   NW 13                     NW 23        
DISPERSION            47 GEN GOOD               87 GOOD      

REMARKS...NONE.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE MID 30S 
TO LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST. LOWS IN THE 30S.
NORTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE 60S. EAST WINDS LESS THAN 10 
MPH. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE 70S. 
SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S 
TO LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 
70S TO MID 80S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. 

$$

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